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Balance Autism Foundation

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Altoona, IA501(c)(3) EIN 42-1417295Revenue $597K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1625 Adventureland Dr Ste B, 50009-2237 · Altoona, IATax-exempt since Jun 1994Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Supporting the development of innovative solutions for individuals with Autism

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 693 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $220K a year · 61% 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
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
136 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 136.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$57K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$597K
+111% vs prior year
Spent
$121K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$597K
FY2025▲ +111%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$283K
FY2025$597K
Expenses
$121K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$86K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$121K
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1994.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $66K Management & general 46% · $55K

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; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Steve Muller
CEO/Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Alberto Munoz
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sam Cropper
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Aust
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Macfarland
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peg Moses
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Steve Muller$50,000$50,000

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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops innovative solutions for individuals with autism.

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1 program · $66K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Campus Residential

The cost of providing building space to the campus residential program of the homestead autism services (a related organization).

$66Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $282K · 2022–2024
Balance AutismIA · FY2024$15,685
Balance AutismIA · FY2023$14,725
Balance AutismIA · FY2022$251,295

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$597K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$463K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$121K
Ln 25
Programscol B$66K
Managementcol C$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$463K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$597K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5693
VolunteersI 66
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$783K$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$60$60
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$121K$66K$55K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $597K$121K$476K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $283K$127K$155K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $592K$313K$280K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $263K$86K$176K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $210K$86K$124K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $218K$109K$109K$3.5M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $596,668 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $109,496$463,343
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,214$86,214
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,122$32,536
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,693$14,575
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $282,525$596,668
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,725$15,685
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,000$50,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,456$55,187
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,181$120,872
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $155,344$475,796
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $596,668 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$463,343
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$463,343
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,214$86,214
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,536$32,536
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $14,575$14,575
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,214 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47,111$596,668
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $120,872 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,685$15,685
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,898$9,898
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,551$6,551
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $60$60
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $38,678$38,678
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $65,685 · Management $55,187 · Fundraising $0$120,872
Part X · Balance sheet $4,964,699 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $176,334; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $557,948$1,375,026
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $224,659$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,973,229$1,934,551
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,333,184$1,478,788
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,284,470$4,964,699
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,069$50,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,185$7,185
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,254$57,185
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,276,216$4,907,514
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,276,216$4,907,514
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,284,470$4,964,699
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,907,514 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$596,668
XI-2 Total expenses$120,872
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$475,796
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,276,216
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$155,502
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,907,514

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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