Massachusetts · Nonprofit
ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC
ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 97 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,720,721 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($2,048,183). 53 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $7.0M
- Funders on record
- 97
- Grants received
- $6.7M
- Net assets
- $1.9M
What Association for Autism and Neurodiversity Inc does
Mission
Aane helps autistic and similarly neurodivergent people build meaningful, connected lives. Aane provides individuals, families and professionals with education, community and support in an inclusive atmosphere of validation and respect.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Group servicesaane's support groups and social activities, along with discussion forums provide opportunities to connect and share common experiences and interests and learn about valuable resources. All discussion forums are free. Financial assistance is available for any group with a fee.
$3,210,170 spent$2,340,459 earned by the program59% of program spendingIndividualized servicesaane offers individualized support services for autistic teens and adults, their families, and the professionals who work with them through education, information, and connection. Through our information & resource (I&r) services, aane connects autistic adults, families and professionals with needed information and available resources. Aane offers parent coaching for parents/guardians to help them navigate their parenting journey, as well as individual coaching (lifemap) for autistic teens and adults to access social opportunities, acquire skills necessary for employment, plan for the future, and more. Aane also has a case management program (lifenet) for autistic adults providing caring support across a full range of daily living needs throughout the lifespan.
$2,182,933 spentof which $14,380 as grants40% of program spendingTraining and educationaane hosts two annual symposiums for autistic adults, family members of autistic children and adults, and professionals. Aane's annual symposiums showcase the voices, stories and perspectives of autistic individuals, and highlight cutting-edge research and treatment innovations. Aane's training and education department facilitates in-person and online training for professionals across the globe such as educators, mental health professionals and employers. Aane customizes each training to meet the goals of the partner organization and trains on topics such as neurodiversity-affirming care and inclusive workplace practices.aane hosts free workshops including autism basics, which helps autistic individuals and family members deepen their self-understanding and their understanding of their child or family member. Additional workshops cover essential topics such as strategies for everyday living, navigating relationships, employment, and self-advocacy. Many workshops are interactive, featuring expert speakers, lived experience and practical advice.
$28,179 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,421,282.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $2.1M to $2.6M (+22%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 17% · 2018 22% · 2019 21% · 2020 26% · 2021 36% · 2022 25% · 2023 27% · 2024 38% · 2025 34%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
66% of ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Brenda Dater
Executive director
Board chair
Dian Bohannon
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 42 funders, grant income rose $323k → $1.1M.
20 of 97 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 55% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 97 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 30% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
73% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 73% · 2018 51% · 2019 45% · 2020 38% · 2021 27% · 2022 23% · 2023 20% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
52% of ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
55% of ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3.0M that is directly attributable, 66% of it comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 5,002 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,002 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $4.0M on record.
- (MM) PURCHASED CLIENT/PROGRAM SVCS$4.0M
- (JJ) OPERATIONAL SERVICES$9k
- (EE) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$2k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC?
- ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 97 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,720,721 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($2,048,183). 53 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC have?
- IRS filings report 97 organizations giving $6,720,721 in grants to ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC, 53 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $2,048,183 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 97 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing