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Rock Autism INC

Tax-deductible

Cheektowaga, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 82-2929199Revenue $181K in FY2025

On file with the IRS3835 Harlem Rd, 14215-1907 · Cheektowaga, NYTax-exempt since Oct 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To empower autistic youth and adults with the skills to build a craft in the creative arts. An annual Rock festival will be held to bring awareness and raise money for Autism services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$181K
+505% vs prior year
Spent
$178K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$181K
FY2025▲ +505%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$42K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$30K
FY2025$181K
Expenses
$178K
FY2025▲ +422%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$33K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$34K
FY2025$178K
Net assets
$23K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$48K
FY2023$24K
FY2024$20K
FY2025$23K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending October 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2017.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $156K Management & general 12% · $22K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Max Muscato
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alea Conte
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anthony Kosobucki
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Spencer Murray
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marc Muscato
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alea Conte’s $11K as Vice President is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering autistic individuals with creative arts skills and raising autism awareness through an annual rock festival.

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2 programs · $156K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In-kind donations

$135Kprogram expense
02

Other program expenses

$21Kprogram 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
The Childrens Guild Foundation INCFY2024$20K
The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$181K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$150
Money outPt IX
$178K
Ln 25
Programscol B$156K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Other incomeLn 4–11$150
Total revenueLn 12$181K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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$20K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$20K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$20K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$28K$13K$15K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$100$0$100$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$124K$124K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$400$400$0$0
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K$31$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$178K$156K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $181K$178K$3K$23K 990 PDF
FY2024 $30K$34K−$4K$20K 990 PDF
FY2023 $156K$172K−$16K$24K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $42K$33K$8K$48K 990 PDF
FY2020 $21K$27K−$6K$39K 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 $181,498 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,500$46,348
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,600$135,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $891$150
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,991$181,498
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,005$27,838
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,135$150,286
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $34,140$178,124
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,149$3,374
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $181,498 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $135,150 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,348
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$46,348
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,000 · Unrelated business $150 · Excluded from tax $0$181,498
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $178,124 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,858 · Management $14,980 · Fundraising $0$27,838
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $100 · Fundraising $0$100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $123,672 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$123,672
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,930 · Fundraising $0$3,930
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $400 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,233 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,233
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,920 · Fundraising $0$2,920
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,000 · Management $31 · Fundraising $0$15,031
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $156,163 · Management $21,961 · Fundraising $0$178,124
Part X · Balance sheet $23,149 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,775$23,149
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,775$23,149
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,775$23,149
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,775$23,149
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,775$23,149
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,149 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$181,498
XI-2 Total expenses$178,124
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,374
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,775
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,149

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

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