# Desert Autism Foundation

The mission of the Desert Autism Foundation is to help local families dealing with the challenges of raising a child with Autism by making therapies more affordable.

## Organization facts

- **Organization:** Desert Autism Foundation
- **Legal name:** DESERT AUTISM FOUNDATION
- **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- **EIN:** 26-3350260
- **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Palm Desert, California
- **Primary cause:** Health
- **IRS classification:** NTEE B990 — Education
- **Cause confirmed by:** CV Giving Day review against the organization's own description
- **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant
- **Official website:** https://www.desertautismfoundation.org
- **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/HopefortheFamily

## About Desert Autism Foundation

The mission of the Desert Autism Foundation is to help local families dealing with the challenges of raising a child with Autism by making therapies more affordable. What's unique about the funds we raise is that they stretch further through our efforts to negotiate special rates through some of the local occupational, music, speech and social therapists. That means every dollar that is raised equates to a much higher value in services to local children with autism. Parents are able to access these therapists through a small copay verses their full hourly rates - allowing for affordable, consistent therapy that can truly change these kids' lives.

Autism is a developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. Autism impacts the normal development of the brain in areas of social interaction and communication skills. A person with Autism may exhibit repeated body movements, unusual responses to people or attachments to objects, and resistance to changes in routine. Autism has been estimated to occur in as many as 1 in 68 individuals and is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the country.

A child is diagnosed with Autism every 20 minutes.

Sincerely,

Randy Corti

President

Desert Autism Foundation
Testimonials
The therapies my son received were great!!! The social skills class for my son changed his life. Learning those skills helps tremendously. - Kristen W.

Great work! We are blessed to have you and our other therapists doing what y'all do so well! - Lori E.

## Record

- **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record.
- **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026
- **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate)
- **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/desert-autism-foundation/
- **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)