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AUTISM SPEAKS INC

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501(C)(3) organization. Received $67,099 grant in 2024. Purpose: DISEASE/DISORDER

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

Connections

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Dark Money Spending

Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.

IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain

Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. These inter-organizational transfers are a key pathway in dark money flows — a nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.

IRS 990 Schedule I grants given

$3,314,013

GranteeAmountTax YearPurpose
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CORPORATION$112,5142023SCIENCE GRANT
EMORY$232,1262023SCIENCE GRANT
University of Texas HSC at Houston$33,5502023SCIENCE GRANT
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF$240,2342023SCIENCE GRANT
NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC$10,0002023SCIENCE GRANT
Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati)$240,9212023SCIENCE GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY$25,0002023SCIENCE GRANT
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE$41,9082023SCIENCE GRANT
Research Foundation for SUNY$5,7672023SCIENCE GRANT
RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY$23,0482023SCIENCE GRANT
EASTERSEALS SOUTH CAROLINA$25,0002023SCIENCE GRANT
HATCHING HOPE FOUNDATION$11,4292023SCIENCE GRANT
Prisma Health-Upstate$119,1612023SCIENCE GRANT
Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute$83,1432023SCIENCE GRANT
Hoover Institution$300,9012023SCIENCE GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI$65,9992023SCIENCE GRANT
Massachusetts General Hospital$14,5832023SCIENCE GRANT
CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC$86,2282023SCIENCE GRANT
University of California-Los Angeles$68,2322023SCIENCE GRANT
Rush University Medical Center$13,7992023SCIENCE GRANT
METROHEALTH SYSTEM$155,5772023SCIENCE GRANT
Ohio State University$102,0942023SCIENCE GRANT
RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE$170,6242023SCIENCE GRANT
OAKTON COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$60,0002023SCIENCE GRANT
Baylor College of Medicine$232,2772023SCIENCE GRANT
University of Wisconsin-Madison$60,8022023SCIENCE GRANT
MAINE MEDICAL CENTER$27,5302023SCIENCE GRANT
SOUTHWEST AUTISM RESEARCH & RESOURCE CENTER$143,8532023SCIENCE GRANT
University of Pittsburgh$368,6832023SCIENCE GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER$149,3162023SCIENCE GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$89,7142023SCIENCE GRANT

IRS 990 Schedule I grants received

$110,363

GrantorAmountTax YearPurpose
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION$67,0992024DISEASE/DISORDER
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$15,0002024COMMUNITY SUPPORT
AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$18,2642023MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA$10,0002023CHARITABLE DONATION

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.

IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.

Methodology Disclosure

Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.

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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Gave money toCHILDRENS HOSPITAL CORPORATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $112,514 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toEMORYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $232,126 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUniversity of Texas HSC at HoustonIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $33,550 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEFIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $240,234 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toNEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toChildren's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati)IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $240,921 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $41,908 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toResearch Foundation for SUNYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,767 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toRECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $23,048 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toEASTERSEALS SOUTH CAROLINAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toHATCHING HOPE FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,429 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toPrisma Health-UpstateIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $119,161 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toSeattle Children's Hospital Research InstituteIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $83,143 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toHoover InstitutionIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $300,901 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURIIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $65,999 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toMassachusetts General HospitalIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,583 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toCHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $86,228 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUniversity of California-Los AngelesIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $68,232 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toRush University Medical CenterIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,799 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toMETROHEALTH SYSTEMIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $155,577 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toOhio State UniversityIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $102,094 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toRESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $170,624 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toOAKTON COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toBaylor College of MedicineIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $232,277 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,802 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toMAINE MEDICAL CENTERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $27,530 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toSOUTHWEST AUTISM RESEARCH & RESOURCE CENTERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $143,853 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUniversity of PittsburghIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $368,683 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $149,316 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Gave money toUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $89,714 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANTSource
Received money fromAMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $67,099 (tax year 2024). Purpose: DISEASE/DISORDERSource
Received money fromAYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $18,264 (tax year 2023). Purpose: MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICESSource
Received money fromCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATIONSource
Received money fromCLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: COMMUNITY SUPPORTSource