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Foundations that fund autism research

15 private foundations with a record of paying for autism, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.

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The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Edinburgh: $16M across 3 grants, latest 2024Sergey Brin Family Foundation → Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $11M across 2 grants, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $2.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Allerton Foundation Inc → Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024Autism Spectrum Disorders Trust → Goodwill Industries: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2025Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust → Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center: $531K across 7 grants, latest 2024Arylessence Foundation Inc → Gastrointestinal Autism Research Foundation Inc: $425K across 4 grants, latest 2025Asch Family Foundation for Education & → Princeton Area Community Foundation: $280K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Schwallie Foundation → Org for Autism Research: $243K across 4 grants, latest 2025Joseph Richard Currier Foundation Inc → Rutgers University Foundation: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2025Autism Research Institute → Johnson Center: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Teaumen & Grace Fuite Foundation → Southwest Autism Research and: $95K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Leo Lomangino Family Foundation → Winters Center for Autism: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2025Upmc Group → Autism Speaks: $47K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Eden Autism Services Inc: $46K across 8 grants, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc → Clinical Research Associates: $11M across 3 grants, latest 2024Sergey Brin Family Foundation → Ucsf Foundation: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of North Carolina Chapel Hill: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023Autism Spectrum Disorders Trust → Blue Ridge Community Farm: $363K across 4 grants, latest 2025Autism Research Institute → Arizona State University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Asch Family Foundation for Education & → Eden Autism Services: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2022Joseph Richard Currier Foundation Inc → Autism Speaks: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023Upmc Group → Advisory Board On Autism and Related Dis: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Schwallie Foundation → Eden Autism Services: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Let's Work for Good Inc (Popcorn for the People): $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Simons Foundation Inc → Emory University: $620K across 3 grants, latest 2024Autism Spectrum Disorders Trust → Picket Fence Foundation: $119K across 1 grant, latest 2025Autism Research Institute → Asu: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2023Upmc Group → Aboard's Autism Connection of Pa: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of Wisconsinmadison: $800K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Emory University: $800K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of Connecticut School of Medicine: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of Iowa: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Simons Foundation Inc → Yale University: $620K across 3 grants, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of Michigan: $425K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of Texas at Dallas: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2021Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of California San Francisco: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of California Los Angeles: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of California Davis: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Seattle Childrens Hospital: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Rutgers the State University of New Jersey: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2021Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Massachusetts General Hospital: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Hebrew University of Jerusalem: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Harvard University: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Brown University of Providence: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2021Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Brown University: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Boston Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Boston Children's Hospital: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Child Mind Institute Inc: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Washington University School of Medicine: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Yale University: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → University of Pennsylvania: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022Eagles Autism Challenge Inc → Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc: $27M on this topic. Open the funder.The Simons Foundation Inc$27MEagles Autism Challenge Inc: $17M on this topic. Open the funder.Eagles Autism Challenge Inc$17MSergey Brin Family Foundation: $13M on this topic. Open the funder.Sergey Brin Family Foundation$13MAutism Spectrum Disorders Trust: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Autism Spectrum Disorders Tru…$1.8MThe Allerton Foundation Inc: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Allerton Foundation Inc$1.5MVirginia G Piper Charitable Trust: $531K on this topic. Open the funder.Virginia G Piper