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.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$111K 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
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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$182K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$499K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +11%
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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
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -5%
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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
$499K
FY2021▲ +113%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$495K
FY2025$600K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $829K Management & general 19% · $195K Fundraising 0% · $736

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; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Scho
$81,739Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$29,158Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$450Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $829K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Aucocisco school provides an intensive remedial educational program for students with identified learning differences in grades k-12. Using scientifically proven methods of reading, writing, and mathematics instruction, aucocisco school improves the basic literacy and mathematics outcomes of a highly at risk group.

$721Kprogram expense
02

For many students who cannot attend the school during the school year, summers provide a time for intensive academic assistance at the school's facility. Programs for social thinking and steam enrichment round out the day for students who have intensive academic programming in the mornings.

$83Kprogram expense
03

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, and social thinking and enrichment programs in steam areas.

$25Kprogram 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 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$155
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$829K
Managementcol C$195K
Fundraisingcol D$736
Owns and owesPt X
$499K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$449K
Total assetsLn 16$680K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$237K
Government grantsLn 1e$178K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$155
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
SavingsLn 2$193K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$449K
Other assetsLn 15$100
Total assetsLn 16$680K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
Net assetsLn 32$499K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K$449K
Total assetsLn 16$442K$680K
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K$182K
Net assetsLn 32$234K$499K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$503K$452K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$11K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$44K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$7K$775
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$10K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$101K$101K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$411
Office expensesLn 13$15K$13K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$114K$103K$11K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$130
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$608$547$61
InsuranceLn 23$15K$13K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$67K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$944$736
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$829K$195K$736

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $1,289,879 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,257$237,172
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,133,739$1,052,552
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $134$155
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,161,130$1,289,879
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $830,580$685,115
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,568$339,761
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,077,148$1,024,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,982$265,003
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,289,879 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$177,737
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,435
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,248
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$237,172
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,052,552$1,052,552
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $155$155
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,052,552 · Excluded from tax $155$1,289,879
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,024,876 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $120,606$120,606
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $452,330 · Management $50,259$502,589
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,399 · Management $1,266$12,665
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,329 · Management $4,926$49,255
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,970 · Management $775$7,745
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,715 · Management $1,080$10,795
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $101,065$101,065
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,697 · Management $411$4,108
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,487 · Management $1,499$14,986
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,587 · Management $11,399$113,986
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,172 · Management $130$1,302
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $547 · Management $61$608
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,314 · Management $1,479$14,793
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,453 · Management $1,240$68,693
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $944 · Fundraising $736$1,680
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $829,009 · Management $195,131 · Fundraising $736$1,024,876
Part X · Balance sheet $680,135 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,457$256,004
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,415$193,451
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $231,571$216,229
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,692$14,351
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100$100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $442,235$680,135
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,481$46,449
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,053$122,265
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $208,642$181,539
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $233,593$498,596
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $233,593$498,596
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $442,235$680,135
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $498,596 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,289,879
XI-2 Total expenses$1,024,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$265,003
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$233,593
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$498,596

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