NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS (EIN 81-2958000)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2025-10-24
IRS object ID: 202522979349301017
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-24T08:55:17-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	161092347	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14604	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	812958000	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NYCA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2128602580	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	433 EAST 100TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10029	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIE FISHER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2128602580	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-22	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	MICHELLE CAIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00150750	PTIN
Phone	5854231860	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-10-22	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	JULIE FISHER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	433 EAST 100TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10029	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,753,976	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NYCAUTISMCHARTERSCHOOL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2016	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS (NYCACS) IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED, EVIDENCE BASED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). THE NYCACS PROGRAM SETS HIGH EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, PROMOTES THE FULL INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL POTENTIAL OF EACH STUDENT AND PROVIDES SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF. NYCACS WORKS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE BROADER AUTISM COMMUNITY BY OFFERING INFORMATION, CONSULTATION, AND TRAINING TO OTHER SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA AND BEYOND.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	115	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$422,470	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$509,024	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,818,310	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$8,016,592	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$219,808	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$228,360	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$8,460,588	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,753,976	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,337,316	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,199,512	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$85,572	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,054,725	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,275,354	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,392,041	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,474,866	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$68,547	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$279,110	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,765,748	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,147,485	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$475,605	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$578,204	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,290,143	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,569,281	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED, SCIENTIFICALLY BASED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,970,862	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$8,016,592	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE SCHOOL PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED, SCIENTIFICALLY BASED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THERE WERE 73 STUDENTS AGES 5 - 21. THE CHARTER OF THE NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS SETS FORTH 10 ANNUAL GOALS HAVING TO DO WITH THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON FORMAL AND INFORMAL ASSESSMENTS, STUDENT MOVEMENT TO LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENTS, PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, TEACHER PROFICIENCY, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, FISCAL CONTROLS, AND PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH. ALL GOALS WERE MET OR EXCEEDED.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,970,862	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	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	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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	31	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	115	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	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	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	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	TIFFNEY JONES DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2128602580	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	433 EAST 100TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10029	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ALYSIA STEINMANN
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ASHLEY GARRETT
VICE PRESIDENT / SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN HARTMAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL SANTIAGO
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE SANDLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELAINE FLORIO
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HANNAH HOCH
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ILENE LAINER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK SARETSKY
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NAEEMA LIVINGSTON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL O'NEIL
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON STOCK
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSANNA KVAM NORRIS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE FISHER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$298,140	$0	$51,494
TIFFNEY JONES
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$190,280	$0	$35,010
JESSICA SEEMAN
HEAD OF SCHOOL	40.00			$144,169	$0	$26,516	Yes (X)
JENNIFER JAYE
HEAD OF SCHOOL	40.00			$144,598	$0	$3,817	Yes (X)
REBECCA BACHAN
HEAD OF SCHOOL	40.00			$153,348	$0	$22,719	Yes (X)
KATHERINE MCAVOY
HEAD OF SCHOOL	40.00			$130,692	$0	$18,466	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,061,227	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$158,022	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MSP NETWORKS
1111 BROADHOLLOW RD SUITE 202	FARMINGDALE	NY	11735	TECHNOLOGY SERVICES	$132,122
INSPERITY
1177 AVENUE OF AMERICAS 35TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10036	PEO/ HR SERVICES	$110,488

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$84,314	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$424,710	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$509,024	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION REVENUE	611110	$8,014,092	$8,014,092
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	611110	$2,500	$2,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$8,016,592	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$228,360	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$228,360	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,753,976	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,016,592	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$228,360	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$517,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$206,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$296,124	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,630	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,223,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,568,928	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$605,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$49,169	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,088	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,833	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,255	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$844,927	TotalAmt
Program Services	$783,357	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,756	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,814	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$541,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$481,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,417	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,352	TotalAmt
Management And General	$27,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,201	TotalAmt
