- Revenue 2025
- $54,138
- Expenses 2025
- $40,697
Program services were 93.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- H84
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 2531 GOLF VIEW DR
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
HAAPE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to empowering adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through specialized training, education, and career development. The mission of HAAPE is to build autism workforce ecosystems that facilitate meaningful, sustainable employment for neurodivergent individuals. Through targeted community outreach, HAAPE fosters autism-friendly businesses, municipalities, and organizations while scaling its ecosystem models nationwide to maximize long-term independence and societal inclusion.
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Supported the establishment and ecosystem integration of the Aspiritech Academy. Seed funding of $25,000 enabled the full curriculum design and launch of a 10-week Cybersecurity Academy for autistic adults. The pilot cohort achieved a 95% first-attempt certification pass rate and 100% job placement, scaling to serve 75 students in 2026 with over 100 projected certifications by year-end. An additional $2,000 supported the development and maintenance of the Aspiritech Academy database within the "HAAPE Hub" -- a shared digital infrastructure connecting operating partners, employers, and neurodivergent jobseekers in a centralized, cross-program job placement network.
Expenses $27,000 · Grants $27,000
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Funded the implementation of an entrepreneurship bootcamp for autistic adults in partnership with Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Out of 18 applicants and 14 qualified enrollees, 12 students completed the program, gaining core competencies in business planning, customer discovery, and sales presentation. The program successfully established an adapted instructional framework tailored for neurodivergent entrepreneurs. Grant funds supported instructional design, university program fees, participant resources, and video documentation to facilitate ongoing post-graduation mentorship and business sustainability.
Expenses $10,000 · Grants $10,000
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Provided educational scholarships for adults with autism to complete specialized Supply Chain and Logistics training through Broward College. The remote, self-paced 8-module program prepares candidates for career opportunities across manufacturing, retail, and wholesale distribution networks. In FY 2025, HAAPE provided scholarships for 6 students covering 6 full courses. Since program inception in 2021, HAAPE has awarded scholarships to 35 unique individuals completing a cumulative total of 71 certified courses.
Expenses $900 · Grants $900
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Conducted public education and community outreach to train employers, municipalities, religious organizations, and local leaders on the strategic benefits of hiring adults with autism. HAAPE fosters inclusive, "autism-friendly" communities and drives national workforce ecosystem development. These outreach operations are primarily executed by volunteers, resulting in minimal administrative software and website maintenance expenses for the fiscal year.
Expenses $158 · Grants $158
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2025
As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Lawrence Rothman
Chief Executive Officer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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Connie Alden
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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Richard Bentley
Chief Financial Officer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Maria Jacobo
Senior Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Barbara Slutsky
Executive Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
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Dean Wood
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Harvey Gaffen
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hernan Millan
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert Rubinstein
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lawrence Fung
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mikel Briggs
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Pam Kipsimalis
Chief Legal Counsel
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bonny Gaffen
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Margaret Brown
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ivan Rosenberg
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Danny Combs
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andrew Begel
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dan Thorpe
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Tara May
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kristy Chambers
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Angela Foglia
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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James Foley
Vice President Business Development/Growth
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2025
- Revenue
- $54,138
- Expenses
- $40,697
- Contributions
- $36,004
- Grants paid
- $38,058
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2024
- Revenue
- $90,910
- Expenses
- $107,061
- Contributions
- $68,511
- Grants paid
- $101,657
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2023
- Revenue
- $181,328
- Expenses
- $62,753
- Contributions
- $157,989
- Grants paid
- $60,888
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2022
- Revenue
- $128,150
- Expenses
- $38,105
- Contributions
- $78,798
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990-EZ
- Revenue
- $187,236
- Expenses
- $28,150
- Assets (EOY)
- $342,371
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2016 · 990-EZ
- Revenue
- $56,708
- Expenses
- $26,053
- Assets (EOY)
- $40,623
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2015
- Tax period
- 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
- Principal officer
- Lawrence Rothman
- Mailing address
- 4474 Weston RoadDavie FL 33331
- Website
- www.haape.org
As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.
