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How much does OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC raise and spend?

OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC (DC, EIN 53-0259696) reported $68.2M in revenue and $51.6M in expenses for tax year 2023, with $115.0M in net assets (26.8 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 7,631 of 539,974 e-filers, 77 of 5,102 in NTEE G: Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, 209 of 6,106 nonprofits in the district of columbia.

REVENUE: $68.2MEXPENSES: $51.6MRESERVES: 26.8 months5 filings

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OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC (DC, EIN 53-0259696) reported $68.2M in revenue and $51.6M in expenses for tax year 2023, with $115.0M in net assets (26.8 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 7,631 of 539,974 e-filers, 77 of 5,102 in NTEE G: Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, 209 of 6,106 nonprofits in the district of columbia. Against NTEE G: Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines: months of reserves 26.8 months, above the peer median of 13.4 months; officer compensation share of expenses 4.1%, below the peer median of 8.7%; contributions share of revenue 1.1%, below the peer median of 84.4%; surplus margin 24.4%, above the peer median of 4.0%.

Key figures, tax year 2023

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Measure2023Median, activityMedian, sizeMedian, all
Total revenue$68.2M$205.5k$21.6M$194.7k
Total expenses$51.6M$185.8k$20.9M$178.5k
Total assets$145.0M$682.4k$29.9M$775.3k
Net assets$115.0M$658.1k$17.0M$622.5k
Officer compensation (total per organisation)$2.1M$123.5k$609.0k$113.0k
Program service revenue share61.0%0.0%74.7%13.8%
Contributions share of revenue1.1%84.4%13.8%57.5%
Officer compensation share of expenses4.1%8.7%2.5%6.5%
Months of reserves26.8 months13.4 months9.0 months12.6 months
Surplus margin24.4%4.0%1.8%3.9%

Year by year

5 filings on record.

Tax yearRevenueExpensesNet assetsReservesOfficer comp.Rank
2023$68.2M$51.6M$115.0M26.8 months$2.1M7,631
2022$44.3M$48.4M$106.5M26.4 months$1.5M7,358
2020$43.1M$40.4M$113.6M33.8 months$1.4M7,727
2019$49.5M$46.1M$101.0M26.3 months$1.3M6,619
2018$44.8M$42.4M$84.4M23.9 months$1.2M6,499

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