Asian American Optometric Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
330693043
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Fullerton, CA, USA
Phone
7149924737
Rating
47
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$69,717
Expenses
$90,635
Assets
$48,353

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LINDA SHI (PRESIDENT)
  • MELISSA TAWA (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • BRYAN KIMURA (PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LINDA SHI (PRESIDENT)
  • MELISSA TAWA (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • BRYAN KIMURA (PAST PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Optometric society

What it reported doing in 2024

Optometric society to promote & maintain a social, cultural, scientific and educational interchange of informationand experiences amongst the members

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 5
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 7.6%; rating input score 8
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -30%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 7.6% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.