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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC (EIN 41-1336784)
Tax period
2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31
Filed
2018-02-07
IRS object ID
201830389349301273
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Moss Adams LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1101 Second Street Suite 900AddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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EIN411336784EIN

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US Address USAddress

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Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
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Address Line1655 Beach StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
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Gross Receipts$63,110,189GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$801,783CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$13,408,360PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$13,802,239CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,525,838PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSchedule OTHE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY IS THE LARGEST TRADE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD FOR OPHTHALMOLOGISTS. WE ARE EYE PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, DEDICATED TO PROTECTING SIGHT AND EMPOWERING LIVES. AS THE LEADER IN OPHTHALMIC EDUCATION, THE ACADEMY OFFERS A WEALTH OF MATERIALS TO SUPPORT OUR PHYSICIANS IN EVERY ASPECT OF PRACTICE - INCLUDING THE ONLINE OPHTHALMIC NEWS AND EDUCATION (ONE) NETWORK, PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TOOLS, THE INNOVATIVE IRIS REGISTRY (INTELLIGENT RESEARCH IN SIGHT), AND EYE HEALTH RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC. WE PRODUCE THE LARGEST ANNUAL OPHTHALMIC CONVENTION IN THE WORLD, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER AN AVERAGE OF 25,000 PHYSICIANS, TECHNICIANS, PRACTICE MANAGERS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE THE LATEST ADVANCES AND TECHNOLOGY IN OPHTHALMIC MEDICINE. WE RELENTLESSLY ADVOCATE FOR THE HIGHEST QUALITY EYE CARE, REPRESENTING OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT INFLUENCE EYE CARE POLICY.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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IRP Document131IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee182EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

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Cynthia A Bradford MD
Pres-Elect (2016), President1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$30,000$0$0
William L Rich III MD FACS
President (2016), Past President1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$272,500$0$0
Maria M Aaron MD
Secretary for Annual Meeting1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$9,000$0$0
Daniel J Briceland MD
Sr Secretary for Advocacy1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$22,000$0$0
Louis B Cantor MD
Sr Secretary for Clinical Educ.1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$22,000$0$0
Robert E Wiggins Jr MD MHA
Sr Secretary for Ophthalmic Practice1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$22,000$0$0
George B Bartley MD
Editor, Ophthalmology thru 12/20161.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$112,500$0$0
Jonathan B Rubenstein MD
Secretary Annual Mtg thru 12/20161.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$22,000$0$0
Keith D Carter MD FACS
President-Elect1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen McLeod MD
Editor, Ophthalmology1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Russell N Van Gelder MD PhD
Past President thru 12/20161.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael F Chiang MD
Trustee-at-Large1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jan-Tjeerd H N de Faber MD
International Trustee-at-large1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jane C Edmond MD
Trustee-at-Large1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul B Ginsburg PhD
Public Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$17,500$0$0
Sanjay D Goel MD
Trustee-at-Large1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynn K Gordon MD PhD
Vice Chairperson, Counsel1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mathew W MacCumber MD PhD
Chairman, Counsel1.001.00Yes (X)$15,000$0$0
Cynthia Maddox MD FACS
Trustee-at-Large1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William F Mieler MD
Trustee-at-Large1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christie L Morse MD
Chair, FAAO Advisory Board1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas A Oetting MD
Trustee-at-Large thru 12/20161.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mildred MG Olivier MD
Trustee-at-Large thru 12/20161.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew M Prince MD
Trustee-at-Large1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Humphrey JF Taylor
Public Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$17,500$0$0
Lihteh Wu MD
International Trustee-at-large1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David W Parke II MD
Executive VP/CEO32.008.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$881,804$0$50,817
Jill A Boyett
VP/CFO34.006.00Yes (X)$424,625$0$35,861
Dale Fajardo
VP Education40.000.00$311,585$0$33,225Yes (X)
Cathy Cohen
VP Governmental Affairs40.000.00$305,739$0$49,614Yes (X)
Debra Rosencrance
VP Meetings & Exhibits40.000.00$275,157$0$37,099Yes (X)
Jane Aguirre
VP Membership & Alliances40.000.00$275,592$0$36,515Yes (X)
Renaldo Juanso
VP Comm & Mrkt'g40.000.00$271,163$0$35,861Yes (X)
Joseph Carr
VP Information Technology40.000.00$269,647$0$61,548Yes (X)
Flora Lum
VP Quality & Data Science40.000.00$259,964$0$38,686Yes (X)
Robert Palmer
Policy Director40.000.00$201,928$0$48,530Yes (X)
Cherie McNett
Director, Health Policy40.000.00$175,096$0$17,440Yes (X)
Katherine Salazar-Poss
General Counsel40.000.00$152,771$0$50,565Yes (X)
Gail Schmidt
Dir, Ophthalmic Society Relations40.000.00$152,142$0$21,726Yes (X)
Brandi Brooks
Director MArketing40.000.00$151,360$0$25,548Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
301 East Cermak RoadChicagoIL60616Annual Meeting Space Rental$3,715,590
Figmd Inc
2225 Greenbay DriveHanover ParkIL60133IRIS registry development$2,618,846
Freeman
PO Box 650036DallasTX75265annual meeting logistics services$1,901,457
Freeman Audio Visual Inc
PO Box 650519DallasTX75265Annual Meeting audio and visual services$1,748,147
Cataract Surgery Telling It Like It Is
1945 CEI DriveCincinnatiOH45242Conference Education Services$989,532
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Membership Dues & Fees900099$16,871,287$16,871,287
Courses/Seminar Fees900099$2,051,497$2,051,497
AAOE & ISRS Fees900099$1,112,835$1,112,835
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$713,043TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$713,043ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$3,328,401ExclusionAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Cost Of Goods Sold$1,009,561CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$6,349,497TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,349,497RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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Advertising541800$2,611,043$669,043$1,942,000
