Cognizant US Foundation

Recent grants

The 36 grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

• $35.6M

  Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022

  Transfer of funds to newly created daf to finalize the dissolution of the cognizant us foundation legal entity.

• $2.0M

  Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022

  Expansion of computer science education and support for educators

• $1.7M

  Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022

  Support the center for inclusive growth to develop transfer pathways for computer science students

• $1.3M

  Cornell University · New York, NY · 2022

  Technology training, education programs and career pathways for women

• $1.0M

  Turing School · Denver, CO · 2022

  Technology training for individuals from historically excluded communities

• $1.0M

  Donorschooseorg · New York, NY · 2022

  Overcoming the technology needs gap in america's classrooms

• $750,000

  Code Path · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  Computer science education in partnership with higher education institutions

• $500,000

  Ada Developers Academy · Seattle, WA · 2022

  Technology training and career pathways for women and gender expansive adults

• $500,000

  Code Nation(Scripted) · New York, NY · 2022

  Computer science education for high school students

• $500,000

  Codeorg · Seattle, WA · 2022

  Advancing research and policies to increase access and participation in k-12 computer science for all students

• $500,000

  City of University Ny · New York, NY · 2022

  Strengthen industry partnerships and career pathways

• $400,000

  Ncwit · Boulder, CO · 2022

  Research and thought leadership, stem awareness and education

• $400,000

  Opportunity Work · Washington, DC · 2022

  Research and thought leadership to advance economic mobility

• $350,000

  Thurgood Marshall College Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

  Scholarships and support for students at public hbcus

• $336,500

  Prince'S Trust America Fbo the Prince'S Trust UK · New York, NY · 2022

  Support the expansion of the digital marketing programs in london and manchester, launch the get started program and support strategic thought leadership development

• $324,000

  Code First Girls · 2022

  Prepare 1,760 young women for tech careers through open online courses, in-depth classes and targeted nanodegrees, including wrap around services and support for strategically aligned engagements within the uk. See er s…

• $300,000

  University of Technology Sydney · 2022

  Increase girls' confidence, interest and awareness in stem studies in the short term, and participation in stem careers in the long-term.see er stmt.

• $300,000

  Governing Council of the University of Toronto · 2022

  Provide stem programming to 3000+ girls in grades 3-12 and train 1000 teachers to deliver the ontario coding curriculum.see er stmt.

• $300,000

  Raspberry Pi Foundation · 2022

  Support the raspberry pi computing education research centre to clearly identify how to teach computer science to primary and secondary school students along with practical resources for educators and the expansion of c…

• $300,000

  Social Mobility Foundation · 2022

  Expand the aspiring digital professionals program; increase internal capacity for a dedicated data, evaluation and impact assessment role and a digital content creator; and expansion of advocacy and thought leadership i…

• $300,000

  Computer Science Teachers Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

  Support for computer science teachers and educators

• $250,000

  Achieving the Dream · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

  Capacity building in community college education and workforce programs in rural communities

• $250,000

  Maker Ed · Berkley, CA · 2022

  Stem awareness and education

• $250,000

  Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022

  Support reboot representation tech coalition

• $250,000

  University of Montana · Missoula, MT · 2022

  Support pathways to college and stem careers for montana's native american students

• $249,080

  Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2022

  Support for tech entrepreneurs and research to advance racial equity

• $170,000

  Inst Nonprofit News · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

  Research and thought leadership regarding technical training, education and workforce strategies

• $150,000

  Code Door · 2022

  Technology training and career pathways for young adults from migrant backgrounds. See er stmt.

• $150,000

  Redi School of Digital Integration · 2022

  Continued support of redi in cyberspace online platform to onboard and train students and teachers throughout germany.see er stmt.

• $150,000

  Career Trackers · 2022

  Internships and development programs for aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples. See er stmt.

• $147,600

  Mlt · Bethesda, MD · 2022

  Software engineering programming and support for students of color in securing high trajectory jobs in technology

• $105,304

  Rfea Ltd the Forces Employment Charity · 2022

  Build capacity for the organization by hiring a techvets training coordinator (funded for two years) to support current participants with their learning and career paths.see er stmt.

• $100,000

  Ja Worldwide Fbo Ja Central Ontario · Boston, MA · 2022

  Launch seven ja entrepreneurship company programs with 60 high schools students to create student-run businesses over an 18-week period and be the exclusive lead sponsor of the titan competition.

• $50,000

  Governing Council of the University of Toronto · 2022

  Support uoft's blueprint program which is designed for canada's top black high school students interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (stem) fields.see er stmt.

• $50,000

  Dalhousie University Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

  Support the creation of a scholarship program intended to foster the growth of the tech sector in the community by developing an inclusive, thriving workforce and an economy that creates opportunity for all

• $30,000

  Code Platoon · Wilmette, IL · 2022

  Technology training and career pathways for veterans and their families