Friends of Aphasia

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814575180
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-T 2020, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
5203986834
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,327
Expenses
$262,005
Assets
$164,904
Liabilities
$793

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SEAN CLEMENTS (President)
  • JONI JONES (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • SEAN CLEMENTS (President)
  • JONI JONES (Vice President)
  • JEN BOICE (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Friends of aphasia strives to enhance the lives of those living with aphasia, including individuals who have aphasia, their families, and their community, through efforts to support the following: access to quality, patient-centered aphasia therapy services focused on participation in meaningful life activities; development and implementation of community education, advocacy, and outreach programs; and research aimed at advancing innovative and effective aphasia treatment approaches.

What it reported doing in 2025

Friends of aphasia offers structured, small-group sessions designed to stregthen communication strategies, reading, writing, and cognitive skills. These sessions are available both in person and on zoom, ensuring access for individuals with varying needs and circumstances. By creating a consistent, supportive environment, the organization helps members rebuild confidence in their ability to express themselves and engage with others. Beyond skill-building, friends of aphasia addresses one of the most profound challenges faced by people with language disorders: isolation. Through group programs and community outings, participants form friendships and experience a sense of belonging with others who understand their challenges. These social connections are not incidental-they are central to restoring dignity, independence, and quality of life. Friends of aphasia also embraces innovative therapy approaches, including music-based programs and technology training that support language recovery and everyday communication. These offerings reflect the organization's commitment to practical, forward-thinking solutions that help members navigate real-world interactions with greater confidence. Member events indluded: march 15-16 festival of books tabling event; april 11 picnic; may 20 bowling with community partner, stroke resources; june 21 piece by piece art project for national aphasia month; december 12 end of year party.

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
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82

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: -112.4%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $216K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.