Job Placement Revenue900099$898,035$898,035
Continued Education900099$393,511$393,511

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Unrelated Business Revenue$131,848UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$89,904ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,124,341OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$46,369,612RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$4,220,088ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$2,538,319TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,216,501TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,952,642TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,386,590TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,707,634TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,427,324TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$342,337TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,421TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$679,780TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,233TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,198,377TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,658,433TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$696,476TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,066TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,993,997TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,295,158TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,979,021TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,085TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$782,523TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$275,944TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Printing & Publications$1,476,111
Miscellaneous$411,286
Dues & Subscriptions$378,250
Unrelated Bus Inc Tax$180,036

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$1,434,592TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,618,952TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,335,404BOYAmt
EOY$772,916EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,581,008BOYAmt
EOY$6,420,356EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,100,000BOYAmt
EOY$900,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$971,964BOYAmt
EOY$976,848EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$1,531,445EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,080,482BOYAmt
EOY$2,638,893EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,560,477BOYAmt
EOY$26,058,491EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,000BOYAmt
EOY$500,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,406,463BOYAmt
EOY$32,457,852EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,774,199BOYAmt
EOY$72,256,801EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,582,721BOYAmt
EOY$5,399,325EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,759,569BOYAmt
EOY$16,175,743EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,033,762BOYAmt
EOY$930,748EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,376,052BOYAmt
EOY$22,505,816EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,791,491BOYAmt
EOY$47,485,750EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,606,656BOYAmt
EOY$2,265,235EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,398,147BOYAmt
EOY$49,750,985EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,774,199BOYAmt
EOY$72,256,801EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,639,096ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,713,742NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$16,871,287DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$3,505,229NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$3,505,229NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$3,626,827AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$121,598TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III-BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ACADEMY WORKS TO EDUCATE OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT EYE CARE AND REPRESENTS OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT INFLUENCE THE PROVISION OF EYE CARE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$394,773OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$154,642DepreciationAmt
Book Value$240,131BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,723,681OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,993,481DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,730,200BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,527,270OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,858,708DepreciationAmt
Book Value$668,562BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,638,893TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Due from Related Organizations$32,440,296
Deposits$17,556
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$32,457,852TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Retiree Health Insurance Benefits$509,029
Capital Lease Obligations$421,719
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$930,748TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAAO follows Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, to account for uncertain tax positions. Managements has concluded that AAO has taken no uncertain tax positions that would require adjustment to the consolidated statements of financial position to comply with provisions of this guidance.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
South America00Program related educational services, conference fee, education boothEducation - Tradeshows$20,000
Europe00Program related educational services, conference fee, education boothEducation - Tradeshows$40,000
South Asia00Program related educational services, conference fee, education boothEducation - Tradeshows$15,000
East Asia and the Pacific00Program related educational services, conference fee, education boothEducation - Tradeshows$25,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$100,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$100,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
South Americatradeshow fees incl set-up & operate the booth, various ancillary exp$20,000electronic transferFMV
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)tradeshow fees incl set-up & operate the booth, various ancillary exp$40,000electronic transferFMV
South Asiatradeshow fees incl set-up & operate the booth, various ancillary exp$15,000electronic transferFMV
East Asia and the Pacifictradeshow fees incl set-up & operate the booth, various ancillary exp$25,000electronic transferFMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org25TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Education tradeshows conducted in various locations. Attendance at the annual meeting and presentation of education is required. Funds are disbursed after the annual meeting. The amount of funds granted are used to attend and maintain a booth at tradeshows. The method used to account for expenditures was the accrual method.
