To empower young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities to reach their individual potential, to follow their passion, and to live meaningful lives in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$190K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$190K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $259K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$500K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$839K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$524K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$734K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$765K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$839K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$748K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$778K
FY2023$839K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$524K
FY2023▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$409K
FY2023$524K
FY2025$506K

From the FY2023 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 Oct 2010.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $494K Management & general 37% · $307K Fundraising 5% · $39K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $190K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Clinical Director
$101,284Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$88,875Pt VII · Sec A
President & Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghan Montgomery’s $116K as Clinical Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2023FY2022
Meghan Montgomery$116,273$101,284$92,092$94,912
Cassy Wilson$102,257$88,875$83,822$83,374

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering young adults with autism to reach their potential and live meaningful lives.

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1 program · $494K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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3LPLACE offers services through our education and learning institute program. We seek through educational programming and community building to support adults with developmental disabilities to lead meaningful lives in their community.

$494Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$715K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$113
Money outPt IX
$839K
Ln 25
Programscol B$494K
Managementcol C$307K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$524K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$500K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$715K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$323K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$113
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$344K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K
Other assetsLn 15$498K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$500K
Net assetsLn 32$524K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 63
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K$344K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K$123K
Total assetsLn 16$556K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K$500K
Net assetsLn 32$409K$524K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$190K$108K$78K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$262K$149K$108K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$37K$26K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$20K$14K$704
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$3K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$154K$154K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$52K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$13K$10K$470
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$12K$10K$741
Total functional expensesLn 25$839K$494K$307K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.0M$125K$506K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $1.0M$778K$239K$409K 990 PDF
FY2022 $765K$726K$39K$365K 990 PDF
FY2021 $549K$702K−$153K$312K 990 PDF
FY2020 $734K$748K−$15K$465K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,277,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $629,044$715,206
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $387,165$562,422
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63$113
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,016,272$1,277,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $485,537$551,924
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $292,203$287,447
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $777,740$839,371
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $238,532$438,370
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,277,741 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$715,206
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$322,730
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$715,206
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $562,422$562,422
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $113$113
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $562,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $113$1,277,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $839,371 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,391 · Management $77,965 · Fundraising $3,803$190,159
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $149,485 · Management $107,525 · Fundraising $5,245$262,255
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,664 · Management $26,372 · Fundraising $1,283$64,319
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,059 · Management $14,428 · Fundraising $704$35,191
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,300 · Fundraising $26,318$29,618
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,569$5,569
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $153,768$153,768
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $52,077$52,077
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,405 · Management $9,643 · Fundraising $470$23,518
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,320 · Management $9,836 · Fundraising $741$22,897
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $494,092 · Management $306,715 · Fundraising $38,564$839,371
Part X · Balance sheet $1,023,581 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $233,588$343,883
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $38,710$48,595
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,632$9,847
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $107,237$122,933
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $172,887$498,323
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $556,054$1,023,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,334$16,690
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $129,933$483,034
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $147,267$499,724
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $408,787$494,080
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$29,777
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $408,787$523,857
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $556,054$1,023,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $523,857 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,277,741
XI-2 Total expenses$839,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$438,370
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$408,787
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$322,730
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$570
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$523,857

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