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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTER FOR AUTISM EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,665,299
Total expenses
$5,322,219
Contributions and grants received
$193,326
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$5,384,109
Investment income
$68,902
Other revenue
$18,962
Total assets, end of year
$7,147,824
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,990,846
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,156,978
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,034,026
Management and general expenses
$240,039
Fundraising expenses
$48,154
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,034,026

Program services were 94.6% 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

    $7,230

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $186,096

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SUPPORT SERVICES

    total $2,776,103 · related or exempt $2,776,103

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $2,608,006 · related or exempt $2,608,006

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $68,902 · excluded $68,902

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $21,934

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

    $7,230

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $15,105

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $6,829 · excluded $6,829

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $12,133 · excluded $12,133

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12,133

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $115,316 · program services $57,658 · management and general $57,658

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,679,463 · program services $3,542,374 · management and general $107,910 · fundraising $29,179

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,526 · program services $51,359 · management and general $737 · fundraising $430

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $159,878 · program services $151,737 · management and general $6,911 · fundraising $1,230

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $276,806 · program services $262,711 · management and general $11,965 · fundraising $2,130

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $65,169 · program services $47,151 · management and general $17,636 · fundraising $382

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,454 · program services $2,454

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,297 · program services $23,668 · management and general $1,629

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $69,648 · program services $63,745 · management and general $5,903

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $337,293 · program services $323,477 · management and general $13,816

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,483 · program services $3,483

  • 20 · Interest

    total $67,830 · program services $64,376 · management and general $2,932 · fundraising $522

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $133,171 · program services $126,335 · management and general $5,756 · fundraising $1,080

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $166,249 · program services $157,784 · management and general $7,186 · fundraising $1,279

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $73,747 · program services $73,747

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $37,596 · program services $37,596

  • 24c · Other expenses: CURRICULUM

    total $24,439 · program services $24,439

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $9,688 · program services $9,688

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,166 · program services $10,244 · fundraising $11,922

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,969,804 · end of year $1,812,369

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $258,213 · end of year $550,955

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,941 · end of year $12,759

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

    $5,266,046

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

    $494,305

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,670,350 · end of year $4,771,741

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $213,121 · end of year $180,283

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $17,805 · end of year $13,279

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,867,484 · end of year $1,797,284

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,813,898 · end of year $5,156,978

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR AUTISM EDUCATION IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE WE SERVE IN A RESPECTFUL, SUPPORTIVE, AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

  • INSTRUCTIONAL DAY FACILITY: OUR YEAR-ROUND, SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM LOCATED IN ST. PETERS, MISSOURI, CONTRACTS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SERVE STUDENTS GRADES K-12. EACH STUDENT RECEIVES 1:1 OR 2:1 SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS INDICATED IN THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN (IEP). THIS PROGRAM OFFERS EXPERTISE FROM CERTIFIED TEACHERS, THERAPISTS, AND BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS SPECIFIC TO LEARNING. EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES ARE IMPLEMENTED TO CREATE A BENEFICIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO MAXIMIZE THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, LEARN, ADAPT, AND GENERALIZE SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. DURING 2025, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL DAY FACILITY SERVED APPROXIMATELY 29 STUDENTS FROM 8 DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

    Expenses $2,721,702 · Revenue $2,608,006

  • SUPPORT SERVICES: OUR SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LOCATED IN ST. PETERS, MISSOURI, CONSISTS OF THREE SEPARATE PROGRAMS WHICH SERVE ADULTS AGE 18 AND OLDER: DAY SERVICES, BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION ARE THE FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS IS FUNDED BY MEDICAID WAIVER.DAY SERVICES FOCUSES ON INCREASING INDEPENDENCE IN ALL AREAS OF DAILY LIVING. CONSUMERS ENGAGE IN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY OUTINGS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. OUR BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SERVICES USE PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT CLIENTS IN THEIR HOME AND/OR IN THE COMMUNITY. A BOARD-CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST DEVELOPS AND MONITORS AN INDIVIDUALIZED BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLAN FOR EACH CONSUMER WHICH AIMS TO DECREASE PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AND INCREASE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS WITH THE GOAL OF ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENCE DURING 2025, OUR SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT SERVED 58 INDIVIDUALS FROM ST. CHARLES, ST. LOUIS, AND LINCOLN COUNTY.

    Expenses $2,312,324 · Revenue $2,776,103

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Goeltz

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carrie Kremer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Rex Fennessey

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jay Woodside

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12

  • Don Hermann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12

  • Rocky Reitmeyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12

  • Daniel Lagarce

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12

  • Victoria Babb

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12

  • Angela New

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $112,061
    From this org
    $108,797
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,264
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
16 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630479349301548

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