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Love Serving Autism INC

Tax-deductible

N Palm Beach, FL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 81-3503417Revenue $858K in FY2025

On file with the IRSloveservingautism.org11231 US Highway 1 Pmb 158, 33408-3216 · N Palm Beach, FLTax-exempt since Aug 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the organization is to expand life skills, especially functional communication, through multidisciplinary specialized therapeutic tennis instruction to increase community inclusion and independence of individuals with Autism spectrum disorder (asd) and developmental challenges. The goal is for participants to apply their newly learned skills throughout the community, including school, workplace, social/recreational gatherings, and home setting.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 170 volunteers and 2 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $66K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$858K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$908K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$547K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$858K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$424K
FY2023$689K
FY2024$845K
FY2025$858K
Expenses
$908K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$216K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$721K
FY2025$908K
Net assets
$547K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$598K
FY2025$547K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $726K Management & general 7% · $68K Fundraising 13% · $114K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Taylor Duffy
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dustin Forman
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Jolley
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Pugliese Lacroix’s $32K as President is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Lisa Pugliese Lacroix$31,879—
Lisa Pugliese—$11,767

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches communication and life skills through therapeutic tennis to help individuals with autism thrive in the community.

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1 program · $726K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization expanded life skills, especially functional communication, through multidisciplinary specialized therapeutic instruction to increase community inclusion and independence of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (asd) and developmental challenges.

$726Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Usta Foundation IncorporatedFY2025$56K
The Garchik Family FoundationFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$66K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$858K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Other incomeLn 4–11$260K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Money outPt IX
$908K
Ln 25
Programscol B$726K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$547K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$392K
Total assetsLn 16$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Government grantsLn 1e$235K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$260K
Total revenueLn 12$858K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$392K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$392K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$547K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6170
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K$392K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$887$3K
Total assetsLn 16$600K$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$598K$547K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$201K$193K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$16K$623
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$294K$190K$36K$67K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$30K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$26K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$18K$14K$3K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$168$168
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$246K$215K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$39K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$908K$726K$68K$114K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $858K$908K−$51K$547K 990 PDF
FY2024 $845K$721K$124K$598K 990 PDF
FY2023 $689K$483K$206K$474K 990 PDF
FY2022 $424K$221K$203K$263K 990 PDF
FY2021 $209K$216K−$7K$60K 990 PDF
FY2020 $60K$67K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $857,567 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $447,347$504,904
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,578$86,529
I-10 Investment income$6,295
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $333,522$259,839
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $845,447$857,567
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,107$217,748
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $591,082$690,569
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $721,189$908,317
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,258−$50,750
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $857,567 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$235,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$269,904
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$44,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$504,904
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,529$86,529
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,295$6,295
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$259,839
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,824$857,567
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $908,317 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $193,423 · Management $4,707 · Fundraising $2,596$200,726
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,399 · Management $623$17,022
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,740$10,740
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $190,365 · Management $36,458 · Fundraising $67,325$294,148
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,181 · Fundraising $10,898$41,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,220$1,220
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,743 · Management $2,552 · Fundraising $1,190$29,485
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,828 · Management $2,653 · Fundraising $1,511$17,992
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $168$168
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,896$1,896
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $215,260 · Fundraising $30,685$245,945
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,499 · Management $8,397$47,896
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $726,086 · Management $68,026 · Fundraising $114,205$908,317
Part X · Balance sheet $548,670 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $417,888$392,269
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $164,561$147,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $451$218
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $887$3,333
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,350$5,350
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $599,637$548,670
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,870$1,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,870$1,653
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $430,847$469,517
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $166,920$77,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $597,767$547,017
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $599,637$548,670
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $547,017 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$857,567
XI-2 Total expenses$908,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$597,767
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$547,017

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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