Alabama Optometric Association: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 63-0702579)

Amanda Buttenshaw’s $124K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Amanda Buttenshaw	$123,681	$123,681	$110,672	$107,533	$107,099

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021

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The objective of the organization is to consider and deal with those common intra-industry problems of management involved in the field of optometry and to secure cooperative action in advancing the common purpose of its members.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$526K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$386K

Other incomeLn 4–11$53K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Money outPt IX

$427K

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$250K

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$414K

LiabilitiesLn 26$164K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K

Government grantsLn 1e$35K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$386K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Other incomeLn 4–11$53K

Gains on assetsLn 7$38K

Total revenueLn 12$526K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$0

InvestmentsLn 11–13$409K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K

Total assetsLn 16$414K

LiabilitiesLn 26$164K

Net assetsLn 32$250K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 650

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$17K	$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$374K	$409K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2K	$1K
Total assetsLn 16	$397K	$414K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$245K	$164K
Net assetsLn 32	$152K	$250K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$127K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$47K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$72K
Office expensesLn 13	$28K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$3K
TravelLn 17	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$82K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$528
InsuranceLn 23	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$33K
All other expensesLn 24e	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$427K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025	$548K	$528K	$21K	$138K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024	$616K	$703K	−$88K	$92K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023	$507K	$573K	−$66K	$147K	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2022	$526K	$427K	$100K	$250K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021	$487K	$373K	$115K	$152K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $526,314 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $34,978$35,022

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $379,003$385,525

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,139$52,646

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,109$53,121

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $487,229$526,314

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,174$189,508

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $184,480$237,238

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $372,654$426,746

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $114,575$99,568

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $526,314 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$35,022

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,022

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $385,525$385,525

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,445$14,445

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $35,618$35,618

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $38,201$38,201

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $558 · Unrelated business $16,945$17,503

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $424,284 · Unrelated business $16,945 · Excluded from tax $50,063$526,314

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $426,746 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$127,150

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$46,664

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$3,526

IX-10 Payroll taxes$12,168

IX-11c Accounting fees$4,235

IX-11d Lobbying fees$72,000

IX-13 Office expenses$27,759

IX-14 Information technology$4,519

IX-16 Occupancy$2,904

IX-17 Travel$3,419

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$82,076

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$528

IX-23 Insurance$2,419

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$32,639

IX-24e All other expenses$4,740

IX-25 Total functional expenses$426,746

Part X · Balance sheet $414,183 assets, 13 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,773$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,099$2,100

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,031$2,031

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,787$1,259

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $373,913$408,793

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $396,603$414,183

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $96,286$68,931

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $82,878$63,502

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $65,765$31,917

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $244,929$164,350

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $151,674$249,833

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $151,674$249,833

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $396,603$414,183

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,833 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$526,314

XI-2 Total expenses$426,746

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$99,568

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$151,674

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,409

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,833

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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