Families for Early Autism Treatment Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680287252
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,359
Expenses
$65,808
Assets
$104,728
Liabilities
$4,482

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kathleen Berry (Vice President CFO Director)
  • Nancy Fellmeth (President Director)

People named in this filing

  • Kathleen Berry (Vice President CFO Director)
  • Nancy Fellmeth (President Director)
  • Janelle Lewis (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

Education Advocacy and Support for those with Autism

What it reported doing in 2024

Education - FEAT provides education advocacy and support for families seeking best outcome treatment for autism a lifelong neurological disability. FEAT educates families via Parent Workshops and monthly Family Resource Meetings featuring experts covering complex topics parents need to learn about to navigate daily life. FEAT provides free educational resources and updates about relevant legislation and local autism services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89

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: 0.8%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -15.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.9% of revenue deployed · 88.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $58K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.