Funding search · STEM education · Pennsylvania
Who funds STEM education work in Pennsylvania
15 funders have a record of paying for STEM education work by Pennsylvania recipients: 44 grants totaling $4.2M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Grable Foundation ($389,000), Pgss Campaign ($1.3M) and Robert and Joan Rothberg Foundation ($22,150).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Pennsylvania recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $100,000 to CARNEGIE MUSEUMS OF PITTSBURGH — to support re-envisioning informal stem education at a local museum
Pgss CampaignWilliamsport, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $485,690 to Carnegie Mellon University — pgss campaign, inc. provided funds to carnegie mellon university to operate a 5 week summer stem education academic program for gifted pennsylvania high school students. money was …
Largest: $10,150 to REEVES-REED ARBORETUM — promote science education and research
Brown UniversityProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $153,218 · through 2024Largest: $56,162 to 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION THE — subcontract grant
Connelly FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
3 matching grants · $614,000 · through 2024Largest: $547,000 to ST JOSEPH'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL — general support; for others forever campaign; sparking passion for science: saint francis de sales and university of the sciences stem education program
Largest: $25,000 to THE CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB — to support general operating and stem education for underserved, low-income youth and families
Largest: $500,000 to CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY — science educational support
Largest: $180,000 to CARNEGIE INSTITUTE — to support a three-year early-learning stem education initiative that will expand the reach in priority communities, increase access for young children and their caregivers, and ad…
Ho Ho FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
2 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to StemLeaf LLC — stem education for miniority
Largest: $5,400 to PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH — sparc: biomedical science education for underserved students in philadelphia
Hassel FoundationPlymouth Meeting, PA
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE — science education programs
Largest: $20,000 to THE PHILADELPHIA EDUCATION FUND — philadelphia stem ecosystem - mckinney center for stem education
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