Shenandoah Autism Center

Analysis

Shenandoah Autism Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Clifton Forge, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Shenandoah Autism Center reported income of $419k and spending of $430k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $449k to $419k (-6.6%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Shenandoah Autism Center sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens House Montessori School ($419k), Special Education Legal Fund Inc ($419k) and The Ark Institute Inc ($419k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $263k. At year end it held assets of $567k against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $477k. It reported 13 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.