Elija Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Levittown, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 03-0416348

Foundation is to educate and support the families of children with autism.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $98K a year · 28% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$221K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$301K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$266K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$336K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$301K
FY2025▼ -45%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$552K
FY2025$301K
Expenses
$266K
FY2025▼ -27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$187K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$266K
Net assets
$336K
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$61K
FY2021−$51K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$336K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $105K Management & general 34% · $89K Fundraising 27% · $72K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member (resigned 12/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debora Thivierge’s $7K as CEO is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Debora Thivierge$7,287$24,388$24,099$22,482$17,317
Carolyn Varajao$3,801$6,995$13,991$12,423$2,919
Susan Wisnewski$455————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates and supports families of children with autism.

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1 program service account for $105K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The purpose of the elija foundation is to educate and support families of children with autism. The foundation conducts workshops where experts make presentations to the families, professionals, therapists, and teachers with the goal of introducing new interventions. A website was also created to further educate parents.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$301K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$183K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Money outPt IX
$266K
Ln 25
Programscol B$105K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$336K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$557K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$183K
Total revenueLn 12$301K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$364K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$176
Other assetsLn 15$118K
Total assetsLn 16$557K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K
Net assetsLn 32$336K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K$364K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55K$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$353$176
Total assetsLn 16$486K$557K
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K$221K
Net assetsLn 32$302K$336K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$11K$43K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$10K$26K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$751$3K$978
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$2K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$512$512
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$177$177
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107K$76K$8K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$266K$105K$89K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $301K$266K$34K$336K 990 PDF
FY2024 $552K$365K$187K$302K 990 PDF
FY2023 $231K$191K$41K$115K 990 PDF
FY2022 $319K$187K$132K$43K 990 PDF
FY2021 $161K−$51K 990 PDF
FY2020 $129K−$61K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $300,845 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,625
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,625
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $31,005$31,005
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,178$10,178
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $183,037$183,037
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,183 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $183,037$300,845
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $266,437 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,581 · Management $42,951 · Fundraising $11,689$65,221
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,171 · Management $26,379 · Fundraising $15,338$51,888
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $751 · Management $2,508 · Fundraising $978$4,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,137 · Management $7,140 · Fundraising $2,783$12,060
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,074$2,074
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $12,016$12,016
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $512$512
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $6,409$6,409
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationFundraising $177$177
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,295 · Management $7,918 · Fundraising $23,036$107,249
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,594$4,594
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $104,529 · Management $89,482 · Fundraising $72,426$266,437
Part X · Balance sheet $557,361 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $284,590$364,160
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,000$11,740
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,794$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $353$176
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $55,176$62,818
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $122,311$118,467
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $486,224$557,361
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $673$10,191
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $183,500$210,711
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $184,173$220,902
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $302,001$336,409
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50$50
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $302,051$336,459
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $486,224$557,361
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $336,459 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$300,845
XI-2 Total expenses$266,437
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,408
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$302,051
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$336,459

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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