Austens Autistic Adventures

Analysis

Austens Autistic Adventures is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewisville, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 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 (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, Austens Autistic Adventures reported income of $268k and spending of $299k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $268k (+363%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Austens Autistic Adventures sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Promis Health Organization ($268k), Adams Place ($268k) and South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association ($268k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $307 against liabilities of $146k, net assets of -$146k. It reported 7 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.