Autism Science Foundation: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-4522309)

Alycia Halladay Ross’s $215K as Chief Science Officer is at the 79th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Alycia Halladay Ross	$215,008	—	$189,602	$178,870	$178,028
Alycia Halladay	—	$204,770	—	—	—
Casey Gold-Casey	$113,400	$108,000	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Funds autism research, educates the public, and supports affected individuals and families.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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In 2023, asf funded 9 pre- and post-docotral grants and 5 undergraduate research grants. . Developed novel "participate in research" website to match families with studies recruiting PARTCIPANTS.OVER 100 studies signed up in the first month. Upgraded our website to better focus on the needs of different autism stakeholder groups.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Clinical Research Associates LLCFY2025$159K

Urbieta Family FoundationFY2025$15K

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$10K

Barbara Silver Levin Foundation INCFY2025$8K

Loeb Family Foundation INCFY2025$200

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$191K

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Grants paid · 38 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024

The Regents of the University of California DavisFY2024$98,000

Rutgers the State UniversityNJ · FY2024$50,000

Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$35,000

University of California San FranciscoCA · FY2024$35,000

Washington UniversityMO · FY2024$35,000

Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPA · FY2024$35,000

Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2024$35,000

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC · FY2024$35,000

Yale UniversityCT · FY2024$35,000

Arizona State UniversityFY2024$23,333

Els for Autism FoundationFL · FY2024$10,000

Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2023$60,000

Regents of the University of California at San DiegoCA · FY2023$50,000

Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2023$50,000

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC · FY2023$39,000

Rutgers the State UniversityNJ · FY2023$35,000

Brown University of ProvidenceRI · FY2023$35,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,000

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$18K

Money outPt IX

$1.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.0M

Managementcol C$176K

Fundraisingcol D$33K

Owns and owesPt X

$682K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$489K

Total assetsLn 16$851K

LiabilitiesLn 26$169K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$771K

Investment incomeLn 3$18K

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$284K

SavingsLn 2$205K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$489K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$102K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K

Other assetsLn 15$169K

Total assetsLn 16$851K

LiabilitiesLn 26$169K

Net assetsLn 32$682K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 625

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$828K	$489K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$92K	$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$20K	$11K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.2M	$851K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$492K	$169K
Net assetsLn 32	$693K	$682K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$293K	$293K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$8K	$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$212K	$212K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$244K	$176K	$61K	$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$13K	$10K	$2K	$899
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$13K	$10K	$2K	$872
Payroll taxesLn 10	$41K	$35K	$5K	$817
Legal feesLn 11b	$4K		$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$50K		$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$122K	$103K		$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$92K	$72K	$20K
Office expensesLn 13	$38K	$14K	$21K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$19K	$16K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$43K	$37K	$5K	$855
TravelLn 17	$52K	$52K	$466
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$9K	$7K	$1K	$643
InsuranceLn 23	$963		$963
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.3M	$1.0M	$176K	$33K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$2.6M	$1.5M	$1.1M	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.2M	$1.3M	−$23K	$682K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.2M	$1.7M	−$456K	$693K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.3M	$698K	$621K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$996K	$664K	$331K	$521K	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,231,621 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,571,449$1,528,546

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,623$17,569

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$366,330−$314,494

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,210,742$1,231,621

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $786,070$301,347

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $460,962$522,572

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $419,927$430,635

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,666,959$1,254,554

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$456,217−$22,933

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,231,621 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $506 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$771,367

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$757,179

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,528,546

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,569$17,569

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$315,000−$315,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$296,925$1,231,621

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,254,554 across 17 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $293,347$293,347

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,000$8,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $211,937$211,937

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,997 · Management $60,632 · Fundraising $7,223$243,852

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,267 · Management $1,990 · Fundraising $899$13,156

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,954 · Management $1,929 · Fundraising $872$12,755

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,150 · Management $4,905 · Fundraising $817$40,872

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,170$4,170

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,256$50,256

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $102,610 · Fundraising $19,102$121,712

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $71,557 · Management $20,000$91,557

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,334 · Management $20,906 · Fundraising $2,808$38,048

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,791 · Management $3,602$19,393

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,155 · Management $5,131 · Fundraising $855$43,141

IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,526 · Management $466$51,992

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,339 · Management $1,421 · Fundraising $643$9,403

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $963$963

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,044,964 · Management $176,371 · Fundraising $33,219$1,254,554

Part X · Balance sheet $850,841 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,812$284,207

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $740,844$204,593

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $75,770$48,095

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $54,943$32,242

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,374$10,970

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $91,834$101,908

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $113,973$168,826

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,184,550$850,841

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,613$25,265

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $452,948$132,500

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$11,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $491,561$168,765

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $638,292$587,076

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $54,697$95,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $692,989$682,076

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,184,550$850,841

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $682,076 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,231,621

XI-2 Total expenses$1,254,554

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,933

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$692,989

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,020

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$682,076

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