Part II, Line 1:Program related educational services at tradeshows in various locations. The grant funds are for tradeshow fees, fees to set-up and operate the booth and various ancillary expenditures.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (17 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
655 Beach StreetSan FranciscoCA94105942682387501(c)(3)$2,000,000General support
Blinded Veterans Assocation
125 N West StreetAlexandriaVA22314530214281501(c)(3)$16,000General support
Alliance for Eye and Vision Research Inc
1801 Rockville Pike Suite 400RockvilleMD20852521846140501(c)(3)$17,213General support
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive Suite 1700ChicagoIL60606363667121501(c)(3)$8,350General support
North Carolina Society of Eye Physcians and Surgeons
PO Box 27167RalieghNC27611581314518501(c)(6)$45,000General support
Goergia Society of Ophthalmology
2700 Cumberland Parkway SE 570AtlantaGA30339581082376501(c)(6)$33,756General support
California Academy of Eye Physicians
425 Market Street 2275San FranciacoCA94105941479836501(c)(6)$112,250General support
Massachusettes Society of Eye Physicians
1 Main StreetCambridgeMA02142237208474501(c)(6)$55,000General support
West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians
PO Box 4569MorgantownWV26504237101460501(c)(6)$20,000General support
Alaska Society of Eye Physicians
308 G Street Suite 307AnchorageAK995012150267158629501(c)(6)$7,500General support
Oklahoma Society of Eye Physicians
401 W 15th StreetAustinTX78701731329023501(c)(6)$15,000General support
Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology
2012 Seaton Park-Sturbridge CommonsMontgomeryAL36116630809050501(c)(6)$12,500General support
Florida Society of Ophthalmology
6816 South Point Parkway Suite 1000JacksonvilleFL32216591980531501(c)(6)$45,000General support
Mississippi Academy of Eye hysicians
PO Box 217JacksonMS392050217645023776501(c)(6)$20,000General support
Delaware Academy of Ophthalmology
900 Prides CrossingNewarkDE197136100510193073501(c)(6)$24,000General support
NE Academy of Eye Physicians
233 S 13th Street Suite 1200LincolnNE68502470630498501(c)(6)$45,000General support
Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology
PO Box 262GrimesIA50111421345104501(c)(6)$50,000General support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org13TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrant recipients are required to submit result reports annually, which include the use of funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
William L Rich III MD FACS
President (2016), Past President$272,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$272,500$0$0$0
David W Parke II MD
Executive VP/CEO$748,138$0$114,000$0$19,666$0$26,500$0$24,317$0$932,621$0$0$0
Jill A Boyett
VP/CFO$378,345$0$45,000$0$1,280$0$26,500$0$9,361$0$460,486$0$0$0
Dale Fajardo
VP Education$274,646$0$36,000$0$939$0$26,500$0$6,725$0$344,810$0$0$0
Cathy Cohen
VP Governmental Affairs$267,494$0$37,000$0$1,245$0$26,500$0$23,114$0$355,353$0$0$0
Debra Rosencrance
VP Meetings & Exhibits$230,056$0$38,000$0$7,101$0$25,776$0$11,323$0$312,256$0$0$0
Jane Aguirre
VP Membership & Alliances$237,362$0$37,000$0$1,230$0$26,500$0$10,015$0$312,107$0$0$0
Renaldo Juanso
VP Comm & Mrkt'g$233,518$0$37,000$0$645$0$26,500$0$9,361$0$307,024$0$0$0
Joseph Carr
VP Information Technology$231,747$0$37,000$0$900$0$26,500$0$35,048$0$331,195$0$0$0
Flora Lum
VP Quality & Data Science$224,234$0$35,000$0$730$0$25,915$0$12,771$0$298,650$0$0$0
Robert Palmer
Policy Director$193,018$0$7,700$0$1,210$0$13,482$0$35,048$0$250,458$0$0$0
Cherie McNett
Director, Health Policy$165,179$0$7,700$0$2,217$0$17,440$0$0$0$192,536$0$0$0
Katherine Salazar-Poss
General Counsel$149,396$0$2,900$0$475$0$16,035$0$34,530$0$203,336$0$0$0
Gail Schmidt
Dir, Ophthalmic Society Relations$138,485$0$7,700$0$5,957$0$15,001$0$6,725$0$173,868$0$0$0
Brandi Brooks
Director MArketing$143,085$0$8,000$0$275$0$14,917$0$10,631$0$176,908$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThese benefits are provided to the CEO under terms of his contract and are included in Form W-2 as taxable compensation.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1David W Parke II MDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgOfficerRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeHome LoanLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$1,800,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$900,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$900,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Each of the following members of the Board of Trustees have a business relationship with one another: Robert E. Wiggins, Jr., MD; Daniel J. Briceland, MD; David W. Parke II, MD; and Gregory L. Skuta, MD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The American Academy of Ophthalmology is a membership organization with the following classes of membership: Active Fellows, Life Fellows, Honorary Fellows, Inactive Fellows, Active Osteopathic Fellows, Life Osteopathic Fellows, Inactive Osteopathic Fellows, Active Members, International Members, Associate Members, Industry Members, Life Members, Life International Members, Life Associate Members, Life Industry Members, Members in Training, International Members in Training, and Inactive Members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe only classes of membership entitled to vote on any matter or to attend any annual or special business meeting of the Academy, are Active Fellows, Active Osteopathic Fellows, Life Fellows, Life Osteopathic Fellows, Active Members, and Life Members. Only Active Fellows, Active Osteopathic Fellows, and Life Fellows are eligible for nomination, election, or appointment as an elected or appointed officer or as a Trustee-At-Large of the Academy or as the Chair or Vice Chair of the Council.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bTHE ACADEMY PROVIDES NOTICE OF PROPOSED WORDING OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, CODE OF ETHICS, AND PROCEDURAL RULES (WHICH ARE ENDORSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES) TO ALL VOTING FELLOWS AND MEMBERS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE VOTED UPON ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS. THE RESULTS OF VOTING ARE ANNOUNCED TO THE MEMBERS ON THE ACADEMY'S WEBSITE IN THE ACADEMY'S JOURNAL AND "EYENET".
