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American Academy of Optometry

Name: American Academy of Optometry grants, 2021–2023
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

11
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Grant history

All 11 reported grants, largest first.

$281,000
American Academy of Optometry Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022
Contribution to education
$277,500
American Academy of Optometry Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2021
Contribution to education
$250,000
American Academy of Optometry Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2023
Contribution to education
$100,000
Umass Chan Medical School · Worcester, MA · 2022
Clinical research award
$100,000
University of Houston College of Optometry · Houston, TX · 2021
Clinical research award
$50,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Career development award
$50,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Career development award
$50,000
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry · Rockville, MD · 2021
Contribution to education
$50,000
Children'S Hospital Corporation · Boston, MA · 2021
Career development award
$15,000
Contact Lense Manufacturer Association · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Support for gpli
$15,000
Gp Lens Institute · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Support for resident attendees

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.