The school, in partnership with parents and the community, will provide a nuturing environment and develop the full potential of differently abled students within autistic spectrum disorders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5K 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $445K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.2M
141% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 141% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.6M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
−$1.8M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$4.4M
FY2021−$3.6M
FY2022−$2.6M
FY2023−$2.3M
FY2024−$1.8M
FY2025−$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Aug 1999.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $4.2M

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

9 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board President
$750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$675Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$525Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$450Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$450Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$375Pt VII · Sec A

Joel Vidovic’s $162K as School Director is at the 70th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joel Vidovic$161,602—————
Bruce Weinberg$675$750$825$1,200$900$825
Linell Weinberg$675$750$825$1,200$900$600
Mark Greenblatt$525$675$675$1,200$825$675
Lisa Marsalek$675$600$825$1,050$750$750
Toni Gerber$525$525$750$1,000$750$600
Nirav Parikh$450$450—$800$600—
Isaac Demarest$375$450$375$725$600$675

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

Educates and nurtures differently-abled students with autism, developing their full potential.

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1 program · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Public education of students with autism spectrum disorders in Ohio and is the only program of the organization. The exempt purpose achievement is the research-based education provided to students with autism spectrum. The academy has approximately 100 students.

$4.2Mprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Owns and owesPt X
−$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5109
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$675K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$2.3M−$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.7M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$590K$590K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$54K
OccupancyLn 16$143K$143K
InterestLn 20$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$119K$119K
InsuranceLn 23$66K$66K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$405K$405K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$4.2M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.6M$4.3M$333K−$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $4.7M$4.2M$492K−$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$4.1M$281K−$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$3.7M$1.0M−$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$3.5M$605K−$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$4.1M−$82K−$4.4M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,702,571 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,408,877$4,702,571
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 $4,408,877$4,702,571
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,218,742$3,299,719
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $909,019$910,352
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,127,761$4,210,071
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $281,116$492,500
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $4,702,571 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,702,571
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,702,571
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,702,571
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,210,071 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,709,576$2,709,576
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $590,143$590,143
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,770$17,770
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $49,474$49,474
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,950$53,950
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $143,263$143,263
IX-20 InterestPrograms $29,876$29,876
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $118,633$118,633
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $66,455$66,455
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $405,249 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$405,249
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,682$25,682
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,210,071 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,210,071
Part X · Balance sheet $4,410,861 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $674,914$1,026,948
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $104,532$135,895
X-4 Accounts receivable$23,390
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $59,781$66,940
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,165,705$1,810,318
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,544,394$1,347,370
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,549,326$4,410,861
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $89,125$82,236
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $10,351$105,231
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,771,130$6,052,174
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,870,606$6,239,641
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$2,321,280−$1,828,780
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$2,321,280−$1,828,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,549,326$4,410,861
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,828,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,702,571
XI-2 Total expenses$4,210,071
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$492,500
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$2,321,280
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,828,780

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