Nonprofit · EIN 35-2096448
DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC
Tax-exempt · FORT WAYNE, IN 46865
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $232,688 | $174,318 | $58,370 | $420,125 | $3,626 | $416,499 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $180,666 | $163,222 | $17,444 | $361,045 | $2,916 | $358,129 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $201,394 | $172,454 | $28,940 | $344,028 | $3,343 | $340,685 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $232,181
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $507
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $79,279
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $85,863
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,015
- Occupancy
- $4,290
- Travel
- $2,040
- Program services (functional)
- $79,336
- Management and general (functional)
- $52,192
- Fundraising (functional)
- $42,790
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $361,045
- Total assets, end of year
- $420,125
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,626
- Net assets, end of year
- $416,499
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $416,499
- Gross receipts
- $232,688
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 1,100
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- IN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY YODER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $79,279 |
| DR CHRISTOPHER BALTES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARCY ALBRIGHT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA HILL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECCA ANDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ETHAN PICKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHANTAL GEIGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN GEIGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY YODER | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $76,230 |
| DR CHRISTOPHER BALTES | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| MARCY ALBRIGHT | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA HILL | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| BECCA ANDERSON | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| ETHAN PICKETT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| CHANTAL GEIGER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN GEIGER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| TOM O'NEILL | DIRECTOR EME | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY YODER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $72,600 |
| DR CHRISTOPHER BALTES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARCY ALBRIGHT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA HILL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BECCA ANDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ETHAN PICKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HILARY RILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHANTAL GEIGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN GEIGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM O'NEILL | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 13611, FORT WAYNE, IN 46865-3611
- In care of
- % DEB GAVETTE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SHELLEY YODER, 3320 N CLINTON STREET, FORT WAYNE, IN 46805
- Signed the 990
- ANDREA HILL, TREASURER
- Phone
- (260) 471-9964
- Website
- WWW.DSANI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PERKINS SCHAFFER CPAS INC
Mission
TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TO ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS, AND TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN NORTHEAST INDIANA.
Program accomplishments
- DSANI WAS PROUD TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS TO OVER 260 FAMILIES DURING 2025. OVERALL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE WAS STEADY. INFANT-TODDLER PLAYGROUP - THE PLAYGROUP CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFANT AND YOUNGSTERS (AGES 0-4) TO PLAY AND SOCIALIZE WHILE THEIR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS FIND SUPPORT IN A FUN AND ENVIRONMENT. FAMILIES WHO HAVE MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN ARE STILL HESITANT TO ATTEND GROUP OUTINGS. THIS GROUP WAS NOT AS ACTIVE IN 2025, AS THERE WAS NO VOLUNTEER CHAIR. BUDDY CLUB - THIS GROUP OFFERS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12, TYPICALLY MEETING EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. CURRENT AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 20 PEOPLE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: PARK PLAY DATES, CRAFT DAY, ZOO MEET UPS, ETC. FRIENDSHIP CLUB - AIMED FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 13 TO 21, THIS GROUP INCLUDES TEENS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES, AS YOUTHS WITH DS DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS IN SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS GROUP DID NOT MEET IN 2025 AS THERE WAS NO GROUP CHAIR. SELF-ADVOCATES - INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE 21 AND OLDER. TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR SOCIAL EVENTS - 139 (5 EVENTS IN 2025). ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: SPONSORING AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR YOUNGER FRIENDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME, PIZZA & MOVIE NIGHT, BOWLING, FRIENDSGIVING DINNER, ETC. DADS GROUP - DADS APPRECIATING DOWN SYNDROME. THIS GROUP PROVIDES SPECIAL EVENTS TO BRING TOGETHER DADS IN SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER AND TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES. THIS GROUP ONLY MET ONCE IN 2025 AS THE DADS CHAIR HAD TO STEP DOWN FROM THE POSITION, DUE TO JOB DEMANDS. MOMS GROUP - THIS GROUP WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE DSANI MOTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH OTHER MOTHERS, LISTEN TO GUEST SPEAKERS AND ENJOY TIME WITH OTHER MOMS. ATTENDANCE DURING FOUR 2025 DINNERS - 50. OUTREACH - THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE IS UNDOUBTEDLY OUR MOST IMPORTANT, AS THIS IS THE COMMITTEE WHO WELCOMES FAMILIES NEW TO THE WORLD OF DOWN SYNDROME, INTO OUR ORGANIZATION. IN 2025, WE CONTINUED MEETING WITH NEW FAMILIES IN OUR 11 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THIS WAS DONE TO INTRODUCE DSANI TO THEM, PROVIDE INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. IN 2025, WE WELCOMED 9 NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. PROGRAM EVENTS - IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL-INTEREST OR AGE-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT DSANI TYPICALLY SPONSORS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, 2025 SAW DSANI HOSTING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, NEW AND OLD. WE HELD A NUMBER OF ZOOM AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VARIOUS SPEAKERS PRESENTED TOPICS PERTINENT TO THE DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HOSTED IN PERSON WORKSHOPS, BRINGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DOWN SYNDROME SPECIALISTS TO FORT WAYNE. A TOTAL OF 90 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE SESSIONS. WE HOSTED A 3-21 (WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY) CELEBRATION IN 2025. OVER 190 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HOSTED AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR OUR FAMILIES. 67 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. DSANI HOSTED A PONY RIDE EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 65 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN JUNE 2025, DSANI HOSTED THE EVER POPULAR AND REQUESTED ICAN BIKE CAMP. THROUGH A PROPRIETARY PROGRAM, THIS CAMP TEACHES PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (NOT ONLY DOWN SYNDROME), AGES 8+ TO INDEPENDENTLY RIDE A TWO WHEEL BIKE. WE HOSTED A TOTAL OF 36 RIDERS THROUGHOUT THIS ONE WEEK CAMP. INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS AND RIDERS, A TOTAL OF 81 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HELD THE ANNUAL DSANI TINCAPS EVENT IN JULY, AS THIS WAS A TOTALLY OUTDOOR EVENT. THERE WERE 116 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED. OUR ANNUAL BUDDY WALK, OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR, WAS HELD IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. A TOTAL OF OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS FANTASTIC CELEBRATION. WE SAW NEAR RECORD DONATIONS AND RECORD ATTENDANCE AT THIS EVENT, HELD ANNUALLY AT PARKVIEW FIELD. IN OCTOBER 2025, WE HOSTED OUR FAMILIES AT OUR ANNUAL FALL FEST EVENT. A TOTAL OF 169 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN OCTOBER 2025, AS PART OF DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH, WE OFFERED FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPOTLIGHT THEIR LOVED ONE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST. 35 FAMILIES TOOK PART IN THIS OFFERING. IN NOVEMBER 2025, WE HOSTED DR. STACEY TAYLOR FOR A "BEHAVIOR NEWS YOU CAN USE" WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. THERE WERE 30 ATTENDEES. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY IN EARLY DECEMBER. OVER 270 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS VERY POPULAR EVENT. ONLY PRE-PACKAGED SNACK FOOD WAS SERVED, VISITS WITH SANTA WERE A HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT; AND GAMES, CRAFT ACTIVITIES AND A DANCE WERE ENJOYED BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. ALONG WITH OUR MANY GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, DSANI ALSO PROVIDES: 1) LIBRARY RESOURCES 2) INFORMATIONAL EMAILS TO MEMBERS 3) OUTREACH & EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PRESENTATIONS TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS & COMMUNITY GROUPS 4) RESOURCE REFERRALS TO FAMILIES WHO REQUEST SUCH 5) WEBSITE 6) A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT/MENTOR NETWORK FOR PARENTS WE ALSO CONTINUED NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS, PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, ETC. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. OUR DSANI FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW, AS DO OUR OFFERINGS TO OUR FAMILIES.Expenses $79,336
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-2096448
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $420,125
- Income (IRS master file)
- $232,688
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $232,688 | $174,318 | $420,125 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $180,666 | $163,222 | $361,045 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $201,394 | $172,454 | $344,028 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $199,352 | $148,573 | $315,271 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 35-2096448).
Questions about DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC
- What is the EIN of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC is 35-2096448.
- Is DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SHELLEY YODER.
- Who are the officers and directors of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,279 (SHELLEY YODER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $232,688, expenses of $174,318 and total assets of $420,125 at year end.
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