Days after Isaac Lytle’s death, his parents, Reed and Holly, asked that donations in lieu of flowers be made to the “Isaac Lytle Memorial Fund”.  It was the desire of his parents to see that the memorial money be donated to families struggling to provide therapy intervention for their children affected by autism.  Several weeks after Isaac’s memorial service, the Lytle family began receiving letters asking for help from parents who were in need of financial assistance to cover the cost of therapy interventions not covered by their insurance companies.  Isaac’s parents struggled with the decision of choosing a single child to receive the “Isaac Lytle Memorial Funds” knowing that there were many children fighting autism that were also in great need.  It was on that day that the idea of creating a non-profit foundation that would fulfill this need in community was born. 

Channeling their grief into a desire to help other autistic children, the Lytles incorporated a nonprofit foundation in the months following Isaac's death. The ISAAC Foundation provides financial grants for therapy that autistic children need, but that insurance companies frequently will not cover.  As a beautiful testament to their cause,

Isaac’s name beautifully describes their mission to provide:

 Intervention Services Assistance for Autistic Children

To date, less than two years after The ISAAC Foundation became incorporated, The ISAAC Foundation has raised over $125,000 and has awarded therapy grants to over 40 children in Spokane, Whitman, Kootenai, Steven and Lincoln Counties. 

Remembering Isaac, please click here. 

To learn more about our Grant Program, please click here.

To learn more about our A Taste of Hope Auction, please click here. 

To learn more about our Faces of Hope calendar and exhibit, please click here.

To learn more about our Autism Awareness Family Night, please click here.