Florida · Public charity
American Academy of Optometry
To maintain and enhance excellence in optometric practice.
- $353k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $330k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $15M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations American Academy of Optometry funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $330k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $431k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $478k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $196k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $171k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $271k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $199k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $269k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Optometry Foundation Inc | $1,224,725 | 8 | 18% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Houston | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The New England College of Optometry | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Marshall B Ketchum University | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Optometry Foundation Inc | $1,224,725 | 8 | 18% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Houston | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The New England College of Optometry | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Marshall B Ketchum University | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| World Council of Optometry Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Gp Lens Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Contact Lens Manufacturers Association | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Optometry Giving Sight | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American Academy of Optometry supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About American Academy of Optometry
- How much does American Academy of Optometry give?
- American Academy of Optometry reported 4 itemized grants totaling $330,000, out of $353,356 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does American Academy of Optometry fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (72%), Employment (23%), Education (2%).
- Who are American Academy of Optometry's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American Academy of Optometry Foundation Inc ($1.2M), Regents of the University of California at Berkeley ($100k), State University of New York at Binghamton ($100k).
- Does American Academy of Optometry fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Academy of Optometry?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is American Academy of Optometry based?
- American Academy of Optometry is based in FL.
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