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American Academy of Optometry

Name: American Academy of Optometry grants, 2021–2024
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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.

79
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $8,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship educational research

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Alabama - Birmingham School of Optometry4 grants · $282,000
New England College of Optometry4 grants · $235,750
University of Houston College of Optometry3 grants · $216,988
Suny State College of Optometry New York4 grants · $77,278
Indiana University School of Optometry4 grants · $41,250
The Ohio State University College of Optometry4 grants · $33,500
Illinois College of Optometry4 grants · $33,000
Southern College of Optometry4 grants · $32,000
Marshall B Ketchum University3 grants · $32,000
Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry3 grants · $31,000

Giving over time

$344,000

2021

$355,766

2022

$457,250

2023

$224,750

2024

Grant history

All 79 reported grants, largest first.

$258,000
University of Alabama - Birmingham School of Optometry · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Scholarship
$210,000
New England College of Optometry · Boston, MA · 2021
Research grant
$199,988
University of Houston College of Optometry · Houston, TX · 2022
Research grant
$50,778
Suny State College of Optometry New York · New York, NY · 2022
Research grant
$25,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
$19,000
Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University · Elkins Park, PA · 2023
Scholarship
$15,000
Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry · Glendale, AZ · 2023
Scholarship
$14,500
Marshall B Ketchum University · Fullerton, CA · 2023
Scholarship
$12,500
Indiana University School of Optometry · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Educational scholarship
$12,000
Indiana University School of Optometry · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Scholarship
$11,500
Nova Southeastern University · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2021
Scholarship
$11,000
Suny State College of Optometry New York · New York, NY · 2024
Educational scholarship
$11,000
Midwestern University · Glendale, AZ · 2021
Scholarship
$10,000
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Educational scholarship
$10,000
University of California - Berkeley School of Optometry · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Educational scholarship
$10,000
University of Houston College of Optometry · Houston, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$10,000
University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Scholarship
$9,500
The Ohio State University College of Optometry · Columbus, OH · 2024
Educational scholarship
$9,500
New England College of Optometry · Boston, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$9,500
Marshall B Ketchum University · Fullerton, CA · 2021
Scholarship
$9,000
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Educational scholarship
$9,000
University of Pikeville · Pikeville, KY · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,750
Indiana University School of Optometry · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$8,500
University of the Incarnate Word · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$8,250
New England College of Optometry · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Marshall B Ketchum University · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Worchester, MA · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Michigan College of Optometry · Big Rapids, MI · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry · Glendale, AZ · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Nova Southeastern College of Optometry · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Pacific University - College of Optometry · Forest Grove, OR · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Southern College of Optometry · Memphis, TN · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
University of Alabama - Birmingham School of Optometry · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
University of Missouri - Stlouis College of Optometry · St Louis, MO · 2024
Educational scholarship
$8,000
Ferris State University · Big Rapids, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry · Bayamon, PR · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Worchester, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Nova Southeastern College of Optometry · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Pacific University - College of Optometry · Forest Grove, OR · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Southern College of Optometry · Memphis, TN · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Suny State College of Optometry New York · New York, NY · 2023
Research grant
$8,000
The Ohio State University College of Optometry · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
University of California - Berkeley School of Optometry · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
University of Missouri - Stlouis College of Optometry · St Louis, MO · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Western University of Health Sciences · Pomona, CA · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry · Bayamon, PR · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry · Glendale, AZ · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
New England College of Optometry · Boston, MA · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
Southern College of Optometry · Memphis, TN · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
The Ohio State University College of Optometry · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
University of Alabama - Birmingham School of Optometry · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
Western University of Health Sciences · Pomona, CA · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2021
Scholarship
$8,000
Indiana University School of Optometry · Bloomington, IN · 2021
Scholarship
$8,000
Michigan College of Optometry · Big Rapids, MI · 2021
Scholarship
$8,000
Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK · 2021
Scholarship
$8,000
Southern College of Optometry · Memphis, TN · 2021
Scholarship
$8,000
The Ohio State University College of Optometry · Columbus, OH · 2021
Research grant
$8,000
University of Alabama - Birmingham School of Optometry · Birmingham, AL · 2021
Scholarship
$8,000
University of California - Berkeley School of Optometry · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Research grant
$8,000
Western University of Health Sciences · Pomona, CA · 2021
Scholarship
$7,500
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Worchester, MA · 2022
Scholarship
$7,500
Nova Southeastern College of Optometry · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Scholarship
$7,500
Rosenberg School of Optometry · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$7,500
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Worchester, MA · 2021
Scholarship
$7,500
Suny State College of Optometry New York · New York, NY · 2021
Scholarship
$7,500
The Curators of the University of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2021
Scholarship
$7,500
University of Pikeville · Pikeville, KY · 2021
Scholarship
$7,000
Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
Educational scholarship
$7,000
Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University · Elkins Park, PA · 2024
Educational scholarship
$7,000
University of Houston College of Optometry · Houston, TX · 2024
Educational scholarship
$6,500
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry · Bayamon, PR · 2024
Educational scholarship
$6,500
University of the Incarnate Word · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Educational scholarship
$6,500
Western University of Health Sciences · Pomona, CA · 2024
Educational scholarship
$6,500
Michigan College of Optometry · Big Rapids, MI · 2022
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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.