To support individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families by expanding and enhancing opportunites to improve quality of life

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $595K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $92K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$141K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$936K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$5.3M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$834K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$4.2M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2006.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $836K Management & general 9% · $89K Fundraising 10% · $99K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
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V. Chairperson
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
V. Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering individuals with autism and their families through enhanced opportunities for a better quality of life.

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3 programs · $836K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

AutismUps Direct Programming looks at the whole individual. We are creating a model where individuals move from interest areas to developed skills into more functional application of the skills. Included in this area are over two dozen programs offered during the year.

$531Kprogram expense
02

In 2020 we embarked on our new frontier of direct programming with the creation of the Center for Community Transition. At the heart of this person-centered approach to skill building for adults is the Full Life Academy.

$210Kprogram expense
03

AutismUp strives to support all individuals and their families in the greater Rochester area who are impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder. We offer a growing list of support programs, educational opportunities and family gatherings as a way to help our member families improve their ability to support one another and their quality of…

$94Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$497K
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$836K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K
Government grantsLn 1e$366K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40
Fees for servicesLn 2g$497K
Investment incomeLn 3$85
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$241K
SavingsLn 2$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$402K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Other assetsLn 15$924K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K$402K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$141K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$15K$15K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$323K$192K$71K$59K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$50K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$10K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$858
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$161$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$71K$57K$2K$13K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$18K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$12K$356$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$495K$484K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K−$10K$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$836K$89K$99K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.3M$2.6M$2.7M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.0M$13K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M−$30K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$1.0M$225K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $936K$834K$102K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,249,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $556,705$659,303
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $248,519$496,718
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$467$85
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $131,108$93,687
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $935,865$1,249,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,862$15,430
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $311,808$378,750
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $517,500$630,176
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $834,170$1,024,356
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $101,695$225,437
Part VI · Governance 15 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,249,793 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$39,520
VIII-1e Government grants$366,181
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,602
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$659,303
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $496,718$496,718
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $85$85
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$93,687
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $496,803$1,249,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,024,356 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,430$15,430
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $192,386 · Management $71,421 · Fundraising $59,165$322,972
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,942 · Management $2,423 · Fundraising $3,413$55,778
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,750 · Management $3,213 · Fundraising $2,000$14,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,602 · Management $858$3,460
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,580 · Management $161 · Fundraising $1,074$5,815
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,550 · Management $1,658 · Fundraising $13,265$71,473
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,000 · Management $2,457$20,457
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,026 · Management $356 · Fundraising $2,821$15,203
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $484,487 · Fundraising $10,228$494,715
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$10,248 · Management $6,934 · Fundraising $7,404$4,090
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $835,505 · Management $89,481 · Fundraising $99,370$1,024,356
Part X · Balance sheet $1,739,880 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $232,058$241,045
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $141,250$160,725
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $79,256$247,035
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,292$116,467
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,100$700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,424$50,158
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $923,750$923,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,463,130$1,739,880
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,549$32,849
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $75,268$108,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,817$141,130
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,373,313$1,598,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,373,313$1,598,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,463,130$1,739,880
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,598,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,249,793
XI-2 Total expenses$1,024,356
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$225,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,373,313
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,598,750

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