GENETIC AUTISM ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: GENETIC AUTISM ALLIANCE (EIN 93-2425245)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-22
IRS object ID: 202522959349301767
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-22T16:43:06-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	431126847	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILLIAMS-KEEPERS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3220 WEST EDGEWOOD SUITE E	AddressLine1Txt
City	JEFFERSON CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	65109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	932425245	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GENETIC AUTISM ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GENE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5733385000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2117 FOREST DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	JEFFERSON CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	65109	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN L RUTH	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5733385000	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-06-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEREMY E MORRIS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01338606	PTIN
Phone	5736356196	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-06-23	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN L RUTH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2117 FOREST DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	JEFFERSON CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	65109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,297,123	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2023	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	GENETIC AUTISM ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CASES OF GENETICALLY LINKED AUTISM AND OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,000,050	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,075,500	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$40,462	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$221,623	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,040,512	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,297,123	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$458,278	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$19	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$71	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$19	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$458,349	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,040,493	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,838,774	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,040,493	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,879,267	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,040,493	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,879,267	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	GENETIC AUTISM ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CASES OF GENETICALLY LINKED AUTISM AND OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$458,278	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$458,278	GrantAmt
Revenue	$5,075,500	RevenueAmt
Desc	GENETIC AUTISM ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CASES OF GENETICALLY LINKED AUTISM AND OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$458,278	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5733385000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2117 FOREST DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	JEFFERSON CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	65109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN L RUTH
PRESIDENT/TREASURER	4.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RITA STARNES
VICE PRESIDENT	0.25	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN A RUTH
SECRETARY	0.25	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$5,000,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$75,500	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,075,500	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$221,623	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$221,623	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,297,123	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$221,623	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$458,278	TotalAmt
Program Services	$458,278	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BANK FEES	Desc
Total	$71	TotalAmt
Management And General	$71	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$458,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$458,278	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,040,493	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,879,267	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,040,493	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,879,267	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$75,466	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,040,493	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,803,801	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,040,493	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,879,267	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,040,493	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,879,267	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,838,774	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,000,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,075,500	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,075,550	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,000,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,075,500	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,075,550	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$10,075,550	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,462	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$221,623	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$262,085	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,462	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$221,623	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$262,085	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,040,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,297,123	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,337,635	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.97460	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02540	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	316 UNIVERSITY HALL	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLUMBIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	65201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	436003859	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$458,278	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	SPONSORED RESEARCH	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	JOHN A. RUTH, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS THE FATHER OF JOHN L. RUTH, PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALONG WITH THE TREASURER. A COPY OF FORM 990 IS MAINTAINED BY THE TREASURER FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO WISH TO REVIEW THE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD BE REFERRED TO AND HANDLED BY THE OFFICERS OF GENETIC AUTISM ALLIANCE.