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Finance, and the Accounting Manager completely reviewed the Form 990 with the return preparers. The Form 990 was then reviewed by the Executive Vice President. The Form 990 was mailed at least one week prior to filing to each Member of the Board of Trustees, who were invited to ask questions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe AAO requires all Board Members to submit an annual Conflict of Interest Disclosure detailing potential conflicts. Upon identification of a potential conflict of interest, AAO seeks resolution of the conflict through a variety of methods including recusal from specific discussions, activities or votes, resignations, or by other means.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The AAO Compensation Committee is made up of the President, President-Elect, Past President, and the most recent Past President no longer serving on the Board. The committee annually reviews the stipend and contract payments for all physician positions and uses comparative data from other medical specialty societies in their analysis. The committee is responsible for the initial contract negotiation with a new CEO/EVP with the advice and assistance of a professional compensation analyst who provides comparative data and consultation. Finally, the Compensation Committee ammually reviews the performance of the CEO/EVP to determine the annual performance bonus - which is limited to a maximum of 15% of his salary per the employment contract.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The conflict of interest policy, bylaws, as well as other policy statements for academy leaders are available on our website. Consolidated audited financial statements are published every fall in the journal of ophthalmology and are available to the general public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gContractual Services IRIS 3,247,746. Annual Meeting A.V. 1,714,167. Other Services 3,236,464.
Form 990 - Statement of Changes Pursuant to Filing of Amended ReturnThe organization is filing an amended return for the 2016 tax year. Below is a list of all changes on the amended Form 990 when compared to the originally filed Form 990: 1) Form 990, Part VII - total reportable compensation from the organization in Column (D) decreased for the following individuals, as the originally filed Form 990 double-counted bonuses as reportable compensation: David W. Parke II, MD, Jill A Boyett, Dale Fajardo, Cathy Cohen, Debra Rosencrance, Jane Aguirre, Renaldo Juanso, Joseph Carr, Flora Lum, Robert Palmer, Cherie McNett, Gail Schmidt, and Brandi Brooks. Additionally, Katherine Salazar-Poss replaced Sarah Wilson as a highest compensated employee, as her 2016 Form W-2, Box 5 wages were higher. 2) Form 990, Part IX, Lines 5 and 7 - "Compensation reported to current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees" on line 5 decreased by $399,736, and "Other salaries and wages" reported on line 7 increased by $399,736 on account of the change in reportable compensation for the individuals listed above. There was no change to total overall expense. 3) Schedule J, Part II - total base compensation reported in Column (B)(i) and total compensation in Column (E) decreased on account of the aforementioned change in reportable compensation. Additionally, Katherine Salazar-Poss replaced Sarah Wilson (as previously mentioned in the changes outlined for "Form 990, Part VII").

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
655 beach streetsan franciscoCA94109942682387Support charitable mission of the American Academy of OphthalmologyCA501(c)(3)line 11, Type IIAmerican Academy of OphthalmologyYes (1)
American Academy of Ophthalmology Charitable Educational & Scientific Fund
655 beach streetsan franciscoCA94109411865087Support charitable mission of the American Academy of OphthalmologyCA501(c)(3)line 11, Type IIAmerican Academy of OphthalmologyYes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Academy Services Inc and SubsidiariesBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1655 Beach streetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN942960420EIN
Primary ActivitiesManagementPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American Academy of OphthalmologyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$2,130,709ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$2,424,309ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (6 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmt
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
B$2,000,000
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
C$5,106,093
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
D$20,321,060
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
K$1,593,815
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
O$57,969
Academy Services Inc and Subsidiaries
D$12,119,236