Grants paid by The American Optometric Association
EIN 43-0684708 · St Louis, MO · Form 990, Schedule I
The American Optometric Association of St Louis, MO (EIN 43-0684708) reported 19 grants paid totaling $1,423,053 to 10 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,423,053
19 grants
Recipients
10
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $200,000 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $543,053 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $425,000 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $255,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 10 recipients receiving the most from The American Optometric Association, by grants paid, out of 10 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optometry Cares the Aoa Foundation 23-7292391 | A | St Louis, MO | 4 | $800,000 | 2024 |
| Texas Optometric Association 74-1138105 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| California Optometric Association 94-1017064 | A | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $98,853 | 2022 |
| Amvets National Service Foundation 52-0970963 | A | Lanham, MD | 3 | $90,000 | 2024 |
| Virgina Optometric Association 54-0509466 | A | Henrico, VA | 1 | $75,000 | 2022 |
| National Consumers League 53-0242038 | A | Washington, DC | 3 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Colorado Optometric Association 84-6036049 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $74,200 | 2022 |
| Patients Rising Now Inc 61-1860696 | A | Washington, DC | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Idaho Optometric Physicians 82-0332851 | A | Meridian, ID | 1 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Hillvets Foundation 47-3616097 | A | Washington, DC | 2 | $20,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 19 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Optometry Cares - the Aoa Foundation St Louis, MO | A | $200,000 | paid | Charitable Contribution | 202513019349300121 |
| 2024 | Patients Rising Now Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202513019349300121 |
| 2024 | National Consumers League Washington, DC | A | $20,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202513019349300121 |
| 2024 | Amvets National Service Foundation Lanham, MD | A | $10,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202513019349300121 |
| 2023 | Optometry Cares the Aoa Foundation St Louis, MO | A | $200,000 | paid | Charitible contribution | 202433069349302188 |
| 2023 | Texas Optometric Association Austin, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | Future practice initiatives | 202433069349302188 |
| 2023 | Idaho Optometric Physicians Meridian, ID | A | $40,000 | paid | Future practice initiatives | 202433069349302188 |
| 2023 | Patients Rising Now Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202433069349302188 |
| 2023 | Amvets National Service Foundation Lanham, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202433069349302188 |
| 2023 | National Consumers League Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202433069349302188 |
| 2023 | Hillvets Foundation Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202433069349302188 |
| 2022 | Optometry Cares the Aoa Foundation St Louis, MO | A | $200,000 | paid | CHARITY | 202333149349303423 |
| 2022 | California Optometric Association Sacramento, CA | A | $98,853 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202333149349303423 |
| 2022 | Virgina Optometric Association Henrico, VA | A | $75,000 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202333149349303423 |
| 2022 | Colorado Optometric Association Denver, CO | A | $74,200 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202333149349303423 |
| 2022 | Amvets National Service Foundation Lanham, MD | A | $55,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202333149349303423 |
| 2022 | National Consumers League Washington, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202333149349303423 |
| 2022 | Hillvets Foundation Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202333149349303423 |
| 2020 | Optometry Cares the Aoa Foundation St Louis, MO | A | $200,000 | paid | CHARITY | 202133159349303488 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202513019349300121 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202433069349302188 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333149349303423 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202133159349303488 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/430684708.json.
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