Funding search · EIN 680441559 · Melbourne, FL

Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

762
grants reported
$2.9M
total given
2020–2023
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20202023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Smithsonian Institution1 grant · $1.0M
  • National Merit Scholarship Corporation4 grants · $306,116
  • The Blackbaud Giving Fund5 grants · $150,167
  • American National Red Cross - Greater Los Angeles3 grants · $79,874
  • California Polytechnic State University Foundation8 grants · $43,500
  • Girl Scouts of the United States of America1 grant · $40,000
  • University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation5 grants · $32,500
  • Education Foundation of Palm Beach County4 grants · $32,000
  • Center for Excellence in Education1 grant · $25,000
  • West Valley Boys & Girls Club3 grants · $24,000

Giving over time

$640,286
2020
$1.5M
2021
$526,720
2022
$218,558
2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 762 grants.

  • $1.0M

    Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2021

    National Air and Space Museum's Destination Moon Gallery

  • $182,220

    National Merit Scholarship Corporation · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship stipends for all remaining scholarships through 2025 program

  • $48,329

    The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Daniel Island, SC · 2020

    General & Unrestricted

  • $48,225

    The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charleston, SC · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $43,180

    National Merit Scholarship Corporation · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Scholarship fund for the 2023-2024 Academic year

  • $42,106

    National Merit Scholarship Corporation · Evanston, IL · 2020

    Scholarship grant program administered and controlled by nmsc

  • $40,000

    Girl Scouts of the United States of America · New York, NY · 2020

    GSUSA Program

  • $38,610

    National Merit Scholarship Corporation · Evanston, IL · 2021

    scholarship grant program administered and controlled by NMSC

  • $32,530

    American National Red Cross - Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $32,374

    American National Red Cross - Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $29,668

    The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charleston, SC · 2023

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

  • $25,000

    Center for Excellence in Education · McLean, VA · 2020

    Teacher Enrichment Program

  • $15,000

    Austin Area Rocketry Group · Cedar Creek, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $14,970

    American National Red Cross - Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2020

    Disaster relief fund

  • $13,750

    The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charleston, SC · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    First in Alabama · Owens Cross Rds, AL · 2022

    FRC Rocket City Regional

  • $10,195

    The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charleston, SC · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,100

    Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Count · West Palm Bch, FL · 2020

    Maurice Cabrera Memorial Fund

  • $10,000

    Education Foundation of Palm Beach County · Boynton Beach, FL · 2022

    FIRST Robotics

  • $10,000

    Education Foundation of Palm Beach County · Boynton Beach, FL · 2021

    FIRST Robotics

  • $10,000

    Education Foundation of Palm Beach County · Boynton Beach, FL · 2020

    Rocket Powered Robotics, GoTeach! and Red Apple Supplies program

  • $10,000

    Wolfpack Cubesat Development Team · Palm Bch Gdns, FL · 2020

    Wolfpack CubeSat Development Team

  • $9,000

    University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation · Huntsville, AL · 2022

    AR Propulsion Scholarship fund, EXploring Collaborations to Inspire Transformations in Education-EXCITE, InSPIRESS, and RAMP Up programs

  • $9,000

    University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation · Huntsville, AL · 2021

    AR Propulsion Scholarship fund, EXploring Collaborations to inspire transformations in education - EXCITE, InSpiress, and Ramp up programs

  • $9,000

    University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation · Huntsville, AL · 2020

    AR Propulsion Scholarship fund, EXploring Collaborations to inspire transformations in education - excite, inspiress, and ramp up projects

  • $8,750

    Southern Arkansas University · Magnolia, AR · 2022

    Engineering department

  • $8,000

    California State University - Northridge · Northridge, CA · 2022

    Senior Design Projects and Lab Equipment fund

  • $8,000

    Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center Fo · Downey, CA · 2022

    STEM programs

  • $8,000

    West Valley Boys & Girls Club · Canoga Park, CA · 2022

    STEM programs

  • $8,000

    California State University - Northridge · Northridge, CA · 2021

    Senior Design Projects and Lab Equipment fund

  • $8,000

    West Valley Boys & Girls Club · Canoga Park, CA · 2021

    STEM programs

  • $8,000

    California State University - Northridge Foundatio · Northridge, CA · 2020

    CSUN Senior Design Projects and Lab Equipment fund

  • $8,000

    West Valley Boys & Girls Club · Canoga Park, CA · 2020

    STEM programs

  • $7,500

    For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Tec · Manchester, NH · 2020

    General Program Support for FIRST 2021 Los Angeles region

  • $7,000

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022

    Smart Manufacturing Lab: A Learning Factory

  • $7,000

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022

    COMSOL Multiphysics Software Modules: Corrosion, Chemical reaction, semi-conductors, and cad import

  • $7,000

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2021

    Metal Powders and a Compression Die for Newly Acquired powder-metallurgy and arc-melt casting facilities

  • $7,000

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2021

    Digital Fabrication Lab: 3D-Printing Farm

  • $7,000

    Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center Fo · Downey, CA · 2021

    STEM programs

  • $7,000

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2020

    Lab-Scale Arc Melting Furnace fund

  • $7,000

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2020

    Industrial Technology and Packaging program

  • $7,000

    Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center Fo · Downey, CA · 2020

    STEM programs

  • $6,750

    Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA · 2022

    Capstone Senior Design - Bernoulli Principle and Team development venue engineering project

