Eagles Autism Challenge Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
815290310
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2153205874
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,457,053
Expenses
$11,756,742
Assets
$14,496,704
Liabilities
$5,482,923

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TINA DORAZIO (VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY)
  • DONALD SMOLENSKI (VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER)
  • JEFFREY LURIE (PRESIDENT)
  • RYAN HAMMOND (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • RYAN HAMMOND (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $411,319 total reported compensation
  • KIRSTEN SARACENI (SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES DIR): $118,199 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of the eagles autism foundation is to support the highest quality and most impactful autism research and care to improve the lives of affected individuals and families now, as well as foster the acquisition of knowledge, technologies, and discoveries that will bring new opportunities in the future. While we remain steadfast in our commitment to fund the most innovative research, we also recognize the immediate need to serve individuals through the community grant program.

What it reported doing in 2024

Eagles autism foundation believes that autism is an area that needs more attention and financial support. The foundation hosts a one day event that includes a bike ride and a family-friendly 5k run/walk that begins and ends at lincoln financial field in may of each year. The foundation hosted the annual event on may 17, 2025. The foundation understands that it is difficult for a single institution to address the complex medical and scientific issues presented by the condition of autism, so the application for funding was open to all institutions. Proceeds generated in all of fiscal year end 6/30/2025 benefitted different autism programs around the world. Community grants and research grants from the event are payable to the beneficiaries selected from the research review panel.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 61
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.3%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 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: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18.7%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.9% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.3% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $411K · 5 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $622K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 39 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 39 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.