FASD United is the national voice of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders FASD. FASD United empowers people living with FASD and prenatal substance exposure to educate systems of care and the public enact policies and unite communities everywhere.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$242K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$242K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$130K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+399% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$456K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +399%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$641K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$755K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +250%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$667K
FY2022$668K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$456K
FY2023▲ ×16
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021−$52K
FY2022$35K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$201K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1990.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $951K Management & general 10% · $111K Fundraising 8% · $85K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $242K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
$107,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Donaldson’s $135K as CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Donaldson$135,000—————
Tom Donaldson—$135,000$44,524$108,875$111,830$110,236
Jennifer Wisdahl$118,333$107,500————
Kathleen Mitchell———$108,160$106,984$111,781

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

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Empowering people with FASD to educate systems, enact policy, and unite communities.

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1 program · $951K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders FASD public awareness and education; family resource navigation referral and support; information gathering and dissemination; administration of a network of FASD organizations and agencies; management of a resource directory; client advocacy; engagement with child welfare education medical behavioral…

$951Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$951K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$456K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K
Total assetsLn 16$539K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$767K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$316K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$539K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
Net assetsLn 32$456K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$50K$316K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$71K$509K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$130K
Net assetsLn 32$20K$379K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$256K$171K$63K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$430K$388K$2K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$92K$75K$9K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$50K$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$0$9K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$86K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$49K$48K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$27K$4K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$35K$6K$4K
TravelLn 17$41K$41K$363$346
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$13K$13K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$18K$6K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$951K$111K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$1.9M−$178K$201K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.5M$1.1M$436K$456K 990 PDF
FY2022 $755K$668K$87K$35K 990 PDF
FY2021 $607K$667K−$60K−$52K 990 PDF
FY2020 $641K$642K−$1K$8K 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 $1,511,981 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $304,869$1,406,359
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,955$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$569$2,364
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$454$103,258
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,801$1,511,981
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 $218,593$840,053
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,823$304,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $311,416$1,145,036
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,615$366,945
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,511,981 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,896
VIII-1c Fundraising events$115,200
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$766,604
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$625,671
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,406,359
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,364$2,364
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$17,014 · Excluded from tax $0$103,258
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$17,014 · Excluded from tax $2,364$1,511,981
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,145,036 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,167 · Management $62,896 · Fundraising $21,957$256,020
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $387,892 · Management $2,321 · Fundraising $40,265$430,478
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,882 · Management $8,735 · Fundraising $8,334$91,951
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,168 · Management $5,852 · Fundraising $5,584$61,604
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,877 · Fundraising $0$8,877
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,793 · Management $1,240 · Fundraising $1,184$49,217
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,145 · Management $4,020 · Fundraising $1,782$32,947
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,695 · Management $5,663 · Fundraising $3,861$44,219
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,560 · Management $363 · Fundraising $346$41,269
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $12,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,800
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,308 · Fundraising $0$4,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,770 · Management $6,227 · Fundraising $1,599$25,596
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $950,622 · Management $110,502 · Fundraising $84,912$1,145,036
Part X · Balance sheet $509,357 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,537$116,087
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$199,804
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,304$146,345
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,321$42,945
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,180$4,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,342$509,357
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,531$89,668
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$40,433
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $51,531$130,101
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,811$379,256
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,811$379,256
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,342$509,357
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $379,256 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,511,981
XI-2 Total expenses$1,145,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$366,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,811
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−$7,500
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$379,256

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