Avenues for Autism

Analysis

Avenues for Autism is a registered charity in United States, based in Toledo, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Avenues for Autism reported income of $361k and spending of $387k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $231k to $361k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Avenues for Autism sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation ($361k), Jonathans Landing Cares Inc ($361k) and Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub ($361k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $174k. At year end it held assets of $63k against liabilities of $5,951, net assets of $57k. It reported 4 employees.