Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$412,683

Total expenses

$418,779

Contributions and grants received

$483,518

Grants paid

$180,050

Program service revenue

$5,999

Investment income

$6,620

Other revenue

-$83,454

Total assets, end of year

$283,885

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$283,885

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$273,969

Management and general expenses

$54,149

Fundraising expenses

$90,661

Program service expenses (Part III)

$273,969

Program services were 65.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE ENDEAVOR PROGRAM - THE CARRIAGE HOUSE ENDEAVOR PROGRAM PROVIDES A COST-EFFECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN OUR AREA. THE ENDEAVOR PROGRAM, ONE OF OUR FASTEST GROWING PROGRAMS, IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH CARRIAGE HOUSE THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL. IT IS A YEAR-ROUND, CLINICAL PROGRAM WHICH FEATURES A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS EMBEDDED WITHIN A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AND NATURAL GROUP ENVIRONMENT. ENDEAVOR OFFERS A 2:1 CHILD/ADULT RATIO ENSURING INTENSE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDANCE, AND A NURTURING SAFE PLACE TO GROW. CARRIAGE HOUSE WAS FOUNDED IN 1969 AND NOW FOCUSES ON SERVING CHILDREN AGES 1 TO 6 YEARS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ALONGSIDE THEIR TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEER GROUP. ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH FEAT OF LOUISVILLE HAS BEEN GOING STRONG FOR 20 YEARS AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. WITH OVER 100 CHILDREN ON THE ENDEAVOR PROGRAM WAITING LIST, THE NEED FOR SERVICE EXPANSION IS SIGNIFICANT, AND WE HAVE RECENTLY EXPANDED THE ENDEAVOR PROGRAM'S FACILITY BY 5,100 SQUARE FEET, OFFERING 1 ADDITIONAL INCLUSIVE PRESCHOOL ROOM AND SIX NEW CLINICAL ENDEAVOR GROUPS WHICH OPENED IN JAN 2025. EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION, AS WELL AS ONGOING SUPPORTS, ARE CRITICAL IN ACHIEVING THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ASD. THE ENDEAVOR PROGRAM IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR OVERALL MISSION AND STRATEGY OF HELPING OUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN WITH ASD LEARN AND THRIVE. THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL ESTIMATES THAT 1 IN 31 CHILDREN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM. THIS STATISTIC, RELEASED BY THE CDC IN 2023, IS AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS RATE OF 1 IN 44 CHILDREN, REFLECTING AN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN OUTREACH, SCREENING, AND DE-STIGMATIZATION OF AUTISM DIAGNOSIS. BASED ON THESE STATISTICS, APPROXIMATELY 266 CHILDREN WITH AUTISM ARE BORN IN LOUISVILLE EACH YEAR. RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THAT EARLY INTERVENTION IS THE KEY TO LIFELONG SUCCESS. YOUNG BRAINS CONTAIN MORE NEUROPLASTICITY, WHICH IS THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND CHANGE BEHAVIOR. ACCESSING EARLY INTERVENTION WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE DRAMATICALLY REDUCES THE LIFELONG COSTS OF A CHILD WITH AUTISM. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH PROVIDERS TO SERVE THE GROWING DEMAND FOR AUTISM EARLY INTERVENTION. HOUSING A CLINICAL PROGRAM ALONGSIDE AN INCLUSIVE PRESCHOOL WITH TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEERS IS TRULY WHAT MAKES CARRIAGE HOUSE AND THE ENDEAVOR PROGRAM SO UNIQUE. EVEN OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE STILL WORKING TO BUILD THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE LARGE GROUP ENVIRONMENT ARE PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE DAY FOR PEER MODELING. THE GOAL OF THE CLINICAL PROGRAM IS TO BUILD THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO SLOWLY TRANSITION FROM THE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT INTO THE INCLUSIVE PRESCHOOL AND THEN ON TO THEIR NEXT EDUCATIONAL STOP IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

  Expenses $147,598 · Grants $97,000

• DREAMS IN MOTION SUMMER CAMP - SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AGES 7-21 WITH AUTISM. IT IS THE ONLY 8 WEEK EDUCATIONAL, THERAPEUTIC, AND RECREATIONAL SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH AUTISM IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA, SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AND SOUTHERN INDIANA.

