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shameful: 2014 Autism Speaks’ financials

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Autism Speaks:  Your dollars@work
***The data used to create this chart was extracted from Autism Speaks’ 2014 audited financial statements.  You can find the original data here on Autism Speaks’ website.

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The image is a pie chart in various shades of blue. The first slice is advertising, marketing and donated media $52,935, 472 with a call out pointing to the slice reading 43.91%. The next slice is salaries, benefits and payroll taxes $23,300,19 with a callout pointing to the slice that reads 19.33 percent. The next slice is science grants and awards $15,300,709 with callout pointing to slice reading 12.69%. The next slice is family services grants and awards $4,631,690 with callout pointing to slice reading 3.84%. The last slice is everything else $24,379,795 with callout pointing to slice reading 20.23%.

In 2014 (like other years)Less than 4% of Autism Speaks’ expenditures support Autistic people and their families.  Salaries/benefits and associated expenses account for almost 20% of its expenditures.

the image is a spreadsheet graphic with the following figures: Advertising, marketing & donated media $52,935,472 43.91% Salaries, benefits & payroll taxes $23,300,191 19.33% Science grants & awards $15,300,709 12.69% Professional services including donated $5,465,516 4.53% Family service grants & awards $4,631,690 3.84% Supplies & equipment $3,435,590 2.85% Venues & services $2,674,630 2.22% Travel, meals, lodging, transportation &catering $2,568,518 2.13% Occupancy $2,157,190 1.79% Postage & Shipping $960,983 0.80% Donation processing & bank fees $946,242 0.78% Premiums & recognition $941,784 0.78% Printing $855,155 0.71% Conferences, meetings, &sponsorships $842,462 0.70% Merchandising & biomaterials $645,112 0.54% Telephone & Internet $536,014 0.44% Site, audit, licensing & filing fees $498,904 0.41% Legal fees $460,398 0.38% Depreciation & amortization $387,407 0.32% Temporary services $362,888 0.30% Other $267,438 0.22% Photography & videoography $208,305 0.17% Insurance $165,259 0.14% Total 2014 expenditures $120,547,857<strong>The Ugly Truth Broken Down</strong>

Donate to underfunded organizations that support Autistic people.
AutismWomensNetwork.org
Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Library
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