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| 1983 || Recognition by HKI || Japanese businessman {{w|Ryoichi Sasakawa}} receives the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
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| 1987 || Recognition by HKI || Indian ophthalmologist {{w|Govindappa Venkataswamy}} receives the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
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| 1988 || Recognition by HKI || Dr. Christy (famous along with his wife, Dorothy, for their dedicated service to the cataract poor of {{w|Taxila, Pakistan}} receives the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
| 2006 || || The {{w|H. J. Heinz Company}} and William R. Johnson, chairman, president and CEO of the former, receive the Helen Keller Visionary Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
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| 2007 || Recognition by HKI || "The Helen Keller Humanitarian Award was is established in 2007 "to recognize the significant support of individuals or institutions for their sustained humanitarian efforts around the world. The first recipient in 2008 was Merck & Co., Inc. and Richard T. Clark, Chairman, President & CEO. "<ref name="Our History"/>
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| 2007 || || Daniel G. Sisler, Ph.D, Retiring Chair of HKI Board of Trustees, receives the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
| 2008 || || [[w:Gordon Gund|Gordon]] and Llura Gund, co-founders of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, receive the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
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| 2008 || Recognition by HKI || "The Helen Keller Humanitarian Award was established in 2007 to recognize the significant support of individuals or institutions for their sustained humanitarian efforts around the world. The first recipient in 2008 was {{w|Merck & Co., Inc. }} and its President & CEO Richard T. Clark, Chairman, President & CEObecome the first recipients of The Helen Keller Humanitarian Award. "<ref name="Our History"/>
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| 2008 || Recognition by HKI || {{w|Merck & Co.}} and [[w:Richard Clark (business executive)|Richard T. Clark]], chairman, president and CEO of the former, receive the Helen Keller Humanitarian Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
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| 2009 || Recognition || "Helen Keller International HKI receives the 2009 Champalimaud Award for its blindness prevention work in developing countries. "<ref name="Our History"/>
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| 2009 || Recognition || "Also in 2009, Consumer's {{w|Consumers Digest listed Helen Keller International }} lists HKI as one of America’s Top Charities. We were This distinction is awarded this distinction because of our spending efficiency (the amount a charity spends on its mission compared with total expenses) as well as our cost-effective fundraising."<ref name="Our History"/>
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| 2009 || || American social entrepreneur [[w:David Green (social entrepreneur)|David Green]] receives the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
| 2010 || || The {{w|Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition}} (GAIN) receives the Helen Keller Visionary Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
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| 2011 || Recognition || "In 2011, Helen Keller International HKI is included in Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof’s "Gifts That Say You Care" holiday giving column. “Helen Keller International...gets more bang for the buck than almost any group I can think of.”"<ref name="Our History">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.hki.org/our-impact/about-us/history#.XW-6cy70mUk |website=hki.org |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref>|-| 2011 || || "In 2011, Helen Keller International is included in Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof’s "Gifts That Say You Care" holiday giving column. “Helen Keller International...gets more bang for the buck than almost any group I can think of.”"<ref name="Our History"/>
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| 2011 || Recognition by HKI || Reader’s Digest, Partners for Sight Foundation receives the Helen Keller Legacy Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
| 2014 || Recognition by HKI || Irish economist and humanitarian [[w:Tom Arnold (economist)|Tom Arnold]] receives the Helen Keller Humanitarian Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/>
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| 2014 || Recognition || " In 2014, Helen Keller International HKI becomes the tenth recipient of the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership in recognition of our its worldwide fight against blindness and malnutrition. The Award is accepted by Kathy Spahn, HKI's President & CEO."<ref name="Our History"/>
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| 2014 || Recognition || "Also in 2014, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn feature the work of Helen Keller International in their latest book ''A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunities'' featuring the work of HKI. "<ref name="Our History"/>
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| 2014 || Recognition to HKI|| "Helen Keller International has received the 2014 [[BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award]]"
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