Autism Life Skills Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921004612
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129617990
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lashonda Williams (Vice President)
  • Rhonda Williams (President)

People named in this filing

  • Lashonda Williams (Vice President)
  • Rhonda Williams (President)
  • Jadasha Cutler (Treasurer)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mission: To empower children and young adults with autism, ages 3-21, by providing a comprehensive life skills program tailored to their unique developmental needs. Vision: To be a leading resource in New York City for life skills education for individuals with autism, fostering independence and personal growth. Overview: The Autism Life Skills Center is dedicated to offering specialized programs that equip children and young adults with autism with essential life skills, enabling them to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Our age-specific curricula focus on key developmental areas such as communication, self-care, socialization, and vocational training. By partnering with a local nonprofit for a subleased space and utilizing volunteer staff in the first two years, we will build a cost-effective foundation for our services.

What it reported doing in 2025

Impact: The Autism Life Skills Center will serve as a critical resource for families in New York City, offering life-changing support for individuals with autism. By providing specialized, comprehensive programs, we will empower our participants to develop the skills they need to thrive independently and contribute meaningfully to their communities. Conclusion: The Autism Life Skills Center is poised to make a significant impact on the lives of children and young adults with autism in New York City. With a clear mission, a strong financial plan, and a dedicated team, we are committed to creating a sustainable and impactful program that will grow and evolve to meet the needs of our community.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

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: 77
  • Accountability: 24
  • Sustainability: NotEnoughData
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 6th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

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

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 39 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Series filing activity did not reconcile in the filed values.