American Optometric Student Association
Empowering students to thrive as doctors of optometry
American Optometric Student Association at a glance
In short: American Optometric Student Association reported $5K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -90.0% vs 2023
- Total assets
- $1,411,180
- +12.6% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $691,619
- -1.1% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $34,637
- +37.8% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $551,162
- +3.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who American Optometric Student Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $50K (2023). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The American Optometric Association St. Louis, MO | Support of AOA+ Program | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,411,180 | $691,619 | $551,162 | $5,000 | Total only | $34,637 |
| 2023 | $1,253,506 | $699,537 | $534,973 | $50,000 | 1 | $25,136 |
| 2022 | $1,002,448 | $572,874 | $506,389 | — | — | $14,074 |
| 2021 | $1,173,359 | $538,143 | $341,826 | $23,397 | 1 | $75,851 |
| 2020 | $873,545 | $517,318 | $247,279 | — | — | $75,163 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Optometric Student Association
Based on IRS filings
American Optometric Student Association is a public charity, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $35K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Optometric Student Association is led by Stacey Struckhoff, Executive Director - since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 31 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Stacey Struckhoff
Executive Director -
Executive Director → Executive Director -, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$112K (2021) → $24K (2024)
Jennifer Frawley
Executive Director -
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$71K (2024)
Derek Bryant
President
Trustee → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Ho
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alin Torosian
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aubrey Sowers
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Edwards
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Gibson
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emma Fenrich
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grace Cory
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Chung
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Statsick
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luke Brinton
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marianne Lin-Levesque
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marietta Richman
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miriam Freeman
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Naela Naasan
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Nell
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natasha Reyes
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nyah Miranda
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reid Fellers
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Tron Esqueda
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Savannah Upshaw
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Serena Everett
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Simran Grewal
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tam Pham
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Bruchard
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Benson
Immediate Past President
Trustee → President, 2023
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alisha Melton
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Major
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marino Markho
Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (101)
- Former: Easy Anyama (2021–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Claire Saylor (2022–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Melissa Rezk (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Robert Morgan (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Alexa Vardiman (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Alina Tran (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Amneet Nahal (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Catherine Lui (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Claire Shadowens (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Isabel Groth (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jacob Keener (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey Wilson (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jessica Jones (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Joshua Reese (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Juliana Mazzotta (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kaljit Atwal (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Karin Gargis (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kiana Hall (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Maya Mekawy (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle Paul (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Rachel Harmon (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sameer Majumdar (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Tameen Ahmed (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Valerie Shoykhet (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Will Mann (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ryan Funai (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Adam Sauls (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Lotus Schifsky (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Nathan Kuykendall (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Abbey Mayer (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alexis Showalter (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Sabir (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Carter Morrison (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cole McDougall (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Dhara Patel (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Eryka Uehling (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gene Jung (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gurleen Singh (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jiani Lin (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lindsey Chan (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Madona Sasim (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Makayla Shore (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Eaves (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Melanie Bale (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Natasha Gandhi (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sara Masood (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sydney Mathias (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Viviane Tan (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Wincy Chung (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Zach Groves (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alexander Bennett (2020–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Gabrielle Magee (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Jaime Antonio (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Patrick Stifter (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Allison Hyttinen (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Allison Neuhaus (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Anjali Paramanan Dam (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ariana Chang (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Brinda Dollu (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Caleb Warren (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Daniel Moskaliuk (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Helene Pippin (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Hira Alam (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Hyein Kim (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Katlyn Kozell (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kiana Rigby (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kimber Mapili (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Matt Tucker (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mikala Herr (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Monica Carrizal (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Nicole Wohlfort (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Nina Stroud (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Rebecca Neucsu (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Shaily Sheth (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Zach Turner (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Pickens (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Angela Wen (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Anna Venizelos (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Annabelle Messier (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ashka Patel (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Bibin Cherian (2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Brittany Caputo (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Brooke Hill (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Caitlyn Stakely (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Cory Toufar (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Daniela Saldivar (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Devyn Hayes (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Francesca Musto (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Joel Munoz (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jon Jimenez (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly Lee (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Campbell (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kyara Farinella (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Luben Ikonomov (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Madi Sachs (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Meredith Young (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mitchell Kanellis (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nicole Landry (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Stacey Struchkoff (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Thelzy Zamarron (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Veronica Schuver (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $71K, to Jennifer Frawley (Executive Director - Beg. 05/2024). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Optometric Student Association
How much does American Optometric Student Association give each year?
American Optometric Student Association reported $5K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $50K across 1 grant.
How large is American Optometric Student Association?
American Optometric Student Association reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $692K.
Where does American Optometric Student Association operate?
American Optometric Student Association has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is American Optometric Student Association's EIN?
American Optometric Student Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7309941. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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