Public Charity

FAMILIES OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN OF TIDEWATER INC

FAMILIES OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN OF TIDEWATER INC is a Public Charity headquartered in VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.6M revenue, $1.4M expenses, $5.0M total assets. 55 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 541824385 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA Autism NTEE: G84 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$5.0M
Grant Records55
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF FAMILIES OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN OF TIDEWATER, INC. (FACT) IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE GREATER TIDEWATER VIRGINIA AREA. FACT PROVIDES RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.

Where $100 goes at Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater Inc

How Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$85
Fact offers social, recreational and vocational programs that motivate individuals with autism to become engaged with peers and the hampton roads community
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 413 individuals
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
$56,900
2025
CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO ASSIST A LOCAL 501(C)(3) TO MEETS ITS MISSION: THE MISSION OF FAMILIES OF AUTISM COMING TOGETHER (FACT) IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES. FACT PROUDLY PROVIDES RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE SOCIALIZATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM. FACT OFFERS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ADAPTABLE FOR ANY ABILITY LEVEL OR AGE. OUR PROGRAMS ARE LED BY KNOWLEDGEABLE, EXPERIENCED STAFF AND AUGMENTED BY THE PARTICIPATION OF NON-DISABLED PEERS.
$10,000
$10,000
$60,250
2024
CAMP GONNAWANNAGOAGAIN SCHOLARSHIP
$57,000

Showing up to 5 of 55 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Dare Ruffin
BOARD MEMBER Duncan Mcduff
TREASURER George Metzger
BOARD MEMBER Larry Slipow
BOARD MEMBER Patrick Duhaney
SECRETARY Saunders Bohan

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$322,632 23 grants
Health & Medicine
$230,771 14 grants
Education
$122,093 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$87,950 2 grants
Economic Development
$56,900 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6M $1.4M $5.0M
2024 $1.0M $1.3M $4.9M
2023 $1.4M $1.1M $5.3M
2022 $2.3M $624K $5.9M
2021 $687K $522K $1.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $687K to $1.6M (+139%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

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