Best Of Spring 2024

California nonprofit of the year, Exceptional Minds is a professional training academy and studio preparing young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in animation and visual effects.
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Did You Know?
By 2025 in the US alone nearly one million young adults on the autism spectrum will be unemployed. That translates to nearly half a trillion dollars in social services needed to support this deeply marginalized group. For nearly a decade, Exceptional Minds has provided life-changing education and workplace readiness preparation for previously unemployable people who now have meaningful employment and a fulfilling lifetime of personal, professional, and financial freedom. Imagine a world where a million incredibly capable young adults are working and thriving in society contributing talents to impact our world in ways they used to only dream of...
What is Exceptional Minds?
California nonprofit of the year, Exceptional Minds is a professional training academy and studio for visual effects artists and animators on the autism spectrum. Based in Los Angeles, we are a nonprofit organization that with a mission of employability, self-sufficiency, and inclusion. Our academy provides individuals on the autism spectrum with the technical and behavioral skills required for employment in the entertainment fields of digital arts, animation, and post-production visual effects. Our studio provides hands-on experience and employment opportunities for our artists working with the likes of Disney, Marvel, ILM, Sony, Warner Bros, Netflix, Amazon, and many others. Our guiding principle is the quest for inclusion and opportunity paving the way for our students and graduates to thrive.
Exceptional Minds Mission
Maximize the talents of artists on the autism spectrum with customized instruction and hands-on experience to prepare them for gainful work in digital arts and animation.
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