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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2025 Expires: March 2027

FEAT of Louisville

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(502) 774-0797
1100 East Market Street
Louisville, KY, 40206
https://featoflouisville.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

FEAT of Louisville meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
FEATs mission is to ease the autism journey through parent support, education, and programs. Its goals include providing families with education regarding various treatment and therapy modalities. The nonprofit seeks the most reputable professionals in these educational areas to provide tailored workshops for families. FEATs primary purpose is to help families and children affected by autism, and these workshops greatly enhance families ability to work with their children in their deficit areas to improve their quality of life and give them as many opportunities for future success in life.

Year, State Incorporated:
1999, KY

FEAT was formed in 1999, for families by families, with the mission of easing the autism journey through community support, education, programs, and scholarships. Parent support is at the core of its foundation and propels everything it does. Because of the community's need for high-quality, specialized training and workshops, FEAT offers a variety of programs and workshops to help improve the lives of families and their loved ones on the autism journey. The Endeavor Program at Carriage House is a preschool for young children with autism. Dreams in Motion is a summer camp offered in partnership with Dreams with Wings for ages 7 to 18. Get Your FEAT Wet is a critical swimming program for children ages 3 and up offered in collaboration with Home of the Innocents, All About Kids, and Aqua Tots. FEAT also offers a Bluegrass Center for Autism vocational program for ages 13-21 that is tailored to develop and increase communication and provide life skills and job vocational training. Lastly, FEATs Autism Friendly Business Initiative provides training and resources to businesses to educate and employ individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, FEAT of Louisville's program expenses were:

Program services $262,590
Total Program Expenses $262,590

Chief Executive
Melanie West, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Tyler Snyder

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Kingsman Capital

Board Size
13

Method(s) Used:
Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on FEAT of Louisville's IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Fundraising events $156,820
Government grants $90,777
All other contributions, gifts, grants $89,353
Other revenue $10,224
Investment income $6,126
Program income $2,998
Other fundraising events, net $-29,488
Total Income $326,810

Programs: 67% Fundraising: 18% Administrative: 14%

Total Income $326,810
Total expenses: $389,299
  Program expenses $262,590
  Fundraising expenses $71,373
  Administrative expenses $55,336
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-62,489
Beginning Net Assets $352,470
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $289,981
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $289,981
Ending net assets as reported above are without donor restrictions.

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