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← ALTA VISTA CENTER FOR AUTISM

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ALTA VISTA CENTER FOR AUTISM.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,088,502
Total expenses
$6,552,205
Contributions and grants received
$2,104,935
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,955,462
Investment income
$21,859
Other revenue
$6,246
Total assets, end of year
$9,178,596
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,184,495
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,994,101
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,334,317
Management and general expenses
$1,026,717
Fundraising expenses
$191,171
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,334,317

Program services were 81.4% 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

    $656,835

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,448,100

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $125,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $4,955,462 · related or exempt $4,955,462

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,859 · excluded $21,859

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $226,225

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

    $656,835

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $226,225

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $6,246 · related or exempt $6,246

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,246

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $135,085 · program services $91,578 · management and general $23,932 · fundraising $19,575

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,473,839 · program services $4,089,675 · management and general $318,793 · fundraising $65,371

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,717 · management and general $19,717

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $161,631 · program services $147,314 · management and general $11,392 · fundraising $2,925

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $363,538 · program services $339,125 · management and general $17,244 · fundraising $7,169

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,415 · management and general $1,415

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $119,962 · management and general $119,962

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $256,443 · program services $20,183 · management and general $202,392 · fundraising $33,868

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $50,719 · management and general $50,719

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $247,885 · program services $199,331 · management and general $31,707 · fundraising $16,847

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $49,472 · program services $23,991 · management and general $24,965 · fundraising $516

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $184,082 · program services $129,964 · management and general $27,942 · fundraising $26,176

  • 17 · Travel

    total $46,113 · program services $41,401 · management and general $2,126 · fundraising $2,586

  • 20 · Interest

    total $53,311 · management and general $53,311

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $212,353 · program services $165,635 · management and general $31,853 · fundraising $14,865

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $63,973 · management and general $63,973

  • 24a · Other expenses: LICENSES AND DUES

    total $40,957 · program services $34,440 · management and general $5,922 · fundraising $595

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF APPRECIATION

    total $27,073 · program services $25,184 · management and general $1,349 · fundraising $540

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $16,380 · program services $15,853 · management and general $527

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $13,543 · management and general $13,543

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,714 · program services $10,643 · management and general $3,933 · fundraising $138

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,000,598 · end of year $1,684,873

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,885,717 · end of year $1,505,878

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $463,443 · end of year $512,115

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,435 · end of year $44,358

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,479,813

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,048,441

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,899,791 · end of year $5,431,372

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $353,776 · end of year $359,259

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $150,400

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $1,400,404 · end of year $674,836

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,334,553 · end of year $7,240,297

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $123,251 · end of year $753,804

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WE ARE DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM THROUGH LEARNING, SUPPORT, AND SOLUTIONS. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY BUILDING INNOVATIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS AND CULTIVATING MEANINGFUL, IMPACTFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

  • ONE OF A HANDFUL OF AUTISM CENTERS IN COLORADO, FIREFLY OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS, AN INTENSIVE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAM, HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM, AND SOCIAL SKILLS CLASSES. FIREFLY'S SERVICES SPAN ALL OVER THE GREATER DENVER AREA, AND REACH AS FAR NORTH AS BOULDER AND AS FAR SOUTH AS COLORADO SPRINGS. WE SERVE AGES 18 MONTHS TO 21 YEARS IN OUR CENTER, WHILE THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT FOR OUR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS. EVERY PROGRAM HAS A 1:1 CLIENT TO THERAPIST RATIO WITH A HIGHLY QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN AND THERAPIST. FIREFLY TREATMENT PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON STATE OF THE ART, EMPIRICALLY-BASED INTERVENTIONS, UTILIZING THE SCIENCE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TO TEACH OUR CLIENTS ESSENTIAL AND LIFE-CHANGING ADAPTIVE SKILLS, AND AMELIORATE MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR. THE SUPERVISING PERSONNEL FOR ABA-BASED PROGRAMS ARE BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS (BCBAS) WHO, IN ADDITION TO HOLDING A GRADUATE DEGREE, COMPLETING A SERIES OF COURSEWORK IN ABA, AND REQUIRED HOURS OF SUPERVISION, ARE CREDENTIALED BY THE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION BOARD. TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION, EACH ANALYST MUST MAINTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION AT LEAST ANNUALLY. TO ENHANCE SERVICE DELIVERY, OUR ORGANIZATION INCLUDES SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE. SINCE WE BASE OUR SERVICES ON EMPIRICALLY DRIVEN DATA AND EVIDENCEBASED PRACTICES, OUR CLIENTS ALWAYS MAKE PROGRESS. OUR STAFF ARE HIGHLY TRAINED, DRIVEN, AND ENDLESSLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM THEY WORK. THE PROGRESS OF OUR CLIENTS, AND OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE LIVES OF THE CLIENT AND FAMILY UNIT IS OUR ULTIMATE FOCUS. WE PROVIDE ONGOING SUPERVISION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO OUR STAFF, SO THEY ARE VERY INVESTED IN CLIENT'S PROGRESS AND IN THE EXPANDING PROFESSIONAL CULTURE OF FIREFLY AUTISM. WE HAVE NUMEROUS STAFF WHO COME TO US TO LEARN THE ART OF EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT. WE HAVE BEEN PROUD TO HAVE STAFF BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND ALL OF OUR THERAPISTS ARE REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS, WHICH ARE ALSO CREDENTIALED BY THE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION BOARD. FIREFLY AUTISM IS COLORADO'S LEADING TREATMENT CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2003, FIREFLY HAS GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST RESPECTED FACILITIES OF ITS KIND, OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND EVEN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, COME TO US TO LEARN HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO AND PARENTS STRONGLY ADVOCATE TO HAVE THEIR CHILD RECEIVE OUR SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF OUR SERVICES. WE HAVE OVER 100 CHILDREN WAITING TO RECEIVE OUR SERVICES. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE REPUTATION OF EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND HIGH QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $5,334,317 · Revenue $4,961,708

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Amanda Kelly

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $118,293
    From this org
    $113,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,585
    Hours/week
    60
  • Ed Francis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Goldin-Evans

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Griffith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessen Gregory

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Saurabh Gupta

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brent Hinkston

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deb Howitt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Morgridge

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzie Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jesse Ogas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Ostoyich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Richtermeyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Rooney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Javier Soto

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leigh Sullivan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Krystal Than

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Tolliver

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Landry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meyer Saltzman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brett Winingham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Gudat

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Linda Childears

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Travis Plakke

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janette Ferguson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
21 December 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420169349300972

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