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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “ieee”
Where the money went
Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersPiscataway, NJCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $10.4M · through 2024Largest: $3.3M to IEEE Foundation Inc — ieee achievement award
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $66,500 · through 2023Largest: $35,000 to IEEE Foundation Inc — support for ieee pes scholarship initiative plus, ieee chicago section science kits funding for chicago public libraries (skpl, region 4 fund, in support of materials)
Hoveida Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA
3 matching grants · $750,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to IEEE FOUNDATION — help build the next generation of power and energy engineers by providing financial support and career opportunities to ieee students
Iso New EnglandHolyoke, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to IEEE FOUNDATION INC — support of the region 1 recipients for the ieee pes scholarship plus initiative fund.
North American Electric Reliability CorpWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $34,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to IEEE OPERATIONS CENTER — 2024 ieee power and energy society general meeting silver support
Largest: $140,000 to IEEE FOUNDATION — grant for stem education
Largest: $100,000 to COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INITIATIVE (IEEE) — to further and promote charitable efforts.
Largest: $176,827 to IEEE FOUNDATION — connecting the dots: engineering societies redefining engineering disciplines for industry
Ieee FoundationPiscataway, NJCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $6.2M · through 2023Largest: $3.5M to IEEE — educational grant
Largest: $2,989 to IEEE FOUNDATION INC — matching gifts
Largest: $15,000 to IEEE FOUNDATION — general operations
United Way of Bergen CountyParamus, NJCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $26,000 · through 2024Largest: $9,500 to IEEE FOUNDATION — donor designation
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →