Spectrum Fusion

What it reported doing in 2025

Spectrum Fusion Community: The services provided by the Spectrum Fusion Community Program include social groups that offer opportunities for social connection and relationship building, foster a sense of belonging, and develop common interests. Four groups are provided to our community members. Writing Fusion: Bringing together creative adults to share their passions in scriptwriting, storytelling, short story writing, and animation.Fitness Fusion: Participants come together to exercise and develop coordination and other physical skills. (See Schedule O for continuation)Healthy Fusion: A group that teaches participants healthy eating and positive lifestyle changes while preparing a new recipe each week. Celebrations and Social Outings: The participants and their families celebrate important milestones, including graduations and birthdays. The number of persons who benefited from the Spectrum Fusion Community is sixty (60). It is well-documented that adults on the autism spectrum report feelings of loneliness and isolation. Moreover, the suicide rate for autistic adults is five times greater than adults without autism. Published research in mental health indicates that individuals who report having a sense of belonging show greater long-term success in their outcomes than those individuals who are isolated or merely have social support. The Spectrum Fusion community fosters a sense of belonging, and these outcomes are measured through its collaboration with Rice University. Spectrum Fusion collected and analyzed data, including measures of psychological well-being. Findings showed statistically significant improvement in outcomes of depression, hopelessness, and sense of belonging as measured in the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Sense of Belonging Scale.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 56.4%; rating input score 56
• Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $36.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 33.4%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.43; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 34.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 19.5% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings