Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDES EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND HOPE TO FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM.
PARENT SUPPORT & EDUCATION - OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND HOPE TO FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM. TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, WE UTILIZE A UNIQUE SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL THAT PROVIDES FAMILIES ACROSS ALL SOCIOECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHICS WITH ACCESS TO LOW - AND NO-COST AUTISM EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. TO ENSURE ACCESS TO OUR PROGRAMS FOR ALL FAMILIES, TACA PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANY FEE BASED PROGRAMS WE OFFER. IN 2019, TACA REACHED 72,000 INBOXES AND 341,585 FOLLOWERS IN 50 STATES WITH HOPE, HELP AND INFORMATION. WE HAD 615 COFFEE TALKS, MEETINGS AND WEBINARS EDUCATING MORE THAN 7,000 PEOPLE. OUR PARENT MENTOR PROGRAM COMPLETED 779 INTRODUCTIONS TO HELP NEW FAMILIES OBTAIN ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION ABOUT AUTISM-RELATED TOPICS, FROM EXPERIENCED AND TRAINED TACA MENTOR PARENTS. THE TACA PARENT SUPPORT TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS RESPONDED TO A TOTAL OF 53,946 SUPPORT CALLS AND EMAILS. TACA SUPPORTED MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE AT FAMILY AND OUTREACH EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND EDUCATED OVER 2,100 AT CONFERENCES IN GEORGIA AND CALIFORNIA. OUR CONFERENCES FEATURE EXPERT SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FOCUSING ON MEDICAL ISSUES, THERAPY, ADVOCACY AND OTHER AUTISM-RELATED TOPICS. TACA IS ABLE TO KEEP OUR EXPENSES FOR PARENT SUPPORT & EDUCATION LOW BECAUSE OF OVER 1000 AMAZING AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS THAT CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 25,000 HOURS TO HELPING FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM.
WEBSITE, FACEBOOK GROUP & PRINTED MATERIALS - TACA HAS MANY PRINT AND ELECTRONIC EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO HELP FAMILIES MAKE THE MOST INFORMED DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. DUE TO A GENEROUS GRANT, TACA DISTRIBUTED 3,891 JOURNEY GUIDES TO OUR FAMILIES FREE OF CHARGE. TACA'S AUTISM JOURNEY GUIDE IS A 200+ PAGE BOOK PROVIDING PARENTS A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF AUTISM THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS FOR ALL STAGES OF THE JOURNEY. TACA'S WEBSITE PROVIDES IN-DEPTH, COMPREHENSIVE INFO REGARDING THE AUTISM JOURNEY AND RECEIVED MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION UNIQUE WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS. OUR "HOPE AND HELP" FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP CONTINUES TO GROW AND CURRENTLY HAS OVER 10,000 MEMBERS. IT IS A PRIVATE, MODERATED FACEBOOK GROUP FOR TACA MEMBERS TO DISCUSS AUTISM AND HOW TO HELP THE PERSON WITH AUTISM IN THEIR LIFE, BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE.
SCHOLARSHIPS - TACA AWARDED $148,353 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TREATMENT THROUGH OUR FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; AND ATTENDANCE TO FAMILY EVENTS AND TACA'S NATIONAL AUTISM CONFERENCES. WE NEVER WANT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO STOP A FAMILY FROM RECEIVING THE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION WE OFFER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisa Ackerman | SECRETARY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $66,074 |
| Dan Carney | CFO | 1 | $0 |
| Glen Ackerman | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Inna Kassatkina Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Yang-Uk | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Erich Kreidler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robby Saggu | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Mccoy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Banning | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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