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Serving families with children with disabilities and special health needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 12 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $199K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$718K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$672K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$395K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$718K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$770K
FY2021$773K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$693K
FY2025$718K
Expenses
$672K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$660K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$727K
FY2025$672K
Net assets
$395K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$343K
FY2025$395K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Feb 1986.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $561K Management & general 17% · $111K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $92K 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
Executive Di
$91,831Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carla Miller’s $92K as Executive Di is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carla Miller$91,831$88,774$83,961$71,437$68,679$63,944

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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1 program · $561K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The office of special education funded parent training and information center (pti) providing information, consultation, and training to parents of children ages birth to age 26 who have developmental disabilities and the professionals who serve them.

$561Kprogram 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 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$718K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$312K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$672K
Ln 25
Programscol B$561K
Managementcol C$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$395K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Government grantsLn 1e$377K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$312K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$718K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$169K
Accounts receivableLn 4$54K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$199K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$395K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K$169K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$181K$199K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$447K$448K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$343K$395K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$80K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$243K$211K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$15K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$22K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$62K$413
Office expensesLn 13$60K$51K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$29K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$37K$4K
TravelLn 17$28K$23K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$7K$792
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$668
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$11K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$672K$561K$111K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2026 $718K$672K$46K$395K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2025 $693K$727K−$34K$343K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 18, 2024 $716K$726K−$11K$350K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 14, 2023 $730K$701K$29K$357K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 18, 2022 $773K$674K$99K$354K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 10, 2021 $770K$660K$110K$259K 990 PDF

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 $718,164 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $386,119$391,183
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $302,539$312,442
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,341$14,539
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $692,999$718,164
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $404,569$385,634
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $322,436$286,557
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $727,005$672,191
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,006$45,973
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $718,164 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$377,096
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,087
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$391,183
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $312,442$312,442
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,448$8,448
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $6,091$6,091
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $326,981$718,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $672,191 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,911 · Management $11,920$91,831
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $211,068 · Management $31,905$242,973
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,317 · Management $1,234$7,551
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,458 · Management $2,286$17,744
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,207 · Management $3,328$25,535
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,572$32,572
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,820 · Management $413$62,233
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $50,769 · Management $9,025$59,794
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,363 · Management $3,189$32,552
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,599 · Management $3,980$40,579
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,225 · Management $4,798$28,023
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,337 · Management $792$8,129
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,156 · Management $668$6,824
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,618 · Management $5,233$15,851
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $560,848 · Management $111,343 · Fundraising $0$672,191
Part X · Balance sheet $447,691 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,854$51,037
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,232$117,523
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,800$53,579
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,008$13,952
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,771$12,528
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $181,322$199,072
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $447,439$447,691
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $88,374$46,741
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,975$5,723
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,801$52,464
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $342,638$395,227
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $342,638$395,227
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $447,439$447,691
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $395,227 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$718,164
XI-2 Total expenses$672,191
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$342,638
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,616
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$395,227

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

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