Funding search · STEM education · California
Who funds STEM education work in California
15 funders have a record of paying for STEM education work by California recipients: 93 grants totaling $6.8M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Nvent Foundation ($228,100), Keysight Technologies Foundation ($388,887) and The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris ($425,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to California recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $302,500 to FARHANG FOUNDATION — to promote social education & medical science research
Nvent FoundationMinneapolis, MN
18 matching grants · $228,100 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to Science Buddies — support stem education
Largest: $74,958 to THE CODING SCHOOL — grant for stem education
Largest: $125,000 to DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY — stem education outreach / expanding coding programs
Largest: $75,000 to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — stem education scholarships at caltech
Largest: $60,000 to GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION — to support robotics education and to endow the loewy-linz chair in stem innovation to attract and retain exceptional scholars in stem education.
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $303,695 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to ELEVATE TUTORING INC — stem education fellowship program
Largest: $10,000 to POWERHOUSE SCIENCE CENTER — research, general support & education
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $9.4M · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to NORTH COUNTY LIFELINE — for the club crown heights stem education program.
Largest: $374,867 to COMMUNITY INITIATIVES — in support of the academic data science alliance, a community of academic data science practitioners, educators, and leaders who share knowledge and ideas to integrate data science…
Largest: $10,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FILLMORE — filmore clubhouse - stem education addressing
Largest: $625,000 to TIDES CENTER — for the starfish institute's stem education work
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