American Board of Optometry
The body that offers board certification in optometry, providing a voluntary credential that signals ongoing competence beyond initial licensure.
Financial profile
American Board of Optometry · EIN 27-1300724 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $524,255 | $0 | $524,255 | $550,567 | $419,685 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $510,694 | $0 | $510,694 | $474,396 | $443,466 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $556,388 | $20,248 | $536,140 | $454,870 | $407,168 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $526,345 | $0 | $526,190 | $465,913 | $305,650 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $570,365 | $0 | $570,365 | $480,036 | $245,218 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $606,620 | $0 | $606,620 | $512,669 | $154,889 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies American Board of Optometry is read alongside.
AAO
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Who backs ABO
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs American Board of Optometry's peers, but not American Board of Optometry
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Board of Optometry's five peer societies, and not found in American Board of Optometry's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The body that offers board certification in optometry, providing a voluntary credential that signals ongoing competence beyond initial licensure.
- Authority
- Preserve
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Guild.
Strengths
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