Desert Autism Foundation: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-3350260)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$127K
FY2021	$31K
FY2022	$24K
FY2023	$36K
FY2024	$39K
FY2025	$48K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$89K
FY2021	$49K
FY2022	$14K
FY2023	$14K
FY2024	$8K
FY2025	$26K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$63K
FY2021	$45K
FY2022	$55K
FY2023	$76K
FY2024	$107K
FY2025	$129K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

100%

Management & general 100% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ronald Acorti

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Corti

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josh Heinz

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Heinz

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers treatments, education, therapy, and care for individuals with autism.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Making occupational and music therapy affordable to families

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

02

Making physical enrichment grants available to families

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

03

Making speech therapy affordable to families.

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2020

H N and Frances C Berger FoundationFY2020$28K

The Donna J Macmillan and CargillFY2020$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$54K

Grants paid · 7 grants · $129K · 2020–2025

Desert Ot for KidsFY2025$14,985

Desert Ot for KidsFY2023$10,240

Desert Ot for KidsFY2022$8,400

Let's CommunicateFY2021$19,990

Desert Ot for KidsFY2021$11,600

Desert Ot for KidsFY2020$33,440

Let's CommunicateFY2020$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$39K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K

Money outPt IX

$8K

Ln 25

Managementcol C$8K

Owns and owesPt X

$107K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K

Total assetsLn 16$107K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K

Government grantsLn 1e$9K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K

Total revenueLn 12$39K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$107K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K

Total assetsLn 16$107K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$107K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$76K	$107K
Total assetsLn 16	$76K	$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$76K	$107K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$462		$462
Office expensesLn 13	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$60		$60
Total functional expensesLn 25	$8K	$0	$8K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 7, 2026	$48K	$26K	$22K	$129K	990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 5, 2025	$39K	$8K	$31K	$107K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2024	$36K	$14K	$22K	$76K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024	$24K	$14K	$10K	$55K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 2, 2022	$31K	$49K	−$18K	$45K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 18, 2021	$127K	$89K	$38K	$63K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $39,268 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,814$39,268

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,814$39,268

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,240$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,944$8,272

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,184$8,272

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,630$30,996

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $39,268 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,132

VIII-1e Government grants$9,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,136

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,500

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$39,268

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$39,268

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,272 across 4 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,470$3,470

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $462$462

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,280$4,280

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $60$60

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $8,272 · Fundraising $0$8,272

Part X · Balance sheet $107,302 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,306$107,302

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,306$107,302

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $76,306$107,302

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,306$107,302

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,306$107,302

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,302 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$39,268

XI-2 Total expenses$8,272

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,996

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,306

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,302

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Desert Autism Foundation FY2024 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Desert Autism Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV