Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 261666484
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2008
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
- Rating
- 56
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Health
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $82,229
- Expenses
- $96,883
- Assets
- $45,668
- Liabilities
- $47,319
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BURLINDA SEALS (BOARD PRESIDENT)
- CARRIE WOOD (VICE PRESIDENT)
- CARLY SPEARS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- CARLY SPEARS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $24,200 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 strengthen quality-of-life for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and the lives they touch through compassion, commitment and collaboration.
What it reported doing in 2024
Camp expedition promotes the creation of social and recreational programs designed to meet the unique needs of individuals with autism, while also meeting the needs of their typically developing peers and integrating these in a fun, summer day camp environment. Many of the children served by camp expedition have never had a summer camp opportunity, and by serving families that are underserved either because of financial situations, or the quality and expertise of staff and volunteers that is necessary to meet their child's needs (or both). Camp expedition provides respite for the parents and an exciting opportunity for the kids - all in a supportive, non-judgemental environment where research-based pedagogical methods are practiced and instruction decisions are data driven.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 29
- Transparency & Controls: 86
- Accountability: 69
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 30.3%; rating input score 30
- Program expense ratio: 25.7%; rating input score 26
- Fundraising efficiency: $3.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -17.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.04; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 25%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 30.3% of revenue deployed · 25.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $25K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $24K · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 30/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 26/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.