  • $6,500

    Kidsquest Childrens Museum · Bellevue, WA · 2020

    STEM programs

  • $6,000

    Southern Arkansas University Tech Foundation · Camden, AR · 2022

    STEM program

  • $6,000

    University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2022

    Engineering Program

  • $6,000

    University of Arkansas Foundation · Pine Bluff, AR · 2022

    STEM Academy

  • $6,000

    Pacific Science Center Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2021

    School Group Visit Assistance

  • $5,000

    Arts Council · Huntsville, AL · 2022

    Panoply 2023 Unity Community Art Project

  • $5,000

    Discovery Science Center of Los Angeles · Santa Ana, CA · 2022

    STEM Education Fund

  • $5,000

    First California Robotics · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Robotics Program

  • $5,000

    Hudsonalpha Foundation · Huntsville, AL · 2022

    STEM Saturday

  • $5,000

    The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Rocket Project at UCLA

  • $5,000

    University of Washington Foundation - Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Senior Capstone Design UW Aeronautics and Astronautics department

  • $5,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2022

    engineering student design project

  • $5,000

    Alabama School of Cyber and Engineering · Huntsville, AL · 2021

    STEM program

  • $5,000

    Discovery Science Center of Los Angeles · Sylmar, CA · 2021

    STEM programs

  • $5,000

    The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Rocket Project

  • $5,000

    University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Senior Capstone Design

  • $5,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2021

    Industrial Design Clinic in the School of MME Senior projects

  • $5,000

    Discovery Science Center of Los Angeles · Santa Ana, CA · 2020

    Interactive STEM Education Programs

  • $5,000

    Infinity Science Center · Pearlington, MS · 2020

    STEM Guest Experience Programs

  • $5,000

    The UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2020

    Rocket Project

  • $5,000

    University of Arkansas Foundation · Pine Bluff, AR · 2020

    Disaster Relief Assistance

  • $5,000

    University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2020

    College of Sciences Advancing Women in Science and mathematics

  • $5,000

    University of Washington Foundation - Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2020

    UW Aeronautics & Astronautics (UWAA) Senior Capstone design projects in the college of engineering

  • $5,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2020

    Industrial Design Clinic

  • $4,500

    Arkansas STEM Coalition · Little Rock, AR · 2022

    Arkansas STEM Ecosystem

  • $4,500

    University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation · Huntsville, AL · 2022

    Alabama Space Grant Consortium - Scholarship & Fellowship fund

  • $4,500

    Bearden School District · Bearden, AR · 2021

    STEM support

  • $4,500

    Fordyce High School · Fordyce, AR · 2021

    STEM Support

  • $4,500

    Hampton High School · Hampton, AR · 2021

    STEM programs

  • $4,500

    Harmony Grove High School · Camden, AR · 2021

    STEM programs

  • $4,500

    University of Alabama Huntsville · Huntsville, AL · 2021

    Alabama Space Grant Consortium - Scholarship & Fellowship funds

  • $4,500

    University of Arkansas Foundation · Pine Bluff, AR · 2021

    STEM Academy

  • $4,500

    Bearden School District · Bearden, AR · 2020

    STEM programs

  • $4,500

    Camden Fairview High School · Camden, AR · 2020

    STEM program

  • $4,500

    Fordyce High School · Fordyce, AR · 2020

    STEM programs

  • $4,500

    Hampton High School · Hampton, AR · 2020

    STEM program

  • $4,500

    Harmony Grove High School · Camden, AR · 2020

    STEM program

  • $4,500

    Smackover High School · Smackover, AR · 2020

    STEM programs

  • $4,500

    University of Alabama Huntsville · Huntsville, AL · 2020

    Alabama Space Grant Consortium - Scholarship & Fellowship program

  • $4,000

    Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles · Inglewood, CA · 2022

    2023-2024 STEM Programming

  • $4,000

    Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan L · Porter Ranch, CA · 2022

    STEM programs

  • $4,000

    Arkansas STEM Coalition · Little Rock, AR · 2021

    STEM Venture Academy - Ouachita County

  • $4,000

    Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles · Inglewood, CA · 2021

    STEM programs

  • $4,000

    Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA · 2021

    Senior Design Project: The Meat Grinder

  • $4,000

    Southern Arkansas University Foundation · Magnolia, AR · 2021

    Rocket Workshop/Engineering program

  • $4,000

    Virginiafirst · Richmond, VA · 2021

    STEM Scholarship fund

  • $4,000

    Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan L · Porter Ranch, CA · 2021

    STEM program

  • $4,000

    Arkansas STEM Coalition · Little Rock, AR · 2020

    STEM Initiatives

  • $4,000

    Florida Agricultural & Mechanical Univ Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2020

    Mechanical Engineering program

  • $4,000

    Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2020

    STEM programs

  • $4,000

    Housing Partnership · Riviera Beach, FL · 2020

    Mentees on the Move STEM mentoring program

  • $4,000

    Virginiafirst · Richmond, VA · 2020

    Scholarship fund

  • $4,000

    Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan L · Porter Ranch, CA · 2020

    STEM programs

  • $3,500

    Orlando Math Circle · Maitland, FL · 2022

    Annual Math Festival

  • $3,500

    University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022

    College of Sciences Advancing Women in Science and mathematics

  • $3,500

    California State University Los Angeles Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,500

    Education Foundation of Martin County · Stuart, FL · 2021

    FIRST Lego Robotics

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