Alabama Autism Assistance Program FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 2008Diseases & DisordersEIN 36-4628452Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRSthehandsprogram.org300 Shadow Wood Park Ste 100, 35244-3411 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Dec 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide treatment, therapy and scholarships for behavioral and biomedical interventions to children with autism and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$147K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$813K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$565K
FY2021$693K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$147K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$232K
FY2025$305K

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 Dec 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.1M Management & general 8% · $100K Fundraising 2% · $25K

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; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$106,134Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

King Courtney’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 35th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
King Courtney$119,932$118,120$106,134$86,851——
Courtney King————$76,020$65,080

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers treatment, therapy, and scholarships for children with autism and their families.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Behavioral therapy and biomedical treatment for children with autism.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Alfa FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$860K
Other incomeLn 4–11$418K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$100K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$147K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$860K
Other incomeLn 4–11$418K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$147K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 65
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$142K$166K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$124K$147K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$96K$8K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$944K$849K$76K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$46K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$10K$925$231
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$117$29
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$193$48
Office expensesLn 13$59K$53K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K$668$167
OccupancyLn 16$40K$36K$3K$802
InsuranceLn 23$835$751$67$17
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$22K$2K$479
All other expensesLn 24e$951$856$76$19
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$100K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.5M$73K$305K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.2M$77K$232K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$32K$147K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.4M−$54K$124K 990 PDF
FY2021 $813K$693K$121K$177K 990 PDF
FY2020 $527K$565K−$39K$57K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,282,101 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $49,208$4,898
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $716,710$859,504
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $566,707$417,699
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,332,625$1,282,101
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 $1,227,791$1,101,425
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $700$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $157,815$148,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,386,306$1,249,720
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,681$32,381
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,282,101 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,898
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,898
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $859,504$859,504
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $417,699$417,699
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,277,203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,282,101
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,249,720 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,520 · Management $8,491 · Fundraising $2,123$106,134
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $849,403 · Management $75,503 · Fundraising $18,876$943,782
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,358 · Management $4,121 · Fundraising $1,030$51,509
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,409 · Management $925 · Fundraising $231$11,565
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,320 · Management $117 · Fundraising $29$1,466
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,175 · Management $193 · Fundraising $48$2,416
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,828 · Management $4,696 · Fundraising $1,174$58,698
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,515 · Management $668 · Fundraising $167$8,350
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,081 · Management $3,207 · Fundraising $802$40,090
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $751 · Management $67 · Fundraising $17$835
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,530 · Management $1,915 · Fundraising $479$23,924
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $856 · Management $76 · Fundraising $19$951
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,124,746 · Management $99,979 · Fundraising $24,995$1,249,720
Part X · Balance sheet $165,588 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,942$156,857
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,516$4,802
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,929$3,929
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $142,387$165,588
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $18,625$18,625
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,625$18,625
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $123,762$146,963
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $123,762$146,963
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $142,387$165,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,963 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,282,101
XI-2 Total expenses$1,249,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,381
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$123,762
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$9,180
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,963

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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