Autism Charlotte's misison is to embrace and empower children and families affected by autism. We envision a community where every family navigation autism is supported with knowledge, resources, warmth, and understanding.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$123K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $55K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$569K
+301% vs prior year
Spent
$365K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$595K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$569K
FY2023▲ +301%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$523K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$496K
FY2025$427K
Expenses
$365K
FY2023▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$533K
FY2025$528K
Net assets
$595K
FY2023▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$557K
FY2025$459K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2007.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $307K Management & general 16% · $57K Fundraising 0% · $825

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

11 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$122,576Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Iseah’s $139K as CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Valerie Iseah$139,278$130,216$122,576$122,576$123,076$119,899

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowering children with autism to reach their full potential.

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3 programs · $307K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Extended Learning and DevelpmentAn afterschool and full day summer program focued on improving academic, social, and developmental outcomes for school-age children with autism.

$206Kprogram expense
02

iCan BikeBuilds confidence, improves independence, and promotes health by teaching children with a range of disabilities how to ride a bike.

$55Kprogram expense
03

PathsA 10 modual (curriculum based) youth development program that provides instruction and experiences aimed at preparing and suppporting teens/young adults with autism as they progressively navigate towards adulthood.

$47Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$569K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$281K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Money outPt IX
$365K
Ln 25
Programscol B$307K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$825
Owns and owesPt X
$595K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$600K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$52K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$774
Other incomeLn 4–11$281K
Gains on assetsLn 7$422
Total revenueLn 12$569K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$324K
SavingsLn 2$276K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$600K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$595K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6120
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$394K$600K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$397K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$394K$595K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$123K$94K$28K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$105K$100K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
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$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$417$500
Office expensesLn 13$881$881
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K$369
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$50K$40K$10K
TravelLn 17$608$223$385
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$59K$11K$325
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$365K$307K$57K$825

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $427K$528K−$101K$459K 990 PDF
FY2024 $496K$533K−$38K$557K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $569K$365K$203K$595K 990 PDF
FY2022 $142K$283K−$142K$394K 990 PDF
FY2021 $523K$340K$183K$536K 990 PDF
FY2020 $354K$447K−$94K$353K 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 $568,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $127,719$231,970
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,679$55,159
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$15$774
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,628$280,681
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $141,755$568,584
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $220,829$227,323
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,483$137,774
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $283,312$365,097
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$141,557$203,487
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $568,584 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$52,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$179,470
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$231,970
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,159$55,159
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $352$352
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $422$422
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$280,681
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,581 · Excluded from tax $352$568,584
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $365,097 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffPrograms $94,384 · Management $28,192$122,576
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,208 · Management $4,539$104,747
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
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-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,283 · Management $417 · Fundraising $500$2,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $881$881
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,661 · Management $369$7,030
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,950 · Management $9,706$49,656
IX-17 TravelPrograms $223 · Management $385$608
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,244 · Management $1,171$4,415
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,618 · Management $10,686 · Fundraising $325$69,629
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,722 · Management $1,633$3,355
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $307,174 · Management $57,098 · Fundraising $825$365,097
Part X · Balance sheet $603,956 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,253$324,372
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $275,394$275,594
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,500$2,950
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 $976$1,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $397,123$603,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,100$9,220
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,100$9,220
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $394,023$594,736
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $394,023$594,736
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $397,123$603,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $594,736 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$568,584
XI-2 Total expenses$365,097
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$203,487
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$394,023
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,774
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$594,736

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