The Lemelson Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 88-0391959
Foundation Overview
Based in Portland, OR, The Lemelson Foundation has awarded 389 grants totaling $98,616,638 to organizations in Arizona, Massachusetts and 24 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $460 to $4,770,000, with a median award of $95,000.
Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$98,616,638
Total Assets
$416,642,073
Median Grant (all grants)
$95,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
60
Median Grant
$95,000
% Median Grant Decline
-20%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 42%
25 of 60 recipients (42%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
Oregon
Grants are geographically diversified with 20% in Oregon and funding distributed across 31 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Oregon, funding concentrates in Portland (64%), Corvallis (21%), Eugene (13%).
Funding Trajectory
+2%
Stable funding levels with 2% change over 5 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Education + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (57%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Lemelson Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Board For Engineering And Technology Inc | $15,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | To Recognize Innovative Approaches To Integrating Sustainability In Abet-accredited Programs And Gain Visibility For Engineering For One Planet With Priority Target Audiences. | 2023 |
| African Centre For Technology Studies | $49,155 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support Acts's Role As A Collaborator In The National Entrepreneurial Institutions Framework, To Strengthen Commercialization Systems In Kenya To Increase Capacity For Local Innovation To Meet Social And Environmental Needs Related To The Sustainable Development Goals. | 2023 |
| African Venture Philanthropy Alliance | $150,000 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support The Mobilization Of Investment Within Sub-saharan African Countries Into Enterprises Offering Climate Adaptation Solutions For Vulnerable Populations. | 2023 |
| American Society For Engineering Education | $352,206 | Washington Dc, DC, US | To Integrate Engineering For One Planet Sustainability Learning Outcomes In Diverse Courses And Programs Nationally. | 2023 |
| American Society For Engineering Education | $32,094 | Washington Dc, DC, US | To Integrate Engineering For One Planet Learning Outcomes In Diverse Engineering Courses And Programs. | 2023 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $90,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Equip Faculty With The Knowledge And Skills To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework As Well As A Deeper Understanding Of Sustainability Education. | 2023 |
| Art Center College Of Design | $54,800 | Pasadena, CA, US | To Develop And Embed An Eight-term Program Of Sustainability Learning Within The Core Product Design Curriculum Of Artcenter College Of Designs Industrial Design Program And Adapt It For Related Courses Taught There And At Pasadena City College To Reach 1,500 Students. | 2023 |
| Carden Of Tucson | $55,499 | Tucson, AZ, US | To Conduct A Formative Assessment Of Educators To Identify Effective Teaching Practices That Foster Inventiveness Within Young People. | 2023 |
| Clearpath Inc | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Establish A Fund To Accelerate The Decarbonization Of Hard-to-abate Industrial Sectors. | 2023 |
| Climate Breakthrough Inc | $1,000,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Collaborative For Frontier Finance | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Assess The Feasibility Of And Design For A New Investment Facility Intended To Mobilize More Investment Within African Countries Into Local Enterprises Developing Solutions To Meet The Needs Of Vulnerable, Low-income Consumers. | 2023 |
| Community Initiatives | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Costs For The Entrepreneurship Funders Network In 2023. | 2023 |
| Drones Doing Good | $50,000 | Linz Am Rhein, Foreign, GM | To (1) Provide Support To Pilot A Program In Which The Grantee Will Test How Its Drone Hardware Can Be Leveraged By Local Businesses In Kenya Who Offer Services To Smallholder Farmers, An Impoverished And Under-resourced Community, In Order To Increase Yields And Earnings For Smallholder Farmers, Thereby Reducing Poverty And Increasing Food Security (The "Project"), And (2) Help The Grantee Identify And Secure Additional Support For The Project From Other Funding Sources. | 2023 |
| Editorial Projects In Education Inc | $60,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Support The Development And Dissemination Of New Education Research Focused On Identifying The Needs Of Diverse Students In Stem And Invention Education. | 2023 |
