2023-10-04T08:22:38-04:00 2022-12-31 411532347 HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES 563 PHALEN BLVD SAINT PAUL MN 55130 990 2022-01-01 411718029 AUTISM SOCIETY OF MN AUTI 6516471083 2380 WYCLIFF STREET RM/STE 102 ST PAUL MN 55114 ELLIE WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6516471083 2023-06-30 true ELLIE WILSON 999009999 false STEVEN SCHURHAMER P02514535 6514811128 2023-06-26 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ELLIE WILSON 2380 WYCLIFF ST ST PAUL MN 55114 1518144 false X WWW.AUSM.ORG X 1971 MN THE MISSION OF AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA IS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA SERVES MINNESOTANS, THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, WITH A FUNDAMENTAL COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. 18 18 84 3531 1062248 392260 978809 1000992 221 7617 58750 76066 2100028 1476935 0 0 1004201 1074643 0 195380 566114 809758 1570315 1884401 529713 -407466 1264323 1191750 72426 407319 1191897 784431 X THE MISSION OF AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA IS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA SERVES MINNESOTANS, THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, WITH A FUNDAMENTAL COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. false true 583612 446410 AUTISM COUNSELING AND CONSULTING SERVICES: THE AUSM COUNSELING AND CONSULTING SERVICES TEAM IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER CONTINUED TO SERVE CLIENTS BOTH REMOTELY AND IN PERSON IN 2022. WE PROVIDED 3500 BILLED VISITS, 450 CLIENTS, ABOUT 30% IN PERSON-NOT BECAUSE OF COVID NECESSARILY, BUT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TELEHEALTH. ABOUT 75 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED EACH MONTH IN OUR SUPPORT GROUPS. 396627 221417 EDUCATION EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING: OUR 27TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE WAS IN PERSON AND HYBRID THIS YEAR WE SERVED 352 INDIVIDUALS. IN 2022 OUR AUTISTIC COMMUNITY SUMMIT SERVED 85 IN PERSON INDIVIDUALS AND 52 VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALS WITH A TOTAL OF 137 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD TWO WORKSHOPS IN 2022: ONE HOSTED WITH AUSTIN, MN THAT HAD 35 PARTICIPANTS AND A KINDER APPROACH TO AUTISM WHERE WE HAD 111 PARTICIPANTS. IN 2022, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDED TWENTY SOCIAL RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. WE HELD FIVE IN-DEPTH DIRECT SUPPORT CERTIFICATION COURSES, AND PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL AND ON SITE AUTISM TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 20 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING MEDICAL FACILITIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, SCHOOLS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OUR AUTISM TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED WITH THE MINNESOTA BCA AND SEVERAL MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS. 394332 308590 CAMP: IN 2022, THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA (AUSM) OFFERED 6 SESSIONS OF OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP. THIS INCLUDED TWO SESSIONS OF CAMP DISCOVERY AND FOUR SESSIONS OF CAMP HAND IN HAND. DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED PROGRAMMING RESTRICTIONS AT CAMP BUTWIN, AUSM'S DAY CAMP WAS NOT HELD IN 2022. AUSM CAMPS ARE FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS REST ASSURED KNOWING THAT THEIR CAMPERS ARE CARED FOR BY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED STAFF, WHILE CAMPERS MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME. CAMP HAND IN HAND WAS HELD AT CAMP KNUTSON, IN CROSSLAKE, MINNESOTA, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA. THIS SERENE CAMP LOCATION FEATURES BEAUTIFUL WOODLAND SETTINGS WITH MODERN AIR- CONDITIONED CABINS AND BATHROOMS. CAMP HAND IN HAND WAS AVAILABLE TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF ALL GENDERS AND ABILITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SWIMMING, BOATING, TUBING, HORSEBACK RIDING, FISHING, CRAFTS, ARCHERY, NATURE EXPLORATION, BIKING, AND MUSIC GROUPS LED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST. ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION. THE CAMP ALSO OFFERS A SMALL ROPES COURSE, PADDLEBOATS, CANOES, AND OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES. AUSM-TRAINED CAMP COUNSELORS AND EXPERIENCED PROGRAM STAFF CAREFULLY PLAN AND MAINTAIN A WELL-RUN, RELAXED, AND REWARDING CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH A STAFF-TO-CAMPER RATIO OF 1:1. CAMP DISCOVERY WAS ALSO AVAILABLE TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF ALL GENDERS AND IS IDEAL FOR AUTISTIC CAMPERS WHO ENJOY A SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF STRUCTURE AND SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES, AS THIS CAMP PROVIDED A STAFF-TO-CAMPER RATIO OF 1:4. CAMP DISCOVERY WAS HELD AT COURAGE SOUTH IN MAPLE LAKE, MINNESOTA, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRUE FRIENDS. CAMPERS STAYED IN CABINS ACCORDING TO AGE, GENDER, AND INTERESTS. THE MODERN CABINS AT COURAGE SOUTH HAVE RESTROOMS AND ELECTRICITY AND THE CAMPERS ENJOYED HIGH-QUALITY MEALS IN A DINING HALL AND ON AN OUTDOOR DECK. CAMP DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SWIMMING, CANOEING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, NATURE EXPERIENCES, RECREATIONAL GAMES, LIVE-ACTION ROLE-PLAYING GAMES, AND MORE. CAMPERS PARTICIPATED IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUSED ON SPECIAL INTERESTS AND MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS. ADULTS WITH ASD SERVED AS MENTORS, PROVIDING EMPATHETIC, POSITIVE ROLE MODELING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. AUSM RECEIVED MORE THAN 300 APPLICATIONS FOR CAMP. CAMPERS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A LOTTERY AND A TOTAL OF 208 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED: 84 AT CAMP DISCOVERY AND 124 AT CAMP HAND IN HAND. 76215 24575 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND THE AUSM SHOP. 76215 24575 1450786 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 23 0 true 84 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 18 18 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 98848 0 2986 DAWN BRASCH FINANCE DIRE 40.00 X 51253 0 121 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 JEAN BENDER 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 TOM COX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK DOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYNE EMERICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK ENGBLOOM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOAH GERDING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE HARRINGTON 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 LAURA NISI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN PRIBYL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN REIGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON RUZEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLE THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 150101 3107 false false false 34700 357560 392260 PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES, NET 624100 446410 446410 CAMP REVENUE 611710 308590 308590 EDUCATIONAL REVENUE, NET 611710 221417 221417 MEMBERSHIP DUES 624100 24575 24575 1000992 7617 7617 53868 34700 19050 34818 30701 22159 8542 8542 ADVERTISING - TAX EXEMPT 28800 28800 ADVERTISING 511120 3531 3531 OTHER REVENUE 375 375 32706 1476935 1038709 3531 7617 153208 86741 40963 25504 816794 630870 76283 109641 24476 21047 1706 1723 80165 60821 9332 10012 11350 11350 115066 70438 44065 563 1650 1320 270 60 21888 16439 2767 2682 112027 78268 17443 16316 4714 4612 102 166 166 9476 9476 12892 3892 8482 518 CAMP EXPENSES 301289 301289 TRAINING 55456 54697 759 PROCESSING FEES 53596 17686 17687 18223 EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTERS 52845 36438 6371 10036 57343 56752 591 1884401 1450786 238235 195380 133193 161924 596138 498781 37461 478451 78761 26426 24546 4569 15117 72204 57029 24651 15175 895 359985 1264323 1191750 32801 19977 39625 20180 367162 72426 407319 X 1128363 740875 63534 43556 1191897 784431 1264323 1191750 X -407466 X false true X true false X 483154 658550 1050979 1062248 392260 3647191 483154 658550 1050979 1062248 392260 3647191 81270 3565921 906 882 151 221 7617 9777 253 3376 3629 1799 1799 3662396 5664462 0.97370 0.97810 X PART II, LINE 10 1,799 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 72204 57029 15175 15175 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 359090 LEASE DEPOSIT 895 359985 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 367162 367162 X 1476935 1476935 1476935 1884401 1884401 1884401 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 STEPS OF HOPE 88568 34700 53868 10819 3087 5144 88568 34700 53868 10819 3087 5144 19050 34818 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA IS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA SERVES MINNESOTANS, THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, WITH A FUNDAMENTAL COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 WITH SUPPORT FROM TWO INNOVATION GRANTS FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AUSM HAS INITIATED TWO COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOMALI PARENT AUTISM NETWORK AND THE MULTICULTURAL AUTISM ACTION NETWORK TO EXPAND AUTISM AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE, SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION AMONG MARGINALIZED MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING: OUR 27TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE WAS IN PERSON AND HYBRID THIS YEAR WE SERVED 352 INDIVIDUALS. IN 2022 OUR AUTISTIC COMMUNITY SUMMIT SERVED 85 IN PERSON INDIVIDUALS AND 52 VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALS WITH A TOTAL OF 137 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD TWO WORKSHOPS IN 2022: ONE HOSTED WITH AUSTIN, MN THAT HAD 35 PARTICIPANTS AND A KINDER APPROACH TO AUTISM WHERE WE HAD 111 PARTICIPANTS. IN 2022, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDED TWENTY SOCIAL RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. WE HELD FIVE IN-DEPTH DIRECT SUPPORT CERTIFICATION COURSES, AND PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL AND ON SITE AUTISM TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 20 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING MEDICAL FACILITIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, SCHOOLS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OUR AUTISM TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED WITH THE MINNESOTA BCA AND SEVERAL MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C CAMP: IN 2022, THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA (AUSM) OFFERED 6 SESSIONS OF OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP. THIS INCLUDED TWO SESSIONS OF CAMP DISCOVERY AND FOUR SESSIONS OF CAMP HAND IN HAND. DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED PROGRAMMING RESTRICTIONS AT CAMP BUTWIN, AUSM'S DAY CAMP WAS NOT HELD IN 2022. AUSM CAMPS ARE FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS REST ASSURED KNOWING THAT THEIR CAMPERS ARE CARED FOR BY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED STAFF, WHILE CAMPERS MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME. CAMP HAND IN HAND WAS HELD AT CAMP KNUTSON, IN CROSSLAKE, MINNESOTA, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA. THIS SERENE CAMP LOCATION FEATURES BEAUTIFUL WOODLAND SETTINGS WITH MODERN AIR- CONDITIONED CABINS AND BATHROOMS. CAMP HAND IN HAND WAS AVAILABLE TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF ALL GENDERS AND ABILITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SWIMMING, BOATING, TUBING, HORSEBACK RIDING, FISHING, CRAFTS, ARCHERY, NATURE EXPLORATION, BIKING, AND MUSIC GROUPS LED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST. ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION. THE CAMP ALSO OFFERS A SMALL ROPES COURSE, PADDLEBOATS, CANOES, AND OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES. AUSM-TRAINED CAMP COUNSELORS AND EXPERIENCED PROGRAM STAFF CAREFULLY PLAN AND MAINTAIN A WELL-RUN, RELAXED, AND REWARDING CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH A STAFF-TO-CAMPER RATIO OF 1:1. CAMP DISCOVERY WAS ALSO AVAILABLE TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF ALL GENDERS AND IS IDEAL FOR AUTISTIC CAMPERS WHO ENJOY A SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF STRUCTURE AND SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES, AS THIS CAMP PROVIDED A STAFF-TO-CAMPER RATIO OF 1:4. CAMP DISCOVERY WAS HELD AT COURAGE SOUTH IN MAPLE LAKE, MINNESOTA, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRUE FRIENDS. CAMPERS STAYED IN CABINS ACCORDING TO AGE, GENDER, AND INTERESTS. THE MODERN CABINS AT COURAGE SOUTH HAVE RESTROOMS AND ELECTRICITY AND THE CAMPERS ENJOYED HIGH-QUALITY MEALS IN A DINING HALL AND ON AN OUTDOOR DECK. CAMP DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SWIMMING, CANOEING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, NATURE EXPERIENCES, RECREATIONAL GAMES, LIVE-ACTION ROLE-PLAYING GAMES, AND MORE. CAMPERS PARTICIPATED IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUSED ON SPECIAL INTERESTS AND MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS. ADULTS WITH ASD SERVED AS MENTORS, PROVIDING EMPATHETIC, POSITIVE ROLE MODELING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. AUSM RECEIVED MORE THAN 300 APPLICATIONS FOR CAMP. CAMPERS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A LOTTERY AND A TOTAL OF 208 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED: 84 AT CAMP DISCOVERY AND 124 AT CAMP HAND IN HAND. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND THE AUSM SHOP. 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 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 ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ADVERTISING EXPENSES 0 ADVERTISING EXPENSES 0