Technology for Autism Now

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 271513551
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2011–2016
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2016
Location: Roslindale, MA, USA
Phone: 6174352307
Rating: 89
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Women's Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue: $109,311
Expenses: $88,281
Assets: $229,533
Liabilities: $13,368

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

MARIE DUGGAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

MARIE DUGGAN (PRESIDENT)
JOSEPH EDWARD DUGGAN (TREASURER)
DELIA DEVITO (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To develop and provide assistive technology devices for children with autism.

What it reported doing in 2016

The organization has worked closely with fablevision, inc, and has made real progress in developing mobile applications and the desired technological devices for children with autism.

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 100% 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. Liabilities are high compared with assets and the available information about grant readiness automatic revocation leaves an important question unanswered.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 81
Transparency & Controls: 100
Sustainability: 75
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 74.6%; rating input score 75
Program expense ratio: 92.4%; rating input score 92

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

Operating margin: 19.2%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.6; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 23.2% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 74.6% of revenue deployed · 92.4% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $82K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
Schedules: 3 filed schedules
Filing history: 5 filing years from 2011 to 2016
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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.
High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.