| Engineering Change Lab - Usa | $49,515 | Omaha, NE, US | To Support An Experienced Fundraising Professional To Work With Ecl-usa To Develop And Begin Implementing A Fundraising Strategy. | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support Methanesat, An Orbital Eye In The Sky That Could Monitor Industrial Methane Leaks All Over The Planet. | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $125,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Provide Black, Native American, And Latinx Youth An Opportunity To Engage With Invention Education, Using Teachers As The Vehicle To Reach Them In An Equitable And Inclusive Manner. | 2023 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $110,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Provide Capital For Seed Investments In Invention-based Enterprises And To Pilot Finance Innovations That Address Capital Needs That Enable Scale Of Invention-based Enterprises. | 2023 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $585,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Scaling Invention-based Impact In Developing Countries Through Training, Capacity Building And Providing Seed-funding For Impact Incubators In Those Ecosystems. | 2023 |
| Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers Inc | $44,000 | New York, NY, US | To Define The Approach, Partnerships, People, And Budget Required For Ieee To Undertake A Pilot Initiative In India. | 2023 |
| Instituto Clima E Sociedade | $1,000,000 | Rio De Janeiro, Foreign, BR | To Bring Internet Connectivity To The Guardians Of The Amazon And Develop A Roadmap For Industrial Decarbonization And Climate Justice In Northeast Brazil. | 2023 |
| Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation Inc | $65,284 | Kennesaw, GA, US | To Increase Capacity For Ksu Engineering Students And Faculty To Integrate Multiple Learning Outcomes From The Engineering For One Planet Framework In Multiple Classes, Majors, Departments, And Schools. | 2023 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $450,000 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation's Business Incubation Activities And To Build A Stronger Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises In East Africa That Will Meet The Health Needs For Low Resource Populations. | 2023 |
| Lords Education & Health Society | $43,574 | New Delhi, DELHI, IN | To Develop And Pilot A Health Innovation Unit Within Two Indian States And Evaluate Whether This Reduces Barriers For The Public Health System To Adopt Innovations. | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $90,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Prepare And Distribute The Documentary Pathways To Invention Nationally Through American Public Media To Inspire A New Generation Of Inventors And Connect New Audiences To Invention Education. | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $2,300,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Seek To Develop The Next Generation Of Inventors, With A Focus On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, And Specifically To Expand Inclusive Opportunities For All People To Learn To Invent, Protect Their Intellectual Property, And Bring Creations To Intended Beneficiaries; Advance Invention Education As A Field Of Study Through Scholarly Research That Informs Policies And Practices; And Expand Support For Inventors And Invention Education Educators Within Local Communities Through New Policies, Programs, Collaborative Efforts, And Celebratory Events. | 2023 |
| National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance | $3,021,976 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Inventive Mindsets And Skillsets In Collegiate Students And To Support Faculty To Cultivate Invention Education. | 2023 |
| National Public Radio Inc | $250,000 | Washington, DC, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| National Science Foundation | $350,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | To Support And Expand The Research In The Formation Of Engineers Program At Higher Education Institutions To Integrate Sustainability Into The Engineering Curriculum. | 2023 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $136,404 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support In-school Invention Education Programs, Summer Camps, And Supplemental Programs In Rural Communities In Oregon. | 2023 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $103,599 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Continue Providing Invention Education To Diverse And Rural Youth In Grades K-12 Throughout Oregon And To Test Culturally Appropriate Teaching Approaches, Increase The Inventiveness Of Children, Generate New Research On The Effectiveness Of Approaches, And Reach More Students In Schools. | 2023 |
| Our La | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Support The Hiring Of A Publicist To Share The Eddy's World Documentary On Pbs As Well As To National Magazines And Newspapers, Npr And Other Radio Outlets, And Social Media. | 2023 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $281,500 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Continuation And Expansion Of The Oregon Mesa Program Including After School And Community Invention Education Programs And Teacher Professional Development. | 2023 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $165,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support A Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition In Oregon. | 2023 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $167,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support A Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition In Oregon. | 2023 |
| Project Invent | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Map The Current Invention Education Network And Build A Base Of Research To Guide Development Of A Potential Invention Education Ecosystem Model, Expanding On The Current Invented Network. | 2023 |