Management And General	$31,201	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$23,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$521,904	TotalAmt
Program Services	$381,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$138,693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,036	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,738	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,738	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,234	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,562	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,680	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$992	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,612	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,612	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,106	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,362	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,296	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,952	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,897	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,718	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS	$133,038	$114,428	$13,096	$5,514
STUDENT SERVICES	$76,207	$65,669	$10,538
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$41,315	$23,766	$17,549
EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHIN	$20,288	$14,462	$5,826

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,265	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,812	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,453	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,474,866	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,970,862	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,418,432	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$85,572	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$676,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$402,779	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,610,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,156,835	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,331	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,986,365	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,746,224	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$240,141	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$211,399	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,765,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,147,485	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$475,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$524,482	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,722	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$475,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$578,204	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)
BOY	$6,206,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,337,710	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$231,571	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,290,143	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,569,281	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,765,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,147,485	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$279,110	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$28	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$23,000	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$23,000	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BECAUSE OF THE HIGH NEED, SPECIALIZED POPULATION THAT NYCACS SERVES, IT HAS ITS OWN PER PUPIL FUNDING, ALLOCATED BY THE NYC DOE, THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. THIS FUNDING HAS NO FIXED CONTRACT OR SCHEDULE OF INCREASES. AS A RESULT, THE SCHOOL MUST PERIODICALLY ADVOCATE FOR INCREASES TO THAT FUNDING WHEN IT IS NO LONGER SUFFICIENT IN ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION, COST OF LIVING INCREASES, ETC. NYCACS WORKS WITH THE LOBBYING FIRM PATRICK B. JENKINS AND ASSOCIATES TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASES ON OUR BEHALF. NYCACS PAYS PATRICK B. JENKINS MONTHLY VIA CHECK.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,144,151	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$997,958	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$146,193	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$842,214	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$748,266	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$93,948	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$240,141	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED COMPENSATION	Desc
Amt	$53,722	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$53,722	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,158,232	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$28	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$2,404,228	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,404,256	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,753,976	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,753,976	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,879,094	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$2,404,228	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2,404,228	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,474,866	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,474,866	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON INCOME. THE CHARTER SCHOOL FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S CURRENT AND PRIOR THREE YEARS TAX RETURNS REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BELIEVES THEY HAVE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, THEY HAVE NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THE ENROLLMENT PACKAGE STATES THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY STUDENT, EMPLOYEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON ON THE BASIS OF ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER OR DISABILITY OR ANY OTHER GROUND THAT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL IF DONE BY ANY OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES PER PUPIL REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DURING THE YEAR.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JULIE FISHER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$285,906	$0	$12,234	$0	$0	$0	$33,323	$0	$18,171	$0	$349,634	$0	$0	$0
TIFFNEY JONES
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	$175,280	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$6,256	$0	$28,754	$0	$225,290	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA BACHAN
HEAD OF SCHOOL	$144,598	$0	$8,750	$0	$0	$0	$4,905	$0	$17,814	$0	$176,067	$0	$0	$0
JESSICA SEEMAN
HEAD OF SCHOOL	$144,169	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,794	$0	$20,722	$0	$170,685	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BONUSES WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS PERFORMANCE BASED ON SURVEYS FROM STAFF AND TRUSTEES. THE BONUSES ARE DECIDED AT A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE BOARD.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS' FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND REVIEWED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE TREAURER AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. IT IS THEN REVIEWED WITH THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL ISSUES AND CONCERNS ARE RESOLVED PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS MAINTAIN A STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING OFFICER AND TRUSTEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONFIRMATION DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLETED. THE POSITION OF OPERATIONS MANAGER AT NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS PROVIDES OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING OF THIS POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS' EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE INCLUDE CONSULTATION WITH INDEPENDENT PERSONS AND REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONSULTATIONS WERE HELD WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND DIRECTORS OF EDUCATION AT SIMILAR PROGRAMS WITHIN RELATIVELY CLOSE GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL. FOR THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CONSULTATION WAS HELD WITH A MAJOR RECRUITER OF SENIOR FINANCE STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, FOR BOTH POSITIONS, SELECTED TRUSTEES RESEARCHED AND DISCUSSED APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILL SETS REQUIRED TO SUCCEED IN THESE POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS MAKE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
PART XII, LINE 2C	THE BOARD HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR SELECTING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR NOR HAVE THEY CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT FROM PRIOR YEARS.