2024-09-09T16:17:52-04:00 2023-12-31 411532347 HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES 563 PHALEN BLVD SAINT PAUL MN 55130 990 2023-01-01 411718029 AUTISM SOCIETY OF MN AUTI 6516471083 2380 WYCLIFF STREET RM/STE 102 ST PAUL MN 55114 ELLIE WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6516471083 2024-09-04 true false STEVEN SCHURHAMER P02514535 6514811128 2024-09-04 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z ELLIE WILSON 2380 WYCLIFF ST ST PAUL MN 55114 2000813 false X WWW.AUSM.ORG X 1971 MN THE MISSION OF THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA (AUSM) IS TO CREATE CONNECTIONS, EMPOWERING EVERYONE IN THE AUTISM COMMUNITY WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO LIVE FULLY. AUSM SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF ALL WHO ARE A PART OF THE MINNESOTA AUTISM COMMUNITY, WITH A FUNDAMENTAL COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. 16 16 123 1831 392260 579263 1000992 1249361 7617 1001 76066 132254 1476935 1961879 0 0 1074643 1243506 0 198516 809758 917620 1884401 2161126 -407466 -199247 1191750 916007 407319 330823 784431 585184 X THE MISSION OF THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA (AUSM) IS TO CREATE CONNECTIONS, EMPOWERING EVERYONE IN THE AUTISM COMMUNITY WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO LIVE FULLY. AUSM SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF ALL WHO ARE A PART OF THE MINNESOTA AUTISM COMMUNITY, WITH A FUNDAMENTAL COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. true false 674071 542260 COUNSELING: AUSM PROVIDED NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING THERAPY SERVICES TO OVER 350 CLIENTS IN 2023, TOTALING OVER 4,570 HOURS OF COUNSELING. MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2023, INCLUDING WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP, LGBTQIA+ SUPPORT GROUP, INDEPENDENT ADULTS WITH ASD SUPPORT GROUP, AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF ADULTS ON THE SPECTRUM SUPPORT GROUP. 435924 269791 TRAINING AND EVENTS: OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDED OVER 100 TRAINING SESSIONS TO APPROXIMATELY 50 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, REACHING HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT AUTISM. THROUGH OUR WORKSHOPS, UNDERSTANDING ASD CLASSES, AND DIRECT SUPPORT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, WE EDUCATED 486 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT AUTISM. A TOTAL OF 1,155 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING THE MINNESOTA AUTISM CONFERENCE, STEPS FOR AUTISM, COCKTAILS FOR A CAUSE, THE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY SUMMIT, AND THE AUSM JIGSAW PUZZLE COMPETITION. 461570 414080 SUMMER CAMPS: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AUSM SUMMER CAMPS WERE HELD AT FULL CAPACITY. WE RAN SIX SESSIONS OF CAMP DURING SUMMER 2023, HOSTING 266 CAMPERS. AUSM CAMPS ARE FOR AUTISTIC YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS REST ASSURED KNOWING THAT THEIR CAMPERS ARE CARED FOR BY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED STAFF, WHILE CAMPERS MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME. 190398 23230 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND THE AUSM SHOP. WE ALSO CREATED 28 NEW ONLINE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON OUR WEBSITE AND ADDED LINKS TO DOZENS OF OTHERS CREATED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 190398 23230 1761963 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 123 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 16 16 true false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MN X MELANIE DAVIDSON 6516471083 2380 WYCLIFF STREET ST PAUL MN 55114 ELLIE WILSON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 94843 0 3032 DAREN HOWARD DEPUTY DIREC 40.00 X 82500 0 0 JENNA MATTESON-LAABS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEITH GUGGENBERGER VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN SKILLINGS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JON RUZEK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL D'ARCO PAST PRESIDE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA DETTLOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMONNA COMBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM COX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK DOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYNER EMERICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK ENGBLOOM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEEQUAIFRAH HUSSEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE LAW-PINK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MAY-KRAMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN