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Aceing Autism Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 26-2688140 Website

Make tennis available to children with autism and to use tennis as a means to enhance health and fitness, hand-eye coordination, motor development, and social skills for children with autism. Make sure kids have fun in the process.

Aceing Autism Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,930,677
+2.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,492,186
+12.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$59,134
+39.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,396,311
+27.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Aceing Autism Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Richardson

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $400 (2024) to $9K (2022). In 2024 it reported $400 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UT Dallas Richardson, TXDonation for Court Fees$9,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,930,677$2,492,186$2,396,311——$59,134
2024$2,853,667$2,219,201$1,879,353$400Total only$42,268
2023$2,504,569$1,457,066$1,436,030$884Total only$2,186
2022$2,451,939$1,367,187$1,287,984$9,0001$855
2021$2,351,412$1,150,399$817,782——$205
2020$1,991,449$1,174,357$915,054——$690

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Aceing Autism Inc

Based on IRS filings

Aceing Autism Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $59K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Aceing Autism Inc is led by Richard Spurling, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Spurling

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2020) → $133K (2025)

  • Philip Milburn

    President

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    $106K (2022) → $105K (2025)

  • Robert Lapides

    Chairman

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mira Spiegel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Meidel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Falkner Axelrod

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Kotsifas

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Darling

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Matt Schleikhorn (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rob Lapides (2020–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Lauren Conner (2020) — Director
  • Former: Penelope Rushton (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Richard Spurling — Executive Director: $133KRichard SpurlingExecutive Director$133KPhilip Milburn — President: $105KPhilip MilburnPresident$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $133K, to Richard Spurling (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Aceing Autism Inc

How large is Aceing Autism Inc?

Aceing Autism Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.

What is Aceing Autism Inc?

Aceing Autism Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Aceing Autism Inc operate?

Aceing Autism Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Aceing Autism Inc's EIN?

Aceing Autism Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2688140. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 12, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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