| Regents Of The University Of Michigan | $80,392 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Integrate Sustainability In Multiple Engineering Courses And Programs Through Project-based Learning. | 2023 |
| Rochester Institute Of Technology | $35,691 | Rochester, NY, US | To Enhance Environmental And Social Sustainability In The Skillset Of Engineering And Engineering Technology Undergraduate And Graduate Students In Multiple Departments At Rit And California State University, Fresno Using The Engineering For One Planet Framework To Modify Courses At These Institutions. | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $1,000,000 | Boulder, CO, US | To Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization By Sourcing, Selecting, Supporting, And Scaling Climate Tech Startups Through Rmis Third Derivative (D3) And Climate-aligned Industries (Cai) Programs. | 2023 |
| Root Division | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Selco Foundation | $400,000 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Set Up A Robust Climate Focused, Inclusive Technology Innovation And Incubation Program And Knowledge Center. | 2023 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $112,500 | Washington, DC, US | To Support A Multi-point Engagement Strategy With Middle Schoolers To Inspire And Educate Them Through Science Fairs Held Across The Country. | 2023 |
| Sustainable Energy For All Verein Fur Nachhaltige Energie | $500,000 | Wien, Foreign, AU | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| The Asme Foundation Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | To Provide Continued Support Of Asme Ishow In India, Kenya, And The United States And To Pilot Models For Strengthening Regional Ecosystems. | 2023 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $65,859 | Washington, DC, US | To Build Capacity Related To Climate Change Expertise So That Ande Can Support Climate Entrepreneurs And Advocate On Their Behalf. | 2023 |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | $90,000 | Stanford, CA, US | To Support Health Innovators, Facilitate Network Connections, And Advise Nha To Reduce Barriers To Adopting Innovation In India's Public Health System. | 2023 |
| The Edison Institute Inc | $308,806 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Support The Integration Of Justice, Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion In Their Invention Education Work, In Addition To Sustaining A National Network Of Invention Convention Affiliate Programs. | 2023 |
| The University Of Texas At Arlington | $65,096 | Arlington, TX, US | To Equip Engineering Faculty Across Multiple Disciplines With The Knowledge And Skills To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework, Capture And Share Learnings Publicly, And Reach 2,400 Undergraduate Students. | 2023 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $20,000 | Austin, TX, US | To Integrate Sustainability More Broadly In Engineering Courses Through Faculty Training Workshops Centered Around The Engineering For One Planet Framework. | 2023 |
| Tie Oregon Foundation | $68,798 | Portland, OR, US | To Develop The Entrepreneurial Spirit And Skills In Oregon High School Students Through Structured Education, Mentoring, And Experiential Activities. | 2023 |
| Tie Oregon Foundation | $120,181 | Portland, OR, US | To Continue Tie Young Entrepreneurs (Tye) Program And Expand Tie Oregon's Evaluation Efforts. | 2023 |
| Trustees Of Indiana University | $100,000 | Bloomington, IN, US | To Conduct Research To Identify The Capacities Youth Need To Be Inventive Problem-solvers. | 2023 |
| University Of Maryland Eastern Shore | $49,918 | Princess Anne, MD, US | To Impact All Engineering Students By Training Engineering Faculty To Integrate Learning Outcomes From The Engineering For One Planet Framework Into Multiple Engineering Specializations. | 2023 |
| University Of Maryland | $72,955 | College Park, MD, US | To Foster The Integration Of Engineering For One Planet Learning Outcomes In Diverse Engineering Courses And Programs By Supporting Faculty Curricular Development Efforts. | 2023 |
| University Of Utah | $10,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | To Integrate Learning Outcomes From The Engineering For One Planet Framework In 19 Courses Under 10 Faculty Members Within Four Engineering Departments To Positively Impact Approximately 850 Students At The University Of Utah. | 2023 |
| Venture Partners Education And Career Development | $88,000 | Salem, OR, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Vertuelab | $90,000 | Portland, OR, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Villanova University | $75,000 | Villanova, PA, US | To Increase Adoption Of The Engineering For One Planet Framework In Diverse Institutions By Developing And Delivering Models For Faculty Training And Developing A Flexible Model For Institutionalization. | 2023 |
| Villgro Innovations Foundation (Formerly Known As Rural Innovations Network | $360,884 | Chennai, TAMIL NADU, IN | To Incubate Invention-based Enterprises, Address Systemic Barriers To Scale And Strengthen The Resilience Of The Invention Ecosystem In India. | 2023 |
