Knowautism Foundation
Our mission is to promote autism awareness and to help children and adults affected by autism by providing education and resources.
Knowautism Foundation at a glance
In short: Knowautism Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $10,000
- -80.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -41.6% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,023,989
- +35.3% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Knowautism Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Genuine Foundation ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Knowautism Foundation gives
- Giving fell 71% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $51K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Genuine Foundation Houston, TX | General Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,023,989 | $514,418 | $247,107 | $10,000 | 1 | $35,278 |
| 2023 | $756,678 | $616,402 | $348,829 | $51,350 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | $543,049 | $469,985 | $312,131 | $40,000 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | $333,834 | $379,159 | $274,550 | $35,058 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | $228,745 | $249,480 | $240,807 | $13,750 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $220,072 | $260,769 | $302,618 | $30,000 | 2 | — |
About Knowautism Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Knowautism Foundation is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $35K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Knowautism Foundation is led by Michelle Bohreer JD, Chairperson since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Michelle Bohreer JD
Chairperson
Director → Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Cardenas
Grants Chair
Director → Grants Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alice Mao Brams MD
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherri Zucker
Vice Chair & Director of Development
Director → Development Chair, 2022
Development Chair → Vice Chair & Director of Development, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Moncada Alaoui
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monty Meave
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Lassiter
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Haseeb
Director
New on the 2024 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marian McLendon
Secretary
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Perri Palermo-Motamedi
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Edna Michelle Bohreer (2022–2023) — Chairperson
- Former: Suan Tinsley (2022–2023) — Director & Partial Year
- Former: Tracy Faulkner (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Wayne Nguyen (2019–2022) — Director & Partial Year
- Former: Tammy Tran Nguyen (2020–2022) — Director & Partial Year
- Former: Amy Pierce (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Perri Palermo (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Sippi Khurana MD (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Ayesha Rashid MD (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul David Van Atta (2020–2021) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Farida Abjani (2019) — Director
- Former: Lauren Dawson (2019) — Executive Director · Filing note: Thru 22519
- Former: Michael Chang MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Tammy Tran (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Knowautism Foundation
How much does Knowautism Foundation give each year?
Knowautism Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $51K across 3 grants.
How large is Knowautism Foundation?
Knowautism Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $514K.
What is Knowautism Foundation?
Knowautism Foundation is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Houston, TX. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Knowautism Foundation operate?
Knowautism Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Knowautism Foundation's EIN?
Knowautism Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2573522. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 13, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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