Nonprofit · EIN 62-0677310
TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · MURFREESBORO, TN 37129
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $800,357 | $675,211 | $125,146 | $414,049 | $8,123 | $405,926 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $731,949 | $801,712 | -$69,763 | $295,206 | $14,426 | $280,780 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $474,113 | $366,523 | $107,590 | $401,088 | $12,379 | $388,709 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $204,467
- Program service revenue
- $577,068
- Investment income
- $7,411
- Royalties
- $11,141
- Other revenue
- $11,411
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $137,675
- Other salaries and wages
- $94,856
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $256,044
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,620
- Accounting fees
- $5,753
- Occupancy
- $14,946
- Travel
- $60,426
- Depreciation
- $8,145
- Program services (functional)
- $590,718
- Management and general (functional)
- $84,493
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $295,206
- Total assets, end of year
- $414,049
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,123
- Net assets, end of year
- $405,926
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,533
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $405,926
- Gross unrelated business income
- $270
- Gross receipts
- $800,357
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1901
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE PRICE OD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WAYNE CONNELL OD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA PRIVETT OD | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA SECHLER OD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON FORT OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAL PHILLIPS OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN BRASFIELD OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE PATTESON OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTON BUGG OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRISH WALKER OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER PURMAN OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA DELLINGER OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MULLINS OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN KNIGHT OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE MAZE OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS REICH OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA SECHLER OD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE PRICE OD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE CONNELL OD | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY EISENHOWER-BAXTER OD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROB SZELIGA OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAL PHILLIPS OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHELEEN BRASFIELD OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA GRIST OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA PRIVETT OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRISH WALKER OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER PURMAN OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA DELLINGER OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MULLINS OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN KNIGHT OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE MAZE OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEWIS REICH OD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH WEINBURGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARY ODOM | PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $77,876 | $27,000 |
| LAURA SECHLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN KNIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MULLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SZELIGA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE CONNELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA GRIST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GRAVES | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA HOOPER | SECRETARYTREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY EISENHOWER | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA DELLINGER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 10147, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129-0003
- In care of
- % TN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEPHANIE PRICE, PO BOX 10147, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129
- Signed the 990
- PATIENCE LONG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 269-9092
- Website
- WWW.TAOPONLINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DEMPSEY VANTREASE & FOLLIS PLLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRIC PHYSISCIANS IS TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST QUALITY EYE HEALTH AND VISION CARE, TO ADVANCE THE PROFESSION OF OPTOMETRY THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, AND TO SERVICE AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION REGARDING EYE HEALTH AND VISION.
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRIC PHYSISCIANS IS TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST QUALITY EYE HEALTH AND VISION CARE, TO ADVANCE THE PROFESSION OF OPTOMETRY THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, AND TO SERVICE AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION REGARDING EYE HEALTH AND VISION.Expenses $590,718
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-0677310
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $414,049
- Income (IRS master file)
- $800,357
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $800,357 | $675,211 | $414,049 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $731,949 | $801,712 | $295,206 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $650,305 | $688,471 | $369,353 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $474,113 | $366,523 | $401,088 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 62-0677310).
Questions about TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION is 62-0677310.
- Is TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1972.
- Are donations to TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STEPHANIE PRICE.
- Who are the officers and directors of TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TENNESSEE OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $800,357, expenses of $675,211 and total assets of $414,049 at year end.
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