Funding search · EIN 042505372 · Cambridge, MA
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 62
- grants reported
- $16.2M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $144,062
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 grants · $5.1M
- Regents of the University of Colorado3 grants · $1.5M
- Massachusetts Institute of Tech1 grant · $1.4M
- Boston University4 grants · $1.2M
- Brown University4 grants · $1.0M
- Harvard University4 grants · $963,682
- Tufts University4 grants · $900,717
- The Geneva Foundation3 grants · $545,834
- Seattle Children'S Research Institute2 grants · $533,191
- Boston Childrens Hospital4 grants · $463,236
Giving over time
Grant history
All 62 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.7M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Research / scholar support
- $1.7M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Research/scholar support
- $1.6M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Research / scholar support
- $1.4M
Massachusetts Institute of Tech · Boston, MA · 2021
Scholar support
- $621,820
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Scholar support
- $506,771
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Scholar support
- $502,198
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
Scholar support
- $459,340
Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2022
Research
- $338,870
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
Scholar support
- $324,965
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
Scholar support
- $310,944
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Scholar support
- $302,839
Tufts University · Sommerville, MA · 2024
Scholar support
- $294,436
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Scholar support
- $292,506
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2024
Scholar support
- $292,496
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
Scholar support
- $275,635
The Geneva Foundation · Tacoma, WA · 2022
Research
- $273,364
Seattle Children'S Research Inst · Seattle, WA · 2021
Research
- $251,921
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2021
Scholar support
- $231,498
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
Scholar support
- $230,690
Boston Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Research
- $223,618
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2021
Scholar support
- $216,233
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2021
Scholar support
- $202,084
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2023
Scholar support
- $198,901
Regents of the Univ of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2021
Scholar support
- $198,017
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
Scholar support
- $198,009
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2022
Scholar support
- $197,785
Tufts University · Somerville, MA · 2021
Scholar support
- $174,052
The Geneva Foundation · Tacoma, WA · 2023
Research
- $171,084
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
Scholar support
- $168,998
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
Scholar support
- $146,054
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholar support
- $142,069
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Scholar support
- $131,713
Boston Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2021
Research
- $125,625
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Scholar support
- $121,448
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
Scholar support
- $109,225
Metis Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2021
Research
- $108,506
University of Massachusetts Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2023
Scholar support
- $105,803
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Scholar support
- $96,147
The Geneva Foundation · Geneva, IL · 2021
Research
- $90,429
University of Massachusetts Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2022
Scholar support
- $88,109
University of Massachusetts Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2024
Scholar support
- $85,525
Boston Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Research
- $82,648
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Scholar support
- $79,459
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022
Scholar support
- $77,990
Texas a&M Engineering Experiment Station · Bryan, TX · 2024
Scholar support
- $73,851
Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2023
Research
- $69,471
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
Scholar support
- $68,625
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholar support
- $55,374
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholar support
- $53,254
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2021
Research
- $49,853
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2021
Scholar support
- $39,128
University of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2021
Scholar support
- $38,075
Johns Hopkins University · Houston, TX · 2021
Scholar support
- $36,000
Thrombodyne · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Research
- $34,065
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholar support
- $24,000
Thrombodyne · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Research
- $21,240
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2021
Scholar support
- $20,587
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2021
Scholar support
- $19,599
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2022
Scholar support
- $15,308
Boston Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Research
- $13,268
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021
Scholar support
- $7,351
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2023
Scholar support
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