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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “autistic”
Where the money went
The Heal FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
116 matching grants · $341,189 · through 2024Largest: $28,000 to Peace of Heart Community — support programs for autistic children
Largest: $75,000 to WNET- S Sheppard Dir Kids Media & Education — funding for educational programming to support autistic children.
Next for AutismNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $502,667 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to ACTIONPLAY INC — actionplays audition workshop series develops audition skills in autistic actors, changes the perception of autistic actors among casting directors and agents through industry show…
Largest: $214,449 to UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX — identifying early markers of autistic spectrum disorder in naturalistic motor behavior using high-frequency sampling
Largest: $135,000 to AUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK — project support
Largest: $100,000 to AUTISTIC WOMEN & NONBINARY NETWORK INC — core support for the autistic people of color fund that supports autistic people of color
Largest: $46,350 to AUTISM CONNECTION OF PA — advocacy for autistic people in the criminal legal system
Largest: $115,000 to OHR V' DAAS ROCKLAND INST FOR SPECI — to assist jewish handicapped and autistic children special education programs.
Largest: $5,000 to INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AUTISM RESEARCH — anonymous conference sponsorship: international society for autism research (insar) seattle community conference annual meeting. championed the session "supporting the autistic wor…
Largest: $1,000 to Alyssa Halligan — scholarship to attend communication workshop for autistic individuals
Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $760,000 · through 2024Largest: $280,000 to AUTISTIC WOMEN & NONBINARY NETWORK — to support the work of autistic women & nonbinary network
The Christopher M Barnett Family FoundationWilmington, DE
5 matching grants · $423,000 · through 2024Largest: $375,000 to FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTISTIC PERSONS — to provide general support for people with autism and their families, and to support the development of the chocolate factory.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →