Arkansas Autism Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820776753
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Little Rock, AR, USA
Phone
5019510115
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$29,603
Expenses
$30,065
Assets
$56,285

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DAWN ITZKOWITZ (Treasurer)
  • BELLE VEIGA (Director)
  • TERRI ROBERTS (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The Arkansas autism foundation is a non-profit organization formed in february 2017 by local autism advocates wanting to make a direct impact on the autism community in Arkansas. We help individuals and families with autism across their lifespan and provide autism-friendly events and relevant workshops and training opportunities. We raise awareness about autism and provide important resources and support to families. Through funding of grants for innovative or already existing programs, we are committed to improving the lives of those affected by autism. We will also promote activities targeting development of social skills, will work to open doors to jobs or internships at local companies, will support and encourage local entrepreneurship, will potentially create or support businesses that seek specifically to train and hire individuals with autism, and would like to see more options for housing and support for independent living.

What it reported doing in 2024

Made grants to fifty-seven individuals and five organizations to advance autism programs and awareness. Grants to individuals were made to enable children, teens and adults to seek respite care and attend summer camps, after school programs and specialty camps. Grants to organizations were made for autism programs that focus on social skills, employment training, summer respite programs, and life-skills programs. The Arkansas autism foundation held events to raise autism awareness, to promote the mission of Arkansas autism foundation, and to raise funds for the organization. Events included the annual blue tie blue jean ball event and other community outreach events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 78% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.4%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 70.3%; rating input score 70

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.6%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.87; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.4% of revenue deployed · 70.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.