Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,348,052

Total expenses

$2,894,597

Contributions and grants received

$2,398,885

Grants paid

$587,680

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$69,560

Other revenue

-$120,393

Total assets, end of year

$4,029,586

Total liabilities, end of year

$170,208

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,859,378

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,320,259

Management and general expenses

$171,339

Fundraising expenses

$402,999

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,320,259

Program services were 80.2% 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 · 2023

• COLOR THE SPECTRUM COMMUNITY GRANTS: IN 2023, NEXT AWARDED A TOTAL OF $292,620 IN GRANTS TO 11 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 9 STATES, ALL OF WHICH WERE AUTISTIC-LED. THE COMMUNITY GRANTS SUPPORT THE TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO ADULTHOOD IN THE FOLLOWING THREE AREAS: HOME, WORK AND SOCIAL. THE COLOR THE SPECTRUM COMMUNITY GRANTS ARE FUNDED BY PROCEEDS RAISED DURING NEXT FOR AUTISM'S 2021 COLOR THE SPECTRUM ONE TIME ONLY LIVESTREAM EVENT.

  Expenses $332,980 · Grants $332,980

• NEXT FOR DSPS: NEXT FOR DSP IS A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM THAT ENHANCES MANDATORY COMPLIANCE TRAINING. NEXT FOR DSP PROVIDES SKILL-BASED LEARNING THAT IS TIED TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, LIFELONG LEARNING, BELONGING, AND CHOICE. NEXT FOR DSP HAS CONDUCTED PILOTS WITH ARC OF WESTCHESTER AND ARC PALM BEACH AND THE CURRICULUM IS ALSO USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEXT FOR FELLOWS PROGRAM. TO DATE, NEXT FOR DSP HAS IMPACTED MORE THAN 210 STAFF MEMBERS AT ARC PALM BEACH AND ARC WESTCHESTER, AND OVER 480 INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ACROSS RESIDENTIAL, DAY AND TRANSITION PROGRAMS. IN 2023, WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR VISION TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE ON HOW DSPS ARE TRAINED COULD BE SCALED THROUGH AN E-LEARNING PROGRAM RATHER THAN A CONSULTATIVE APPROACH. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE E-LEARNING COMPONENT.

  Expenses $253,581 · Grants $135,200

• COMMUNITY GRANTS: NEXT PROVIDED GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF AUTISM AND OTHER RELATED DISABILITIES SERVICES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE COMMUNITY GRANTS ARE FUNDED BY PROCEEDS RAISED DURING THE 2017 NEXT FOR AUTISM'S NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS COMEDY EVENT. IN 2023, NEXT AWARDED A TOTAL OF $119,500 IN GRANTS TO 2 ORGANIZATIONS.

  Expenses $134,500 · Grants $119,500

• NEXT CONNECTS IS A BI-DIRECTIONAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM CONNECTING ADULTS WITH AUTISM TRANSITIONING INTO EMPLOYMENT TO ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO BUILD MORE INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GUIDELINES, STRUCTURE, AND EXPECTATIONS WHILE FACILITATING CRITICAL DEI CONVERSATIONS VIA INTERACTIVE ELEARNING MODULES. THE TRAINING IS SUPPLEMENTED BY READY TO USE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO ANYONE WHO VISITS OUR WEBSITE. IN 2023, NEXT CONNECTS WAS PILOTED WITH 5 COMPANIES AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIGITIZED AND SCALED NATIONALLY. NEXT FOR DEI PROVIDES COMPANIES WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE NEUROINCLUSIVE BY PROMOTING THE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT DATA, AND ENCOURAGING ALL COMPANIES TO COMMIT TO PROGRESS TO TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2023, NEXT PUBLISHED A DEI COMPANY SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR COMPANIES TO IDENTIFIY THEIR STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND CREATED FREE TOOLS AND A DOWNLOADABLE PDF TO HELP COMPANIES WITH MAKING THE COMMITMENT TO INCLUDING NEURODIVERSITY WITHIN THE WORKPLACE. NEXT FOR AUTISM FELLOWS - IN 2023, NEXT LAUNCHED A NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH AUTISTIC AND NEURODIVERGENT ADULTS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS WHILE ALSO ENSURING NEW DSPS ENTER THE WORKPLACE TO SUPPORT AUTISTIC ADULTS.

  Expenses $1,599,198 · Revenue $157,133

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• THE HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION

  $104,500

  DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT THE NEED OF NEWLY GRADUATED BACHELORS-LEVEL INDIVIDUALS REGARDING JOB-PREPAREDNESS AND THE NEED FOR HIGH-QUALITY DIRECT CARE STAFF.

• NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN (A)

  $100,000

  INCREASING DSPS IN THE WORKFORCE

• PREVAIL NJ INC

  $40,500

  THE FUTURE IS NOW- RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES INITIATIVE FUNDING

• FULL SPECTRUM FEATURES NFP (HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO LEVEL FORWARD)

  $35,000

  ACCESS ON BROADWAY INITIATIVE FUNDING

• SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC

  $25,360

  SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES-RELATED FIELD OF STUDY, WITH AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING NEURODIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS AS A DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (DSP)

• ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY

  $25,000

  FUNDING OF SIMPATICO: A PEER-MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AUTISTIC YOUNG ADULTS

• AUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK FISCAL SPONSOR FOR AUTASTIC

  $25,000

  #AUTISTICBIPOC: A NEW BEGINNING AFTER LEARNING YOURE AUTISTIC FUNDING

• COMMUNICATION FIRST

  $25,000

  DEVELOPMENT OF AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC) KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS TOOLKIT, BEST PRACTICES GUIDE, AND WEBINAR

• COMMUNITY FOR AUTISM AND MOTOR PLANNING

  $25,000

  3-DAY RETREATS FOR AAC USERS AND FAMILIES FUNDING

• DREXEL UNIVERSITY

  $25,000

  LAUNCHING CAREERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

11 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202433179349303803

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