OVERVIEW: Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs supports education, work and opportunity, women and girls causes and global development in areas where its corporate sister operates. IP TAKE: Goldman Sachs is a strategic, theme-driven funder, not … [Read more...] about Goldman Sachs
Grants for AI
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation provides seed grants for promising research on children’s brain cancers as well as grants for the development of early-career scientists. IP TAKE: This accessible and transparent funder does not run … [Read more...] about Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Gates Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Gates Foundation funds nonprofit and for-profit organizations in dozens of issue areas. Grantmaking is global in scope, with partnerships in over 130 countries. IP TAKE: The Gates Foundation remains one of the most powerful … [Read more...] about Gates Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
U.S. Department of Education
Cognizant Foundation
OVERVIEW: Cognizant’s philanthropy primarily supports workforce development, technology education and digital and AI skills, with additional giving for community resilience and disaster relief. The company’s former U.S. foundation dissolved in 2022; … [Read more...] about Cognizant Foundation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
OVERVIEW: The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is one of the nation’s largest private biomedical research organizations and philanthropies. It is best known for providing substantial, long-term support to scientists working in basic biological … [Read more...] about Howard Hughes Medical Institute
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
OVERVIEW: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is a major national grantmaker supporting journalism, community development and economic opportunity, arts and culture, and research on information, technology and society. The foundation’s … [Read more...] about John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Aphorism Foundation
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation's grantmaking centers on AI for public purpose and supports organizations using, developing or governing AI and data to address challenges including climate change, health inequities, human rights, … [Read more...] about Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Amazon
OVERVIEW: Amazon supports affordable housing, STEM and technology education, food access, disaster relief, climate and nature, literary organizations, nonprofit technology projects, scientific research and place-based community initiatives. Its … [Read more...] about Amazon
Motorola Solutions Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Motorola Solutions Foundation centers its grantmaking on STEM education, technology, and programs for first responders. IP TAKE: This is a focused corporate funder with a relatively clear path in for new prospects. The best fits are … [Read more...] about Motorola Solutions Foundation
Salesforce Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Salesforce Foundation supports public education and career opportunities for young people. Its current strategic grantmaking focuses on STEM and AI access, educator empowerment, and college and career readiness. IP TAKE: Salesforce … [Read more...] about Salesforce Foundation
Next Generation Learning Challenges
OVERVIEW: The Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) network places educators at the helm of educational change. This organization, now part of LEAP Innovations, has created networks of teachers who conduct research and disseminate results to … [Read more...] about Next Generation Learning Challenges
NewSchools Venture Fund
OVERVIEW: NewSchools Venture Fund is a national venture philanthropy that backs early-stage entrepreneurs and educators working to improve U.S. public education. IP TAKE: New Schools Venture Fund calls itself a funder that “advances the field … [Read more...] about NewSchools Venture Fund
Tipping Point Community
OVERVIEW: Tipping Point Community is a San Francisco-based nonprofit grantmaker that supports organizations addressing poverty across the Bay Area. Its core funding areas are housing, early childhood, education and employment. In addition to … [Read more...] about Tipping Point Community
Workday Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Workday Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Workday, a California-based enterprise software company. Workforce development remains its largest and most established priority, but its interests now extend beyond technology training. … [Read more...] about Workday Foundation
Capital One Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Capital One Foundation supports economic opportunity and financial well-being, with current interests spanning financial resilience, wealth building, small businesses, affordable housing, community development, workforce preparation and … [Read more...] about Capital One Foundation
Mark Cuban Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Dallas-based Mark Cuban Foundation has two distinct sides. Its public-facing work centers on free artificial intelligence education for high school students and teachers. Its tax filings, however, reveal a broader and less clearly … [Read more...] about Mark Cuban Foundation
Secunda Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Secunda Family Foundation supports healthcare, Jewish causes, environmental conservation and the arts. The greater New York City area is a priority. IP TAKE: The Secunda Family Foundation is a substantial but deeply private funder. … [Read more...] about Secunda Family Foundation
CS Fund
OVERVIEW: CS Fund award grants for overlapping causes including climate change, food sovereignty, democracy, rights and clean energy transition. IP TAKE: CS Fund is an influential movement funder with broad interests spanning food and land … [Read more...] about CS Fund
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a large, Flint-based philanthropy supporting civil society, environmental sustainability, young people and the long-term revitalization of its Michigan hometown. IP TAKE: The Charles Stewart Mott … [Read more...] about Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Citi Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Citi Foundation supports youth economic opportunities, job skills, financial inclusion, agriculture & food security, disaster response, and community development in the U.S. and around the world. Across its priority areas, the … [Read more...] about Citi Foundation
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Eli Lilly and Company Foundation supports global health initiatives in resource-limited settings, K–12 STEM education and economic mobility in Marion County, Indiana. It also supports employee matching gifts, disaster relief and … [Read more...] about Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
Luminate
OVERVIEW: Luminate, an offshoot of the Omidyar Group, supports a broad range of efforts for an equitable, safe and just digital age. IP TAKE: Luminate has become a key player in philanthropy’s push for a fairer digital future. With staff in … [Read more...] about Luminate
Omidyar Network
Mellon Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
OVERVIEW: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative focuses primarily on AI-powered biomedical science, with additional grantmaking and partnerships in K–12 education and the communities where founders Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg live and work. Its … [Read more...] about The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
