Beyond Autism, INC. Is a non-profit school dedicated to educating children diagnosed with Autism. IT is a movement that bridges the school experience with home life by not only teaching our students academics, but also social & life skills. We are a team, a team that believes that when given a fun and supportive environment, our students can achieve their goals. By aligning our goals with your expectations in a detailed collaborative approach, we believe that we can transform the lives of individuals and families living with Autism.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2024 · 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$451K
286% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 286% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
96%
Net assets
−$293K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$978K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
−$293K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023−$283K
FY2024−$293K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2022-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2024.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.2M Management & general 4% · $48K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$39,890Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$21,733Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle L Puopolo’s $40K as Executive Di is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Michelle L Puopolo$39,890$63,589
Timothy M Puopolo$21,733$40,771

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates children with autism in academics, social, and life skills for success.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education of students

$1.2Mprogram 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 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
−$293K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$583
Total assetsLn 16$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K
Net assetsLn 32−$293K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$342K$451K
Net assetsLn 32−$283K−$293K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$778K$778K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$61K
Accounting feesLn 11c$919$919
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$138K$138K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$43K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$105K$105K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$507$507
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$4K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.2M$48K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$10K−$293K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$978K$25K−$283K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,228,689 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,654$219,022
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $973,530$1,004,267
I-10 Investment income$5,400
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,003,184$1,228,689
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $727,631$851,428
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $250,479$386,963
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $978,110$1,238,391
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,074−$9,702
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,228,689 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$219,022
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$219,022
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,004,267$1,004,267
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $5,400$5,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,009,667$1,228,689
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,238,391 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $778,203$778,203
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,888$8,888
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,839$2,839
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,498$61,498
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $919$919
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $137,983$137,983
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,948$12,948
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,366 · Management $17,530$60,896
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $104,891$104,891
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,426$4,426
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $507$507
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,604$1,604
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,091$29,091
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,210 · Management $29,488$33,698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,190,454 · Management $47,937 · Fundraising $0$1,238,391
Part X · Balance sheet $157,755 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,289$134,157
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,606$23,015
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $583$583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,078$157,755
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $341,536$450,915
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $341,536$450,915
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$283,458−$293,160
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$283,458−$293,160
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,078$157,755
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$293,160 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,228,689
XI-2 Total expenses$1,238,391
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,702
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$283,458
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$293,160

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