2020-02-20T11:56:38-06:00 2019-06-30 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2018-07-01 300199263 ALTA VISTA CENTER FOR AUTISM ALTA 3037591192 2695 S JERSEY STREET DENVER CO 80222 JESSE OGAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3037591192 2020-02-19 true KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2020-02-20 173.14.30.85 2020-02-20 11:56:38 CS P F510452ABB4A09DEF72ED4AF0FBBE4EEFED67493 F510452ABB4A09DEF72ED4AF0FBBE4EEFED67493 2018 2020-11-19 02:30:22Z DBA FIREFLY AUTISM JESSE OGAS 2695 S JERSEY STREET DENVER CO 80222 7106135 false X WWW.FIREFLYAUTISM.ORG X 2003 CO OUR PURPOSE IS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES, WE CREATE LIFE-LONG RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THOUGHTFUL, INNOVATIVE, EMPIRICALLY BASED LEARNING TREATMENT PROGRAMS. 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WE SERVE AGES 18 MONTHS TO 21 YEARS IN OUR CENTER, WHILE THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT FOR OUR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. EVERY PROGRAM HAS A 1:1 CLIENT TO THERAPIST RATIO WITH A HIGHLY QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN AND THERAPIST. FIREFLY TREATMENT PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON STATE- OF-THE ART, EMPIRICALLY-BASED INTERVENTIONS, UTILIZING THE SCIENCE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TO TEACH OUR CLIENTS ESSENTIAL AND LIFE CHANGING ADAPTIVE SKILLS, AND AMELIORATE MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR. THE SUPERVISING PERSONNEL FOR ABA-BASED PROGRAMS ARE BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS (BCBAS) WHO, IN ADDITION TO HOLDING A GRADUATE DEGREE, COMPLETING A SERIES OF COURSEWORK IN ABA, AND REQUIRED HOURS OF SUPERVISION, ARE CREDENTIALED BY THE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION BOARD (WWW.BACB.COM). TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION, EACH ANALYST MUST MAINTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION AT LEAST ANNUALLY. TO ENHANCE SERVICE DELIVERY, OUR ORGANIZATION INCLUDES SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE. SINCE WE BASE OUR SERVICES ON EMPIRICALLY DRIVEN DATA AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, OUR CLIENTS ALWAYS MAKE PROGRESS. OUR STAFF ARE HIGHLY TRAINED, DRIVEN, AND ENDLESSLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM THEY WORK. THE PROGRESS OF OUR CLIENTS, AND OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE LIVES OF THE CLIENT AND FAMILY UNIT, IS OUR ULTIMATE FOCUS. WE PROVIDE ONGOING SUPERVISION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO OUR STAFF, SO THEY ARE VERY INVESTED IN CLIENT'S PROGRESS AND IN THE EXPANDING PROFESSIONAL CULTURE OF FIREFLY AUTISM. WE HAVE NUMEROUS STAFF WHO HAVE COME TO US TO LEARN THE ART OF EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT. WE HAVE BEEN PROUD TO HAVE STAFF BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND ALL OF OUR THERAPISTS ARE REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS, WHICH ARE ALSO ARE CREDENTIALED BY THE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION BOARD. FIREFLY AUTISM IS COLORADO'S LEADING TREATMENT CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2003, FIREFLY HAS GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST RESPECTED FACILITIES OF ITS KIND, OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND EVEN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, COME TO US TO LEARN HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO AND PARENTS STRONGLY ADVOCATE TO HAVE THEIR CHILD RECEIVE OUR SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF OUR SERVICES. WE HAVE OVER 100 CHILDREN WAITING TO RECEIVE OUR SERVICES. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE REPUTATION OF EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND THE HIGH QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMS. OUR DREAM IS BIG. OUR WORK IS IMPORTANT. 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PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES, WE CREATE LIFE-LONG RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THOUGHTFUL, INNOVATIVE, EMPIRICALLY BASED LEARNING TREATMENT PROGRAMS. HELPING THEM DISCOVER THE WORLD AND THE WORLD DISCOVER THEM. FORM 990 FIREFLY AUTISM LAUNCHED IT'S VERY FIRST CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ON APRIL 14TH OF 2019 ON THE NIGHT OF OUR ANNUAL GALA CALLED "LAUGH YOURSELF BLUE- AND OUT OF THE GATE WE RAISED 1 MILLION DOLLARS. WE HAVE RAISED CLOSE TO 4MILLION FOR OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND HAVE PURCHASED A SCHOOL FROM THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ON JULY 1ST AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. CURRENTLY THE 30,000 SQ./FT BUILDING IS SLATED TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF MAY 2020 AND MOVE IN DATE JUNE OF 2020. OVER THE PAST YEAR FIREFLY HAS MADE INCREDIBLE STRIDES WITH INTERNAL OPERATIONS AND WITH ALL ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL HEALTH. OUR AUDIT SHOWS A SMALL OPERATING LOSS OF 14K FOR THE REPORTING YEAR HOWEVER THAT