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We recognize the incredible ability that exists within people on the autism spectrum. Empowering through education, the McCarton Foundation helps young people with autism realize their full potential and celebrates their extraordinary talents. Every day we work to transform lives through: The McCarton School, where we continue to achieve unprecedented success in educating young people with autism Research, as we further develop our methodology by testing new strategies and techniques to teach people on the autistic spectrum more effectively Training professionals and parents around the world how to use the knowledge we gain Inspiring Events, like McCarton Foundation’s Genius of Autism, where we celebrate the remarkable talent possessed by autistic youth With one in every sixty-eight children in the United States identified as being on the spectrum, chances are that you—and most of the people you know—are somehow connected to a young person with autism. Join us in our mission to empower these young people today.

Donate here to support our scholarship fund! Help us make quality early childhood education available! Founded in 1981,The Lake School is a small, private, non-profit preschool located in the Lake Merritt neighborhood of Oakland. The school’s curriculum is based on the philosophy that children are naturally curious and eager to learn.

Their mission is to raise funds, enhance early literacy programs, and inspire community engagement so that all children can discover the wonder of books through the Noyes Children's Library. The Foundation is a grassroots non-profit founded in 1991 to raise funds for the historic Noyes Children’s Library, a specialized branch of Montgomery County Public Libraries in Kensington, MD. The all-volunteer Foundation has grown to support the Library's mission in many ways, and now, in cooperation with Montgomery County, the Foundation is leading the Make MORE Noyes Renovation Campaign to make Noyes universally accessible, while expanding its space and early literacy mission.

Familias En La Escuela (FELE) believes that parent participation - in both the classroom and organizational structures of the school - improves the educational experience of all children and the quality of the Chicago Public Schools. FELE supports the mission of IAMS by: Providing and promoting opportunities for parent involvement Enhancing communication between the school and the home Raising funds sufficient to support and, ideally, enlarge extra-curricular programs Functioning as parent and student advocates. All our activities are undertaken in close collaboration with the school faculty, administration and staff.