  Expenses $30,433 · Grants $20,000

• SWIMMING PROGRAM . GET YOUR FEAT WET - AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING TO SWIM FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AGES 3 AND UP, FEAT'S GET YOUR FEAT WET SWIM PROGRAM HAS SHARED THIS LIFE SAVING SKILL WITH HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 2008.

  Expenses $80,722 · Grants $53,050

• IN 2011, FEAT SPEARHEADED THE AUTISM FRIENDLY COMMUNITY, A GROUP OF MORE THAN 40 LOCAL PROVIDERS WHO HAVE THE SAME MISSION, TO HELP THOSE WITH AUTISM, BUT DESIRE TO SEE MORE HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY, WITH MORE THAN 60 PROVIDERS, WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO GAPS IN SERVICES, PREPARING OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE INFLUX OF THOSE WITH AUTISM WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE SYSTEM, AND WORKING TO MAKE LOUISVILLE AND BEYOND "AUTISM FRIENDLY CITIES." THE RATE OF AUTISM HAS INCREASED APPROXIMATELY 384% SINCE 2000. CURRENTLY, 1 IN 31 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). THERE IS TREATMENT THAT CAN HELP BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO KNOWN CAUSE OR CURE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENTAL CONDITION. NEARLY HALF OF 25- YEAR-OLDS WITH AUTISM HAVE NEVER HELD A PAYING JOB. THE AUTISM FRIENDLY BUSINESS INITIATIVE (AFBI) IS A TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED BY FAMILIES FOR EFFECTIVE AUTISM TREATMENT (FEAT) TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ASD IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE FROM AWARENESS, APPRECIATION AND ACCEPTANCE TO EMPLOYMENT. ASD CAN IMPACT THE WAY A PERSON COMMUNICATES AND INTERACTS WITH OTHERS, FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ASD OFTEN REPORT FEELING ALIENATED OR UNWELCOME IN PUBLIC SPACES. THE AFBI WILL EQUIP YOUR ORGANIZATION - NO MATTER ITS SHAPE OR SIZE - WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO BETTER SERVE THE ASD POPULATION. IT TEACHES YOUR TEAM TECHNIQUES TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF ASD AND BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE WHO EXHIBIT THOSE SIGNS. WHEN TEAM MEMBERS UNDERSTAND HOW TO REACT, FAMILIES FEEL ACCEPTED. WHEN FAMILIES FIND BUSINESSES THEY CAN DEPEND ON, BUSINESSES GAIN CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. FEAT HAS A DEDICATED PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE AFBI PROGRAM WHO IS CURRENTLY USING AN OUTDATED COMPUTER. ONE OF THE NEW LAPTOPS WOULD BE USED TO MANAGE THE PROGRAM AND RECRUIT NEW BUSINESSES. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN 18 STATES AND WE HAVE TRAINED ALMOST 600 BUSINESSES SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2017. THE PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IS SUCH A VITAL PART OF FEAT OF LOUISVILLE'S MISSION, HELPING INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP THE COMMUNICATIVE, DAILY LIVING, AND JOB READINESS SKILLS REQUIRED TO FUNCTION AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THESE SKILLS ARE TAUGHT IN A SCHOOL-LIKE SETTING AND THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED INSTRUCTION.

  Expenses $15,216 · Grants $10,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• KENTUCKY CENTER FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN

  $97,000

  ENDEAVOR PROGRAM

• DREAMS WITH WINGS INC

  $20,000

  SUPPORT CAMP

• BLUEGRASS CENTER FOR AUTISM

  $10,000

  FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

22 May 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202501429349301305

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