Alta Vista Center for Autism

Analysis

Alta Vista Center for Autism is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Alta Vista Center for Autism reported income of $6.0m and spending of $6.8m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $6.9m to $6.0m (-14%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Alta Vista Center for Autism sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Navicent Health Foundation Inc ($6.0m), Care Transformation Collaborative of Ri ($6.0m) and Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $979k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 147 employees.