Public Charity

The American Optometric Association

The American Optometric Association, of St Louis, MO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $29.6M in revenue, $28.8M in expenses, $42.4M in total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $390K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 430684708 St Louis, MO Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$29.6M
Total Expenses$28.8M
Total Assets$42.4M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$390K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC POLICY RELATED TO EYE CARE WILL UNIFORMLY RECOGNIZE OPTOMETRISTS AS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND ENSURE THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO THE FULL SCOPE OF OPTOMETRIC CARE. OPTOMETRISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WILL LOOK TO THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LEADERSHIP THAT SERVE TO ENHANCE AND ENSURE COMPETENT, QUALITY PATIENT CARE. THE PUBLIC, OPTOMETRISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WILL TURN TO THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION FOR RELIABLE AND CURRENT INFORMATION RELATED TO OPTOMETRY EYE CARE AND HEALTH CARE POLICY.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF ALLIANCE OFFICER Adrianne Drollette
TRUSTEE Belinda Starkey Od
Director, IT Program Management Christy Jenkins
TRUSTEE Curtis A Ono Od
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Deirdre Middleton
PRESIDENT ELECT Jacqueline M Bowen Od

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATIONS
$295,000 2 grants
Support of AOA+ Program
$50,000 1 grant
SPONSORSHIP
$25,000 1 grant
2019 PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL
$10,000 1 grant
BUILDING INVESTMENT CMPGN
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $29.6M $28.8M $42.4M
2023 $27.6M $30.4M $42.2M
2022 $28.0M $26.8M $41.6M
2020 $17.8M $19.9M $30.5M
2019 $26.4M $27.7M $30.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $26.4M to $29.6M (+12%), with total assets most recently reported at $42.4M.

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