Milestones Autism Resources

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Warrensvl Hts, OH501(c)(3)Since 2003Diseases & DisordersEIN 20-0721205Revenue $830K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmilestones.org4853 Galaxy Pkwy Ste A, 44128-5939 · Warrensvl Hts, OHTax-exempt since Aug 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Milestones' mission is to improve the lives of autistic individuals, families, caregivers and professionals by educating, coaching, and connecting them with trusted Resources. Milestones envisions a community in which autistic individuals reach their full potential as integrated members of society, with their needs supported and their abilities, strengths, and voices valued. Founded in 2003 by parents seeking to improve the programming available for their children with Autism, Milestones Autism Resources is the premier resource in northeast ohio for information about the needs of individuals with Autism from birth through adulthood, offering guidance to get you through the day and help you plan for the future. As the rates of Autism diagnoses have grown, Milestones too has grown to understand the challenges and meet the needs of the Autism community, positively impacting lives through education and evidence-based strategies for school, home, community and at work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 84 volunteers and 18 employees.
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $198K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$830K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$830K
FY2025▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$879K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$830K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2004.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.2M Management & general 3% · $43K Fundraising 3% · $40K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$98,654Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Connie Boros’s $99K as Executive Di is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Connie Boros$98,654$28,769———
Ilana Skoff—$37,027$82,535——
Ilana Hoffer Skoff———$72,460$72,100
Mia Buchwald Gelles———$72,460$72,100

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, coaches, and connects the autism community with evidence-based information and resources.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The milestones annual conference brings together professionals, families, and autistic individuals for a dynamic two-day event. Sessions and exhibitors provide first-hand perspectives and expert guidance for all ages and stages and support needs, with content thoughtfully designed to support individuals, families, and professionals…

$1.2Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$830K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$595K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$595K
Government grantsLn 1e$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Total revenueLn 12$830K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 684
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$83K$9K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$710K$710K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$12K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$51K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$79K$8K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$167$130
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$4K$478$372
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$57K$3K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$11K$1K$885
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$1K$833
Information technologyLn 14$12K$10K$1K$867
OccupancyLn 16$39K$33K$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$14K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$420$327
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$110K$6K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$191$149
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$43K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $830K$1.3M−$443K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.7M−$373K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.5M−$446K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$48K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$223K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $879K$1.1M−$198K$1.0M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $829,939 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,112,321$594,604
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $215,314$206,042
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,695$29,293
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,337,330$829,939
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,302,523$977,539
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $407,378$295,897
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,709,901$1,273,436
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$372,571−$443,497
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $829,939 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$80,625
VIII-1e Government grants$118,796
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$395,183
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$594,604
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $206,042$206,042
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,293$29,293
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $206,042 · Excluded from tax $29,293$829,939
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,273,436 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,869 · Management $8,879 · Fundraising $6,906$98,654
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $709,658$709,658
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,468 · Management $1,336 · Fundraising $1,039$14,843
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,066 · Management $5,471 · Fundraising $4,255$60,792
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,618 · Management $8,423 · Fundraising $6,551$93,592
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,559 · Management $167 · Fundraising $130$1,856
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $4,464 · Management $478 · Fundraising $372$5,314
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $56,648 · Management $3,210 · Fundraising $5,531$65,389
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,626 · Management $1,138 · Fundraising $885$12,649
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,999 · Management $1,071 · Fundraising $833$11,903
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,407 · Management $1,115 · Fundraising $867$12,389
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,639 · Management $3,497 · Fundraising $2,720$38,856
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,939 · Management $1,494 · Fundraising $1,162$16,595
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,918 · Management $420 · Fundraising $327$4,665
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,298 · Management $5,872 · Fundraising $7,986$124,156
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,785 · Management $191 · Fundraising $149$2,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,190,961 · Management $42,762 · Fundraising $39,713$1,273,436
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,064,286$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,298$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,025,988$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,064,286$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$829,939
XI-2 Total expenses$1,273,436
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$443,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,025,988
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,284
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$591,775
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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