Keystone Autism Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261454616
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Phone
7172327509
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,092,890
Expenses
$13,680,061
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES S SWEEDER (PRESIDENT, KHS)
  • JULIE RIZZO (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHARLES S SWEEDER (PRESIDENT, KHS): $654,765 total reported compensation
  • KRISTINE C SAYLOR (VP FINANCE, KHS): $232,615 total reported compensation
  • LAURA TIEMAN (VP, KHS): $217,815 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Keystone austim services (kas) provides services for adults and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Kas creates opportunities for growth and meaningful life choices so all people can be valued, contributing members of their community.

What it reported doing in 2023

Adult community autism program: kas' adult community autism program (acap) offers flexible services and supports to adults with an autism spectrum disorder to assist them to develop skills to reach their goals and participate meaningfully in their community. Services are tailored to each person's specific needs and can be readily modified as needs change. These comprehensive services integrate health care, improve social skills, support vocational and leisure activities, and assist families and caregivers. 184 adults living in dauphin, lancaster, cumberland and chester counties in Pennsylvania chose to accept kas' acap services during the fiscal year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 96% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.9%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $517.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.9%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.9% of revenue deployed · 86.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $11.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $655K · 10 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $354K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 6 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule D land buildings reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.