Chattanooga Autism Center

Analysis

Chattanooga Autism Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2012, 14 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 2023, Chattanooga Autism Center reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $595k to $1.5m (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Chattanooga Autism Center 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 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Academy of HIV Medicine Foundation ($1.5m), Life Restoration Services Inc ($1.5m) and Phoenixville Free Clinic ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $807k against liabilities of $707k, net assets of $100k. It reported 52 employees.