International Association for Spelling as Communication

EIN: 821395255 501(c)(3) Civil Rights & Advocacy

Herndon, VA

Total Revenue
$772,763
Total Expenses
$924,134
Total Assets
$427,037
Net Assets
$210,352
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2017
Legal Domicile
VA
Principal Officer
Elizabeth Vosseller
Phone
7034540202
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

International Association for Spelling as Communication, founded in 2017, is a small nonprofit in the Civil Rights & Advocacy sector that reported $773K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue decreased 6% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $924K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 20% operating deficit.

Mission

The mission of I-ASC is to advance communication access for nonspeaking individuals globally through training, education, advocacy, and research. I-ASC's purpose is to provide a voice to nonspeaking, minimally speaking, and unreliably speaking individuals through AAC, specifically through a method called Spelling to Communicate, or S2C.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $313,940 Revenue: $288,501

Training - S2C Practitioner Training started 125 new practitioners in 12 Cohorts in 2023 joining the 366 established Practitioners. I-ASC Practitioners are now serving people in 40 US States and 4...

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Training - S2C Practitioner Training started 125 new practitioners in 12 Cohorts in 2023 joining the 366 established Practitioners. I-ASC Practitioners are now serving people in 40 US States and 4 Canadian Provinces along with many international countries. I-ASC was able to provide tuition assistance to 25% of the participants in the 12 Cohorts. Practitioners pay their scholarship forward by providing free services to nonspeaking clients in their community, offering a free session per every $100 of tuition assistance they receive. Continuing education for our registered S2C Practitioners extended to monthly free webinars and client discussions with 225 in our Practitioner Portal. Over 40 of our registered S2C Practitioners are acting as mentors and graders in our training program.

Program 2
Expenses: $275,497 Revenue: $44,889

Education - We continued providing free events and resources throughout 2023. Adding some 26+ free Lessons, 52+ informative articles, and 26+ Motor hacks to the newly redesigned website. The popular...

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Education - We continued providing free events and resources throughout 2023. Adding some 26+ free Lessons, 52+ informative articles, and 26+ Motor hacks to the newly redesigned website. The popular monthly Neurolyrical Cafe with 900+ attendees over the last 12 months continued in 2023. I-ASC also hosted 12 new topic free webinars and 12 community visits. All in all, around 71 Free Monthly talks and webinars attended by 4982 people. I-ASC Leadership and Nonspeakers presented in over 8 conferences in 2023. Events culminated in July 2023 with the 7th Annual Motormorphosis Conference with 340+ in-person attendees and 60+ virtual attendees. This conference continued to be the primary event sharing new and vital information for the continued progress of nonspeaking communication access.

Program 3
Expenses: $98,397

Advocacy - The Nonspeaking Leadership Council's 10 members continued to participate in numerous facets of the spellerverse. Writing blogs, hosting I-ASC events, and attending conferences. The NLC...

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Advocacy - The Nonspeaking Leadership Council's 10 members continued to participate in numerous facets of the spellerverse. Writing blogs, hosting I-ASC events, and attending conferences. The NLC were also the hosts at Boards & Chords and presenters at Motormorphosis as well as many yearly webinars. Spellers & Allies Advocacy Network with over 50 members presented at several conferences and two of our webinars telling the Truth about Nonspeakers. They presented at Motormorphosis 2023 and worked on growing their network. February 2023 showcased our second annual free Boards & Chords Concert with 650+ registrants. Nonspeakers wrote beautifully performed songs in this one-of-a-kind music festival that was simply earth shattering. Demonstrating once again that nonspeaking does not mean nonthinking.

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $443,782
Program Service Revenue $312,791
Investment Income $3,258
Other Revenue $12,932
TOTAL REVENUE $772,763

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $515
Salaries & Benefits $390,576
Fundraising Expenses $57,296
Program Expenses $746,573
Other Expenses $533,043
TOTAL EXPENSES $924,134

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $772,763 $825,582 -0.1%
Expenses $924,134 $898,712 +0.0%
Net Income $-151,371 $-73,130 +1.1%
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Governance

Voting Members
6
Independent Members
6
Employees
5
Volunteers
6

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
4
$157,500
Total Directors
6
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Elizabeth Vosseller Executive Dir. 40.00
Officer
$157,500 $0 $157,500
Rob Cox President 10.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Eric Nordling Treasurer 15.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Shanx Rao Sankar Director 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Angela Calman Secretary 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Keven LeBlanc Director 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jennifer Bell Director 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $772,763 $924,134 $427,037 $-151,371
2022 $825,582 $898,712 $502,850 $-73,130
2021 $889,309 $702,054 $677,249 $187,255
2020 $695,555 $536,091 $316,993 $159,464
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