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Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
The ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OF OPTOMETRY (asco) advances optometric education and research to enhance the health and well-being of the public.
- $146k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2025
- $131k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $8,302
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,181
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 14
- FY2018 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 10
- Total assets, FY2025
- $13M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $131k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $174k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $189k | 8% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $143k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $279k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
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, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salus University | $171,503 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Houston | $165,541 | 5 | n/a |
| Marshall B Ketchum University | $150,774 | 5 | 0% |
| Pacific University | $63,723 | 5 | 0% |
| Southern College of Optometry | $56,459 | 5 | 0% |
| Illinois College of Optometry | $55,586 | 5 | 0% |
| Nova Southeastern University Inc | $48,994 | 5 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $48,455 | 5 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $44,060 | 5 | n/a |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | $41,771 | 5 | n/a |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salus University | $171,503 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Houston | $165,541 | 5 | n/a |
| Marshall B Ketchum University | $150,774 | 5 | 0% |
| Pacific University | $63,723 | 5 | 0% |
| Southern College of Optometry | $56,459 | 5 | 0% |
| Illinois College of Optometry | $55,586 | 5 | 0% |
| Nova Southeastern University Inc | $48,994 | 5 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $48,455 | 5 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $44,060 | 5 | n/a |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | $41,771 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Alabama Ophthalmology Services Foundation | $36,980 | 5 | 0% |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $10,489 | 2 | n/a |
| St Louis University | $7,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Ferris State University | $7,097 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwestern Ohio 4-H Camp Inc | $6,192 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Association of Schools and Colleges 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: American Academy of Optometry Foundation Inc · Marco Family Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry with peer funders
About Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
- How much does Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry give?
- Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry reported 11 itemized grants totaling $130,959, out of $146,249 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 14 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2022.
- What does Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (78%), Education (22%).
- Who are Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Salus University ($172k), University of Houston ($166k), Marshall B Ketchum University ($151k).
- Does Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Academy of Optometry Foundation Inc, Marco Family Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry based?
- Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry is based in MD.
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