Maryland · Nonprofit
AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION
AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION (Maryland) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,418 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($5,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 61% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $181k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $11k
- Net assets
- $381k
What Autism Society of America Foundation does
Mission
The autism society envisions individuals and families living with autism are able to maximize their quality of life, are treated with the highest level of dignity, and live in a society in which their talents and skills are appreciated and valued.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
National programs:offer support to individuals and families affected by autism with information and referral services provided by trained professionals through its national helpline and autism source, a unique national database which aligns people with support and services in their local communities. The society's national programs seek to improve the lives of autistic individuals in the areas of employment, safety and health equity.
$140,845 spentof which $127,136 as grants87% of program spendingEducation and acceptance:provide education and training about autism and promote acceptance of individuals affected by autism in their communities. Key efforts in this area are the annual national conference, outreach materials, programs and toolkits for affiliates as well as developing corporate connections to broaden its efforts at education and acceptance.
$14,251 spentof which $9,000 as grants9% of program spendingAdvocacy:seek to inform public policy at the federal, state, and local levels in collaboration with the greater disability and health communities. The society and foundation advocate for multi-disciplined approaches to autism research and for the inclusion, participation, and self-determination in all aspects of life for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. The society's newly formed justice center seeks to advance the civil rights of all autistic individuals and support positive interaction with the justice system.
$3,908 spent2% of program spendingAffiliate services:operate as a support service to empower affiliates to be as effective and impactful as possible within their service areas. Activities include: improved communication & transparency, with reduced compliance reporting; trainings; delivery of toolkits and templates; provision of a platform for more effective resource sharing; onboarding support; and preparation of provision of an upgraded affiliate portal.
$3,175 spent2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $162,179.
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 2023 to 2024, from $1.3M to $828k (−38%).
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.
185% of AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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
C Banks
President and CEO
Board chair
T Staley
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $70 → $1k.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 61% 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 OF AMERICA FOUNDATION’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 OF AMERICA FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 48% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
61% 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 OF AMERICA FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2020 91% · 2021 76% · 2022 51% · 2023 76% — 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.
Where its funders are
61% of AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA 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 $4k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Maryland, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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 SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION has grown faster than half of the 13,754 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,754 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA 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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Autism Society of America Inc · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION?
- AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION (Maryland) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,418 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($5,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 61% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $11,418 in grants to AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $5,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 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