To provide comprehensive services to students with unique learning needs, whether they need a full- or part-time school placement, or an after-school program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 39 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $131K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% 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
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$600K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$950K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$600K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$495K
FY2025$600K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jul 2017.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.7M Management & general 8% · $146K Fundraising 0% · $577

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

10 people listed on the 990; $141K 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 Director
$96,069Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$45,280Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Adams’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 29th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Alexander—$98,730$47,212———
Kathryn Adams$96,069$90,542$79,798———
Barbara Melnick—$46,364$78,252$80,000$81,739$80,000
Teresa Berkowitz$45,280—————
Melissa Black——$38,388$40,276$29,158—
Denise Harlow—————$16,044
Paul Andrade—$2,640————
Rachel Knight————$450—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps students with unique learning needs through full-time, part-time, or after-school programs.

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2 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Aucocisco School provides an intensive remedial education program for students identified with learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, and other learning differences who have struggled in other educational settings.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

The school runs after-school programs including homework support, direct instruction in reading, math and executive functioning skills, subject area tutoring for elementary through college ages, academic testing and social thinking and enrichment programs in STEAM areas.

$36Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$146K
Fundraisingcol D$577
Owns and owesPt X
$600K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$622K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Government grantsLn 1e$454K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$279
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$622K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$600K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$284K$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$604K$622K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$495K$600K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$34K$34K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$130K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$687K$618K$69K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$10K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$35K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$60K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$180$180
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$4K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$129K$129K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$139
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$846
OccupancyLn 16$211K$189K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$19K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$406K$401K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$10K$5K$577
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.7M$146K$577

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.8M$106K$600K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.6M−$205K$495K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.4M$349K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$950K$190K$689K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.0M$265K$499K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$84K$234K 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 $1,919,239 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $98,718$535,606
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,336,774$1,380,802
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $224$279
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,552
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,435,716$1,919,239
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$33,833
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,046,273$947,701
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $594,695$831,865
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,640,968$1,813,399
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$205,252$105,840
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,919,239 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$453,634
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,972
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,887
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$535,606
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,380,802$1,380,802
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $279$279
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,552$2,552
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,383,354 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $279$1,919,239
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,813,399 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $33,833$33,833
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $129,854 · Management $14,135$143,989
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $618,411 · Management $68,712$687,123
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,884 · Management $1,098$10,982
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,064 · Management $3,896$38,960
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,982 · Management $6,665$66,647
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $180$180
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,143 · Management $8,070$12,213
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,872$128,872
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,249 · Management $139$1,388
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,480 · Management $4,869$9,349
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,470 · Management $846$9,316
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $189,449 · Management $21,705$211,154
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,415$2,415
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,495 · Management $2,166$21,661
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,599 · Management $1,400$13,999
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $400,925 · Management $5,248$406,173
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,062 · Management $4,506 · Fundraising $577$15,145
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,666,772 · Management $146,050 · Fundraising $577$1,813,399
Part X · Balance sheet $621,825 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,959$117,060
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $187,665$137,741
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $259,547$185,385
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,482$6,851
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,569$128,415
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,659$28,891
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$17,482
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $603,911$621,825
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,628$21,405
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $109,378$21,405
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $494,533$600,420
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $494,533$600,420
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $603,911$621,825
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $600,420 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,919,239
XI-2 Total expenses$1,813,399
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$494,533
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$47
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$600,420

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