Autism Society of North Carolina Inc
The Autism Society of North Carolina, inc. Improves the lives of individuals with autism, supports their families, and educates communities.
Autism Society of North Carolina Inc at a glance
In short: Autism Society of North Carolina Inc gave $2.6M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,638,000
- +6842.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,319,000
- +3371.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,319,000
- Total assets
- $10,449,025
- +1.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Autism Society of North Carolina Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Autism Foundation of NC Inc ($2.6M). Together the top 2 received $2.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Autism Society of North Carolina Inc gives
- Giving grew 6842% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2019) to $2.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Autism Foundation of NC Inc Raleigh, NC | Supporting Services | $2,600,000 |
| GHA Autism Supports Albemarle, NC | Supporting Services | $38,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,449,025 | $32,526,782 | $31,991,999 | $2,638,000 | 2 | $51,208 |
| 2024 | $10,255,230 | $27,690,452 | $27,415,218 | $38,000 | 1 | $80,895 |
| 2023 | $8,338,999 | $25,099,765 | $24,844,679 | $38,000 | 1 | $77,617 |
| 2022 | $4,496,611 | $24,000,165 | $24,142,827 | $38,000 | 1 | $3,463 |
| 2021 | $5,210,709 | $23,667,760 | $23,317,211 | $38,000 | 1 | $5,685 |
| 2020 | $4,076,636 | $23,018,739 | $22,992,473 | $38,000 | 1 | $3,234 |
| 2019 | $4,477,167 | $24,520,482 | $23,952,327 | $38,000 | 1 | $8,657 |
About Autism Society of North Carolina Inc
Based on IRS filings
Autism Society of North Carolina Inc is a public charity, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $51K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Autism Society of North Carolina Inc is led by R. Tracey Sheriff, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
R. Tracey Sheriff
CEO
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
39 hrs/week
$168K (2019) → $238K (2025)
Kristin Selby
Chair
Second Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kari Johnston
Senior Director of Se
Senior Director of Services → Senior Director of Pr, 2024
Senior Director of Pr → Senior Director of Se, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $126K (2025)
Whitney Sukonick
Clinical Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $118K (2025)
Christine Leonard
Reg Svcs Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$92K (2025)
Michael Lepage
Reg Svcs Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$85K (2025)
Robert Lippard
It Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$94K (2025)
Rob Christian
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fredrick Davis
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meredith McCumbee
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Dileone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Voss
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Milowic
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Thompson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kerri B. Erb
Cpo
Chief Program Officer → Cpo, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$112K (2019) → $190K (2025)
Kristy White
CDO
Chief Development Officer → CDO, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $185K (2025)
Paul M. Wendler
CFO
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2024
On filings since 2019
39 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $124K (2025)
Ebuni Roberts
Chro
Chief Human Resources Officer → Chro, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $131K (2025)
Edgar Moreno
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
39 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Craig Seman
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Brown
2nd Vice Cha
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → 2nd Vice Cha, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Howrigon
Immediate Pa
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Immediate Pa, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Taylor
Vice Chair
Second Vice Chair → 2nd Vice Cha, 2024
2nd Vice Cha → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Love
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Chris Whitfield (2019–2024) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Stephanie Austin (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim Ferreira (2024) — Director Qual & C
- Former: Steve Jones (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Eb Roberts (2023) — Chief Human Resources Officer
- Former: Lachanda Solomon (2023) — Director
- Former: Louise Southern (2023) — Clinical Director
- Former: Rob Christian Md Faap (2023) — Director
- Former: Tenisea Higgins (2023) — Director
- Former: Alexander Myers (2019–2022) — Clinical Director
- Former: Latonya Croney (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Gosnell (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ruth Hurst PhD (2019–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Sandy Datson (2022) — Director
- Former: Sandy Daston (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dana Williams (2019) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Phillippi (2019) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Jeff Woodlief (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $238K, to R Tracey Sheriff (CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Autism Society of North Carolina Inc
How much does Autism Society of North Carolina Inc give each year?
Autism Society of North Carolina Inc gave $2.6M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $38K across 1 grant.
How large is Autism Society of North Carolina Inc?
Autism Society of North Carolina Inc reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $32.5M.
Where does Autism Society of North Carolina Inc operate?
Autism Society of North Carolina Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Autism Society of North Carolina Inc's EIN?
Autism Society of North Carolina Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7087887. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 8, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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