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Foundation for Autism and Atypical Development at a glance

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Foundation for Autism and Atypical Development

Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$28k
Granted FY2019
30
Grants FY2019
11
States reached
$7k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

86% of Foundation for Autism and Atypical Development’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Foundation for Autism and Atypical Development named its own grantees at scale: 19 organizations, $28k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

13
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16
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19
’19
3
’20

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

International$106kPhilanthropy$36kReligion$30kArts & Culture$14kEducation$4kHealth$4kPublic Benefit$2kHuman Services$990Other$0
02FY2019 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$300
Median grant
11
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY$7,000
TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH$5,875
ISRAEL CANCER ASSOC USA$1,800
COMMISSION FOR JEWISH EDUCATION$1,800
LUBAVITCH OF HOWARD COUNTY$1,800
PALM BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION$1,500
PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS$1,350
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND$1,000
B'NAI SHOLOM CONGREGATION$516
HADDASSAH$500
LEGAL AID OF WEST VIRGINIA$500
US HOLOCAUST MUSEUM$500
HILLEL$500
ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICE$360
TORAH FUND - JTS$300
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $840) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 64% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $150 → 9%CHARITY NAVIGATOR: $50 → 7%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $100 → 9%ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICE: $360 → 11%ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICE: $180 → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
MI
NY
MA
NJ
RI
CA
WV
VA
MD
TN
DC
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

29%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$48k · 23 repeat orgs$115k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +77% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2019, 6 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call). Read against FY2019, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
16

Total granted

$48k
$109k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+77%
+12%

Still filing today

61%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20
InternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesReligionHealthCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • PB
    PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $12k · revenue +92%
  • PB
    Palm Beach Civic Association Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +115%
  • HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
    2× · 2017–2019 · $1k · revenue +42%

Funded once

  • AI
    AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $100k · revenue -6%
  • TE
    TEMPLE EMANUEL
    one grant, 2017 · $6k
  • IE
    ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCEgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $500 · revenue +91%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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2
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
3
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
4
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
5
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
6
The Jewish Federations of North America Inc

The federation movement protects and enhances the well-being of jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and torah (jewish learning). the jewish federations of north…

Philanthropy
7
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
8
Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media

Philadelphia jewish film and medias mission is to educate and engage diverse philadelphia communities, jewish and non-jewish alike, by presenting world-class film premieres, repertory cinema, and associated programs that are inspired by…

Human Services
9
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
10
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

The weitzman national museum of american jewish history, on independence mall in philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of jews in america. its purpose is to connect…

Arts & Culture
11
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
12
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

30 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 55 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
26/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · InternationalAMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $5,100 · International+3 more: $750 · InternationalTEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH INC: $13,100 · OtherTEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM …TEMPLE EMANUEL: $5,970 · OtherTEMPLE EMANUELIndividual grant recipient: $4,800 · OtherIndividual grant recipie…LUBAVITCH OF HOWARD COUNTY INC: $3,800 · OtherLUBAVITCH OF HOWARD COUN…COMMISSION FOR JEWISH EDUCATION: $3,600 · OtherCOMMISSION FOR JEWISH ED…ISRAEL CANCER ASSOCIATION (USA) CORP: $1,800 · OtherBETHNIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $1,800 · Other+30 more: $9,131 · Other+30 moreJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $21,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF…VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM: $15,000 · PhilanthropyVANGUARD CHARITABLE …+1 more: $200 · PhilanthropyPALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: $11,600 · Arts & CultureThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: $750 · Arts & CulturePALM BEACH OPERA INC: $475 · Arts & CulturePalm Beach Civic Association Inc: $1,850 · Community ImprovementHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $1,000 · ReligionMANDEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $100 · ReligionTHE FERD AND GLADYS ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICE OF PALM BEACH C OUNTY INC: $540 · Human ServicesGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $250 · Human ServicesCharity Navigator: $50 · Human Services
International$105,850Other$44,001Philanthropy$36,200Arts & Culture$13,825Community Improvement$1,850Religion$1,100Human Services$840

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: $11,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $5,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Civic Association Inc: $1,850 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetISRAEL CANCER ASSOCIATION (USA) CORP: $1,800 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FERD AND GLADYS ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICE OF PALM BEACH C OUNTY INC: $540 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLEGAL AID OF WEST VIRGINIA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLANDMARK COLLEGE INC: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIVE KIDS THE WORLD INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LORD'S PLACE INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHIAS INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Fellowship of Christians and Jews Inc: $135 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMANDEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Foundation for Autism and Atypical Development funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foundation for Autism and Atypical Development. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • The Lord's Place Inc: 12% of income from government
  • National Yiddish Book Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Landmark College Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 55 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home