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The American Optometric Association
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…
- $258k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 43%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $42M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 43% of the organizations The American Optometric Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $165k 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 | $255k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $425k | 43% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $543k | 86% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $200k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $200k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $200k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $200k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $200k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometry Cares - The AOA Foundation | $1,600,000 | 8 | 39% |
| Texas Optometric Association Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| California Optometric Association | $98,853 | 1 | 2% |
| Amvets National Service Foundation | $90,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Virginia Optometric Association | $75,000 | 1 | 4% |
| National Consumers League Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Colorado Optometric Association | $74,200 | 1 | 6% |
| Patients Rising Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Idaho Optometric Physicians Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Hillvets Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
Where it is load-bearing
The American Optometric Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About The American Optometric Association
- How much does The American Optometric Association give?
- The American Optometric Association reported 4 grants totaling $258,300 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The American Optometric Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (92%), Human Services (5%), Public Benefit (3%).
- Who are The American Optometric Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Optometry Cares - The AOA Foundation ($1.6M), Texas Optometric Association Inc ($100k), California Optometric Association ($99k).
- Does The American Optometric Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The American Optometric Association based?
- The American Optometric Association is based in MO.
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