Applied Behavioral Concepts Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061647745
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Freehold, NJ, USA
Phone
7329180850
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Autism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$-128
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • VINCENT SCANELLI (BOARD PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN)

Highest reported compensation

  • SAMIR POPAL (DIRECTOR OF FINACE): $107,809 total reported compensation
  • CARRIE CONGER (MANAGING DIRECTOR): $38,282 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Applied behavioral concepts, inc ("abc") provides a wide range of services to individials with autism spectrum disorders, their families, and the community. Abc is dedicated to providing high quality trainings and services based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (aba).

What it reported doing in 2018

Applied behavioral concepts (abc) offers quality services to children and adults diagnosed with autism and related disabilities throughout the state of New Jersey. Services include in-home and center-based programming guided by the principles of applied behavior analysis (aba). These programs address problem behavior, skill acquisition, communication training, etc. All individuals receiving aba services will have a comprehensive treatment plan designed to address their specific needs. Treatment plans will inlcude behaviors targeted for reduction, hypothesized function(s) of behavior(s), antecedent intervention strategies, replacement skills, etc. All treatment plans must be easily generalized across all settings the individual participates in (i.e. Home, school, community, etc.) to allow for consistent implementation. Abc provides consultation services, workshops and training in aba to schools, families, hospitals, etc. Abc provides after-school community integration programs as well as saturday recreational programs at two of its locations. The organization strongly believes that extensive community involvement strengthens an individual's awareness as well as fosters positive social experiences which AIDS in desensitizing the individual from previously unpleasant stimuli (i.e. Unexpected noise, crowds, waiting in line, etc.).

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: NotEnoughData
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -25% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14.6% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · -$128 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $108K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2010 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.