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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,476,935
Total expenses
$1,884,401
Contributions and grants received
$392,260
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,000,992
Investment income
$7,617
Other revenue
$76,066
Total assets, end of year
$1,191,750
Total liabilities, end of year
$407,319
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$784,431
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,450,786
Management and general expenses
$238,235
Fundraising expenses
$195,380
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,450,786

Program services were 77.0% 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

    $34,700

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $357,560

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES, NET

    total $446,410 · related or exempt $446,410

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAMP REVENUE

    total $308,590 · related or exempt $308,590

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL REVENUE, NET

    total $221,417 · related or exempt $221,417

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $24,575 · related or exempt $24,575

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,617 · excluded $7,617

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $53,868

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

    $34,700

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,050

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $34,818

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $30,701

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $22,159

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $8,542 · related or exempt $8,542

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISING - TAX EXEMPT

    total $28,800 · related or exempt $28,800

  • 11b · Other revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $3,531 · unrelated business $3,531

  • 11c · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $375 · related or exempt $375

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $32,706

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $153,208 · program services $86,741 · management and general $40,963 · fundraising $25,504

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $816,794 · program services $630,870 · management and general $76,283 · fundraising $109,641

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $24,476 · program services $21,047 · management and general $1,706 · fundraising $1,723

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $80,165 · program services $60,821 · management and general $9,332 · fundraising $10,012

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,350 · management and general $11,350

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $115,066 · program services $70,438 · management and general $44,065 · fundraising $563

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,650 · program services $1,320 · management and general $270 · fundraising $60

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,888 · program services $16,439 · management and general $2,767 · fundraising $2,682

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $112,027 · program services $78,268 · management and general $17,443 · fundraising $16,316

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,714 · program services $4,612 · fundraising $102

  • 20 · Interest

    total $166 · management and general $166

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,476 · program services $9,476

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,892 · program services $3,892 · management and general $8,482 · fundraising $518

  • 24a · Other expenses: CAMP EXPENSES

    total $301,289 · program services $301,289

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $55,456 · program services $54,697 · management and general $759

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROCESSING FEES

    total $53,596 · program services $17,686 · management and general $17,687 · fundraising $18,223

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTERS

    total $52,845 · program services $36,438 · management and general $6,371 · fundraising $10,036

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $57,343 · program services $56,752 · management and general $591

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $133,193 · end of year $161,924

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $596,138 · end of year $498,781

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $37,461

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $478,451 · end of year $78,761

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $26,426 · end of year $24,546

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,569 · end of year $15,117

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

    $72,204

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

    $57,029

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $24,651 · end of year $15,175

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $895 · end of year $359,985

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $32,801 · end of year $19,977

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $39,625 · end of year $20,180

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $367,162

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,128,363 · end of year $740,875

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $63,534 · end of year $43,556

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA IS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA SERVES MINNESOTANS, THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, WITH A FUNDAMENTAL COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.

  • AUTISM COUNSELING AND CONSULTING SERVICES: THE AUSM COUNSELING AND CONSULTING SERVICES TEAM IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER CONTINUED TO SERVE CLIENTS BOTH REMOTELY AND IN PERSON IN 2022. WE PROVIDED 3500 BILLED VISITS, 450 CLIENTS, ABOUT 30% IN PERSON-NOT BECAUSE OF COVID NECESSARILY, BUT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TELEHEALTH. ABOUT 75 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED EACH MONTH IN OUR SUPPORT GROUPS.

    Expenses $583,612 · Revenue $446,410

  • EDUCATION EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING: OUR 27TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE WAS IN PERSON AND HYBRID THIS YEAR WE SERVED 352 INDIVIDUALS. IN 2022 OUR AUTISTIC COMMUNITY SUMMIT SERVED 85 IN PERSON INDIVIDUALS AND 52 VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALS WITH A TOTAL OF 137 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD TWO WORKSHOPS IN 2022: ONE HOSTED WITH AUSTIN, MN THAT HAD 35 PARTICIPANTS AND A KINDER APPROACH TO AUTISM WHERE WE HAD 111 PARTICIPANTS. IN 2022, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDED TWENTY SOCIAL RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. WE HELD FIVE IN-DEPTH DIRECT SUPPORT CERTIFICATION COURSES, AND PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL AND ON SITE AUTISM TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 20 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING MEDICAL FACILITIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, SCHOOLS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OUR AUTISM TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED WITH THE MINNESOTA BCA AND SEVERAL MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS.

