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← ORGANIZATION FOR AUTISM RESEARCH INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ORGANIZATION FOR AUTISM RESEARCH INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,323,210
Total expenses
$2,467,346
Contributions and grants received
$2,412,324
Grants paid
$515,005
Program service revenue
$4,690
Investment income
$88,988
Other revenue
-$182,792
Total assets, end of year
$3,869,084
Total liabilities, end of year
$430,298
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,438,786
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,919,939
Management and general expenses
$159,866
Fundraising expenses
$387,541
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,919,939

Program services were 77.8% 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

    $132,167

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $889,386

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,390,771

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MERCH. & PUBLICATIONS

    total $4,690 · related or exempt $4,690

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $88,988 · excluded $88,988

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $174,646

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

    $889,386

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $371,219

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$196,573 · excluded -$196,573

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $13,781 · excluded $13,781

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,781

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $307,141 · program services $307,141

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $167,864 · program services $167,864

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $40,000 · program services $40,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,811 · program services $114,129 · management and general $6,341 · fundraising $6,341

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $849,327 · program services $594,834 · management and general $13,778 · fundraising $240,715

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $33,689 · program services $23,927 · management and general $603 · fundraising $9,159

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $81,562 · program services $59,194 · management and general $1,674 · fundraising $20,694

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $81,112 · program services $58,868 · management and general $1,664 · fundraising $20,580

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,185 · program services $26,652 · management and general $20,808 · fundraising $2,725

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $50 · management and general $50

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $61,496 · program services $39,286 · management and general $18,193 · fundraising $4,017

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,666 · program services $10,391 · fundraising $1,275

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $228,847 · program services $148,610 · management and general $62,438 · fundraising $17,799

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $53,044 · program services $48,520 · management and general $2,262 · fundraising $2,262

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $146,427 · program services $122,999 · management and general $2,782 · fundraising $20,646

  • 17 · Travel

    total $38,042 · program services $28,437 · management and general $1,992 · fundraising $7,613

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $20,737 · program services $19,986 · fundraising $751

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $49,101 · program services $44,190 · management and general $2,456 · fundraising $2,455

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,362 · program services $5,090 · management and general $636 · fundraising $636

  • 24a · Other expenses: C.C. PROCESSING FEES

    total $83,485 · program services $54,213 · management and general $22,778 · fundraising $6,494

  • 24b · Other expenses: REGISTRATIONS

    total $23,534 · program services $673 · management and general $87 · fundraising $22,774

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT REPAIRS

    total $3,176 · program services $2,540 · management and general $318 · fundraising $318

  • 24d · Other expenses: GIFTS

    total $2,123 · program services $1,379 · management and general $579 · fundraising $165

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,565 · program services $1,016 · management and general $427 · fundraising $122

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $19,923 · end of year $33,499

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,115,832 · end of year $2,902,888

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $20,238 · end of year $19,381

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $69,885 · end of year $83,382

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $230,792 · end of year $285,356

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

    $418,562

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

    $304,083

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $131,704 · end of year $114,479

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $73,679 · end of year $89,243

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,200 · end of year $1,200

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $447,403 · end of year $339,656

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,161 · end of year $67,084

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $481,154 · end of year $363,214

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,040,379 · end of year $2,761,116

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $527,962 · end of year $677,670

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO FUND RESEARCH AND EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT AUTISM BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION DRAWN FROM RESEARCH IN VARIOUS FORMS AND FORUMS: WEBINARS, OUTREACH, PRINTED MATERIALS, WEBSITE, ELECTRONIC FORUMS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • INFORMATION: INFORMED AND PROVIDED EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCES FOR PARENTS, FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER CONSUMERS IN THE AUTISM COMMUNITY. THE MAJOR COMPONENTS ARE: OAR'S WEB SITE, WWW.RESEARCHAUTISM.ORG; THE OARACLE, OAR'S MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER; THE "LIFE JOURNEY THROUGH AUTISM" SERIES, CONSISTING OF NINE COMMUNITY-FRIENDLY AUTISM RESOURCE GUIDES; THE MILITARY FAMILIES INITIATIVE, OPERATION AUTISM, WWW.OPERATIONAUTISM.ORG; THE "AUTISM IN THE SCHOOL HOUSE; AND HIRE AUTISM ADULT EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES.

    Expenses $946,746 · Grants $51,419 · Revenue $4,690

  • RESEARCH: RESEARCH ENCOMPASSED THE WORK OF OAR'S SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DIRECTION AND SELECTION OF OAR-FUNDED RESEARCH STUDIES, FUNDING RESEARCH AND GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    Expenses $644,342 · Grants $292,986

  • EDUCATION: FORMAL STRUCTURED EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND FORMATS, SUCH AS CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC OR THEME AND WEB-BASED OR PRINTED MATERIALS DESIGNED ALONG THE SAME LINES, AND COLLEGE/VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, OAR CONTINUED ITS WEBINAR PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AUTISM RESEARCH AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS PRESENTING ON TOPICS OF HIGH INTEREST TO THE AUTISM COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $328,851 · Grants $170,600

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristen Essex

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $138,000
    From this org
    $135,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,000
    Hours/week
    60

  • James M Sack

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lori Lapin Jones

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marie Johnson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Liz Cavaliere

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roberto Datorre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Donlon

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/14/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Gerhardt

    CHAIR, SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Hussman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregory Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cathy Schwallie Farmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Shore

    COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Kotowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Demay

    DIRECTOR (FROM 5/2/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberly Ha

    SR. DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $114,000
    From this org
    $111,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,000
    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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531149349300023

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