I'm running the 2026 Chicago Marathon while raising money for the Organization for Autism Research (OAR), a national charity focused on applying science to address the social, educational and treatment concerns of autistic people and their families.


As the parent of an autistic child, I know how valuable OAR’s work is to families like mine. Please join me in supporting OAR, and thank you.


WHY SUPPORT OAR?
1 in 31 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism. Your generosity will help support OAR’s mission to fund research and resources that help people with autism and their families today.


Here are some tangible ways that OAR uses the funds raised by the RUN FOR AUTISM team:

$10 provides a Curriculum in a Box professional development set to general education teachers.
$25 provides 15 copies of A Guide to Safety to families and first responders.
$100 provides the Kit for Kids peer education resource to an entire elementary or middle school.
$150 provides 100 copies of a Life Journey through Autism guidebook sent to a community support group or military installation.
$1,000 provides a research grant for a graduate student studying autism.
$3,000 provides a scholarship for a student with autism to attend college.
$50,000 fully underwrites an applied research pilot study.