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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$181,121
Total expenses
$712,031
Contributions and grants received
$335,410
Grants paid
$683,751
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$32,381
Other revenue
-$186,670
Total assets, end of year
$827,769
Total liabilities, end of year
$447,022
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$380,747
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$700,348
Management and general expenses
$1,820
Fundraising expenses
$9,863
Program service expenses (Part III)
$700,348

Program services were 98.4% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $261,759

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $73,651

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $102,159

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,325 · excluded $20,325

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $37,174

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $25,118

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $12,056

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $12,056 · excluded $12,056

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $261,759

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $188,989

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$188,989 · excluded -$188,989

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,319 · excluded $2,319

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,319

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $683,751 · program services $683,751

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,750 · program services $6,303 · management and general $692 · fundraising $755

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,486 · program services $10,156 · management and general $1,113 · fundraising $1,217

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES, FEES, AND MEMBERS

    total $8,044 · program services $138 · management and general $15 · fundraising $7,891

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $561,574 · end of year $31,852

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $69,896 · end of year $68,112

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $6,786

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $542,880 · end of year $596,519

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $169,376 · end of year $124,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $795 · end of year $794

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $458,365 · end of year $446,228

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $796,222 · end of year $291,330

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $88,344 · end of year $89,417

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE AUTISM SOCIETY ENVISIONS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM ARE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, ARE TREATED WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DIGNITY, AND LIVE IN A SOCIETY IN WHICH THEIR TALENTS AND SKILLS ARE APPRECIATED AND VALUED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE PRACTICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION RELATING TO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM, TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY AUTISM AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ISSUES RELATED TO AUTISM.

  • NATIONAL PROGRAMS:OFFER SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM WITH INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ITS NATIONAL HELPLINE AND AUTISM SOURCE, A UNIQUE NATIONAL DATABASE WHICH ALIGNS PEOPLE WITH SUPPORT AND SERVICES IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE SOCIETY'S NATIONAL PROGRAMS SEEK TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH EQUITY.

    Expenses $684,583 · Grants $675,751

  • EDUCATION AND ACCEPTANCE:PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ABOUT AUTISM AND PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY AUTISM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. KEY EFFORTS IN THIS AREA ARE THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, OUTREACH MATERIALS, PROGRAMS AND TOOLKITS FOR AFFILIATES AS WELL AS DEVELOPING CORPORATE CONNECTIONS TO BROADEN ITS EFFORTS AT EDUCATION AND ACCEPTANCE.

    Expenses $12,363 · Grants $8,000

  • AFFILIATE SERVICES:OPERATE AS A SUPPORT SERVICE TO EMPOWER AFFILIATES TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AND IMPACTFUL AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THEIR SERVICE AREAS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: IMPROVED COMMUNICATION & TRANSPARENCY, WITH REDUCED COMPLIANCE REPORTING; TRAININGS; DELIVERY OF TOOLKITS AND TEMPLATES; PROVISION OF A PLATFORM FOR MORE EFFECTIVE RESOURCE SHARING; ONBOARDING SUPPORT; AND PREPARATION OF PROVISION OF AN UPGRADED AFFILIATE PORTAL.

    Expenses $1,783

  • ADVOCACY:SEEK TO INFORM PUBLIC POLICY AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GREATER DISABILITY AND HEALTH COMMUNITIES. THE SOCIETY AND FOUNDATION ADVOCATE FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINED APPROACHES TO AUTISM RESEARCH AND FOR THE INCLUSION, PARTICIPATION, AND SELF-DETERMINATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE SOCIETY'S NEWLY FORMED JUSTICE CENTER SEEKS TO ADVANCE THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS AND SUPPORT POSITIVE INTERACTION WITH THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

    Expenses $1,619

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

Listed in Part VII

  • J Cook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • E Benevides

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • M Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • A Calhoun

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • S Destefani

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • J Fallon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • L Goedken

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • T Goldstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • M Ellison

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • R Johnston

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • J Joyce

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • E Mahon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • V Gopal

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • C Ott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • K Ries

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • B Hoffman-Eubanks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • J Ireland

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • T Staley

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 6 related
  • H Miller

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related
  • D Roth

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related
  • C Banks

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $561,266
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $508,435
    Other
    $52,831
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $508,435 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $37,033 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,798 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $561,266 related
  • J Dabrowski

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $279,896
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $245,835
    Other
    $34,061
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $245,835 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,394 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,667 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $279,896 related
  • K Roth

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $233,134
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $204,926
    Other
    $28,208
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $204,926 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $3,887 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,321 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $233,134 related
  • K Musheno

    EXECUTIVE VP - PUBLIC POLICY

    Total calculated
    $222,436
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $185,987
    Other
    $36,449
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $185,987 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,827 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,622 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $222,436 related
  • P Schwarz

    VP - AFFILIATE RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $212,954
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $157,751
    Other
    $55,203
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $157,751 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,578 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,625 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $212,954 related
  • A Tasche

    VP - NATIONAL PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $188,479
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $152,111
    Other
    $36,368
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $152,111 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,418 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,950 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $188,479 related
  • J Velasco

    SENIOR VP STRATEGIC OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $139,475
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $132,913
    Other
    $6,562
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related
  • M Geddie

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $122,677
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $111,656
    Other
    $11,021
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related
  • C Ponder

    DIRECTOR OF THE AUTISM CENTER ON EMPOWERMENT

    Total calculated
    $125,232
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $107,388
    Other
    $17,844
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related
  • J Sussen

    DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AND CAUSE PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $132,755
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $116,727
    Other
    $16,028
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II
THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII AND ON SCHEDULE J IS PAID BY THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE FOUNDATION RELIES ON THE SOCIETY'S METHODOLOGY OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION. THIS METHODOLOGY IS AS FOLLOWS: COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS DETERMINED AND REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION'S COO MONITORS ANNUAL REVIEWS AND COMPENSATION INCREASES, BASED ON POSITION, MARKET ANALYSIS, AND BUDGET.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513149349304681

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