Staatsburg, New York…The executive leadership team and Board of Trustees of Anderson Foundation for Autism today announced plans for Anderson Foundation for Autism’s second annual grantmaking cycle.
Grant applications for 2025, now available online, will be due on or before June 30th. Review of all submissions will take place prior to September 30th, and applicants can expect responses by December 31, 2025.
Said Patrick Paul, CEO/Executive Director of Anderson Center for Autism, “We first established Anderson Foundation for Autism with the intention of creating a ‘rainy day fund’ for Anderson Center for Autism. It has served that purpose on many occasions and will continue to do so. However, over the years – thanks to the support of generous donors – Anderson Foundation has grown considerably. And we are now able to make grants to other nonprofits who share our goal of optimizing the quality of life for individuals with autism. We were so impressed with the proposals submitted for our 2024 cycle, and look forward to seeing what we receive in 2025.”
Eliza Bozenski, Chief Development Officer of Anderson Foundation for Autism, added: “Among other qualifying criteria, those pursuing Anderson Foundation grant awards must be nonprofit organizations who are creatively working to further our mission in some way; the needs are growing and we want to do our part to help others in our space make the impact they envision. Recipients of our 2024 grants included Bluepath Service Dogs (grant award: $5000), Bring On The Spectrum (grant award: $6000); Flower Petals Adaptive Dance Studio (grant award: $4200), and Project Ready (grant award: $6500). These groups represent varied geographic regions and initiatives – but all share a passion for our cause; we’re excited to add others to this roster as time goes on.”
Bozenski added that Anderson Foundation for Autism has set aside up to $50,000 (in total) for 2025 grant awards.
She also noted that applications will be reviewed by members of Anderson Foundation for Autism’s Board of Trustees and grant committee members. Employees of Anderson Center for Autism will not be included in the review and selection process. Grantees will be required to provide outcome updates to Anderson Foundation for Autism following award disbursements.
Anderson Center for Autism (ACA), founded in 1924, which also receives funds from Anderson Foundation for Autism, offers evidence-based educational, vocational, residential, and consulting/training programs, drawing students and residents from all over the United States to experience its school and residential offerings. Its affiliate, Anderson Center International (ACI), hosts scholars from countries throughout the world for a 12-18 month training program at Anderson’s Staatsburg campus (today, that includes 26 scholars from 10 countries). During this experience at Anderson, scholars gain the education needed to improve schooling, workplace environments, and overall therapy and care for people with autism upon returning to their home countries. Another Anderson Center for Autism affiliate, Anderson Center Consulting and Training (ACCT), has, among other activities, delivered training needed for over 150 businesses to gain designation as being “Autism Supportive.”
Anderson also runs Early Learning Academy programs (in Pine Plains, NY and Latham, NY) and The Anderson Center Clinic (Latham, NY).
Said Kevin Kollar, Chair of Anderson Foundation for Autism’s Board of Trustees: “As we wrap up our Centennial year at Anderson, we are keenly aware of how much progress has been made since our doors first opened in 1924 – but we know we are just getting started. Our grantmaking is just one way to take our efforts to the next level. For the privilege of being able to do this, we are extremely grateful.”
Grant applications must be submitted on or before June 30, 2025 using this link: https://forms.gle/dvhpeCPNR6mER5z89 .
For more information, contact Eliza Bozenski, Chief Development Officer of Anderson Foundation for Autism at (845) 889-9594 or by email: EBozenski@AndersonCares.org.
Visit https://www.andersoncenterforautism.org/afagrants/ for further details.
For more information about Anderson Center for Autism, visit andersoncenterforautism.org. And to learn more about Anderson Foundation for Autism, visit andersoncenterforautism.org/giving/.
About Anderson Center for Autism
Our mission at Anderson Center for Autism is to optimize the quality of life for individuals with autism.
About Anderson Foundation for Autism
Through grantmaking, fundraising, and marketing initiatives, Anderson Foundation for Autism helps support, sustain, and expand upon Anderson Center for Autism’s efforts to optimize the quality of life for individuals with autism.