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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by KNOWAUTISM FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$469,985
Total expenses
$312,131
Contributions and grants received
$667,334
Grants paid
$208,455
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$197,349
Total assets, end of year
$543,049
Total liabilities, end of year
$504
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$542,545
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$244,160
Management and general expenses
$52,652
Fundraising expenses
$15,319
Program service expenses (Part III)
$244,160

Program services were 78.2% 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

    $662,632

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,702

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $662,632

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $197,349

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$197,349 · excluded -$197,349

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $52,000 · program services $52,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $156,455 · program services $156,455

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $15,500 · program services $7,263 · management and general $3,153 · fundraising $5,084

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $13,947 · management and general $10,460 · fundraising $3,487

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,061 · program services $1,031 · management and general $309 · fundraising $721

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,968 · management and general $28,968

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,589 · program services $2,767 · management and general $946 · fundraising $2,876

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,410 · program services $3,948 · management and general $7,462

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,354 · management and general $1,354

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

    total $20,606 · program services $20,606

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $3,151 · fundraising $3,151

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $90 · program services $90

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $333,834 · end of year $543,049

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $480 · end of year $504

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $333,354 · end of year $542,545

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AUTISM AWARENESS AND TO HELP CHILDREN AND ADULTS AFFECTED BY AUTISM BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND RESOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

KNOWAUTISM FOUNDATION PROMOTES AUTISM AWARENESS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION RELATING TO AUTISM, AND SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES STRICKEN WITH AUTISTIC FAMILY MEMBERS.

  • TUITION & THERAPY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS RANGING FROM $1,000 TO $10,000 TO HELP EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS AND INTERVENTION FOR AUTISM. TO BE ELIGIBLE, THE CHILD MUST BE BETWEEN 12 MONTHS AND 18 YEARS OF AGE AND MUST HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. THESE AWARDS MAY BE USED FOR BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS, SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOLS, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $131,055 · Grants $131,055

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM - THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH PROGRAMMING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY TO FURTHER OUR MISSION.THE SPECIAL INTEREST FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP CHILDREN WITH AUTISM ACCESS ADAPTIVE AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT DO NOT FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF TRADITIONAL AUTISM TREATMENTS OR INTERVENTIONS. AWARDS RANGE FROM $500 TO $2,000 PER CHILD. ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SPECIALIZED CAMPS, MUSIC THERAPY, ART THERAPY, YOGA THERAPY, THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING, ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS, AND SIMILAR PROGRAMMING. THIS FUND MAY ALSO BE USED TO COVER FEES FOR THE SERVICES OF AUTISM/DISABILITY ADVOCATES (UP TO $1,000).ART PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING CHILDREN AN OUTLET TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. WE PROVIDE ART KITS TO OUR GRANT RECIPIENTS, STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, TO CHILDREN INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN OUR ART FESTIVAL. THE SUBMISSIONS ARE FEATURED IN OUR ANNUAL AS I AM ART FESTIVAL. AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES TO HELP SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 MONTHS AND 14 YEARS OF AGE.

    Expenses $92,055 · Grants $56,350

  • THE EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS AFFECTED BY AUTISM TO HELP THEM WITH FOOD AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES WHEN THEY ARE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.

    Expenses $21,050 · Grants $21,050

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Edna Michelle Bohreer

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chris Cardenas

    GRANTS CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tracy Faulkner

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Marian McLendon

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Perri Palermo-Motamedi

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sherri Zucker

    DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maria Moncada Alaoui

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Alice Mao Brams MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Nicole Lassiter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Monty Meaves

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Suan Tinsley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tammy Tran Nguyen

    DIRECTOR, PARTIAL YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Wayne Nguyen

    DIRECTOR, PARTIAL YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
5 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302789349300930

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