| William Marsh Rice University | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | To Design And Begin Implementing A Program To Support Adoption Of Invention Education In Select Kenyan Universities And To Identify And Convene A Community Of Stakeholders That Share The Goal Of Increased Contribution By Universities To Kenya's Innovation System. | 2023 |
| American Society For Engineering Education | $205,392 | Washington, DC, US | To Integrate Engineering For One Planet Sustainability Learning Outcomes In Diverse Courses And Programs Nationally. | 2022 |
| American Society For Engineering Education | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Integrate Engineering For One Planet Learning Outcomes In Diverse Engineering Courses And Programs. | 2022 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $10,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Modify A Core, Second-year Course That Uses Project-based Learning As A Vehicle To Deliver Engineering For One Planet Framework Content To Students Across Multiple Engineering Disciplines. | 2022 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $75,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Equip Faculty With The Knowledge And Skills To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework As Well As A Deeper Understanding Of Sustainability Education. | 2022 |
| Beyond Benign Inc | $66,140 | Wilmington, MA, US | To Support Activities That Increase Awareness Of Invention To The Chemistry Community And Increase The Stem Field Subject Diversity Of The Invention Education Community. | 2022 |
| Calcef Innovations | $99,763 | Oakland, CA, US | To Mobilize More Private Capital Within India For Early-stage Climate Tech Startups By Developing A Technical Due Diligence Service That Reduces The Barriers Of Investing In A New Sector In Which Invention-based Enterprises Are Prevalent. | 2022 |
| Community Initiatives | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support General Operating Costs For The Entrepreneurship Funders Network In 2022. | 2022 |
| Editorial Projects In Education Inc | $135,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Support A Special Reporting Project On Stem Education And Complementary Activities That Will Provide A Springboard For Introducing Invention Education To Education Week's Reader Community Of Educators, Administrators, Funders, And Policymakers. | 2022 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $175,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Provide Black, Native American, And Latinx Youth An Opportunity To Engage With Invention Education, Using Teachers As The Vehicle To Reach Them In An Equitable And Inclusive Manner. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $275,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Scaling Invention Based Impact In Developing Countries Through Training, Capacity Building And Providing Seed-funding For Impact Incubators In Those Ecosystems. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $208,500 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Support The Design And Launch Of An Incubation-affiliated Fund Focused On Invention-based Enterprises In Africa That Increases Access To Affordable Healthcare And Develop A Working Model For Replication Of Incubation-affiliated Seed Funds. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $119,166 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Provide Capital For Seed Investments In Invention-based Enterprises And To Pilot Finance Innovations That Address Capital Needs That Enable Scale Of Invention-based Enterprises. | 2022 |
| International Cryosphere Climate Initiative | $200,000 | Pawlet, VT, US | To Support The Critical, Urgent, And Neglected Work To Protect The Cryosphere, While Learning From Climate Scientists And Advocacy Experts. | 2022 |
| Kenya Climate Innovation Center | $385,381 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support The Operations Of A Professional Engineering And Prototyping Workshop Space In Nairobi, Kenya, That Will Cater To Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises Addressing The Needs Of Underserved Africans. | 2022 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $218,145 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation's Business Incubation Activities And To Build A Stronger Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises In East Africa That Will Meet The Health Needs For Low Resource Populations. | 2022 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $300,000 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support Business Incubation Activities, Develop A Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises, And Strengthen An Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem That Will Increase Access To Quality Healthcare And Other Biotech Innovations In East Africa. | 2022 |
| Lords Education & Health Society | $96,426 | New Delhi, DELHI, IN | To Develop And Pilot A Health Innovation Unit In Two Indian States And Evaluate Whether This Reduces Barriers To Adopting Innovations. | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $2,300,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Seek To Develop The Next Generation Of Inventors, With A Focus On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, And Specifically To Expand Inclusive Opportunities For All People To Learn To Invent, Protect Their Intellectual Property, And Bring Creations To Intended Beneficiaries; Advance Invention Education As A Field Of Study Through Scholarly Research That Informs Policies And Practices; And Expand Support For Inventors And Invention Education Educators Within Local Communities Through New Policies, Programs, Collaborative Efforts, And Celebratory Events. | 2022 |
