We develop and implement innovative solutions for people with Autism.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$947K 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $948K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$947K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $417K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.1M
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.1M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$23.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$10.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.1M
FY2023▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.8M
FY2021$21.9M
FY2022$24.8M
FY2023$24.1M
FY2024$24.4M
FY2025$25.7M
Expenses
$23.5M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.6M
FY2021$20.5M
FY2022$21.7M
FY2023$23.5M
FY2024$24.1M
FY2025$25.6M
Net assets
$10.5M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$10.8M
FY2025$10.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Apr 1992.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $20.7M Management & general 12% · $2.8M

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

16 people listed on the 990; $947K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$260,992Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (thru Dec 2022)
$183,387Pt VII · Sec A
VP Children Services
$162,029Pt VII · Sec A
VP Adult Services
$141,377Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$114,668Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (started Jun 2022)
$84,875Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Muller’s $245K as CEO is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steve Muller$245,474$215,388$260,992$259,764$260,720$227,649
Grant Johnson——$183,387$176,433$175,898$161,269
Peg Moses$177,685$174,853$84,875———
Evelyn Horton$174,825$172,691$162,029$153,053$152,763$133,619
Scott Atwood$162,067$155,599$141,377$127,325$121,189$111,107
Luann Jahner$122,855$123,901$114,668$106,366$117,312$104,078
Helen Eubanks————$106,020—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $19.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Children's Autism Project

Provides applied behavior analysis services to children with autism and parent training.

$9.3Mprogram expense
02

Community residential services (HCBS) the cost to provide home and community based "waiver" services to individuals with a primary diagnosis of intellectual disabilities to remain in our return to the community.

$5.4Mprogram expense
03

Campus residential services-the cost of providing services to residents in a twenty-four bed intermediate care facility for autistic adults.

$4.2Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$417K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$117K
Money outPt IX
$23.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$20.7M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$10.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$21.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$117K
Gains on assetsLn 7$104K
Total revenueLn 12$24.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.6M
SavingsLn 2$504K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.1M
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$21.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.1M
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5693
VolunteersI 623
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.4M$11.1M
Total assetsLn 16$19.6M$21.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M$11.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M$10.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$487K$487K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.0M$14.9M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$622K$578K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$819K$737K$81K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.3M$113K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$769$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$402K$24K$378K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$129K$6K$123K
Office expensesLn 13$258K$221K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$899K$856K$43K
TravelLn 17$284K$219K$65K
InterestLn 20$120K$114K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$445K$378K$67K
InsuranceLn 23$193K$50K$143K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.0M$127K
All other expensesLn 24e$339K$278K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.5M$20.7M$2.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $25.7M$25.6M$110K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $24.4M$24.1M$292K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $24.1M$23.5M$593K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $24.8M$21.7M$3.1M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $21.9M$20.5M$1.4M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $18.8M$18.6M$192K$5.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $24,138,624 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,067,541$1,631,846
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,791,856$22,423,172
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,887$117,119
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$57,735−$33,513
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,798,775$24,138,624
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 $17,459,228$19,284,313
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,224,532$4,261,410
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,683,760$23,545,723
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,115,015$592,901
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
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 $24,138,624 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $298,536 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,357,551
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$274,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,631,846
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,124,636$22,124,636
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,700$12,700
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$33,513−$33,513
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $104,419$104,419
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,494,078 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,700$24,138,624
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,545,723 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $487,448$487,448
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,946,843 · Management $1,023,823$15,970,666
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $577,957 · Management $43,631$621,588
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $737,346 · Management $81,270$818,616
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,273,415 · Management $112,580$1,385,995
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $769 · Management $42,785$43,554
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,259 · Management $377,665$401,924
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,346 · Management $122,782$129,128
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $221,172 · Management $36,695$257,867
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $855,784 · Management $43,100$898,884
IX-17 TravelPrograms $218,696 · Management $65,015$283,711
IX-20 InterestPrograms $113,807 · Management $6,451$120,258
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $378,137 · Management $66,886$445,023
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $50,024 · Management $142,672$192,696
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,022,526 · Management $127,166$1,149,692
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $278,320 · Management $60,353$338,673
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,705,401 · Management $2,840,322 · Fundraising $0$23,545,723
Part X · Balance sheet $21,608,776 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,567,721$3,566,561
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $251,084$504,158
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,108,028$4,184,375
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $171,421$205,707
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,448,068$11,117,278
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $42,633$2,030,697
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,588,955$21,608,776
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,470,935$1,758,991
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $784,460$789,945
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $236,465$2,202,315
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,663,184$11,090,104
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,920,771$10,518,672
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,925,771$10,518,672
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,588,955$21,608,776
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,518,672 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,138,624
XI-2 Total expenses$23,545,723
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$592,901
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,925,771
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,518,672

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