PRIBYL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLE THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN BENDER DIRECTOR END 1.00 X 0 0 0 177343 3032 false false false 38595 540668 579263 PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES, NET 624100 542260 542260 CAMP REVENUE 611710 414080 414080 EDUCATIONAL REVENUE, NET 611710 269791 269791 MEMBERSHIP DUES 624100 23230 23230 1249361 1134 1134 133 -133 -133 -133 85491 38595 26335 59156 34768 12466 22302 22302 ADVERTISING - TAX EXEMPT 32200 32200 OTHER REVENUE 16765 16765 ADVERTISING 511120 1831 1831 50796 1961879 1320495 1831 1134 180375 45094 48439 86842 939409 833870 56976 48563 24301 22402 877 1022 99421 71399 18207 9815 9865 9865 139221 114171 18347 6703 1165 970 195 22823 17004 3590 2229 121853 94487 11392 15974 8396 8396 69 69 8764 8764 13919 4707 8398 814 CAMP EXPENSES 358349 358349 TRAINING 84015 82440 1512 63 EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTERS 66823 40736 19795 6292 PROCESSING FEES 54517 45728 794 7995 27841 13446 2386 12009 2161126 1761963 200647 198516 161924 191343 498781 199914 37461 3964 78761 216799 24546 28668 15117 19843 39085 32807 15175 6278 359985 249198 1191750 916007 19977 64139 20180 6975 367162 259709 407319 330823 X 740875 562225 43556 22959 784431 585184 1191750 916007 X -199247 X false true X true false X 658550 1050979 1062248 392260 579263 3743300 658550 1050979 1062248 392260 579263 3743300 3743300 882 151 221 7617 1134 10005 253 3376 535 4164 3757469 5744994 0.99620 0.97370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39085 32807 6278 6278 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 248303 LEASE DEPOSIT 895 249198 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 259709 259709 X 1961879 1961879 1961879 2161126 2161126 2161126 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) FOR ANY UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B ADVERTISING EXPENSES 0 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B ADVERTISING EXPENSES 0 COCKTAILS FOR A 46662 7226 39436 1621 8508 3463 STEPS FOR AUTIS 32134 15023 17111 1488 4832 4 45290 16346 28944 7970 2396 -3943 124086 38595 85491 1621 9458 10904 4352 26335 59156 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA (AUSM) IS TO CREATE CONNECTIONS, EMPOWERING EVERYONE IN THE AUTISM COMMUNITY WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO LIVE FULLY. AUSM SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF ALL WHO ARE A PART OF THE MINNESOTA AUTISM COMMUNITY, WITH A FUNDAMENTAL COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 AUSM HAS RECEIVED A 250,000 16-MONTH GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THAT WILL EXPAND UPON PRIOR COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS SERVING THE SOMALI COMMUNITY AND ALLOW AUSM TO PARTNER WITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SOUTHEAST ASIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THE FOCUS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE TO SUPPORT AUTISM AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE, AND RESOURCES FOR PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN FROM MARGINALIZED MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND THE AUSM SHOP. WE ALSO CREATED 28 NEW ONLINE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON OUR WEBSITE AND ADDED LINKS TO DOZENS OF OTHERS CREATED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JEAN BENDER JOHN SKILLINGS BROTHER/SISTER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 AUSM HAS MORE THAN 900 MEMBERS INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, EDUCATORS, PROFESSIONALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO ELECT/APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FIRST REVIEWS THE 990 RECEIVED FROM ACCOUNTANT AND IT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO MAILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DISCUSSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING TO KEEP MEMBERS AWARE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL COMPARE REQUESTED SALARY WITH THE PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S WAGE, INCLUDE EXPERIENCE, THEN LOOK AT THE BUDGET TO DETERMINE WHAT IS THE SALARY OPTION. FOR CURRENT ED, PERFORMANCE FOLLOWING A 360 REVIEW DONE YEARLY WILL DETERMINE AN INCREASE, IF THE BUDGET ALLOWS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B KEY EMPLOYEES ARE BASED ON BUDGET, JOB DUTIES, AND YEARS OF SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION LISTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON THE WEBSITE TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ADVERTISING EXPENSES 0 ADVERTISING EXPENSES 0