philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

United Opticians Association INC

Not tax-deductible

Lexington, KY501(c)(6)Since 2024Community Development EIN 61-2194030Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSopticians.orgPo Box 910130, 40591-0130 · Lexington, KYTax-exempt since Mar 2025

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

Advance the profession of opticianry through education, credentialing and advocacy.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 30 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $759K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.3M
Net assets
$694K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2025.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aarkan Aceto
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sandy Brown
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Underwood
Treasurer (thru March 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Curt Duff
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judy Lew
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See United Opticians Association INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

United Opticians Association INC is a business league or trade association based in Lexington, KY, formed in 2024.

Questions for United Opticians Association INC

Tap to ask. United Opticians Association INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. United Opticians Association INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To support, promote and advance the profession of opticianry through education, credentialing and advocacy.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
American Board of Opticianry and National Contact Lens Examiners INCFY2024$505K
Opticians Association of AmericaFY2024$253K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$759K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2024–2024
The Optical Heritage Museum INCMA · FY2024$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$766K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$611K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$694K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$362K
Total assetsLn 16$778K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$766K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$611K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$362K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$362K
Other assetsLn 15$300K
Total assetsLn 16$778K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$694K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$362K
Total assetsLn 16$130K$778K
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K$84K
Net assetsLn 32−$1K$694K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$28K
Management feesLn 11a$663K
Legal feesLn 11b$35
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$87K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K
Office expensesLn 13$43K
Information technologyLn 14$20K
TravelLn 17$205K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$233K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$46K$694K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,391,287 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$765,513
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$610,592
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$15,182
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$1,391,287
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$28,107
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$1,316,806
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$1,344,913
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$46,374
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,391,287 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,182 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$505,235
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$260,278
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$765,513
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $610,592$610,592
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $610,592 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,182$1,391,287
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,344,913 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$28,107
IX-11a Management fees$662,970
IX-11b Legal fees$35
IX-11c Accounting fees$38,126
IX-11d Lobbying fees$87,050
IX-11g Other fees for services$4,829
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$9,610
IX-13 Office expenses$43,236
IX-14 Information technology$19,643
IX-17 Travel$205,483
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$232,804
IX-24e All other expenses$13,020
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,344,913
Part X · Balance sheet $778,156 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,100$361,803
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$94,551
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$14,002
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$7,800
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$300,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $130,100$778,156
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,080$80,411
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$3,885
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $126,394$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $131,474$84,296
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,374$693,860
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$1,374$693,860
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $130,100$778,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $693,860 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,391,287
XI-2 Total expenses$1,344,913
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,374
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$1,374
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$648,860
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$693,860

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.