Autism Project

Analysis

Autism Project is a registered charity in United States, based in North Beach, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2005, 21 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 December 2023, Autism Project reported income of $348k and spending of $578k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $397k to $348k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Autism Project sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meg Foundation ($348k), Zoe Freedom Center ($348k) and Hudson Institute of Mineralogy ($348k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $292k against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $229k. It reported 4 employees.