| Moco Kidsco | $75,014 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Scale The Capacity Of Kid Museum To Research And Evaluate Invention Education And Maker-based Education. | 2022 |
| National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance | $3,053,149 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Promising, Early-stage Student Inventors In The Venture Development Process, And To Support Faculty To Cultivate The Conditions That Nurture Student Inventors. | 2022 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support The Research For And Production Of The 2022 Oregon Capital Scan, A Series Of Reports By The University Of Oregon's Lundquist Center For Entrepreneurship And Innovation On Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Oregon State University | $19,945 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework Topics Into Students' Academic And Social Systems By Leveraging A New, College-wide First-year Engineering Experience, Revising Existing Upper-division Classes, And Creating A New Co-curricular Pathway. | 2022 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $68,201 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support In-school Invention Education Programs, Summer Camps, And Supplemental Programs In Rural Communities In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $83,455 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Portland State University Foundation Serving As A Fiscal Sponsor For Portland State University Bootcamp For Curriculum Development And Documentation, Enhanced Mentor Training, And Support For Expansion Of The Course To Additional Institutions. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $334,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support A Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $300,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Continuation And Expansion Of The Oregon Mesa Program Including After School And Community Invention Education Programs And Teacher Professional Development. | 2022 |
| Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network Dba Oregon Rain | $95,000 | Eugene, OR, US | To Support The Blue Economy (Startup Blue) Project Which Identifies Prospective Inventors On The Oregon Coast And Connects Them To Local Resources Such As Prototyping Spaces, Professional Service Providers, Mentors, And Funding. The Program Also Collaborates With Existing K-12 And Higher Education Organizations To Showcase Blue Economy Inventions And Establish Local Inventors As Role Models And Mentors For Youth In The Region. | 2022 |
| Selco Foundation | $66,000 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Support The Incubation Of Invention-based Enterprises Designed To Improve Lives In Low Income Communities In India. | 2022 |
| Selco Foundation | $350,000 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Set Up A Robust Climate Focused, Inclusive Technology Innovation And Incubation Program And Knowledge Center. | 2022 |
| Smithsonian Institute National Museum Of American History | $850,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Installation Of A New Exhibition, Game Changers, And To Develop Education Outreach Programs. | 2022 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $30,399 | Washington, DC, US | To Develop A Lemelson Award For Invention At Broadcom Masters And Inspire Youth On Invention Through The Dissemination Of Age-appropriate Invention Media Content. | 2022 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $112,500 | Washington, DC, US | Support Of A Multi-point Engagement Strategy With Middle Schoolers To Inspire And Educate Them Through Science Fairs Held Across The Country. | 2022 |
| Stem Next Opportunity Fund | $125,000 | San Diego, CA, US | To Support The Placement Of Senior Policy Fellows In Federal Government Agencies To Advance Stem, Invention, And Equity At The Federal Level. | 2022 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $114,164 | Washington, DC, US | To Build Capacity Related To Climate Change Expertise So That The Aspen Network Of Development Entrepreneurs Can Support Climate Entrepreneurs And Advocate On Their Behalf. | 2022 |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | $90,000 | Stanford, CA, US | To Support Health Innovators, Facilitate Network Connections, And Advise Nha To Reduce Barriers To Adopting Innovation In India's Public Health System. | 2022 |
| The Edison Institute Inc | $308,914 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Support The Integration Of Justice, Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion In Their Invention Education Work, In Addition To Sustaining A National Network Of Invention Convention Affiliate Programs. | 2022 |
| The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees | $20,000 | Orlando, FL, US | To Support The Engineering For One Planet ("Eop") Pilot Program, A Joint Initiative Of The University Of Central Florida ("Ucf") College Of Engineering And Computer Science And Ucf Sustainability Initiatives, To Integrate The Eop Framework Into Existing Courses, Disseminate The Teaching, Content And Learning Practices, And Engage Students In Eop Learning And Design Activities. | 2022 |
