Community Alternatives for People with Autism

Analysis

Community Alternatives for People with Autism is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Community Alternatives for People with Autism reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.3m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Alternatives for People with Autism sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Caroline Hospice of Beaufort Inc ($3.3m), Jordan Health Systems Inc ($3.3m) and National Forum for Black Public Administrators Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $243k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 80 employees.