Autism Inspired INC

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Clearwater, FL501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 82-1508256Revenue $2.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSautisminspired.org11225 US Hwy 19 N, 33764-7450 · Clearwater, FLTax-exempt since Mar 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide education, camps, support, care, and advocacy for children on the Autism spectrum within the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 24 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $454K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.8M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$675K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$613K
FY2022$929K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$98K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$552K
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.2M Management & general 5% · $119K Fundraising 2% · $48K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$107,658Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director/Co-Found
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cher Harris’s $108K as Head of School is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2021
Cher Harris$107,658$61,600
Elizabeth Bauer Russell$18,000$14,400

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

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Offers education, camps, support, care, and advocacy for children with autism.

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2 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide educational programs formed by florida standards and florida standard access points for children on the autism spectrum. This unique school for children with autism creates an environment where character development and social skills are at the forefront of education.

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

Provide day camp services for children on the autism spectrum. Our structured camp program provides consistency and behavioral management to help campers succeed in a social environment. Core to our teachings of social thinking, we teach explicitly what most people are expected to learn implicitly.

$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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$396K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$301K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$396K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$384K$396K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$117K$6K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$985K$53K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$118K$110K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$93K$86K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K$60$24
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$22K$1K$473
Office expensesLn 13$80K$72K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$264K$245K$13K$5K
InterestLn 20$256K$238K$13K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$150K$140K$8K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$75K$70K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$91K$5K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$275$110
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.2M$119K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.3M$172K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$1.7M$1.6M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.2M$270K$552K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$929K$184K$283K 990 PDF
FY2021 $675K$613K$62K$98K 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 $2,520,786 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,585,127$154,420
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,544,407$2,237,681
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,996$6,956
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $181,296$121,729
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,320,826$2,520,786
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,024,063$1,395,088
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $716,658$954,054
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,740,721$2,349,142
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,580,105$171,644
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,520,786 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,406 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$154,420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,420
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,237,681$2,237,681
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,956$6,956
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $64,200$64,200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $50,923$50,923
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,200$4,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,244,287 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $122,079$2,520,786
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,349,142 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,862 · Management $6,283 · Fundraising $2,513$125,658
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $984,594 · Management $52,935 · Fundraising $21,174$1,058,703
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $109,642 · Management $5,895 · Fundraising $2,358$117,895
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $86,334 · Management $4,641 · Fundraising $1,857$92,832
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,116 · Management $60 · Fundraising $24$1,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,000 · Management $1,183 · Fundraising $473$23,656
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $72,332 · Management $5,616 · Fundraising $2,246$80,194
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $245,196 · Management $13,183 · Fundraising $5,273$263,652
IX-20 InterestPrograms $238,104 · Management $12,801 · Fundraising $5,121$256,026
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $139,539 · Management $7,502 · Fundraising $3,001$150,042
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $70,090 · Management $3,768 · Fundraising $1,507$75,365
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,461 · Management $4,917 · Fundraising $1,967$98,345
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,189 · Management $275 · Fundraising $110$5,574
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,182,459 · Management $119,059 · Fundraising $47,624$2,349,142
Part X · Balance sheet $6,080,883 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,403$94,665
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $283,948$300,922
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $61,232$41,590
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,275,548$5,643,706
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,721,131$6,080,883
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,082$96,609
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $67,376$68,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,588,611$3,776,719
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,132,520$2,304,164
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,132,520$2,304,164
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,721,131$6,080,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,304,164 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,520,786
XI-2 Total expenses$2,349,142
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$171,644
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,132,520
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,304,164

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