On Jun. 7, 2018, the Wold Foundation of Wyoming announced a gift of $2.5 million to help in Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) fight against macular degeneration, the leading cause of adult blindness in the United States.

Combined with $5 million that John S. Wold donated in 2015, the Wold Foundation’s gift built and supported the Wold Family Macular Degeneration Center. The center is part of a 60,000-square-foot building constructed next to the existing OHSU Casey Eye Institute facility. The new building, delayed by COVID-19, opened in October 2022.