2021-10-13T14:30:28-07:00 2020-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2020-01-01 462573522 KNOWAutism Foundation KNOW 8326431300 6430 Richmond 410 Houston TX 77057 Amy Pierce Chair 2021-10-13 true Amy Pierce 999009999 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Amy Pierce 6430 Richmond 410 Houston TX 77057 404582 false X www.know-autism.org X 2014 TX KNOWAustism Foundation promotes autism awareness by providing education relating to autism, and supporting other organizations that provide resources for families stricken with autistic family members. 11 11 0 15 0 286410 288487 0 0 -25641 -39007 260769 249480 181250 142662 0 44100 40852 0 27625 77268 57293 302618 240807 -41849 8673 220072 228745 0 220072 228745 X Our mission is to promote autism awareness and to help children affected by autism by providing education and resources. true false 107529 98475 Tuition & Therapy Assistance Program provides scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to help ease the financial burden of therapeutic treatments and intervention for autism. To be eligible, the child must be between 12 months and 18 years of age and must have already received a clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. These awards may be used for behavioral intervention programs, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social skills groups, special needs schools, and special education programs. 31767 Autism Awareness Program focuses on sharing stories and providing information and opportunities through educational videos, printed brochures, and instructional classes to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism and fostering support throughout the community. 20339 18627 Covid-19 and Emergency Relief Program provide direct financial assistance to families with children affected by autism to help them with food and school supplies when they are negatively impacted by natural disasters or COVID-19. 33642 25560 193277 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 0 false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X Tammy Tran 8326431300 6430 Richmond Suite 410 Houston TX 77057 Paul David Van Atta Interim E.D. 20.00 0.00 X 25000 0 0 Amy Pierce Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sippi Khurana MD Treasurer 0.75 0.00 X 0 0 0 Perri Palermo Secretary 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Bohreer Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alice Mao Brams MD Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tracy Faulkner Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marian McClendon Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tammy Tran Nguyen Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wayne Nguyen Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ayesha Rashid MD Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sherri Zucker Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 25000 0 false false false 0 288487 53495 288487 0 0 0 0 0 0 116095 288487 155102 -39007 -39007 0 0 0 249480 -39007 15250 15250 127412 127412 0 0 25000 12500 3750 8750 0 13823 6477 2812 4534 0 0 2029 1015 304 710 0 0 5110 5110 0 0 0 10000 10000 0 8316 3493 1192 3631 9971 7479 2492 0 11069 8302 2767 0 0 0 0 0 400 400 1078 1078 Instructional videos 6100 6100 Art program supplies 5249 5249 0 240807 193277 19905 27625 219637 228709 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5021 4985 435 36 0 0 0 0 0 220072 228745 0 0 X 220072 228745 220072 228745 220072 228745 8673 X false false false X 238880 187159 328985 286410 288487 1329921 0 0 238880 187159 328985 286410 288487 1329921 139154 1190767 0 0 0 1329921 0.89540 0.87450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5021 4985 36 36 false As I Am Gala 404582 288487 116095 10500 48784 22028 73790 404582 288487 116095 10500 48784 22028 73790 155102 -39007 true Houston Ballet 601 Preston St Houston TX 77002 741394920 501(c)(3) 13750 0 Adapted Dance 1 0 Tuition Assistance Program 39 98475 Special Interest Fund 3 6360 Diagnostic Assistance Program 5 3950 Covid-19 Assistance Program 33 18627 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Community Partnership: We partner with non-profit organizations to further our mission. Our partners have special needs programs that provide affordable accessible educational and enrichment opportunities to children with disabilities. Potential qualifying partners provide grant proposals to KNOWAutism before our quarterly board meetings. The board will decide if supporting the program will further our mission, if we have funding in our allocated budget to support the proposed program, and how much will be granted. For individual grants, applications are received on an ongoing basis. The grant committee, composed of a minimum of three people, meets every six weeks to decide on granted awards. Applicants must have a child with a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The child must be between 12 months and 21 years of age and is currently enrolled in a special needs program. The grant amount will be between $1,000 and $5,000 under the Tuition Assistance Program. The approval and amount will be recommended by one committee member and voted by the whole committee. Special interests Fund and Diagnostic Assistance Program have the same eligibility and approval procedures. The grant amount ranges from $500 to $2,000.In 2020, the one-time COVID-19 emergency program assisted individuals affected by the pandemic. Our 2019 and 2020 grant recipients who expressed a need were eligible for assistance upon submitting a written request. X Auction items 17 46995 Sale proceeds X Raffle items 3 6500 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services In 2020, we implemented an Art Program and a COVID-19 Assistance Program. These programs are further described in program descriptions Lines 4c and 4d. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Autism Diagnostic Assistance Program provides financial assistance to families to help subsidize the cost of diagnostic testing for children between the ages of 12 months and 14 years of age. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Autism Awareness Program focuses on sharing stories and providing information and opportunities through educational videos, printed brochures, and instructional classes to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism and fostering support throughout the community. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Art Program focuses on providing children an outlet to express themselves. We provide art kits to our grant recipients, students from schools, and other organizations, to children interested in participating in our art festival. The submissions are featured in our annual As I Am Art Festival. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Covid-19 and Emergency Relief Program provide direct financial assistance to families with children affected by autism to help them with food and school supplies when they are negatively impacted by natural disasters or COVID-19. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Tammy Tran and Wayne Nguyen have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A copy is provided to the Board prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Any Director with a potential or actual conflict of interest between the interests of the organization and Director's personal family, financial, or professional interests, shall disclose this conflict of interest to the Board of Directors on a timely basis. If a Director has a conflict of interest relating to any matter under consideration for a decision by the Board of Directors, he or she shall abstain from any vote, discussion (except as the remaining Board deems necessary for informational purposes), or any attempt to influence the decision of the Board on that matter. The Board may also require the Director to be excused from the meeting while the matter is being deliberated and voted on. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request.