Acoustics for Autism  is strictly a fundraising foundation whose main function is to distribute money to families in the Toledo area so they can have their children diagnosed, treated, and moving forward while living with Autism.

ACT Today fund effective treatments, assessments and needed life supports with grants from $100-$5,000. Applications with multiple children with ASD and households with income below $100,000 are reviewed first. They also have a grant for military families and those in immediate need (SOS).

Autism and Race provides direct financial support to autistic people of color through individual microgrants between $100 to $500.

Autismazing.org funding opportunities to reimburse grantees for expenses related to training, education and peer support.

Avenues for Autism  Suzanne Tyner Autism Scholarship provides financial assistance to offset cost to families.

Canines for Kids provides scholarships to training program to help children with a physical or physiological disability or autism receive canine assistance. Child must be under the age of 18 years old at the time of placement with their service dog.

CARE Family Grant Program is mainly for helping families with medication, autism
diagnosis/evaluation, therapy session (including speech, OT and ABA,) and autism summer camps. Income cap of $75,000.

Channing’s Joy funds are dedicated to help families pay for therapy costs and other expenses directly related to an autism diagnosis.

Beyond Words Foundation provides scholarships to children under 22 years old in Cuyahoga, Summit or Medina counties in Ohio with autism for therapies and services that are recreational in nature.

iTaalk Autism Foundation provides interactive technology to children (0-22) with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, and training on the educational apps appropriate for families, educators and service providers of children with special needs.

Jack’s Place for Autism Foundation has created “Jack’s Dollars”, a Scholarship Program to help families in Michigan afford the support they need for a variety of programs

Jasmynn’s Voice gives iPads as an AAC (Alternative Augmentative Communication) device to those who have autism and struggle with language deficits/delays. Currently granting devices in southern Michigan.

Lilly’s Voice assists people with autism and are non-verbal that have been rejected by other programs and cannot afford an AAC device without help.

Make it Fit is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by autism. They currently partner with Stockhands Horses for Healing for equine therapy and Cheryl’s Cookies and Brownies for their Cookies 4 iPads Program.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation from social skills camps and swim lessons to holiday gift cards and iPads, Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation is here to help parents of autistic children in any way they can.

MyGOAL offers a yearly grant to 25 families across the United States, to support and care for individuals under 18 years old with Autism.

NAA’s Give a Voice Program provides devices to nonverbal and minimal verbal individuals with
autism for communication. They also have several downloadable toolkits and resources.

 

Paws 4 Autism focuses on service dogs trained specifically for those challenged by autism, PTSD, EDS, D-POTS

Pervis Jackson Jr Autism Foundation help needy parents of children with disabilities to get respite or other support services.

Plus One Foundation provides grants to children and adults with neurological disorders to participate in non-medical activities in the community that are rehabilitative and inspirational.

Saving Josh provides birthday grants up to $200.

SPARK aims to help scientists find and better understand the potential causes of autism. As part of this effort, we study DNA from people with autism and from their family members who may or may not have autism

Surfers for Autism provide free grand scale beach festivals for children and young adults with autism and other developmental delays.

TACA assists in financing functional medicine doctors, providing supplements, or covering
the cost of a conference.

Team Easton Foundation address the needs of families with children that have ASD by providing resources, education and assistance.

Varghese Summersett PLLC has an annual scholarship for both autism and down syndrome.
Deadline to apply is April 1st.

 

If you need some help before getting started, check out this recording with tips before you apply and hear from eight actual funding organizations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiwnzc_kkoI

 

Check out this database of over 900 funding organizations. You can search for specific diagnosis, therapy, equipment needed and even state of residence. https://www.itaalk.org/grantlist