Austens Autistic Adventures

Tax-deductible

Lewisville, TX501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 81-4851684

To serve adults with autism with daily gatherings to maintainimprove social skills raising awareness of autism and making connections

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
28¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$29K 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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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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 23% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
28%
of spending
Concern: 28% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$29K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$144K
×86 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 8600% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$92K
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$89K
To programs
28%
Net assets
−$142K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$92K
FY2024▼ -66%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$86K
FY2022$135K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$92K
Expenses
$89K
FY2024▼ -70%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$126K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$89K
Net assets
−$142K
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$342
FY2021−$40K
FY2022−$105K
FY2023−$146K
FY2024−$142K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2017.

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

Where the money goes

28 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 28% · $25K Management & general 32% · $28K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $29K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$18,725Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$10,060Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie Wheeler’s $19K as Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 154 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamie Wheeler$18,725$59,935$65,441$65,790$39,493
Lisa Christian$10,060$37,961$33,981$22,650—

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

Programs and updates

Offers daily gatherings to help adults with autism build social skills and awareness.

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1 program service account for $29K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Investmnent in Two full-time employees(one director and one assistant) whose duties include managing retail activities, planning daily activ- ities, interviewing new participants, coordinating volunteers, pro-

$29Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$92K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$89K
Ln 25
Programscol B$25K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
−$142K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Total revenueLn 12$92K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
Net assetsLn 32−$142K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$307$2K
Total assetsLn 16$307$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K$144K
Net assetsLn 32−$146K−$142K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$297
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$94$4K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$89K$25K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $92K$89K$3K−$142K 990 PDF
FY2023 $268K$299K−$31K−$146K 990 PDF
FY2022 $135K$200K−$65K−$105K 990 PDF
FY2021 $86K$126K−$40K−$40K 990 PDF
FY2020 $63K$342 990 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $91,730 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$78,388
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$78,388
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,342$13,342
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,342 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$91,730
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88,502 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$28,785
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$6,820
IX-10 Payroll taxes$297
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,452$19,452
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,647 · Management $2,011$3,658
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $94 · Management $4,405$4,499
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,486$13,486
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,517$1,517
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,175$1,175
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,514$2,514
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,402 · Management $1,231$4,633
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,666$1,666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,595 · Management $28,005 · Fundraising $0$88,502
Part X · Balance sheet $1,700 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $307$1,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $307$1,700
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $146,154$144,125
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $146,154$144,125
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$145,847−$142,425
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$145,847−$142,425
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $307$1,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$142,425 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$91,730
XI-2 Total expenses$88,502
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,228
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$145,847
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$142,425

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