Greenwich Autism Alliancefoundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
260192605
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Stewartsville, NJ, USA
Phone
9083100740
Rating
24
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$203,006
Expenses
$181,873
Assets
$50,875
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kelly Milazzo (President)
  • Robert Milazzo (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • Kelly Milazzo (President)
  • Robert Milazzo (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • Sean McShane (Secretary)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Greenwich Autism Aliiance foundation seeks to improve the lives of families with loved ones with autism. We run a golf outing each year to raise funds and then GAA splits the proceeds with Autism NJ and local initiatives. GAA provides local grants for training supplies events support groups iPads scholarships conference attendance speakers recreation etc. We support the underserved area in NW NJ of Warren Sussex & Hunterdon Counties.

What it reported doing in 2024

GAA GRANT PROGRAM: Families teachers therapists paras and graduate students may apply for grants from $200-$2000 to support families of differently abled children and adults with extra needs. GAA will award grants within the Northwest NJ region Warren Hunterdon and Sussex counties. Some examples of prior GAA Grants include but are not limited to initiatives as follows: - iPad for home and or school use for facilitated communication support maintenance not incl. - Technology enhancements specialized software or iPad apps for school and or home - Proloquo2Go iPad app for home and school use for facilitated communication support - Therapies such as OT Speech social skills group therapies and or therapy co-pays - Parent and or teacher attendance at Autism NJ or Penn State Autism Conferences - Teacher para or parent training or school in-service speakers and awareness assemblies - Special Education books and special education materials for home and or school - Specialty presenters for training in behavioral or special education strategies - Buddy programs Unified sports Unified recreation inclusion events and social skills programs - After school clubs or inclusive recreation opportunities for students and adults with extra needs - Autism Awareness month activities for school or community events - Tuition for summer camp attendance - Funds to enhance summer camp programs and enrichment - Safety swim lessons - Home safety equipment and or tracking systems such as Project Lifesaver Angel Sense etc. - Home therapies such as ABA DIR Behavior support special education training

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

REVIEW - Revenue has grown recently. 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 59
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 10.4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30.4% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 44 current checks pass · 6 findings to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX FeesForServicesOther column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX GrantsToDomesticIndividuals column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX GrantsToDomesticOrgs column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.