Arizona Center for Autism

Analysis

Arizona Center for Autism is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2024, Arizona Center for Autism reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $2.5m (+105%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Arizona Center for 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 88th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tucson Hebrew Academy ($2.5m), Banner Christian School Inc ($2.5m) and Por Vida Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.9% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $995k, net assets of $377k. It reported 61 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.