Ascent a School for Individuals with Autism

Analysis

Ascent a School for Individuals with Autism is a registered charity in United States, based in Deer Park, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2022, Ascent a School for Individuals with Autism reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income fell from $2.5m to $2.4m (-4.0%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ascent a School for Individuals with Autism sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include May Center for Learning ($2.4m), Cascade Heights Charter School ($2.4m) and Wings Learning Center Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $418k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 42 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.