Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$474,707

Total expenses

$469,128

Contributions and grants received

$535,930

Grants paid

$202,218

Program service revenue

$7,987

Investment income

$6,220

Other revenue

-$75,430

Total assets, end of year

$289,464

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$289,464

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$311,988

Management and general expenses

$64,161

Fundraising expenses

$92,979

Program service expenses (Part III)

$311,988

Program services were 66.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• The Endeavor Program, one of our fastest growing programs, is a partnership with Carriage House Therapeutic Preschool. It is a year-round, clinical program which features a unique combination of early childhood education and applied behavior analysis embedded within a developmentally appropriate and natural group environment. Endeavor offers a 2:1 child/adult ratio ensuring intense positive interactions, instructional guidance, and a nurturing safe place to grow. Carriage House was founded in 1969 and now focuses on serving children ages 1 to 6 years with special needs alongside their typically developing peer group. Its partnership with FEAT of Louisville has been going strong for 20 years and more important than ever. With over 100 children on the Endeavor Program waiting list, the need for service expansion is significant, and we have recently expanded the Endeavor Programs facility by 5,100 square feet, offering 1 additional inclusive preschool room and six new clinical Endeavor groups which opened in Jan 2025. Early diagnosis and intervention, as well as ongoing supports, are critical in achieving the best outcomes for individuals with ASD. The Endeavor Program is such an important part of our overall mission and strategy of helping our youngest children with ASD learn and thrive. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 1 in 31 children will be diagnosed with autism. This statistic, released by the CDC in 2023, is an increase from the previous rate of 1 in 44 children, reflecting an overall improvement in outreach, screening, and de-stigmatization of autism diagnosis. Based on these statistics, approximately 266 children with autism are born in Louisville each year. Research has proven that early intervention is the key to lifelong success. Young brains contain more neuroplasticity, which is the ability to learn and change behavior. Accessing early intervention within the first five years of life dramatically reduces the lifelong costs of a child with autism. Unfortunately, our community does not have enough providers to serve the growing demand for autism early intervention. Housing a clinical program alongside an inclusive preschool with typically developing peers is truly what makes Carriage House and the Endeavor Program so unique. Even our children who are still working to build the foundational skills to be successful in the large group environment are provided with opportunities during the day for peer modeling. The goal of the clinical program is to build the foundational skills required to slowly transition from the clinical environment into the inclusive preschool and then on to their next educational stop in the least restrictive environment.

  Expenses $168,080 · Grants $112,500

• SWIMMING PROGRAM - GET YOUR FEAT WET - AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING TO SWIM FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AGES 3 AND UP, FEATS GET YOUR FEAT WET SWIM PROGRAM HAS SHARED THIS LIFE SAVING SKILL WITH HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 2008.

  Expenses $91,924 · Grants $46,718

• DREAMS IN MOTION SUMMER CAMP - SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AGES 7-21 WITH AUTISM, IT IS THE ONLY EIGHT WEEK EDUCATIONAL, THERAPEUTIC, AND RECREATIONAL SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH AUTISM IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA, SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AND SOUTHERN INDIANA.

  Expenses $34,656 · Grants $30,000

• In 2011, FEAT spearheaded the Autism Friendly Community, a group of more than 40 local providers who have the same mission, to help those with autism, but desire to see more happen in our community. Today, with more than 60 providers, we are working to ensure there are no gaps in services, preparing our community for the influx of those with autism who are aging out of the system, and working to make Louisville and beyond Autism Friendly Cities. The rate of autism has increased approximately 384% since 2000. Currently, 1 in 31 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There is treatment that can help but there is currently no known cause or cure for this developmental condition. Nearly half of 25year-olds with autism have never held a paying job. The Autism Friendly Business Initiative (AFBI) is a training program designed by Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) to build a community of local businesses that are dedicated to the inclusion of people with autism spectrum disorder

  Expenses $17,328 · Grants $13,000

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

• MELANIE WEST

  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $76,224

  From this org

  $76,224

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  40

• STUART BAIRD

  VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0

• JENNIFER TUCKER

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LASTACIA DALTON

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CARLISSA BROWN

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ALLISON MARTIN

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• SETH TODD

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JENNIFER GLASSNER

  BOARD CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CATHERINE LEWIS

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0

• TONY CIPOLLA

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DARRYL TUCKER

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• BECKY JONES

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DARREN HEITZMAN

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• TIFFANY COLEMAN

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• WILL CRAWFORD

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CHASE BURTON

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• COURTNEY CELASUN

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0

• JOANN JOLGREN

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0

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

• KENTUCKY CENTER FOR SPECIAL CHILDRE

  $112,500

  ENDEAVOR PROGRAM

• DREAMS WITH WINGS INC

  $30,000

  SUPPORT CAMP

• BLUEGRASS CENTER FOR AUTISM

  $10,000

  FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

10 June 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.1

Source object

202611629349301036

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