| Thousand Currents | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Grassroots Movements Led By Typically Overlooked Communities Most Affected By Climate Change - Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendent Communities, Women, And Youth And To Implement Self-determined Climate Justice Solutions. | 2022 |
| Tides Center | $60,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Address The Inequities Of Black, Latinx And Native American Students In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math (Stem). | 2022 |
| Tie Oregon Foundation | $137,596 | Portland, OR, US | To Develop The Entrepreneurial Spirit And Skills In Oregon High School Students Through Structured Education, Mentoring, And Experiential Activities. | 2022 |
| University Of Maryland | $10,000 | College Park, MD, US | To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet ("Eop") Framework Content Into Required Undergraduate Courses With A Goal Of Empowering Students To Act Through Project Courses, Increase Awareness Of Environmentally Responsible Engineering Issues Throughout Other Courses, And Weaving Together A Coherent Eop Message Throughout The Curriculum. | 2022 |
| University Of Maryland | $127,027 | College Park, MD, US | Support To Foster The Integration Of Engineering For One Planet Learning Outcomes In Diverse Engineering Courses And Programs By Supporting Faculty Curricular Development Efforts. | 2022 |
| University Of Oregon Foundation | $39,991 | Eugene, OR, US | To Coordinate A Project By Three Oregon Universities To Test Approaches To Improving Invention Ecosystem Engagement. | 2022 |
| Vertuelab | $35,000 | Portland, OR, US | Support Of Venture Partners Six-month Pilot Of The Fellowship Fund, A Venture Capital Education, Practical Skills Training, And Career Development Program Helping Individuals From Underserved, Diverse, And Minority Backgrounds Break Into The Venture Capital Ecosystem. | 2022 |
| Villanova University | $9,728 | Villanova, PA, US | To Plan To Incorporate Environmentally Responsible Engineering Into Their Classes And Assess The Effectiveness Of Their Method(s). | 2022 |
| Villgro Innovations Foundation (Formerly Known As Rural Innovations Network | $492,863 | Chennai, TAMIL NADU, IN | To Incubate Invention-based Enterprises, Address Systemic Barriers To Scale And Strengthen The Resilience Of The Invention Ecosystem In India. | 2022 |
| William Marsh Rice University | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Design And Initial Implementation Of An Educational Intervention To Support Adoption Of Invention Education In Select Universities And To Support The Development Of A Community Of Stakeholders That Share The Goal Of Increased Contribution By Universities To Kenya's Innovation System. | 2022 |
| Windward Fund | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Explore A Specific Area (Methane Mitigation) Within The Field Of Climate Change, Engage With And Learn From Other Climate Funders, And Learn About Challenges And Opportunities In Developing Climate Change Solutions In Low- And Middle-income Countries. | 2022 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $60,000 | Austin, TX, US | To Support The Cockrell School Of Engineering And The Center For Teaching And Learning To Advance The Vision Of Engineering For One Planet (Eop) Through The Development Of A Series Of Workshops Centered Around The Eop Framework. | 2022 |
| American Society For Engineering Education | $205,392 | Washington, DC, US | To Integrate Engineering For One Planet Sustainability Learning Outcomes In Diverse Courses And Programs Nationally. | 2022 |
| American Society For Engineering Education | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Integrate Engineering For One Planet Learning Outcomes In Diverse Engineering Courses And Programs. | 2022 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $10,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Modify A Core, Second-year Course That Uses Project-based Learning As A Vehicle To Deliver Engineering For One Planet Framework Content To Students Across Multiple Engineering Disciplines. | 2022 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $75,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Equip Faculty With The Knowledge And Skills To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework As Well As A Deeper Understanding Of Sustainability Education. | 2022 |
| Beyond Benign Inc | $66,140 | Wilmington, MA, US | To Support Activities That Increase Awareness Of Invention To The Chemistry Community And Increase The Stem Field Subject Diversity Of The Invention Education Community. | 2022 |
| Calcef Innovations | $99,763 | Oakland, CA, US | To Mobilize More Private Capital Within India For Early-stage Climate Tech Startups By Developing A Technical Due Diligence Service That Reduces The Barriers Of Investing In A New Sector In Which Invention-based Enterprises Are Prevalent. | 2022 |
| Community Initiatives | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support General Operating Costs For The Entrepreneurship Funders Network In 2022. | 2022 |
