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American Board of Opticianry

Grantmaking foundation in Lexington, Kentucky · EIN 52-1147697

Total giving
$970KTax year 2025
Total assets
$4.7MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

AMERICAN BOARD OF OPTICIANRY AND NATIONAL CONTACT LENS EXAMINERS, INC.'S (ABO-NCLE) MISSION IS TO IDENTIFY QUALIFIED OPHTHALMIC PROVIDERS BY EXAMINATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE PROFESSION THROUGH GROWTH OF OPHTHALMIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$450K2020
$180K2021
$95K2022
$310K2023
$49K2024
$970K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Contact Lens Society of America$32K2021
Opticians Association of America$27K2021
National Federation of Opticianry Schools$17K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: abo-ncle.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.