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← ASCENDIGO AUTISM SERVICES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ASCENDIGO AUTISM SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,774,870
Total expenses
$5,255,147
Contributions and grants received
$2,141,485
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,370,850
Investment income
$58,352
Other revenue
$1,204,183
Total assets, end of year
$9,160,841
Total liabilities, end of year
$580,367
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,580,474
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,840,168
Management and general expenses
$1,041,543
Fundraising expenses
$373,436
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,840,168

Program services were 73.1% 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

    $43,276

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,093,709

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $95,485

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $2,370,850 · related or exempt $2,370,850

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $82,652 · excluded $82,652

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $8,000

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

    other assets $32,300

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$24,300

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$24,300 · excluded -$24,300

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $268,606

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

    $43,276

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $237,162

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $31,444 · excluded $31,444

  • 11a · Other revenue: ERC INCOME

    total $957,307 · related or exempt $957,307

  • 11b · Other revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $148,034 · related or exempt $148,034

  • 11c · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $67,398 · related or exempt $67,398

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,172,739

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,279 · program services $126,153 · management and general $35,939 · fundraising $13,187

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,750,974 · program services $1,979,946 · management and general $564,064 · fundraising $206,964

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $310,752 · program services $223,656 · management and general $63,717 · fundraising $23,379

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $247,848 · program services $178,383 · management and general $50,819 · fundraising $18,646

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,825 · management and general $9,825

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,604 · management and general $23,604

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $487,392 · program services $345,541 · management and general $126,126 · fundraising $15,725

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,165 · program services $208 · management and general $325 · fundraising $24,632

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $139,128 · program services $57,507 · management and general $50,584 · fundraising $31,037

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $98,405 · program services $78,724 · management and general $14,761 · fundraising $4,920

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $300,603 · program services $233,937 · management and general $48,771 · fundraising $17,895

  • 17 · Travel

    total $46,427 · program services $42,480 · management and general $3,915 · fundraising $32

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,525 · management and general $5,525

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $96,826 · program services $77,461 · management and general $14,524 · fundraising $4,841

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $81,796 · program services $58,345 · management and general $20,640 · fundraising $2,811

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISC PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $430,937 · program services $422,166 · management and general $8,404 · fundraising $367

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $24,661 · program services $15,661 · fundraising $9,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,133,451 · end of year $4,030,846

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $244,653 · end of year $137,724

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $61,485

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $395,588 · end of year $97,510

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $88,029 · end of year $91,245

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

    $3,836,348

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

    $286,220

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $414,527 · end of year $3,550,128

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $64,600 · end of year $1,191,903

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $105,963 · end of year $187,666

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $54,042 · end of year $114,057

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $114,297 · end of year $76,506

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,500 · end of year $202,138

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,790,506 · end of year $8,209,742

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,263,540 · end of year $370,732

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ASCENDIGO SERVES LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL POPULATIONS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS ACROSS THE AUTISM SPECTRUM THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL, COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THEIR HEALTH, ABILITIES, PERSONAL GROWTH AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES AND CLINICAL THERAPY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS.

  • ASCENDIGO'S ADVENTURES PROGRAM OFFERS WINTER, SUMMER AND SPRING OVERNIGHT AND DAY CAMPS IN ASPEN, COLORADO AND SURROUNDING AREAS, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS TO SAFELY ENGAGE IN SUSTAINED PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER PERSONAL GROWTH.

    Expenses $910,002 · Revenue $654,588

  • ASCENDIGO'S LIFE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITY FOR ADULTS 18 AND OLDER OF ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY WITHIN THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. IT USES A HOLSTIC, INDIVIDUAL APPROACH ENCOMPASSING SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, ATHLETIC, AND DAILY INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS.

    Expenses $2,354,825 · Revenue $1,317,059

  • THE OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERED BY ASCENDIGO PROVIDES IN-HOME BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY AND SCHOOL CONSULTATONS TO CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS. WE SPECIALIZE IN DELIVERING NATURALISTIC DEVELOPMENTAL BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS VIA HIGHLY TRAINED CLINICIANS INCLUDING BCBAS, RBTS, OTS, AND OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONALS.

    Expenses $575,341 · Revenue $399,203

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dan Unumb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Goodwin PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brice Janney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Nussbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynn Dadzie-Yeboah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frances Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Tober

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lawrence Butler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Waissar

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sallie Bernard

    SECRETARY AND BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Pete Hayda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Richardson

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $187,165
    From this org
    $175,279
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,886
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,279
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,886
    Filer's total
    $187,165

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403189349307820

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