Optometric Glaucoma Society

Analysis

Optometric Glaucoma Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Optometric Glaucoma Society reported income of $205k and spending of $225k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $164k to $205k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 332%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Optometric Glaucoma Society sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monroe-Livingston Regional Emergency Services Council ($204k), Pandas Network-Orgnon-Profit to Cure Auto Neuropsychiatric Syndrom ($205k) and Harnett Health System Foundation ($204k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (22% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $205k against liabilities of $4,406, net assets of $200k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.