AMERICAN BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
EIN 27-1300724 · Educational Services (B90)
What they do
THE AMERICAN BOARD of OPTOMETRY (ABO) WAS FOUNDED IN 2009, AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BOARD CERTIFIES OPTOMETRISTS IN THE UNITED STATES. ABO WAS ESTABLISHED to SERVE THE PUBLIC and THE OPTOMETRY PROFESSION BY ASSESSING and CERTIFYING THE COMPETENCY of OPTOMETRISTS. BOARD CERTIFICATION is A VOLUNTARY PROCESS THAT SETS EDUCATIONAL and PRACTICE STANDARDS and OFFERS A MEANS of DEMONSTRATING ONGOING CLINICAL COMPETENCE THROUGH MAINTENANCE of CERTIFICATION.
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They name their leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.
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APRIL WILHELMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BIBIN CHERIAN ODMEMBER
DAVID STERNAIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
DAVID PARKER ODMEMBER
DIANE ADAMCZYK ODCHAIR
GEOFFREY GOODFELLOW ODMEMBER
KATHERINE MASTROTASECRETARY
KRISTEN THELEN ODPART YEAR MEMBER
LYNN HAMMONDSMEMBER
MARK ELTIS ODMEMBER
MATTHEW GERSTBERGER ODVICE-CHAIR
MOHAMMAD RAFIEETARY ODMEMBER
NILOUFAR SOLTANIAN ODRECRUITMENT & RETENTION
RUSSELL NEWMANTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2010
- Location
- 243 North Lindbergh Blvd, St Louis, MO 63141
- County
- St. Louis
- In care of
- APRIL WILHELM
- Primary officer
- APRIL WILHELM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- FORVIS MAZARS LLP
- NTEE classification
- Educational Services (B90)
- IRS tax category
- Educational Services