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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by XAVIER DEGROAT AUTISM FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$195,844
Total expenses
$159,693
Contributions and grants received
$253,445
Grants paid
$2,849
Program service revenue
$3,000
Investment income
-$6,400
Other revenue
-$54,201
Total assets, end of year
$48,538
Total liabilities, end of year
$64
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$48,474
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$124,712
Management and general expenses
$30,496
Fundraising expenses
$4,485
Program service expenses (Part III)
$124,712

Program services were 78.1% 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

    $34,785

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $218,660

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPEAKING/TRAINING FEES

    total $3,000 · related or exempt $3,000

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

    other assets $6,400

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$6,400

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$6,400 · excluded -$6,400

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $34,785

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $54,201

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$54,201 · excluded -$54,201

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,849 · program services $2,849

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,250 · management and general $3,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,250 · management and general $5,250

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,217 · program services $34,217

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,709 · program services $29,709

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,685 · management and general $1,685

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING/OUTREACH/ADVER

    total $67,704 · program services $47,393 · management and general $20,311

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $6,858 · program services $2,373 · fundraising $4,485

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION BOARDS

    total $5,356 · program services $5,356

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $2,815 · program services $2,815

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,133

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $2,783 · end of year $8,357

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

    $42,259

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

    $2,078

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,407 · end of year $40,181

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $64

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,323 · end of year $48,474

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CREATE AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AND HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CREATE AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM.

  • OPERATED A MUSEUM DURING THE YEAR WHICH SUPPORTS AUTISM AWARENESS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF AUTISM WHILE PROVIDING A SENSORY-FRIENDLY LEARNING ATMOSPHERE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM. THE MUSEUM MOVED LOCATION TO FRANKENMUTH, MI AND APPROXIMATELY 4,000 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE MUSEUM IN 2024. INCREASED VISITS FROM SCHOOL GROUPS K-12 IN 2024 WITH FOUR SCHOOL GROUPS VISITING THE MUSEUM. OVER 100 SENSORY KITS WERE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS, PUBLIC FACILITIES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ETC. OPENED A COMMUNICATION BOARD IN A LANSING ALL-INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. BUILT A COMMUNICATION BOARD THAT SERVES OVER 10,000 INDIVIDUAL VISITORS ANNUALLY AT THE VISITORS' BUREAU IN FRANKENMUTH. DONATED SENSORY-FRIENDLY TOYS TO TOYS FOR TOTS AND FACILITATED DONATIONS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL VISITORS.

    Expenses $95,003 · Grants $2,849

  • TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY TO BENEFIT THOSE WITH AUTISM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES STATE-WIDE, WITH A FOCUS ON THE GREAT LAKES BAY REGION. 400 EMPLOYEES WERE TRAINED AT A MAJOR CREDIT UNION.

    Expenses $29,709 · Revenue $3,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alicia Degroat

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Randy Thompson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Xavier Degroat

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640139349300964

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