NonprofitsOptometry Cares-The Aoa Foundation

Human Services

Optometry Cares-The Aoa Foundation

ST LOUIS, MO

Total revenue

$4.7M

Total expenses

$917K

Net assets

$4.2M

Grants received

$1.3M

20 grants

EIN

237292391

Tax year

2024

Mission

Optometry cares, the aoa foundation, is committed to expand eye care awareness, education, research, and access to eye health and vision care to everyone in the u.s.

Programs

3 programs

The golden opportunity award is presented to applicants who wish to achieve the dream of owning their first independent practice.

Expenses: $164KGrants: $153K

Infantsee is a public health program designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a child's quality of life. Under this program, aoa optometrists provide a no-cost comprehensive eye and vision assessment for infants within the first year of life regardless of a family's income or access to insurance coverage.

Expenses: $155K

Opportunities in optometry grants, archives and museum of optometry, student scholarship endowment funds and other functions to support the mission of expanding eye health and vision care access for everyone in the u.s. In order to enhance human performance and quality of life.

Expenses: $148KGrants: $42K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.6M
Program service revenue
Investment income$9K
Other revenue$47K
Total revenue$4.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$471K
Salaries & benefits$219K
Fundraising
Other expenses$227K
Total expenses$917K
Total assets$4.3M
Net assets$4.2M

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

BELINDA STARKEY OD

PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

HILARY HAWTHORNE OD

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

TERI GEIST OD

SECRETARY TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

BRAD LANE OD

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JACQUELINE M BOWEN OD

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JASON COMPTON OD

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARGARET MARIE READ OD

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

PAUL BARNEY OD

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JONATHAN HYMES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

REBECCA HILDEBRAND

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Board

8 hrs/wk

RYAN HAYES

CHIEF FINANCIAL/TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 20 of 20

FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
Charitable Contribution
2024
$200K
Charitible contribution
2023
$61K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$75K
To support Healthy Eyes Healthy Children programs which offer opportunities for optometrists to collaborate with community resources so that vision care is provided to children and recognized as a vital component of their health.
2021
$25K
General Mission
2021
$5K
TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC CHARITY THAT EXPANDS EYE CARE AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH AND ACCESS TO EYE HEALTH AND VISION CARE.
2021
$75K
To support Healthy Eyes Healthy Children programs which offer opportunities for optometrists to collaborate with community resources so that vision care is provided to children and recognized as a vital component of their health.
2020
$25K
INFANTSEE PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM
2020
$5K
GENERAL USE AND/OR SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT
2020
$5K
TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC CHARITY THAT EXPANDS EYE CARE AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH AND ACCESS TO EYE HEALTH AND VISION CARE.
2020
$50K
InfantSEE & Children's Vision - MY 2017-2020
2019
$24K
GENERAL USE AND/OR SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT
2019
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019

Funded by

$1.3M from 11 funders · 20 grants · 2019–2024

The American Optometric Association

$800K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Essilor Vision Foundation

$150K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

Centene Foundation

$50K · 1 grant · 2019

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

$39K · 3 grants · 2019–2021

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$34K · 3 grants · 2019–2023

AbbVie Foundation

$25K · 1 grant · 2021

Details

EIN237292391
NTEE codeP20
Subsection03
Ruling date2005-05
Formed1973
Employees0
Volunteers49
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