OVERVIEW: The American Chemical Society supports scientific research, chemistry education, workforce development, sustainability, scholarships and professional development. Its largest research grant program is the Petroleum Research Fund, while … [Read more...] about American Chemical Society
Grants for STEM Education
Best Buy Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Best Buy Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that help young people build technology skills, gain career experience and prepare for tech-enabled careers. It also maintains place-based grantmaking programs in the Twin Cities and … [Read more...] about Best Buy Foundation
Vodafone Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Vodafone Foundation and its U.S. chapter, the Vodafone Americas Foundation, support and partner with organizations that use digital technology to bring information and services to underserved people around the world. Women and girls are … [Read more...] about Vodafone Foundation
Verizon Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Verizon Foundation’s focus areas are Digital Inclusion, Climate Protection and Human Prosperity. The foundation also makes significant disaster-relief and resilience grants, while its tax filings include thousands of smaller payments … [Read more...] about Verizon Foundation
Overdeck Family FoundationÂ
OVERVIEW: The New York City-based Overdeck Family Foundation supports education from birth through eighth grade through three current focus areas: School Readiness, School Success and Future Readiness. The foundation also makes significant … [Read more...] about Overdeck Family FoundationÂ
PayPal Giving Fund
OVERVIEW: The PayPal Giving Fund supports a wide variety of causes in the United States and around the world, including health, education, the environment, LGBTQ, veterans, global development, humanitarian relief, immigrants and refugees, and … [Read more...] about PayPal Giving Fund
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
Dow Chemical Company
OVERVIEW: Dow and the Dow Company Foundation support STEM and skilled-trades education, community development, human services, disaster response and environmental sustainability, with much of their grantmaking concentrated in communities where the … [Read more...] about Dow Chemical Company
Argosy Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Argosy Foundation supports education, health, human services, environmental causes and the arts. Giving is national in scope. IP TAKE: Argosy Foundation is a substantial national funder with broad grantmaking interests, but … [Read more...] about Argosy Foundation
Denver Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Denver Foundation supports economic opportunity, the environment, climate, housing, youth and equity in the Metro Denver area of Colorado. IP TAKE: For the past 100 years, the Denver Foundation has been a key funder in Colorado. This … [Read more...] about Denver Foundation
Cabot Corporation Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Cabot Corporation Foundation supports communities where Cabot Corporation, a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, operates. The foundation prioritizes science and technology education, while also supporting … [Read more...] about Cabot Corporation Foundation
Agilent Technologies Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Agilent Technologies Foundation supports STEM education and career opportunity, environmental sustainability, food security and climate resilience in the United States and internationally. IP TAKE: The Agilent Technologies … [Read more...] about Agilent Technologies Foundation
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
OVERVIEW: The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Foundation (ACGT) exclusively supports research for the development of cancer treatments through cell and gene therapy. IP TAKE: ACGT is a highly specialized but meaningful prospective grantmaker for … [Read more...] about Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
AbbVie Foundation
OVERVIEW: The AbbVie Foundation primarily supports health equity, including efforts to address systemic barriers to health, increase access to care and develop innovative, community-led solutions. It also makes local community and employee-directed … [Read more...] about AbbVie Foundation
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation supports basic human needs, education and workforce development, environmental stewardship, and community vitality, including arts and culture and community development. Its grantmaking is … [Read more...] about Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
The Actuarial Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Actuarial Foundation does not run a grantmaking program per se but supports math education with free resources for teachers and students, college scholarships, and contests. IP TAKE: This funder’s grants are modest and its scope is … [Read more...] about The Actuarial Foundation
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
OVERVIEW: The Burroughs Wellcome Fund broadly supports biomedical research and related fields, with a particular emphasis on early-career scientists, infectious disease, reproductive science, regulatory science, climate and health, interdisciplinary … [Read more...] about Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is a large, spend-down foundation concentrating nearly all of its grantmaking in Western New York and Southeast Michigan. IP TAKE: The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation is a must-know grantmaker for … [Read more...] about Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
Andrew Carnegie Foundation
OVERVIEW: Formerly the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation supports education and economic mobility, democracy and civic participation, immigration, libraries, international peace and security, nuclear risk reduction and … [Read more...] about Andrew Carnegie Foundation
Dalio Philanthropies
OVERVIEW: Dalio Philanthropies’ grantmaking and operating work spans education and youth opportunity, digital access, ocean exploration and conservation, economic empowerment, health and wellness, and arts and community. IP TAKE: With more than $7 … [Read more...] about Dalio Philanthropies
Toshiba America Foundation
OVERVIEW: Toshiba America Foundation is the U.S. philanthropic arm of the Japanese electronics and engineering corporation. IP TAKE: This is an accessible opportunity for K-12 STEM teachers who need funding for classroom-based projects. It … [Read more...] about Toshiba America Foundation
Cathay Bank Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Cathay Bank Foundation supports Community & Economic Development, Education, and Health & Welfare in portions of the nine states where Cathay Bank operates. Its grantmaking emphasizes organizations serving low- and … [Read more...] about Cathay Bank Foundation
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region supports a broad range of nonprofit work in and around Albany. Its competitive grant programs generally serve a 10-county Capital Region, although individual funds have narrower or … [Read more...] about Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Akamai Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Akamai Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Akamai Technologies, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based cybersecurity and cloud computing company. The foundation supports STEM education and digital inclusion, with funding for K-12 … [Read more...] about Akamai Foundation
Tansy Charitable Foundation
American Association of University Women
OVERVIEW: This funder supports women undergraduate and graduate higher education, as well as those pursuing careers in academia. Women from underrepresented backgrounds are a priority. IP TAKE: AAUW offers more grantseeker access than many … [Read more...] about American Association of University Women
Applied Materials Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Applied Materials Foundation supports education, arts and culture, basic needs, environmental initiatives and programs that empower girls. Most competitive U.S. grantmaking focuses on communities near Applied Materials facilities. IP … [Read more...] about Applied Materials 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