Charitable T…$531KArylessence Foundation Inc: $425K on this topic. Open the funder.Arylessence Foundation Inc$425KAsch Family Foundation for Education &: $332K on this topic. Open the funder.Asch Family Foundation for Ed…$332KAutism Research Institute: $295K on this topic. Open the funder.Autism Research Institute$295KThe Schwallie Foundation: $244K on this topic. Open the funder.The Schwallie Foundation$244KJoseph Richard Currier Foundation Inc: $155K on this topic. Open the funder.Joseph Richard Currier Founda…$155KTeaumen & Grace Fuite Foundation: $95K on this topic. Open the funder.Teaumen & Grace Fuite Foundat…$95KThe Leo Lomangino Family Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.The Leo Lomangino Family Foun…$80KUpmc Group: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.Upmc Group$70KThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $46K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$46KUniversity of Edinburgh: received $16M on this topicUniversity of Edinburgh$16MBoard of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: received $11M on this topicBoard of Trustees of the Leland…$11MClinical Research Associates: received $11M on this topicClinical Research Associates$11MChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia: received $2.7M on this topicChildren's Hospital of Philadel…$2.7MUcsf Foundation: received $2.0M on this topicUcsf Foundation$2.0MChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation: received $1.5M on this topicChildren's Hospital of Philadel…$1.5MEmory University: received $1.4M on this topicEmory University$1.4MGoodwill Industries: received $1.4M on this topicGoodwill Industries$1.4MUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill: received $1.2M on this topicUniversity of North Carolina Ch…$1.2MYale University: received $1.0M on this topicYale University$1.0MLet's Work for Good Inc (Popcorn for the People): received $1.0M on this topicLet's Work for Good Inc (Popcor…$1.0MUniversity of Wisconsinmadison: received $800K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsinmadison$800KUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine: received $800K on this topicUniversity of Connecticut Schoo…$800KUniversity of Iowa: received $800K on this topicUniversity of Iowa$800KSouthwest Autism Research & Resource Center: received $531K on this topicSouthwest Autism Research & Res…$531KGastrointestinal Autism Research Foundation Inc: received $425K on this topicGastrointestinal Autism Researc…$425KUniversity of Michigan: received $425K on this topicUniversity of Michigan$425KUniversity of Texas at Dallas: received $400K on this topicUniversity of Texas at Dallas$400KUniversity of California San Francisco: received $400K on this topicUniversity of California San Fr…$400KUniversity of California Los Angeles: received $400K on this topicUniversity of California Los An…$400KUniversity of California Davis: received $400K on this topicUniversity of California Davis$400KSeattle Childrens Hospital: received $400K on this topicSeattle Childrens Hospital$400KRutgers the State University of New Jersey: received $400K on this topicRutgers the State University of…$400KPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania: received $400K on this topicPerelman School of Medicine at…$400KMassachusetts Institute of Technology: received $400K on this topicMassachusetts Institute of Tech…$400KMassachusetts General Hospital: received $400K on this topicMassachusetts General Hospital$400KHebrew University of Jerusalem: received $400K on this topicHebrew University of Jerusalem$400KHarvard University: received $400K on this topicHarvard University$400KBrown University of Providence: received $400K on this topicBrown University of Providence$400KBrown University: received $400K on this topicBrown University$400KBoston Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School: received $400K on this topicBoston Children's Hospital Harv…$400KBoston Children's Hospital: received $400K on this topicBoston Children's Hospital$400KChild Mind Institute Inc: received $400K on this topicChild Mind Institute Inc$400KWashington University School of Medicine: received $400K on this topicWashington University School of…$400KUniversity of Pennsylvania: received $400K on this topicUniversity of Pennsylvania$400KLerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic: received $400K on this topicLerner Research Institute Cleve…$400KIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: received $400K on this topicIcahn School of Medicine at Mou…$400KBlue Ridge Community Farm: received $363K on this topicBlue Ridge Community Farm$363KPrinceton Area Community Foundation: received $280K on this topicPrinceton Area Community Founda…$280KOrg for Autism Research: received $243K on this topicOrg for Autism Research$243KPicket Fence Foundation: received $119K on this topicPicket Fence Foundation$119KRutgers University Foundation: received $115K on this topicRutgers University Foundation$115KJohnson Center: received $100K on this topicJohnson Center$100KArizona State University: received $100K on this topicArizona State University$100KAsu: received $95K on this topicAsu$95KSouthwest Autism Research and: received $95K on this topicSouthwest Autism Research and$95KAutism Speaks: received $87K on this topicAutism Speaks$87KWinters Center for Autism: received $80K on this topicWinters Center for Autism$80KEden Autism Services: received $54K on this topicEden Autism Services$54KEden Autism Services Inc: received $46K on this topicEden Autism Services Inc$46KAdvisory Board On Autism and Related Dis: received $13K on this topicAdvisory Board On Autism and Re…$13KAboard's Autism Connection of Pa: received $10K on this topicAboard's Autism Connection of Pa$10K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 20192025. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.