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Organizations The American Optometric Association

The American Optometric Association

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on October 28, 2025.

243 N Lindbergh Blvd
Ste 700
St Louis, Missouri 63141

The American Optometric Association (EIN: 43-0684708) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The American Optometric Association, a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 12 out of 82 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $273,052. The highest compensated employee at The American Optometric Association is Jonathan Hymes with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $552,352.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$29,603,785

Expenses

$28,839,535

Employee compensation

$11,374,874
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jonathan Hymes
Executive Director
$552,352
$521,085 No related comp$31,267
Matthew Willette
Chief Advocacy Officer, FED
$317,570
$266,474 No related comp$51,096
Kara Webb
Chief Strategy Officer
$313,159
$264,828 No related comp$48,331
Ryan Hayes
Chief Financial/Technology Officer
$312,266
$270,565 No related comp$41,701
Deirdre Middleton
Chief Communications Officer
$308,304
$257,924 No related comp$50,380
Rebecca Hildebrand
Chief Operating Officer
$285,464
$269,511 No related comp$15,953
Michael Stokes
General Counsel
$278,752
$227,840 No related comp$50,912
Adrianne Drollette
Chief Alliance Officer
$267,034
$242,498 No related comp$24,536
Rodney Peele
Executive Director, Center for IND
$264,492
$245,013 No related comp$19,479
Christy Jenkins
Director, IT Program Management
$224,806
$191,824 No related comp$32,982
Steven T Reed, Od
President
$88,672
$88,672 No related compNo other comp
Jacqueline M Bowen, Od
President-Elect
$63,750
$63,750 No related compNo other comp

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Teresa A Gossard, Od
Secretary and Treasurer
$45,857
$45,857 No related compNo other comp
Margaret Marie Read, Od
Trustee
$45,348
$45,348 No related compNo other comp
Belinda Starkey, Od
Trustee
$42,015
$42,015 No related compNo other comp
Curtis A Ono, Od
Trustee
$41,310
$41,310 No related compNo other comp
Teri Geist, Od
Vice President
$39,983
$39,983 No related compNo other comp
Ronald L Benner, Od
PT YR Trustee, Immediate PAST President
$36,376
$36,376 No related compNo other comp
Paul Barney, Od
Trustee
$36,334
$36,334 No related compNo other comp
Tad Kosanovich, Od
Trustee
$33,879
$33,879 No related compNo other comp
Robert C Layman, Od
PT YR Trustee, Immediate PAST President
$19,285
$19,285 No related compNo other comp
Karoline Munson, Od
Trustee
$18,810
$18,810 No related compNo other comp
William T Reynolds, Od
Former President
$17,273
$17,273 No related compNo other comp

Contractors

Edelman
Communications
$2,452,414
Freeman Audio Visual LLC
Audio/Visual
$811,833
Freeman Expositions Inc
Event
$496,041
Personify
Software
$325,530
Huber & Associates Inc.
IT Managed
$233,942

Mission Statement

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC POLICY RELATED TO EYE CARE WILL UNIFORMLY RECOGNIZE OPTOMETRISTS AS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND ENSURE THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO THE FULL SCOPE OF OPTOMETRIC CARE. OPTOMETRISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WILL LOOK TO THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LEADERSHIP THAT SERVE TO ENHANCE AND ENSURE COMPETENT, QUALITY PATIENT CARE. THE PUBLIC, OPTOMETRISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WILL TURN TO THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION FOR RELIABLE AND CURRENT INFORMATION RELATED TO OPTOMETRY EYE CARE AND HEALTH CARE POLICY.

Revisions to this organization profile

October 28, 2025:
2024 The American Optometric Association 990 filed
November 1, 2024:
2023 The American Optometric Association 990 filed
November 10, 2023:
2022 The American Optometric Association 990 filed

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