Bacot Academy Inc is a non-profit school for children with autism and related disabilities. They provide year-round specialized education based on the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA) as well as B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$87K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$281K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$259K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$393K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$281K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$529K
Expenses
$259K
FY2021▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$259K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$543K
Net assets
$393K
FY2021▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$475K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2008.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $259K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $87K 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
President
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Bacot’s $51K as President is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Bacot$51,000$55,000$55,000
Ashley Walderon$36,000$32,000$25,846

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates children with autism and related disabilities using specialized, year-round ABA-based instruction.

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1 program · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide year-round special education to students with autism and related disabilities.

$259Kprogram 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$16K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$281K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$271K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$78
Money outPt IX
$259K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Owns and owesPt X
$393K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$271K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$78
Total revenueLn 12$281K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
Other assetsLn 15$323K
Total assetsLn 16$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$393K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$62K$74K
Total assetsLn 16$373K$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$371K$393K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$91K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$42K
InterestLn 20$134$134
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K$259K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $529K$543K−$14K$475K 990 PDF
FY2024 $576K$471K$105K$489K 990 PDF
FY2023 $375K$374K$2K$384K 990 PDF
FY2022 $339K$350K−$11K$382K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $281K$259K$22K$393K 990 PDF
FY2020 $241K$256K−$14K$371K 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 $280,927 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $241,015$270,869
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $234$9,980
I-10 Investment income$78
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $241,249$280,927
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,262$191,556
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,376$67,464
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,638$259,020
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,389$21,907
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 5 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-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 $280,927 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$270,869
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$270,869
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,980$9,980
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $78$78
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,058$280,927
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $259,020 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,000$87,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,757$90,757
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,799$13,799
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,730$6,730
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,096$1,096
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,098$42,098
IX-20 InterestPrograms $134$134
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,800$5,800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,581$7,581
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,025$4,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $259,020 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$259,020
Part X · Balance sheet $397,041 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,642$74,188
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $311,565$322,853
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $373,207$397,041
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,746$3,673
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,746$3,673
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $371,461$393,368
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $371,461$393,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $373,207$397,041
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $393,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,927
XI-2 Total expenses$259,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,907
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$371,461
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$393,368

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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