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DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC

DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC (Florida) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,759 to it, the largest being THE RISING PHOENIX FOUNDATION INC ($10,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$159k
Funders on record
3
Grants received
$16k
Net assets
$218k
1/3 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 10%
01What it does

What Down Syndrome Association of Brevard Inc does

Mission

The down syndrome association of brevard (dsab) is a 501(c)(3) florida non-profit organization, founded in 2006, dedicated to support, early intervention, education, awareness, and advocacy for persons with down syndrome and their families.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Buddy walk and down for derby gala.the association organizes two events each year to educate, advocate and celebrate people with down syndrome.the buddy walk program was established in 1995 by the national down syndrom society to promote acceptance and inclusion for people with down syndrome. Brevard county's buddy walk was started in 2003 and draws more than 1,000 participants every november. The event is focused on raising awareness and fundraising and includes a one mile walk, bounce houses, a dj and dancing plus food trucks for a four to five hour family and friends event.the down for derby gala is an evening event for raising awareness and fundraising every spring in conjuction with the kentucky derby horse race. Guests are treated to a sit down meal, silent and live auctions and a dj with dancing while watching the big race.

    $106,168 spent
    72% of program spending

  2. Health-related therapies for individuals with down syndrome and their families including but not limited to: speech therapy, physical & occupational therapy, behavioral therapy, medical and dental support, and child & family consulting.

    $5,635 spentof which $2,871 as grants
    4% of program spending

  3. Personal financial support and tuition-assistance for individuals with down syndrome and their families including but not limited to: school, temporary housing and utilities assistance, music therapy and personal fitness.

    $32,978 spentof which $17,774 as grants
    22% of program spending

  4. Camp fees for individuals with down syndrome and their families for specialized programs and support.

    $3,530 spentof which $3,530 as grants
    2% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $148,311.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($52k) Expenses 100 ($34k) Net assets 100 ($101k)2018 Revenue 78 ($41k) Expenses 82 ($28k) Net assets 113 ($114k)2020 Revenue 77 ($40k) Expenses 218 ($74k) Net assets 108 ($108k)2021 Revenue 186 ($97k) Expenses 234 ($79k) Net assets 125 ($126k)2022 Revenue 293 ($153k) Expenses 279 ($95k) Net assets 184 ($185k)2023 Revenue 316 ($165k) Expenses 363 ($123k) Net assets 225 ($227k)2024 Revenue 304 ($159k) Expenses 493 ($167k) Net assets 217 ($218k)
2017201820202021202220232024
Revenue (304)Expenses (493)Net assets (217)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $126k to $185k (+46%).

$101k
$114k
$108k
$126k
$185k
$227k
$218k
2017201820202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

47% of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 23,870 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.

$18k
’17
$13k
’18
−$34k
’20
$18k
’21
$59k
’22
$42k
’23
−$9k
’24
14
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Victoria Timberlake

Executive director

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

20232024
Listed1110
Joined·+0
No longer listed·1
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $120 → $5k.

Funder
'20
'21
'22
'23
total
funders
1
2
1
2

2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 63% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

37% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC.

63%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 98% · 2022 100% · 2023 97% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Florida, across 1 state in all.

VT

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−6% · below the median
Months of reserve14.4mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)17% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Florida

Down Syndrome Foundation of Fl Inc82%Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville Inc81%Disability Rights Florida Inc81%Central Florida Down Syndrome Assoc Inc80%United Cerebral Palsy of Broward Palm Beach and Mid-Coast Counties77%Disabled American Veterans Department of Florida Service Foundation Inc77%Down Syndrome Association of Tallahassee Inc77%Deliver the Dream Inc77%

Nationally

Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo85%Down Syndrome Association of South Texas83%Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action83%Friends of Down Syndrome83%Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands82%Down Syndrome Association of Greater St Louis82%Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles Inc82%Down Syndrome Foundation of Fl Inc82%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

89% of spending goes to programs.

Program 89%Management 11%Fundraising 0%

Governance

9
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

FL

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Questions and answers

Who funds DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC?
DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC (Florida) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,759 to it, the largest being THE RISING PHOENIX FOUNDATION INC ($10,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC have?
IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $15,759 in grants to DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC?
THE RISING PHOENIX FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing