Mitchells Place Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, RESEARCH-BASED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. WE STRIVE TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER BY PROVIDING QUALITY DIAGNOSTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. MITCHELL'S PLACE IS AN INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED CENTER THAT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT AIMED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CLIENTS AND FAMILIES.
- Income
- $5.4 million
- Spending
- $5.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- -2.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 67%
- Employees
- 155
- Volunteers
- 85
- Highest pay
- $114,842, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 68% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $2.6 million spent. OUR ABA (APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS) THERAPY PROGRAMS PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION TO CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM BASED ON THE SCIENCE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. OUR ABA PROGRAMS ARE BHCOE ACCREDITED FOR 2022, 2023 AND 2024, WHICH CERTIFIES THAT WE OPERATE AT THE HIGHEST SERVICE AND ETHICAL LEVEL. USING THIS EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPY, WE WORK TO INCREASE LANGUAGE WHILE REDUCING MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS TO HELP OUR CHILDREN LEARN AT THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHILE THEY ARE IN OUR BUILDING. WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 19 STUDENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS IN A ONE-ON-ONE CAPACITY.
- $1.2 million spent. OUR EARLY LEARNING PRESCHOOL (ELP) IS A YEAR-ROUND ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIOR FOCUSED PRESCHOOL THAT SERVES BOTH CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND NEUROTYPICAL CHILDREN. OUR ELP IS ACCREDITED THROUGH COGNIA AND MEETS THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR A PRESCHOOL SETTING. WE RECEIVED 4 STARS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM, AND WE ARE NOW A FIRST-CLASS PRESCHOOL WITH THE STATE OF ALABAMA. STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM RECEIVE THE SAME ACADEMIC STANDARDS AS OUR NEUROTYPICAL PEERS, BUT THEY ALSO RECEIVE APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, SPEECH THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. OUR CLASSROOMS LOOK AT EVERYTHING THROUGH A BEHAVIORAL LENS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE BEST ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS. WE SERVED 38 STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM.
- $719,746 spent. OUR RELATED SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLUDE SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND FEEDING THERAPY, WHICH ARE OFFERED YEAR-ROUND TO CLIENTS INSIDE OUR FACILITY AND THROUGH OUTPATIENT SERVICES AS WELL. HAVING THESE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO OUR ABA PROGRAMS AND ELP PROGRAM OFFERS OUR FAMILIES THE ABILITY TO DROP THEIR CHILD OFF AT 8:00 AND PICK THEM UP AT 4:00 WITHOUT HAVING TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE FOR SERVICES ONCE THEY LEAVE OUR BUILDING. OUR FOUNDERS ALWAYS ENVISIONED A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR AUTISM, AND THIS WAS PART OF THE VISION. COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL PROGRAMS ALLOWS US TO TREAT THE WHOLE CHILD AND HELPS INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT EACH CHILD WILL REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THIS DEPARTMENT SERVICES APPROXIMATELY 75 CLIENTS.
- $191,932 spent. OUR PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS FOR AUTISM, AND ASSESSMENTS FOR OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCERNS. CLIENTS CAN ALSO RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, SCHOOL TESTING, SCHOOL CONSULTING, AND FEEDING THERAPY. WE EVALUATE FROM 18 MONTHS THROUGH ADULTHOOD. OUR ADVOCACY/CONSULTING PROGRAM OFFERS INDIVIDUAL AND SCHOOL CONSULTING AS WELL AS ADVOCACY TRAINING FOR PARENTS. WE WORK WITH SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SET UP CLASSROOMS TO HAVE BETTER SUCCESS BEHAVIORALLY AND WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS WHO NEED A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT. OUR ADVOCACY PROGRAM IS A 9-10-MONTH PROGRAM USING A CURRICULUM TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ALL THE PROCESSES INVOLVED, INCLUDING HOW TO NAVIGATE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THAT THEIR CHILD RECEIVES ALL THAT HE/SHE IS ENTITLED TO BECAUSE OF THEIR DISABILITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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