PENINSULA ACADEMY FOR AUTISM INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PENINSULA ACADEMY FOR AUTISM INC

EIN 27-1026470

What they do

PENINSULA ACADEMY for AUTISM, INC. OFFERS INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL and BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN THE YEAR-ROUND DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM and AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM. PENINSULA ACADEMY for AUTISM, INC. UTILIZES AN INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL to DELIVER EDUCATIONAL and BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SERVICES. THE ACADEMYS MODEL INCLUDES THREE COMPONENTS, WHICH COHESIVELY LEAD to BEST STUDENT PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES. THE COMPONENTS INCLUDE ASSESSMENT and EVALUATION, EDUCATIONAL and BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMMING, and TRAINING and COMMUNICATION. THE ACADEMY SUPPORTS THE BELIEF THAT EACH COMPONENT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT of EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING and STUDENT PERFORMANCE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $95.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2017The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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They name their leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

64.88%of revenue went to mission work95.9% of expenses · Program services

0.38%of revenue went to fundraising0.6% of expenses

$67.67spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

2.41%of revenue went to management and office costs3.6% of expenses

29.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2017

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$871,220

Mission workProgram services$565,25164.88% of revenue95.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$21,0012.41% of revenue3.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,2840.38% of revenue0.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$281,68432.33% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$589,53667.67% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2017CurrentExpense mix: 95.9% mission · 3.6% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.67% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 94.5% mission · 4.9% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.02% of revenue

2015Expense mix: 94.3% mission · 5.2% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.21% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$871,220

Expenses$589,536

Annual surplus $281,684 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$565,251 · 95.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$21,001 · 3.6% of expenses

Fundraising$3,284 · 0.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$871,220

Expenses$589,536

Contributions$257,773

Mission work (program services)$565,251

Fundraising$3,284

Management and general$21,001

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2017

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (14)

ALLEN R JONES JRBOARD MEMBER

CANDY SNYDERBOARD MEMBER

DARA YEHTREASURER

DENISE TYSINGERCHAIR

DOUGLAS CHESSENBOARD MEMBER

FRANK ENGELBOARD MEMBER

GRETA VANDER VENNETBOARD MEMBER

HEATHER LIVINGSTONEBOARD MEMBER

KATHRYN CUTLERBOARD MEMBER

LIBBY DAVIDBOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL TROUTMENTBOARD MEMBER

NOSUK P KIMBOARD MEMBER

PAMELA RIOSSECRETARY

SUE TAYLORBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Location: 12749 NETTLES DRIVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23606
County: Newport News (city)
In care of: SYDNEY MROWIEC
Primary officer: SYDNEY MROWIEC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(757) 223-0558

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2017
Tax period began: May 1, 2017
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: TODD & CO CPA GROUP LTD