Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation is a private foundation based in Kirkland, Washington. It focuses on neurodiversity and employment in Washington State, with a stated mission to improve career success for neurodivergent teens and adults by advancing neuroinclusion and reducing barriers to meaningful work.
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation at a glance
In short: Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation gave $10.1M across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $1.0M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,080,228
- +17538.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,008,023
- +10482.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,280,057
- -75.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
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The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations, does not accept unsolicited requests for funds, and provides grants by invitation only. Its website welcomes connections with employers, service providers, educators, and organizations interested in neuroinclusion and workforce initiatives.
- Contact
Mailing address: 11410 Ne 124Th St 408, Kirkland, WA 98034
Phone: (206) 719-1823
Website: https://www.canopyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Washington ($10.0M). Together the top 10 received $10.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 16 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation states that it focuses its efforts on Washington State. Its 2025 grants were concentrated in Washington, with a listed grant to the International Society for Autism Research in Kansas City, Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation gives
- 30% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2024) to $10.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $10.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Seattle, WA | To support the launch of the uw institute for neurodiversity and employment. The new institute will bring together leading scholars and practitioners from various disciplines alongside employers to build the regional and national capacity to create meaningful employment opportunities and career experiences for neurodivergent people | $10,000,000 |
| Redpoint Seattle LLC Seattle, WA | The career coaching support program (CCSP) supports coaching to help neurodistinct individuals strengthen their professional skills, build self-advocacy, and achieve workplace success. The program specifically focuses on assisting those whose financial circumstances would otherwise prevent them from accessing career coaching services. Cnf does not directly select the clients who benefit from this program. | $26,711 |
| Tips Seattle, WA | To fund 4 teens in public service summer internships as part of our partner work experience program. Cnf does not select the interns. | $13,200 |
| Uw Foundation Haring Center for Inclusive Education Seattle, WA | The haring center provides early childhood education and conducts leading-edge research. Grant made to advance neurodiversity efforts across washington state. | $10,000 |
| WAA Kirkland, WA | Washington autism alliance expands access to healthcare, education and services for people with autism and related intellectual and developmental disabilities. Grant made to advance neurodiversity efforts across washington state. | $10,000 |
| Uw the Information School Seattle, WA | Conference sponsorship: joint conference with uw, u of Maryland and carnegie mellon that brings together a community of people concerned with advancing research related to the preparation and employment of autistic individuals. | $10,000 |
| Seattle Foundation (Ben's Fund) Bellevue, WA | Ben's fund provides grants to families of autistic children and young adults with demonstrated financial need. Funding helps families obtain therapies, services, equipment, camps, and job skills tools. Grant made to advance neurodiversity efforts across washington state. | $5,000 |
| International Society for Autism Research Kansas City, MO | Anonymous conference sponsorship: international society for autism research (INSAR) seattle community conference annual meeting. Championed the session "supporting the autistic workforce in identifying and removing barriers in human services." this included a 70-minute panel featuring autistic and allistic providers from various disciplines who shared their experiences as a provider, journey into the workforce, and helpful information for autistic people who plan to enter the workforce. | $5,000 |
| Life Skills Advocate Kent, WA | The career coaching support program (CCSP) supports coaching to help neurodistinct individuals strengthen their professional skills, build self-advocacy, and achieve workplace success. The program specifically focuses on assisting those whose financial circumstances would otherwise prevent them from accessing career coaching services. Cnf does not directly select the clients who benefit from this program. | $160 |
| The How LLC DBA the How Skills Bellingham, WA | The career coaching support program (CCSP) supports coaching to help neurodistinct individuals strengthen their professional skills, build self-advocacy, and achieve workplace success. The program specifically focuses on assisting those whose financial circumstances would otherwise prevent them from accessing career coaching services. Cnf does not directly select the clients who benefit from this program. | $157 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,280,057 | $435,201 | $10,782,461 | $10,080,228 | 10 | $10,751,008 | $408,748 | $514,188 |
| 2024 | $13,627,317 | $10,451,220 | $757,607 | $57,150 | 6 | $594,130 | $10,441,477 | $185,571 |
| 2023 | $3,933,704 | $4,185,868 | $252,364 | — | — | $192,214 | $3,924,319 | $50,983 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation reported a distributable amount of $514K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to improve career success for neurodivergent teens and adults in Washington State. Its website describes seven opportunity areas: research on career development and workplace practices; neuroinclusion education and advocacy; alternative education, training, and work-experience models; career exploration and development; professional networks; cross-sector coalitions; and policy and advocacy initiatives related to employment.
Its 2025 grants include support for a university institute focused on neurodiversity and employment, career coaching, teen internships, research-related convening, and organizations working in areas such as education, healthcare, and family support. For example, the Washington Autism Alliance describes its work as expanding access to healthcare, education, and services for people with autism and related intellectual and developmental disabilities. Ben’s Fund, administered through the Seattle Foundation, describes its grants as helping families of autistic children and young adults with demonstrated financial need access therapies, services, equipment, camps, and job-skills tools.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $10,080,228. Grant amounts ranged from $157 to $10 million, with a median grant of $10,000.
The largest grant was $10 million to the University of Washington to support the launch of its Institute for Neurodiversity and Employment. Other reported grants included $26,711 to Redpoint Seattle for career coaching support; $13,200 to Teens in Public Service for teen summer internships; and $10,000 each to the UW Foundation Haring Center for Inclusive Education, Washington Autism Alliance, and the UW Information School. The filing also lists grants of $5,000 each to the Seattle Foundation’s Ben’s Fund and the International Society for Autism Research, and smaller career-coaching grants of $160 to Life Skills Advocate and $157 to The HOW LLC DBA The HOW Skills.
The filing describes the foundation’s Career Coaching Support Program as helping neurodistinct people access coaching when financial circumstances might otherwise prevent it; the foundation states that it does not directly select the clients who benefit. Separately, its 2025 filing describes a summer work experience program that provides paid, supported placements in partnership with local employers, including project management, workplace support, and training from program consultants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Christian Chabot as director, president, and treasurer; Angela Chabot as director and secretary; and Laurie Ackles as executive director.
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation is led by Laurie Ackles, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laurie Ackles
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$111K (2023) → $232K (2025)
Christian Chabot
Director, President & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Chabot
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 $232K, to Laurie Ackles (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation
How much does Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation give each year?
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation gave $10.1M across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $57K across 6 grants.
What is Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation's typical grant size?
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $1,008,023, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation give grants?
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (5 grants).
Does Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation's largest grantees?
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include University of Washington ($10,000,000), Redpoint Seattle LLC ($26,711) and Tips ($13,200), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation?
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $514K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to improve career success for neurodivergent teens and adults in Washington State. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations, does not accept unsolicited requests for funds, and provides grants by invitation only. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation's EIN?
Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-1982555. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Does Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024
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