Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE
AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,564 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY ($6,396). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $76k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $8k
- Net assets
- $81k
What Autism Society Lehigh Valley Affiliate does
Mission
We create connections, empowering everyone in the autism community with the resources needed to live fully.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Children's groups and activities for children 12 & under: parents, caregivers, and children socialize, connect, and participate in activities without judgment through monthly meetups and annual birthday party celebrations and share meaningful experiences through fun activities and groups.
$3,975 spent15% of program spendingTeen group and teen theater: we provide a safe and supportive space for teenagers on the autism spectrum. Designed to foster personal growth and social connections, our group offers a range of engaging activities and discussions tailored to their unique needs. We completed our summer theater 2023 program where the participants selected their own characters, and our playwright wrote an original play for them to perform for friends and family
$6,085 spent23% of program spendingAdult group and adult theater: we have a strong young adult group that meets monthly with pizza, light snacks, crafts, karaoke, music, and games. We have a smaller social connections group that meets bi-weekly, designed to foster personal growth and social connections. We completed our summer theater 2023 program where the participants selected their own characters, and our playwright wrote an original play for them to perform for friends and family.
$9,343 spent35% of program spendingCreative abilities group: started in 2018 for youth and young adults, this group's mission is to provide opportunities for individuals with autism to participate in a variety of fine arts, performing arts, music, and craft activities in their community, helping to inspire them, enrich their lives, and help them to realize their full creative potential. Currently, we have programs with cedar crest college and the baum school of art as well as meetups at a local caf in emmaus. Parent/caregiver support groups: we have parent/caregiver support groups for parents of preschoolers, school age and adults with autism. It is extremely important to have parent/caregiver network with each other to build an autism friendly community.
$6,949 spent26% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $26,352.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $260 → $171.
1 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% 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 SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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 SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 85% 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
88% 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 SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 89% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
90% of AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $229 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.
Organizations like AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE
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 Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE?
- AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,564 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY ($6,396). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $7,564 in grants to AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE?
- UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY is the largest funder on record, with $6,396 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AUTISM SOCIETY LEHIGH VALLEY AFFILIATE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 FY2023 (financials across 2023–2023), and the filings of 5 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