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Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation

Name: Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation grants, 2020–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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 2020–2023. 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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Funding pattern

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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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