Virginia · Nonprofit
THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA
THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA (Virginia) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $633,941 to it, the largest being RED GATES FOUNDATION ($375,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.8M
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $634k
- Net assets
- $4.1M
What The Autism Program of Virginia does
Mission
To provide leadership in the implementation of a statewide system of autism support services
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Good Foods Grocery, LLC, is recognized as a Single Owner Limited Liability Company (disregarded entity for tax purposes) owned by The Autism Program of Virginia (TAP-VA Inc.). Good Foods Grocery operates as an integral part of the Corporations mission to provide career readiness and employment opportunities for neurodivergent individuals supporting its educational and community-building goals. The LLC furthers the Corporations charitable purposes by: Dilivering inclusive workforce development training through the Career Readiness and Employment Program. Creating opportunities for employment and foster a sense of community See Part III, Ln 4c statement
$2,441,905 spent$2,610,432 earned by the program61% of program spendingCA Adult Programs provides direct intervention services to adults with disabilities. This includes special education services, behavioral health services, community support services and clinic team training for service providers.
$512,979 spent13% of program spendingRichmond Area Shared Service Alliance allow organizations to share backoffice services such as accounting, payroll, and human resources. The goal of Shared Service is to allow organizations to focus more on their mission or business and focus less on business functions. Doing so helps them save time, effort and money that they can redirect to employee salaries and benefits, professional training, etc.
$314,492 spent8% of program spendingCommonwealth Autism information and resource services has established a statewide collaboration group with autism and disability-focused organizations to streamline resource sharing and improve access to services across Virginia. Through this collaborative network, Commonwealth Autism leads the group to develop and disseminate accessible, research-supported information and resources for individuals with autism, their families, and the broader community. It is our goal to be a capacity building resource for the Collaboration, train the trainer, onboard new organization, and provide financial support. Resources include guides, toolkits, educational videos, a digital resource database, and referrals to service providers, all designed to increase awareness, reduce barriers, and connect individuals and families to relevant services and opportunities. This program serves as a centralized hub for reliable, user-friendly information, helping individuals and families.
$499,816 spent12% of program spendingCommonwealth Autism provides education and training services designed to increase understanding, accessibility, and inclusion for individuals with autism and other neurodiverse abilities. Through workshops (both in person and online), professional development, and customized trainings, the organization equips educators, employers, healthcare providers, individuals with autism, and community members with practical tools and evidence-informed strategies to support neurodiverse individuals through universal design practices, across all settings.
$245,969 spent6% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,015,161.
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 $4.5M to $8.2M (+85%).
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 23% · 2018 27% · 2019 31% · 2020 40% · 2021 72% · 2022 65% · 2023 62% · 2024 24% · 2025 36%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
36% of THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 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
James T Hart
CEO
Board chair
Harry Alferink
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 3 funders to 2 funders, grant income fell $33k → $25k.
5 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 8% 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 THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA’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
THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 59% of grant income and the top three 72%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 75% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 60% · 2021 100% · 2022 99% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“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
17% of THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 17% 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
91% of THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $50k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA's revenue grew 17% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,002 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA?
- THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA (Virginia) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $633,941 to it, the largest being RED GATES FOUNDATION ($375,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $633,941 in grants to THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA?
- RED GATES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $375,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE AUTISM PROGRAM OF VIRGINIA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 18 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