To provide a place of learning in an environment that is helpful for those with Autism

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$160K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $421K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$160K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$7.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$8.3M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$7.3M
Net assets
$7.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$9.2M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $4.2M Management & general 7% · $335K Fundraising 5% · $244K

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; $160K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$160,200Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Provenzale’s $224K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carrie Provenzale$223,915$201,039$181,282$172,350$160,200
Bianca Frost$133,724$112,416———
Angela Williams—$122,786$102,740——
Debra Kolak$117,497$110,194———
Bernadette Bassett$116,472$117,449$101,972——
Corrine Murray$115,470————
Barb Brauer$110,613$111,268———
Deborah Cox———$109,545—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers a supportive learning environment for individuals with autism.

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1 program · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To provide a place of learning, including life and job skills, in an environment that is helpful for those with autism.

$4.2Mprogram 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$20K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$980K
Other incomeLn 4–11$120K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$335K
Fundraisingcol D$244K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$980K
Government grantsLn 1e$160K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$276K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$133K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$120K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$365K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$679K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.4M
Other assetsLn 15$895
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$7.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5111
VolunteersI 6164
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$282K$679K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.3M$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M$7.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$137K$18K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.6M$169K$133K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$52K$47K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$272K$243K$17K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$247K$221K$15K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$5K$11K$53
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$15K$31K$149
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$73K$30K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$71K$60K$5K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$67K$65K$2K$686
OccupancyLn 16$225K$209K$8K$9K
TravelLn 17$34K$30K$3K$992
InterestLn 20$71K$58K$2K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$250K$240K$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$71K$67K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$73K$10K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.2M$335K$244K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.3M$7.3M$995K$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.3M$6.3M$939K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.0M$6.1M−$174K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.1M$5.8M$219K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.9M$4.7M$127K$7.2M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,859,949 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,333,554$979,775
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,115,267$3,741,519
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,583$18,399
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $193,721$120,256
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,672,125$4,859,949
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $39,520$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,086,115$3,648,987
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,040,343$1,083,510
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,165,978$4,732,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $506,147$127,452
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $4,859,949 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $100,528 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$133,064
VIII-1e Government grants$160,255
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$686,456
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$275,885
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$979,775
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,741,519$3,741,519
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,691$14,691
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,708$3,708
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $16,529$16,529
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,199$3,199
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,771,367 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $108,807$4,859,949
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,732,497 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,955 · Management $18,151 · Fundraising $9,900$165,006
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,610,230 · Management $169,420 · Fundraising $133,059$2,912,709
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $46,699 · Management $2,927 · Fundraising $2,348$51,974
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $243,055 · Management $16,572 · Fundraising $12,641$272,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $220,525 · Management $15,036 · Fundraising $11,469$247,030
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,381 · Management $10,912 · Fundraising $53$16,346
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,185 · Management $30,805 · Fundraising $149$46,139
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,677$3,677
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,427 · Management $30,477 · Fundraising $3,269$107,173
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,137 · Management $5,307 · Fundraising $5,834$71,278
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $64,617 · Management $1,823 · Fundraising $686$67,126
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $208,719 · Management $7,636 · Fundraising $9,002$225,357
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,901 · Management $2,639 · Fundraising $992$33,532
IX-20 InterestPrograms $58,335 · Management $1,712 · Fundraising $11,249$71,296
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $240,094 · Management $5,190 · Fundraising $5,126$250,410
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,400 · Management $1,978 · Fundraising $2,035$71,413
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,845 · Management $10,357 · Fundraising $36,561$119,763
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,153,505 · Management $334,619 · Fundraising $244,373$4,732,497
Part X · Balance sheet $9,554,098 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $267,991$364,754
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,194,250$1,490,301
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $381,507$190,656
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $429,151$396,755
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,313,173$6,432,003
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $281,822$678,734
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,643$895
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,871,537$9,554,098
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $159,598$190,303
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$589,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,863,066$2,393,076
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,626,964$6,970,366
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $381,507$190,656
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,008,471$7,161,022
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,871,537$9,554,098
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,161,022 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,859,949
XI-2 Total expenses$4,732,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$127,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,008,471
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,099
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,161,022

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