Funding search · EIN 361892375 · Evanston, IL
Underwriters Laboratories
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 127
- grants reported
- $21.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $35,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Northwestern University3 grants · $5.9M
- Duke University3 grants · $1.7M
- Case Western Reserve University3 grants · $1.6M
- Purdue University3 grants · $1.1M
- Harvard University2 grants · $855,976
- Kindling2 grants · $850,000
- Georgia State University Research Foundation1 grant · $755,811
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 grants · $620,296
- State of Maryland-University of Maryland College P1 grant · $602,416
- State of Maryland-University of Md College Park1 grant · $576,561
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 127 grants.
- $2.6M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Research
- $2.3M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Research
- $967,500
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Research
- $800,605
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Research
- $760,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Research
- $755,811
Georgia State University Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Research
- $750,267
Purdue University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Research
- $745,833
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
- $644,520
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
Research
- $602,416
State of Maryland-University of Maryland College P · College Park, MD · 2023
Research
- $581,762
Kindling · Kingston, MA · 2024
Research
- $576,561
State of Maryland-University of Md College Park · College Park, MD · 2024
Research
- $564,758
University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2022
General support
- $560,910
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2024
Research
- $370,042
Georgia State Univ Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Research
- $345,000
University of Houston Division of Research · Houston, TX · 2022
Research
- $310,148
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Research
- $310,148
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Research
- $295,066
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2023
Research
- $268,238
Kindling · Kingston, MA · 2023
Research
- $250,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Research
- $249,995
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Research
- $244,713
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Research
- $240,000
Nasa Johnson Space Center · Houstaon, TX · 2024
Research
- $217,400
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Research
- $214,988
Purdue University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Research
- $208,243
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · USA, IL · 2024
Research
- $191,774
West Virginia Univ Research Corporation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Research
- $188,804
West Virginia University Research Corporation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Research
- $180,000
University of Houston · Houston, VI · 2023
Research
- $178,582
Southwest Research Institute · San Antonio, TX · 2022
General support
- $173,062
Purdue University · Wlafayette, IN · 2022
General support
- $171,000
Players Philanthropy Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Research
- $170,000
Univ of Maryland Clg Park Fnd · College Park, MD · 2024
General support
- $169,480
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Research
- $144,984
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Research
- $133,395
National Engineers Week Fdn · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Research
- $131,724
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Research
- $122,571
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
Research
- $115,093
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
Research
- $115,000
Sfpe Edu & Scientific Foundation · Gaithersburg, MD · 2022
General support
- $99,000
The Univ of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · 2024
Research
- $93,700
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Research
- $90,000
Southwest Research Institute · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Research
- $90,000
Uc San Diego Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2023
General support
- $86,859
Business Executives for National Security · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $85,064
The Univ of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Research
- $79,150
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Research
- $75,000
Business Executives for National Security · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $75,000
United States Conference of Mayors · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
- $70,000
United Nations Fnd · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $70,000
The National Gem Consortium · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General support
- $62,107
The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · 2022
Research
- $55,000
The National Gem Consortium · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General support
- $50,376
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2023
Research
- $50,000
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Research
- $50,000
San Jose State University Research Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Asu Foundation for a New American Univ · Arizona, AZ · 2022
Research
- $50,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General support
- $50,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Research
- $35,489
The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · 2023
Research
- $35,000
The Ireland Funds America · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $35,000
Fdny Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $34,907
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Research
- $31,018
Southwest Research Institute · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Research
- $30,000
Fire Protection Research Foundation · Quincy, MA · 2022
Research
- $30,000
Northbrook Symphony Orchestra · Northbrook, IL · 2022
General support
- $29,244
Cristo Rey St Martin Clg Prep · Waukegan, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Fdny Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition · Park Quincy, MA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
National Fallen Firefighters Fnd · Emmitsburg, MD · 2024
General support
- $25,000
The Key West Harry S Truman Fnd · Keywest, FL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
United States Conference of Mayors · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $25,000
American Associates of the Sts Forum · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Chicago Eco House · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Fdny Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition · Quincy, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation · Emmitsburg, MD · 2023
General support
- $25,000
American Associates of the Sts Forum · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Box 15 Club · Columbus, OH · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition · Quincy, MA · 2022
General support
- $23,239
Regents of the Univ of California Riverside · Riverside, CA · 2024
Research
- $20,000
Congressional Fire Services Institute · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
- $20,000
National Society for Black Engineers -Chi Professi · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Tech Fest Live · Richmond, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $20,000
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation · Emmitsburg, MD · 2022
General support
- $19,393
Kennesaw State Univ Research and Service Fdn · Kennesaw, GA · 2024
Research
- $19,000
Sfpe Educational & Scientific Fnd · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024
General support
- $17,986
Georgia State Univ Research Fdn · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Research
- $16,667
Board of Trustees of the Univ of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2022
Research
- $16,667
Uc San Diego Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Research
- $15,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chi · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $15,000
The Electrochemical Society · Pennington, NJ · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $15,000
The Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $13,750
National Science Teachers Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
- $12,500
Sfpe Educational & Scientific Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
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