INCLUDES THE FINAL WRITE-OFF OVER 126K TO CLEAN UP PREVIOUS YEAR'S FINANCES. THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR OF 2018-2019 OUR LOSS WAS OVER 350K WITH A WRITE-OFF OF OVER 580K. AS YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE. SINCE THEN PROCESSES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE, WE HAVE OUTSOURCED BOTH OUR BILLING DEPARTMENT AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT. IN A SPAN OF LESS THAN A YEAR OUR INSURANCE COLLECTIBLES HAVE GONE FROM .70 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR TO NOW .91 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. BY END OF FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 WE SHOULD BE AT .98 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT CAPTURE RATE WHICH IN TURN HAS INCREASED OUR BOTTOM LINE. FIREFLY IS POISED TO MOVE INTO ITS NEW HOME IN JUNE OF 2020 AND WILL BE INCREASING NUMBERS OF CHILDREN SERVED, ADDING ON SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING A DIAGNOSTIC CENTER. WE ARE PROJECTING GROWTH TO DOUBLE WITHIN 2 YEARS AND POSSIBLY TO CONTINUE STEADY GROWTH FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ONE OF A HANDFUL OF AUTISM CENTERS IN COLORADO, FIREFLY OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS, AN INTENSIVE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAM, HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM, AND SOCIAL SKILLS CLASSES. FIREFLY'S SERVICES SPAN ALL OVER THE GREATER DENVER AREA, AND REACH AS FAR NORTH AS BOULDER AND AS FAR SOUTH AS COLORADO SPRINGS. WE SERVE AGES 18 MONTHS TO 21 YEARS IN OUR CENTER, WHILE THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT FOR OUR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. EVERY PROGRAM HAS A 1:1 CLIENT TO THERAPIST RATIO WITH A HIGHLY QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN AND THERAPIST. FIREFLY TREATMENT PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON STATE- OF-THE ART, EMPIRICALLY-BASED INTERVENTIONS, UTILIZING THE SCIENCE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TO TEACH OUR CLIENTS ESSENTIAL AND LIFE CHANGING ADAPTIVE SKILLS, AND AMELIORATE MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR. THE SUPERVISING PERSONNEL FOR ABA-BASED PROGRAMS ARE BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS (BCBAS) WHO, IN ADDITION TO HOLDING A GRADUATE DEGREE, COMPLETING A SERIES OF COURSEWORK IN ABA, AND REQUIRED HOURS OF SUPERVISION, ARE CREDENTIALED BY THE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION BOARD (WWW.BACB.COM). TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION, EACH ANALYST MUST MAINTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION AT LEAST ANNUALLY. TO ENHANCE SERVICE DELIVERY, OUR ORGANIZATION INCLUDES SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE. SINCE WE BASE OUR SERVICES ON EMPIRICALLY DRIVEN DATA AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, OUR CLIENTS ALWAYS MAKE PROGRESS. OUR STAFF ARE HIGHLY TRAINED, DRIVEN, AND ENDLESSLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM THEY WORK. THE PROGRESS OF OUR CLIENTS, AND OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE LIVES OF THE CLIENT AND FAMILY UNIT, IS OUR ULTIMATE FOCUS. WE PROVIDE ONGOING SUPERVISION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO OUR STAFF, SO THEY ARE VERY INVESTED IN CLIENT'S PROGRESS AND IN THE EXPANDING PROFESSIONAL CULTURE OF FIREFLY AUTISM. WE HAVE NUMEROUS STAFF WHO HAVE COME TO US TO LEARN THE ART OF EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT. WE HAVE BEEN PROUD TO HAVE STAFF BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND ALL OF OUR THERAPISTS ARE REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS, WHICH ARE ALSO ARE CREDENTIALED BY THE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION BOARD. FIREFLY AUTISM IS COLORADO'S LEADING TREATMENT CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2003, FIREFLY HAS GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST RESPECTED FACILITIES OF ITS KIND, OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND EVEN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, COME TO US TO LEARN HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO AND PARENTS STRONGLY ADVOCATE TO HAVE THEIR CHILD RECEIVE OUR SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF OUR SERVICES. WE HAVE OVER 100 CHILDREN WAITING TO RECEIVE OUR SERVICES. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE REPUTATION OF EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND THE HIGH QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMS. OUR DREAM IS BIG. OUR WORK IS IMPORTANT. THE REWARD IS PRICELESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B DRAFT FORM 990 IS SENT TO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THEIR REVIEW AND INPUT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE GOVERNING BOARD. A REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO THE MOST CURRENT COLORADO NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION SALARY SURVEY OR OTHER AVAILABLE BENCHMARKS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.