More than 60,000 autism diagnoses annually in the U.S. have led to a serious shortage of autism-focused educators and therapists. Your donation of time or money can make a difference.
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*The gift is the largest in the foundation’s history and will support graduate students who want to work with children on the autism spectrum*
LITTLE SILVER, NJ (May 15, 2025) — The Autism MVP Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the Autism MVP Dwight Macock Memorial Endowed Scholarship at Rutgers University through a $100,000 gift, the largest in the Foundation’s history. The scholarship program will support graduate students at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, an ABA program in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) on the Rutgers University-New Brunswick campus.
Read the full press release here.
Since 2015, the Autism MVP Foundation has granted dozens of scholarships to graduate students at Monmouth University, Rutgers University and Temple University.
Fun, Friday Fundraiser for our Scholarship Programs!
Join us for this fun fundraiser as we raise money to support future autism professionals! Food, drink and Friday night fun (6-9 p.m.), all for a great cause at Bakes Brewing Co. in Belmar!
Autism MVP Board of Trustee members Steph Summers and Keith Green (middle) recently visited with Temple University executives, including VP and Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson (left), Derek Coffman, Director of Development, College of Education and Human Development (second from right), and Brian Thornburg, Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development & NIL Strategy
Autism is a serious neurological disorder that can impair an individual’s ability to communicate, socialize, focus and learn.
The autism diagnosis rate in the U.S. is a staggering 1 in 31 among 8-year old children, according to to 2025 statistics from the CDC. In New Jersey, where the foundation is located, the diagnosis rate is 1 in 29, which is among the highest in the country and equates to 3,000 children each year receiving an autism diagnosis. The challenge is that there are simply not enough educators and therapists to work with children with autism.
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