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Brien Holden Vision Institute Limited

Concentration Risk
FoundationRegistryHPCABN 49081303282NSW
Relationships
13
Data Sources
2
Political Donations
$10K
Total Outbound
$10K
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About

Brien Holden Vision Institute Limited is an Australian research and development organization focused on eye care and vision science. It develops innovative ophthalmic technologies including contact lenses, spectacle lenses, and intraocular lenses to correct refractive errors and slow myopia progression. The organization invents, prototypes, and licenses its designs to global ophthalmic industry leaders, operating as a translational research institute rather than a traditional grantmaker.

Political Donations ($4K)

Australian Labor Party (N.S.W. Branch)
2 donations · 2005-2006–2005-2006
$4K

Giving Philosophy

BHVI operates as a research and technology development organization that creates commercially viable eye care solutions through innovation and licensing partnerships. Rather than providing grants to external organizations, it develops and commercializes its own intellectual property in partnership with industry leaders to advance vision care globally.

Wealth Source:BHVI generates wealth through licensing its patented lens designs and technologies to global ophthalmic industry partners. It operates on a commercial model, deriving revenue from intellectual property licensing rather than traditional philanthropy or government funding.

Financial History (7 years)

YearRevenueExpensesAssetsSurplus
2023$7.6M$15.3M$36.4M$-7,287,052
2022$6.6M$17.0M$45.5M$-9,123,322
2021$11.1M$17.0M$58.1M$-4,781,465
2020$7.6M$20.7M$59.5M$-3,281,942
2019$8.7M$22.9M$69.6M$-5,006,626
2018$18.4M$19.2M$70.4M$-8,594
2017$17.3M$19.0M$72.0M$-1,741,329
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Grants Given (AU)
$1.6M
Staff (FTE)
18.4
00

Community Evidence

External Evidence

Identity

GS ID
AU-ABN-49081303282
ABN
49081303282
Sector
health
Website
bhvi.org/
Financial Year
2023

Focus Areas

Themes
healthresearchtechnology
Geography
AU-National
Target Recipients
industry_partnersophthalmic_companieseye_care_practitioners
Purposes
HealthGeneral Public
Beneficiaries
AdultsAgedChildrenOverseasEarly ChildhoodFamiliesGeneral CommunityYouth

Board & Leadership (5)

  • Howard Purcell
    chair
  • Anthony Chapman-Davis
    director
  • Earl Smith
    director
  • Lauren Dickie
    director
  • Sandra Bailey
    director

Financials

Revenue
$7.6M
Assets
$36.4M

Method

Match Confidence
registry
Cross-references
2 datasets
Match Key
ABN
Relationships
13

Matched by Australian Business Number (ABN) — high confidence. This entity was found across multiple government datasets using the same ABN.

Data Sources

ACNCFoundations

JusticeHub

External Link

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Location Intelligence

Postcode
2052
Locality
Camperdown - Darlington
LGA
Sydney
Entities in Area
49
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