California · Public charity
National Foundation For Autism Research
The National Foundation for Autism Research (NFAR) is dedicated to improving the lives of autistic individuals by empowering them with equitable opportunities that promote independence, inclusion, and lifelong success, thereby strengthening the communities we serve.
- $95k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $67k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,235
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 83% of the organizations National Foundation For Autism Research funded were first-time grantees, receiving 79% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 21% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $67k | 38% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $60k | 83% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $29k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $7k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $17k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $49k | 71% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $55k | 88% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $43k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Society San Diego Inc | $22,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Reuben H Fleet Science Center | $18,685 | 2 | 0% |
| Positive Action Community Theatre (PACT) | $16,000 | 3 | 10% |
| San Diego Unified School District | $15,849 | 2 | n/a |
| Unscripted Learning | $15,000 | 2 | 7% |
| San Diego Center for Children | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Intricate Mind Institute | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beacons Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Society of Natural History | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Turtleback Education Foundation | $9,709 | 1 | 7% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Society San Diego Inc | $22,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Reuben H Fleet Science Center | $18,685 | 2 | 0% |
| Positive Action Community Theatre (PACT) | $16,000 | 3 | 10% |
| San Diego Unified School District | $15,849 | 2 | n/a |
| Unscripted Learning | $15,000 | 2 | 7% |
| San Diego Center for Children | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Intricate Mind Institute | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beacons Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Society of Natural History | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Turtleback Education Foundation | $9,709 | 1 | 7% |
| YMCA of San Diego County | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Banyan Tree Educational Services | $9,304 | 1 | 0% |
| Poway Unified School District | $7,075 | 1 | n/a |
| Blissful Seeds Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 3% |
| KIDS Therapy Associates Inc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Encinitas Educational Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Autism Tree Project Inc | $5,800 | 1 | 2% |
| New Village Arts Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Include Autism | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mainly Mozart Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers of San Diego County | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Vista Hill Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($108k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget National Foundation For Autism Research supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · San Diego Imperial Counties Developmental Services Foudation · Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · Pratt Memorial Fund · The Cushman Foundation · The Thursday Club Foundation · Boys and Girls Aid Society of San Diego Ltd
How this is measured
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About National Foundation For Autism Research
- How much does National Foundation For Autism Research give?
- National Foundation For Autism Research reported 8 itemized grants totaling $66,763, out of $94,855 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does National Foundation For Autism Research fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (38%), Education (29%), Arts & Culture (6%).
- Who are National Foundation For Autism Research's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Autism Society San Diego Inc ($23k), Reuben H Fleet Science Center ($19k), Positive Action Community Theatre (PACT) ($16k).
- Does National Foundation For Autism Research fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National Foundation For Autism Research?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, San Diego Imperial Counties Developmental Services Foudation, Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation.
- Where is National Foundation For Autism Research based?
- National Foundation For Autism Research is based in CA.
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