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The Austin Community in Action

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Educating, empowering and supporting families affected by autism

The Autism Community in Action (TACA) formerly Talk About Curing Autism is a U.S. based non profit. Mission statement: TACA provides education, support and hope to families living with autism. Vision statement: For every individual diagnosed with autism to lead an independent life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.09Overall score
out of 100

78.92Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,812,350

Total expenses · USD$1,649,512

Program expenses

$1,195,896.20 recorded amount

72.5%

Fundraising expenses

$301,860.70 recorded amount

18.3%

Administrative expenses

$150,105.59 recorded amount

9.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lisa Ackerman
Recorded compensation: $44,654.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Austin Community in Action
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Autism Community in Action (TACA) formerly Talk About Curing Autism is a U.S. based non profit. Mission statement: TACA provides education, support and hope to families living with autism. Vision statement: For every individual diagnosed with autism to lead an independent life.
`ein` EIN	27-0048002
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1649512.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.091
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.183
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.725
`fscore` Financial score	78.92
`leader` Recorded leader	Lisa Ackerman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	44654.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.027000000000000003
`motto` Tagline	Educating, empowering and supporting families affected by autism
`name` Charity name	The Austin Community in Action
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1812350.0
`score` Overall score	85.09
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1195896.2
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	301860.696
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	150105.592

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 27-0048002
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.