Florida Optometric Association INC

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To enhance the vision care of the public by uniting the Optometric profession

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 59-0836623) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 75 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
0% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.7 mo
of spending, in cash
2.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$511K
69% of total assets
Liabilities are 69% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.7M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$230K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$230K
FY2024▲ +144%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$149K
FY2021−$65K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$95K
FY2024$230K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1959.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Langley$120,000$120,001$116,855$85,198$90,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves public vision care by uniting optometrists.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The association conducts seminars and workshops throughout the state of florida to educate members on new developments in the field of optometry and help members meet continuing education requirements to maintain their licenses.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 59-0836623) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$230K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$584K
Total assetsLn 16$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$511K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$584K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$584K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$93K
Total assetsLn 16$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$511K
Net assetsLn 32$230K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$484K$584K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$384$12K
Total assetsLn 16$581K$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$487K$511K
Net assetsLn 32$95K$230K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$120K$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$172K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$133K$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$539K$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$867$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$87K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $2.7M$2.6M$136K$230K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2024 $2.4M$2.6M−$220K$95K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 5, 2023 $2.5M$2.1M$380K$314K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 3, 2022 $2.1M$2.0M$83K−$65K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2022 $1.7M$1.9M−$193K−$149K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $2,718,098 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,157$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,215,679$2,646,391
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,709$3,172
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $119,549$68,535
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,368,094$2,718,098
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $318,519$322,940
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,269,463$2,259,271
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,587,982$2,582,211
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$219,888$135,887
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,718,098 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $43,851 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,646,391
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,172$3,172
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,434$24,684
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,694,492 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,606$2,718,098
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,582,211 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$120,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$144,661
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,775
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,168
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,336
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$172,483
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,833
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$133,292
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$539,363
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$867
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,042
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,310,840
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,551
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,582,211
Part X · Balance sheet $741,362 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $483,726$583,699
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$52,972
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $384$11,601
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $97,146$93,090
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $581,256$741,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,310$4,404
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $479,380$506,505
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $486,690$510,909
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,566$230,453
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,566$230,453
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $581,256$741,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $230,453 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,718,098
XI-2 Total expenses$2,582,211
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,566
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$230,453

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