Anderson Center for Autism

Legal name: Anderson Center Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222923873
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Staatsburg, NY, USA
Phone
(845) 889-4034
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$48,165,318
Expenses
$43,084,079
Assets
$38,539,684
Liabilities
$28,517,186

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICK PAUL (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • PATRICK PAUL (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $702,258 total reported compensation
  • TINA COVINGTON (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $392,861 total reported compensation
  • TINA CHIRICO (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (ENDED 9/24)): $248,643 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide state-of-the-art educational and residential services for children and adults with autism.

What it reported doing in 2024

The third largest program provided by acs is day habilitation for adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. The program is a 12-month program, operating 5 days a week for 6 hours per day. The program provides instructional, clinical and related services to 120 adults in a classroom setting. The program is certified by the nys office for people with developmental disabilities. Through adult day habilitation program, also known as life long learning, adults with autism are presented with a wide array of invaluable educational, social, vocational and life skill opportunities. These foster individual independence and productivity while enhancing each person's overall quality of life. We offer a seamless program coordinated with an individual's home environment. (continued on schedule o)services are delivered according to the individual's preferences and choices. Day habilitation strives to offer opportunities of community involvement through volunteer programs as well as offering activities for the promotion of an individual's self esteem and overall well-being. Some volunteer programs are offered and include participation in the care of animals, visiting community nursing homes and hospitals. Our adults enjoy many activities including swimming, bowling, roller-skating and horseback riding.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 94% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets have declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.1%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 88.4%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.5%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.74; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 10 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 79.1% of revenue deployed · 88.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $38.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $702K · 25 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.