    Expenses $396,627 · Revenue $221,417

  • CAMP: IN 2022, THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA (AUSM) OFFERED 6 SESSIONS OF OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP. THIS INCLUDED TWO SESSIONS OF CAMP DISCOVERY AND FOUR SESSIONS OF CAMP HAND IN HAND. DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED PROGRAMMING RESTRICTIONS AT CAMP BUTWIN, AUSM'S DAY CAMP WAS NOT HELD IN 2022. AUSM CAMPS ARE FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS REST ASSURED KNOWING THAT THEIR CAMPERS ARE CARED FOR BY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED STAFF, WHILE CAMPERS MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME. CAMP HAND IN HAND WAS HELD AT CAMP KNUTSON, IN CROSSLAKE, MINNESOTA, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA. THIS SERENE CAMP LOCATION FEATURES BEAUTIFUL WOODLAND SETTINGS WITH MODERN AIR- CONDITIONED CABINS AND BATHROOMS. CAMP HAND IN HAND WAS AVAILABLE TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF ALL GENDERS AND ABILITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SWIMMING, BOATING, TUBING, HORSEBACK RIDING, FISHING, CRAFTS, ARCHERY, NATURE EXPLORATION, BIKING, AND MUSIC GROUPS LED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST. ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION. THE CAMP ALSO OFFERS A SMALL ROPES COURSE, PADDLEBOATS, CANOES, AND OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES. AUSM-TRAINED CAMP COUNSELORS AND EXPERIENCED PROGRAM STAFF CAREFULLY PLAN AND MAINTAIN A WELL-RUN, RELAXED, AND REWARDING CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH A STAFF-TO-CAMPER RATIO OF 1:1. CAMP DISCOVERY WAS ALSO AVAILABLE TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF ALL GENDERS AND IS IDEAL FOR AUTISTIC CAMPERS WHO ENJOY A SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF STRUCTURE AND SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES, AS THIS CAMP PROVIDED A STAFF-TO-CAMPER RATIO OF 1:4. CAMP DISCOVERY WAS HELD AT COURAGE SOUTH IN MAPLE LAKE, MINNESOTA, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRUE FRIENDS. CAMPERS STAYED IN CABINS ACCORDING TO AGE, GENDER, AND INTERESTS. THE MODERN CABINS AT COURAGE SOUTH HAVE RESTROOMS AND ELECTRICITY AND THE CAMPERS ENJOYED HIGH-QUALITY MEALS IN A DINING HALL AND ON AN OUTDOOR DECK. CAMP DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SWIMMING, CANOEING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, NATURE EXPERIENCES, RECREATIONAL GAMES, LIVE-ACTION ROLE-PLAYING GAMES, AND MORE. CAMPERS PARTICIPATED IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUSED ON SPECIAL INTERESTS AND MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS. ADULTS WITH ASD SERVED AS MENTORS, PROVIDING EMPATHETIC, POSITIVE ROLE MODELING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. AUSM RECEIVED MORE THAN 300 APPLICATIONS FOR CAMP. CAMPERS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A LOTTERY AND A TOTAL OF 208 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED: 84 AT CAMP DISCOVERY AND 124 AT CAMP HAND IN HAND.

    Expenses $394,332 · Revenue $308,590

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND THE AUSM SHOP.

    Expenses $76,215 · Revenue $24,575

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ELLIE WILSON

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $101,834
    From this org
    $98,848
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,986
    Hours/week
    40
  • DAWN BRASCH

    FINANCE DIRE

    Total calculated
    $51,374
    From this org
    $51,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $121
    Hours/week
    40
  • JENNA MATTESON-LAABS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KEITH GUGGENBERGER

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN SKILLINGS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEAN BENDER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PAUL D'ARCO

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LAURA DETTLOFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOM COX

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RICK DOW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOYNE EMERICK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NICK ENGBLOOM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NOAH GERDING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANNE HARRINGTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DEEQUAIFRAH HUSSEIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHELLE LAW-PINK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PAUL MAY-KRAMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LAURA NISI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN PRIBYL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MEGAN REIGER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JON RUZEK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NICHOLE THOMAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2022
Filed
30 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312779349300306

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