Grants made
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$81,025
2024 In FY 2024, HAAPE paid Aspiritech for two separate cohorts that trained autistic adults in quality assurance. There were 16 graduates, of which 13 have accepted career positions. In addition, HAAPE paid to establish and maintain the Aspiritech Academy database as part of the "HAAPE Hub." This revolutionary digital platform is a joint effort with Aspiritech and will formulate and maintain a specific database designed to connect operating partners, employers, and jobseekers across the autism employment ecosystem. Additional payments to Aspiritech will cover two more training cohorts to take place in FY 2025, covering certain aspects of cybersecurity. We expect that at least 90% of those who successfully complete the courses will obtain appropriate and sustainable career opportunities. Finally, HAAPE provided seed funding ($25,000) for development of the 10-week Cybersecurity Academy for Autistic people. This development is completed, and a pilot cohort is underway.
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$27,000
2025 Grant supported the establishment of a 10-week Cybersecurity Academy for autistic adults ($25,000 for full curriculum design) and funded the development/maintenance of the Aspiritech Academy database ($2,000). This database integrates with the centralized "HAAPE Hub" digital platform to connect operating partners, employers, and neurodivergent jobseekers across the national autism employment ecosystem.
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$20,000
2023 The two $10,000 grants pay for the license fees from the Uniquely Abled Project to teach a 6-week in-person training program at (1) Palm Beach State College and (2) the AmSkills, Inc. Training Center in Tampa, FL. These programs are designed to teach qualified adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder the fundamentals to become a Computer Network Control (CNC) machine operator. Follow up includes finding full-time career employment for all graduates of the program.
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$20,000
2023 The $20,000 grant pays for a 6-week virtual training program at North Carolina State University taught by Aspiritech Academy personnel. This course is open to qualified students diagnosed with ASD who must first apply and then be accepted into the program. The course curriculum includes software testing and data analysis and prepares the students to enter the workforce. Follow up includes finding internships and/or full-time career employment for all graduates of the program.
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MJ House of Style Maria Jacobo
$10,000
2025 Grant supported the design, adaptation, and delivery of an entrepreneurship program for autistic adults in partnership with Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Funds covered instructional services, support services, adaptation of educational frameworks for neurodivergent learners, university program fees, educational materials, recruitment, coordination, graduation events, and media documentation. The program delivers business training and post-graduation mentorship to assist participants in launching sustainable enterprises.
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2024 The $10,000 payment covers the license fee from the Uniquely Abled Project to teach a 16-week in-person training program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. This is the fourth license that HAAPE has funded such that Drexel joins Broward College, Palm Beach State College and AMSkills, Inc., where autistic adults can learn how to become a Computer Network Control (CNC) Operator. Once a student successfully completes the course, follow up includes finding full-time career employment for all graduates of the program. For the training of CNC operators, our investment activity actually slowed somewhat because of the difficulty in coordinating an appropriate and sustained teaching infrastructure with qualified instructors, as the process is necessarily slow. Hopefully there will be more opportunities to expand this program in the near future.
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2024 HAAPE's strategic partner, Broward College, has developed a self-teaching computer program that progressively explains various aspects of supply chain management and logistics. The overall course consists of 8 separate modules that focus on different subjects falling under the supply chain umbrella. Students can take each course at their own pace and at a remote location. Students must pass a test which is given at the end of each section. Those who pass any of the 8 courses receive their official certification and can then qualify for career opportunities. Since supply chains in the United States have been seriously disrupted by the Covid pandemic in 2020-21 and by the tariff negotiations in 2025, manufacturing and service-related companies are very interested in hiring these graduates. In FY 2024, HAAPE provided scholarships for 23 students covering 40 separate certifications.
Grants received
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$25,000
2024
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$20,000
2023
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$20,000
2022 TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
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$10,000
2024 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.