California · Nonprofit
AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION
AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,654,622 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($5,755,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 94% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $6.7M
- Net assets
- $253k
What Autism Partnership Foundation does
Mission
Advancing effective methodology and behavior analytic treatment to improve outcomes of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Certification. In 2025, pbaac launched two new certifications: the progressive behavior analyst autism supervisor and the progressive behavior analyst autism interventionist. The supervisor certification is intended for behavior analysts who oversee professionals providing behavioral interventions to children with autism. The interventionist certification is designed for behavior analysts who deliver direct interventions to individuals diagnosed with autism. These certifications are groundbreaking, incorporating both a multiple-choice examination and a performance-based assessment. They complement the previously established progressive behavior analyst autism professional certification, which has been accredited by the national commission for certifying agencies (ncca).
$817,890 spent50% of program spendingDissemination. The Autism Partnership Foundation's online training program has achieved remarkable success, reaching over one million learners worldwide. By offering evidence-based courses designed for professionals working with individuals with autism, the program has set a standard for high-quality, accessible education in the field. Apf offers training to professionals who directly work with autistic children. In the upcoming year, apf will be expanding its training to parent and families who have a child diagnosed with asd.
$572,022 spent$65,747 earned by the program35% of program spendingResearch. The Autism Partnership Foundation (apf) has made significant contributions to the field of autism spectrum disorder (asd) research. As of 2024, apf's research team has published over 125 works, including nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles across 24 scientific journals, with contributions from more than 50 co-authors. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics within applied behavior analysis (aba) and asd, such as social skills training, group teaching methodologies, staff training, language development, and behavioral strategies. Additionally, apf is actively conducting studies to evaluate and develop effective means of teaching social skills to children of all ages, assess the use of group teaching, and explore the direct application of telehealth for various aba strategies related to asd treatment. These efforts underscore apf's commitment to advancing evidence-based practices and improving outcomes for individuals with asd.
$245,152 spent15% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,635,064.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2021 to 2022, from $1.4M to $574k (−58%).
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: 2021 12%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
76% of AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 5 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
Justin B Leaf Phd
Chief clinical officer/exec dir
Board chair
Douglas Erber
Chairperson & president
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $666k → $1.1M.
7 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 94% 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 AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 15 of 16 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
AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 86% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
97% 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 AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 98% · 2018 100% · 2019 89% · 2020 93% · 2021 62% · 2022 86% · 2023 90% — 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
33% of AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 44% 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
94% of AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION'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 $426k that is directly attributable, 95% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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
AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION has grown faster than half of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION
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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
39%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,654,622 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($5,755,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 94% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $6,654,622 in grants to AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC is the largest funder on record, with $5,755,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 16 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing