Educate and advocate for and empore individuals on the Autism spectrum, their families and communities and to build mutually beneficial relationships among them

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 6 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$56K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$340K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$275K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$294K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$340K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$461K
FY2021$370K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$340K
Expenses
$275K
FY2024▼ -52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$340K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$578K
FY2024$275K
Net assets
$294K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$294K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $234K Management & general 11% · $31K Fundraising 4% · $10K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$98,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Gaither’s $98K as Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Angela Gaither$98,000$95,723$83,200

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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Empowers individuals with autism, their families, and communities through education and advocacy.

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1 program · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To educate and advocate for and empore individuals on the autism spectrum, their families and the communities and to build mutually beneficial relationships with them.

$234Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$321K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$234K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$294K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$321K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$19K
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$167K
Other assetsLn 15$40K
Total assetsLn 16$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$294K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 63
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$129K$167K
Total assetsLn 16$292K$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$229K$294K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$27$27
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$98K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$0$10K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$31K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K$0$19K$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$0$0
InterestLn 20$782$782$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$36K$0$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$234K$31K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $340K$275K$65K$294K 990 PDF
FY2023 $348K$578K−$229K$229K 990 PDF
FY2022 $480K$316K$164K$536K 990 PDF
FY2021 $370K$351K$20K$372K 990 PDF
FY2020 $461K$340K$121K$353K 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 $339,907 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $348,170$321,156
I-10 Investment income$18,751
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $348,170$339,907
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$27
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,656$125,339
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $446,846$149,751
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $577,502$275,117
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$229,332$64,790
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $339,907 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$321,156
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $18,751 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$18,751
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $339,907 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$339,907
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,117 across 13 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $27$27
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$98,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,421 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,421
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $10,472 · Fundraising $0$10,472
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,446 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,446
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,678 · Fundraising $0$1,678
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,700 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $19,146 · Fundraising $0$19,146
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,546 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,546
IX-20 InterestPrograms $782 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$782
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,025 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,025
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,349 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,349
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,837 · Management $0 · Fundraising $9,688$45,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $234,133 · Management $31,296 · Fundraising $9,688$275,117
Part X · Balance sheet $349,166 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,845$142,234
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $129,066$166,793
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,139$40,139
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $292,050$349,166
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,306$55,632
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $228,744$293,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $292,050$349,166
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $293,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$339,907
XI-2 Total expenses$275,117
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,790
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$228,744
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$293,534

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