Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
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What it says it does
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN SEPTEMBER 1990. THE ACADEMY'S PURPOSE IS TO ACT AS THE VOICE OF OPHTHALMOLOGIC MEDICINE IN PENNSYLVANIA; TO FOSTER AMONG ITS MEMBERS THE PROVISION OF THEIR TALENTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILL OR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; TO SERVE AS A PATIENT ADVOCATE IN PROMOTING PREVENTIVE EYE CARE; AND TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE, SCIENCE, AND PRACTICE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY.
- Income
- $214,162
- Spending
- $215,555
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- THE PAO FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR DOCTORS AND THEIR STAFF, BY ADVOCATING FOR OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND PROMOTING PREVENTATIVE EYE CARE TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THIS MISSION INCLUDE: 1) PAO, WITH THE HELP OF THEIR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRM, PROVIDED INPUT TO STATE LEGISLATORS PROMOTING SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH LOW- COST VISION SCREENINGS AS OPPOSED TO COSTLY EYE EXAMS EACH YEAR. THIS LEGISLATION WAS ENACTED IN 2020 BUT HAS BEEN REINTRODUCED AND CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN. PAO SPONSORED THE DIABETIC EYE SCREENING DAY ACROSS PA ON APRIL 26, 2025. OPHTHALMOLOGISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WERE AVAILABLE FOR FREE SCREENING AND FOLLOW UP CARE. LEGISLATORS INCLUDED ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER AND ALSO DECLARED BY RESOLUTION THAT APRIL 26 WAS DIABETIC EYE SCREENING DAY. 2)PAO'S YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS COMMITTEES SPONSORED THE POPULAR WEBINARS FOR EARLY CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS THAT WERE OPEN TO FULL MEMBERSHIP ON "TOP 10 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT BILLING & CODING MY FIRST YEAR- AND "NAVIGATING CHALLENGING PATIENT ENCOUNTERS" THE "YO"S ALSO HELD THE 3RD ANNUAL PAO STATE-WIDE VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS COMPETITION. THIS YEAR THEY GREW THE PARTICIPATION IN THE NETWORKING EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS AND EARLY- CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS HELD IN THE FALL. 3)THE PROGRAM FOR EARLY CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS CALLED "THE BUSINESS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY" INCLUDED THREE LIVE WEBINARS ON TOPICS NOT COVERED BY FORMAL MEDICAL EDUCATION: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY 101, AND PERSONAL FINANCE. THE SERIES WAS ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND THE RECORDINGS ARE SHARED AT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. 4)PAO SPONSORED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) CREDITS FREE TO OUR MEMBERS: "2025 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: NEW TREATMENTS IN 2025" "EYE PAIN - THE NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY PERSPECTIVE," "TOP10 THINGS IN AI & TECH TO IMPROVE CLINICAL EFFICIENCY- AND "OMIC- LESSONS LEARNED GLAUCOMA CLAIMS" " LIVE WEBINARS PROVIDED 8 HOURS OF CME. OUR VIRTUAL MEDICAL CODING SEMINAR WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 70 ATTENDEES. 5)THE PAO PUBLISHED TWO PRINT NEWSLETTERS IN 2025 AND PUBLISHED 2 DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS AS WELL AS OVER 28 INFORMATIONAL E-BLASTS TO THE MEMBERSHIP ON TOPICS OF STATE ADVOCACY, UPDATES IN PA PROVIDER CHANGES, MEDICAL LICENSE RENEWALS, OPHTHALMIC STATE AND NATIONAL EVENTS OUTSIDE OF PAO. THE PAO FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR DOCTORS AND THEIR STAFF, BY ADVOCATING FOR OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND PROMOTING PREVENTATIVE EYE CARE TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THIS MISSION INCLUDE: 1) PAO, WITH THE HELP OF THEIR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRM, PROVIDED INPUT TO STATE LEGISLATORS PROMOTING SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH LOW- COST VISION SCREENINGS AS OPPOSED TO COSTLY EYE EXAMS EACH YEAR. THIS LEGISLATION WAS ENACTED IN 2020 BUT HAS BEEN REINTRODUCED AND CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN. PAO SPONSORED THE DIABETIC EYE SCREENING DAY ACROSS PA ON APRIL 26, 2025. OPHTHALMOLOGISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WERE AVAILABLE FOR FREE SCREENING AND FOLLOW UP CARE. LEGISLATORS INCLUDED ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER AND ALSO DECLARED BY RESOLUTION THAT APRIL 26 WAS DIABETIC EYE SCREENING DAY. 2)PAO'S YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS COMMITTEES SPONSORED THE POPULAR WEBINARS FOR EARLY CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS THAT WERE OPEN TO FULL MEMBERSHIP ON "TOP 10 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT BILLING & CODING MY FIRST YEAR- AND "NAVIGATING CHALLENGING PATIENT ENCOUNTERS" THE "YO"S ALSO HELD THE 3RD ANNUAL PAO STATE-WIDE VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS COMPETITION. THIS YEAR THEY GREW THE PARTICIPATION IN THE NETWORKING EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS AND EARLY- CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS HELD IN THE FALL. 3)THE PROGRAM FOR EARLY CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS CALLED "THE BUSINESS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY" INCLUDED THREE LIVE WEBINARS ON TOPICS NOT COVERED BY FORMAL MEDICAL EDUCATION: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY 101, AND PERSONAL FINANCE. THE SERIES WAS ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND THE RECORDINGS ARE SHARED AT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. 4)PAO SPONSORED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) CREDITS FREE TO OUR MEMBERS: "2025 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: NEW TREATMENTS IN 2025" "EYE PAIN - THE NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY PERSPECTIVE," "TOP10 THINGS IN AI & TECH TO IMPROVE CLINICAL EFFICIENCY- AND "OMIC- LESSONS LEARNED GLAUCOMA CLAIMS" " LIVE WEBINARS PROVIDED 8 HOURS OF CME. OUR VIRTUAL MEDICAL CODING SEMINAR WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 70 ATTENDEES. 5)THE PAO PUBLISHED TWO PRINT NEWSLETTERS IN 2025 AND PUBLISHED 2 DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS AS WELL AS OVER 28 INFORMATIONAL E-BLASTS TO THE MEMBERSHIP ON TOPICS OF STATE ADVOCACY, UPDATES IN PA PROVIDER CHANGES, MEDICAL LICENSE RENEWALS, OPHTHALMIC STATE AND NATIONAL EVENTS OUTSIDE OF PAO.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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