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Foundations that fund engineering research research
15 private foundations with a record of paying for engineering research, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.
THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION
125 grants · $18.3M · through 2023
Largest: $542,958 to TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — fellowships for science and engineering
IRS filings for EIN 942278431GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
47 grants · $14.2M · through 2023
Largest: $10,000 to National Academy of Engineering Fund — in support of the national academy of engineering annual fund.
IRS filings for EIN 943397785ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION
37 grants · $9.9M · through 2023
Largest: $137,873 to UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO — to benchmark current knowledge in virtual tools for collaborative engineering design and generate best practices for distributed teams of engineers
IRS filings for EIN 131623877THE LEMELSON FOUNDATION
28 grants · $2.6M · through 2023
Largest: $49,918 to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE — to impact all engineering students by training engineering faculty to integrate learning outcomes from the engineering for one planet framework into multiple engineering specializations.
IRS filings for EIN 880391959UNITED ENGINEERING FOUNDATION INC
23 grants · $2.0M · through 2023
Largest: $176,827 to IEEE FOUNDATION — connecting the dots: engineering societies redefining engineering disciplines for industry
IRS filings for EIN 136162675Broadcom Foundation
30 grants · $687,096 · through 2023
Largest: $150,000 to WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION — to expand stem biographies (particularly women and people of color in math & engineering) for wikipedia through instruction-led student research projects
IRS filings for EIN 264754581Motorola Solutions Foundation
26 grants · $1.5M · through 2024
Largest: $175,000 to Society of Women Engineers - HQ — general operating support
IRS filings for EIN 366109323THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR
17 grants · $4.3M · through 2023
Largest: $175,000 to MENON LABS — testing a scalable learning engineering fellowship model.
IRS filings for EIN 463460261BEAVERS CHARITABLE TRUST
21 grants · $636,500 · through 2021
Largest: $200,000 to CAL STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO — award scholarships to schools of engineering and construction
IRS filings for EIN 953605104Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation
37 grants · $96,500 · through 2022
Largest: $1,000 to LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR — 74th annual los angeles county science & engineering fair
IRS filings for EIN 680441559Howmet Aerospace Foundation
23 grants · $1.3M · through 2023
Largest: $50,000 to National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) — summer engineering experience for kids (seek) virtual program
IRS filings for EIN 843022317PATRICK P LEE FOUNDATION
15 grants · $867,865 · through 2023
Largest: $127,360 to ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — engineering scholarship program
IRS filings for EIN 453845576GE FOUNDATION
16 grants · $10.6M · through 2023
Largest: $6.0M to FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL (FHI 360) — next engineers
IRS filings for EIN 222621967PETER KIEWIT FOUNDATION
13 grants · $10.3M · through 2023
Largest: $380,323 to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION — to provide four years of scholarship support for the 2022 cohort (#1) peter kiewit foundation engineering academy.
IRS filings for EIN 476098282THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY
15 grants · $19.0M · through 2023
Largest: $7.0M to ENGINEERING MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL USA — alaska wash project
IRS filings for EIN 137184401
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2023. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.