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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE AUTISM PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,411,062
Total expenses
$2,404,269
Contributions and grants received
$358,324
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,069,746
Investment income
$2
Other revenue
-$17,010
Total assets, end of year
$1,000,141
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,050,620
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$50,479
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,782,439
Management and general expenses
$487,808
Fundraising expenses
$134,022
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,782,439

Program services were 74.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $162,965

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $194,589

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $770

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Family Support Revenue

    total $1,701,584 · related or exempt $1,701,584 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ASD Training Revenue

    total $298,753 · related or exempt $298,753 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Summer Camp Revenue

    total $69,409 · related or exempt $69,409 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $2

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $162,965

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $17,010

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$17,010 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$17,010

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $117,439 · program services $117,439 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,092,267 · program services $867,344 · management and general $224,923 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $38,821 · program services $38,821 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $180,772 · program services $89,506 · management and general $49,741 · fundraising $41,525

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,016 · program services $83,016 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,360 · program services $0 · management and general $12,360 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $480,180 · program services $471,266 · management and general $7,191 · fundraising $1,723

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,201 · program services $17,559 · management and general $3,891 · fundraising $751

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,262 · program services $11,937 · management and general $2,325 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $76,306 · program services $357 · management and general $75,949 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,311 · program services $21,311 · management and general $1,000 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,115 · program services $0 · management and general $15,115 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,700 · program services $0 · management and general $2,700 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Other program expense

    total $102,586 · program services -$23,922 · management and general $36,856 · fundraising $89,652

  • 24b · Other expenses: Software Contracts

    total $55,101 · program services $54,818 · management and general $283 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Management Fee

    total $42,000 · program services $0 · management and general $42,000 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Special Functions

    total $21,907 · program services $21,907 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $24,925 · program services $11,080 · management and general $13,474 · fundraising $371

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $250,552 · end of year $256,688

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $17,725 · end of year $17,727

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $654,708 · end of year $627,323

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,100 · end of year $17,518

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

    $181,508

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

    $100,623

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $96,000 · end of year $80,885

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $141,640 · end of year $131,340

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $46,900 · end of year $153,525

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $893,807 · end of year $765,755

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$58,262 · end of year -$50,479

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Autism Project (TAP) is a comprehensive coordinated system of services and resources for meeting the needs of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and providing related services to their families and those who work with them in the Rhode Island area.

  • TAP employs Family Support Specialists (FSS) who work to help family members navigate the system of care in Rhode Island. Activities include one-to-one mentorship meetings which provide program information and resources, assistance with insurance issues, coaching on educational concerns and advocacy, and the provision of a safe place to seek help and discuss concerns. A unique program is TAP's Grandparent Support Group, which meets monthly and averages 8 attendees. TAP provides training for parents, professionals, and caregivers in both English and Spanish and makes support calls on such topics as Toilet Training, Why ask Why? (Positive Behavior Supports), Visual Support and Understanding ASD, and the Parent Training Series (5-week parent coaching model).TAP's Family Support Specialists (FSS) also work with agencies, organizations, and families through on-site trainings to teach participants to recognize developmental milestones, to support concerns families may have, and to provide the tools necessary to empower families to make informed decisions and access care. TAP's FSS staff trained approximately 300 parents during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. FSS staff also spent over 1,000 hours consulting in school districts and early childhood education facilities.

    Expenses $1,142,340 · Revenue $1,701,584

  • TAP provides multiple training services related to ASD, social/emotional learning, and social skills programming to various professionals in Rhode Island. Through cutting-edge training and workshops, consultations provided in public and private classrooms, and regional/national speaking engagements, TAP educates professionals, educators, related support staff, itinerants, early intervention and day care providers, Head Start staff, community members, and anyone working to support people with ASD at school, at home, and within the community. TAP introduces information and strategies for educating students with ASD, social/emotional challenges, and related communication disorders. TAP's Training Department educated city personnel, schools, businesses, support agencies, community organizations, and Public Safety personnel through webinars, virtual and on-site trainings and videos to teach participants to recognize evidence-based and autism-informed strategies to best engage with members of the autistic community . TAP's team trained 3,321 participants during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.

    Expenses $400,223 · Revenue $298,753

  • TAP connects people with a spectrum of needs to the tools, resources, and education available to help them lead independent and fulfilling lives. TAP provides direct services within social skill group programs and a two-week summer camp, "Camp WANNAGOAGAIN!", for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). TAP also serves 250 individuals with an ASD through a 26-week program for groups during the school year and an additional 5-week session, as well as TAP's aforementioned summer camp. TAP offers events throughout the year for families in collaboration with the Rhode Island Center for Autism Research and Treatment (RICART).

    Expenses $239,876 · Revenue $69,409

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Fernandez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $2,016,723
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,651,362
    Other
    $365,361
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 72.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,550,583 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $100,779 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $334,533 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $30,828 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $2,016,723 related

  • Peter K Markell

    EVP & CFO

    Total calculated
    $1,505,315
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,464,555
    Other
    $40,760
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 49.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,221,588 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $242,967 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,975 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $21,785 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,505,315 related

  • Scott DiChristofero

    Fmr Officer

    Total calculated
    $188,030
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $175,943
    Other
    $12,087
    Hours/week
    0.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $175,943 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,087 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $188,030 related

  • Joanne Quinn

    President & Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $114,244
    From this org
    $84,065
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,179
    Hours/week
    40

  • Cristina Amadeo

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Kellie Buckley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Sabrina DeRensis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Phil Gould

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Al Greer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Patricia Martinez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Danielle North

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Jonathan Roderick

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jeronimo Sandoval

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ned Walsh

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

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

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4
Line 4a: The following individuals received severance and/or change of control payments during the calendar year ending December 31, 2024: Scott DiChristofero, former Officer - $173,077. Line 4b: Brown Health offers a non-qualified supplemental employee retirement plan (SERP) to certain executives. The following individual was credited with the non-vested amount indicated during calendar year 2024 and such amount is included in deferred compensation on Schedule J, Part II, Column C: John Fernandez - $313,833. In 2024, the following individual became vested in and was paid a 2021 non-qualified supplemental employee retirement plan (SERP) amount and such amount is included in Medicare wages, more specifically on Schedule J, Part II, Column B(iii): Peter K. Markell - $158,521. The portion of the above payments that was reported as deferred compensation in prior years is reflected on Schedule J, Part II, Column F. Participants included in Brown Health's SERP are awarded plan contributions on a quarterly basis. Contributions and interest earned during a plan year vest after three years and are paid to plan participants at that time. SERP payments earned during the calendar year which have not yet vested are disclosed on Schedule J, Part II, Column C. Vested SERP payments received during the year are disclosed on Schedule J, Part II, Column B(iii) (as well as Column F if reported on Schedule J, Part II, Column C of a previously filed Form 990). Plan contributions awarded to participants who have reached age 62 become vested as of the beginning of the following calendar year.

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.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • Brown University Health Alliance LLC

    Accountable Care Organization · RI

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Brown University Health MSO

    C · Management Services · RI · 0% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0

    Directly controlled by Brown University Health

  • Brown University Health Risk Services

    C · Risk Management · RI · 0% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0

    Directly controlled by Brown University Health

  • Brown University Health Home Medical

    C · DME Sales · RI · 0% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0

    Directly controlled by The Miriam Hospital

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202642309349300634

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