The Missing Piece, INC. (a not for profit organization)offers a range of services for autistic children and adults including applied behavior analysis services. These services will be provided to the public and funded by charitable contributions, private pay, and or insurance coverage. The Missing Piece INC. Will also undertake fund raising activities to support community awareness, education, and support for those diagnosed with autism and related family members.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $56
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$839K
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$698K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$116K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$839K
FY2021▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$529K
FY2021$839K
FY2022$962K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$698K
FY2021▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$587K
FY2021$698K
FY2022$941K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$116K
FY2021▲ +573%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$24K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$78K

From the FY2021 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $698K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$75,594Pt VII · Sec A

Nelson Dronet’s $76K as Executive Di is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1684 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Nelson Dronet$75,594$82,077

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

Provides services for autistic children and adults, including Applied Behavior Analysis.

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1 program · $670K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Providing of aba services for autistic children

$670Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$56

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$839K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$754K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Money outPt IX
$698K
Ln 25
Programscol B$698K
Owns and owesPt X
$116K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$754K
Total revenueLn 12$839K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$116K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$102K
Total assetsLn 16$64K$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K$5K
Net assetsLn 32−$24K$116K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$480K$480K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$53K$53K
OccupancyLn 16$74K$74K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$698K$698K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 12, 2025 $1.0M$1.1M−$64K$78K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 3, 2024 $1.1M$1.1M$6K$142K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 30, 2023 $962K$941K$21K$136K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 13, 2022 $839K$698K$140K$116K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 4, 2021 $529K$587K−$58K−$24K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $838,608 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,398$85,056
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $526,189$753,552
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $528,587$838,608
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $440,592$534,722
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,932$163,654
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $586,524$698,376
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,937$140,232
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $838,608 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,056
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$85,056
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $753,552$753,552
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $753,552$838,608
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $698,376 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $479,816$479,816
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,197$14,197
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,709$40,709
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,085$11,085
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,910$2,910
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,676$52,676
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,303$74,303
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,064$17,064
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,616$5,616
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $698,376 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$698,376
Part X · Balance sheet $120,584 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,411$101,806
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,076$18,778
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,525$120,584
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $88,002$4,829
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $88,002$4,829
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$24,477$115,755
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$24,477$115,755
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,525$120,584
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,755 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$838,608
XI-2 Total expenses$698,376
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,232
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$24,477
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,755

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