Yampa Valley Autism Program EIN 20-8317094 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Yampa Valley Autism Program FY2023 filing

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Supports individuals and families with autism through resources and direct services. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $461K in revenue, $557K in expenses, and $541K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Steamboat Spr, CO
Website
yampavalleyautism.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$461KFY2023
Expenses
$557K
Net assets
$541K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-8317094 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Steamboat Spr, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports individuals and families with autism through resources and direct services.
Leadership
Heidi Mendisco · Executive Director · $85K
Money in and out
$461K revenue, $557K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$461K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$557K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$541K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$96K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$461K
FY2023▲ +14%
Expenses
$557K
FY2023▲ +18%
Total assets
$564K
FY2023▼ -14%
Total liabilities
$23K
FY2023▲ +2%
Total revenue
$461K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$557K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$541K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$96K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$564K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CYampa Valley Autism Program
EINHdr · item D20-8317094
Principal addressHdr · item CSteamboat Spr, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jyampavalleyautism.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$84,773Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director (through 09/30/2023)
$28,931Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Mendisco’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heidi Mendisco$88,460$84,773$55,827
Cindy Karet$48,612
Lisa Lorenz$45,000
Lisa Lorenz$43,200$43,200
Cynthia Karet$28,931$40,714

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $381K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Aba Therapy

Applied Behavior Analysis ("ABA") is the Gold Standard of intensive life-changing behavioral therapy. The Organization has a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst on staff to provide ABA therapy and may be able to provide support funds and services to assist with the costs not covered by insurance companies based on need.

$188Kprogram expense
02

Transition / Education

The Organization works with the local school districts to be the provider of transition education for 18- to 21-year-old qualifying students. The federally required public education includes vocational development and work insertion, health management, adult life skills, social needs, transportation skills, and community connections to…

$152Kprogram expense
03

Special Activity Support

One-on-one support to provide the opportunity for our kids to participate in outside-of-school activities with their peers. These include after-school programs, school days off, winter sports clubs, tennis, 4-H, summer camps, and more.

$42Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$296K · 64%
Program service revenue$162K · 35%
Investment income$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants64%$296K
Program service revenue35%$162K
Investment income1%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$461K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.07
Program services83%$464K
Management & general10%$55K
Fundraising7%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$557K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$498K
Total assetsLn 16$564K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23K
Total net assetsLn 32$541K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $498K · Operating expenses/yr $557K
10.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $464K · Total expenses $557K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $55K · Total expenses $557K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $557K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $331K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $296K · Total revenue $461K
64%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $461K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $162K · Total revenue $461K
35%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $461K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $162K · Total expenses $557K
29%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $461K · Prior year $406K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $541K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $461K · Expenses $557K
-21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $564K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $541K · Total assets $564K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $564K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heidi Mendisco · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $557K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $450K · Total expenses $557K
81%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 14%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$39K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$923K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$461K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$406K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$781K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$573K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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