| Editorial Projects In Education Inc | $135,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Support A Special Reporting Project On Stem Education And Complementary Activities That Will Provide A Springboard For Introducing Invention Education To Education Week's Reader Community Of Educators, Administrators, Funders, And Policymakers. | 2022 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $175,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Provide Black, Native American, And Latinx Youth An Opportunity To Engage With Invention Education, Using Teachers As The Vehicle To Reach Them In An Equitable And Inclusive Manner. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $275,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Scaling Invention Based Impact In Developing Countries Through Training, Capacity Building And Providing Seed-funding For Impact Incubators In Those Ecosystems. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $208,500 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Support The Design And Launch Of An Incubation-affiliated Fund Focused On Invention-based Enterprises In Africa That Increases Access To Affordable Healthcare And Develop A Working Model For Replication Of Incubation-affiliated Seed Funds. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $119,166 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Provide Capital For Seed Investments In Invention-based Enterprises And To Pilot Finance Innovations That Address Capital Needs That Enable Scale Of Invention-based Enterprises. | 2022 |
| International Cryosphere Climate Initiative | $200,000 | Pawlet, VT, US | To Support The Critical, Urgent, And Neglected Work To Protect The Cryosphere, While Learning From Climate Scientists And Advocacy Experts. | 2022 |
| Kenya Climate Innovation Center | $385,381 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support The Operations Of A Professional Engineering And Prototyping Workshop Space In Nairobi, Kenya, That Will Cater To Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises Addressing The Needs Of Underserved Africans. | 2022 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $218,145 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation's Business Incubation Activities And To Build A Stronger Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises In East Africa That Will Meet The Health Needs For Low Resource Populations. | 2022 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $300,000 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support Business Incubation Activities, Develop A Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises, And Strengthen An Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem That Will Increase Access To Quality Healthcare And Other Biotech Innovations In East Africa. | 2022 |
| Lords Education & Health Society | $96,426 | New Delhi, DELHI, IN | To Develop And Pilot A Health Innovation Unit In Two Indian States And Evaluate Whether This Reduces Barriers To Adopting Innovations. | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $2,300,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Seek To Develop The Next Generation Of Inventors, With A Focus On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, And Specifically To Expand Inclusive Opportunities For All People To Learn To Invent, Protect Their Intellectual Property, And Bring Creations To Intended Beneficiaries; Advance Invention Education As A Field Of Study Through Scholarly Research That Informs Policies And Practices; And Expand Support For Inventors And Invention Education Educators Within Local Communities Through New Policies, Programs, Collaborative Efforts, And Celebratory Events. | 2022 |
| Moco Kidsco | $75,014 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Scale The Capacity Of Kid Museum To Research And Evaluate Invention Education And Maker-based Education. | 2022 |
| National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance | $3,053,149 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Promising, Early-stage Student Inventors In The Venture Development Process, And To Support Faculty To Cultivate The Conditions That Nurture Student Inventors. | 2022 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support The Research For And Production Of The 2022 Oregon Capital Scan, A Series Of Reports By The University Of Oregon's Lundquist Center For Entrepreneurship And Innovation On Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Oregon State University | $19,945 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework Topics Into Students' Academic And Social Systems By Leveraging A New, College-wide First-year Engineering Experience, Revising Existing Upper-division Classes, And Creating A New Co-curricular Pathway. | 2022 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $68,201 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support In-school Invention Education Programs, Summer Camps, And Supplemental Programs In Rural Communities In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $83,455 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Portland State University Foundation Serving As A Fiscal Sponsor For Portland State University Bootcamp For Curriculum Development And Documentation, Enhanced Mentor Training, And Support For Expansion Of The Course To Additional Institutions. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $334,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support A Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $300,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Continuation And Expansion Of The Oregon Mesa Program Including After School And Community Invention Education Programs And Teacher Professional Development. | 2022 |
| Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network Dba Oregon Rain | $95,000 | Eugene, OR, US | To Support The Blue Economy (Startup Blue) Project Which Identifies Prospective Inventors On The Oregon Coast And Connects Them To Local Resources Such As Prototyping Spaces, Professional Service Providers, Mentors, And Funding. The Program Also Collaborates With Existing K-12 And Higher Education Organizations To Showcase Blue Economy Inventions And Establish Local Inventors As Role Models And Mentors For Youth In The Region. | 2022 |
| Selco Foundation | $66,000 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Support The Incubation Of Invention-based Enterprises Designed To Improve Lives In Low Income Communities In India. | 2022 |
| Selco Foundation | $350,000 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Set Up A Robust Climate Focused, Inclusive Technology Innovation And Incubation Program And Knowledge Center. | 2022 |
| Smithsonian Institute National Museum Of American History | $850,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Installation Of A New Exhibition, Game Changers, And To Develop Education Outreach Programs. | 2022 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $30,399 | Washington, DC, US | To Develop A Lemelson Award For Invention At Broadcom Masters And Inspire Youth On Invention Through The Dissemination Of Age-appropriate Invention Media Content. | 2022 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $112,500 | Washington, DC, US | Support Of A Multi-point Engagement Strategy With Middle Schoolers To Inspire And Educate Them Through Science Fairs Held Across The Country. | 2022 |
| Stem Next Opportunity Fund | $125,000 | San Diego, CA, US | To Support The Placement Of Senior Policy Fellows In Federal Government Agencies To Advance Stem, Invention, And Equity At The Federal Level. | 2022 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $114,164 | Washington, DC, US | To Build Capacity Related To Climate Change Expertise So That The Aspen Network Of Development Entrepreneurs Can Support Climate Entrepreneurs And Advocate On Their Behalf. | 2022 |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | $90,000 | Stanford, CA, US | To Support Health Innovators, Facilitate Network Connections, And Advise Nha To Reduce Barriers To Adopting Innovation In India's Public Health System. | 2022 |
| The Edison Institute Inc | $308,914 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Support The Integration Of Justice, Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion In Their Invention Education Work, In Addition To Sustaining A National Network Of Invention Convention Affiliate Programs. | 2022 |
| The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees | $20,000 | Orlando, FL, US | To Support The Engineering For One Planet ("Eop") Pilot Program, A Joint Initiative Of The University Of Central Florida ("Ucf") College Of Engineering And Computer Science And Ucf Sustainability Initiatives, To Integrate The Eop Framework Into Existing Courses, Disseminate The Teaching, Content And Learning Practices, And Engage Students In Eop Learning And Design Activities. | 2022 |
| Thousand Currents | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Grassroots Movements Led By Typically Overlooked Communities Most Affected By Climate Change - Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendent Communities, Women, And Youth And To Implement Self-determined Climate Justice Solutions. | 2022 |
| Tides Center | $60,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Address The Inequities Of Black, Latinx And Native American Students In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math (Stem). | 2022 |
| Tie Oregon Foundation | $137,596 | Portland, OR, US | To Develop The Entrepreneurial Spirit And Skills In Oregon High School Students Through Structured Education, Mentoring, And Experiential Activities. | 2022 |
| University Of Maryland | $10,000 | College Park, MD, US | To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet ("Eop") Framework Content Into Required Undergraduate Courses With A Goal Of Empowering Students To Act Through Project Courses, Increase Awareness Of Environmentally Responsible Engineering Issues Throughout Other Courses, And Weaving Together A Coherent Eop Message Throughout The Curriculum. | 2022 |
| University Of Maryland | $127,027 | College Park, MD, US | Support To Foster The Integration Of Engineering For One Planet Learning Outcomes In Diverse Engineering Courses And Programs By Supporting Faculty Curricular Development Efforts. | 2022 |
| University Of Oregon Foundation | $39,991 | Eugene, OR, US | To Coordinate A Project By Three Oregon Universities To Test Approaches To Improving Invention Ecosystem Engagement. | 2022 |
| Vertuelab | $35,000 | Portland, OR, US | Support Of Venture Partners Six-month Pilot Of The Fellowship Fund, A Venture Capital Education, Practical Skills Training, And Career Development Program Helping Individuals From Underserved, Diverse, And Minority Backgrounds Break Into The Venture Capital Ecosystem. | 2022 |
| Villanova University | $9,728 | Villanova, PA, US | To Plan To Incorporate Environmentally Responsible Engineering Into Their Classes And Assess The Effectiveness Of Their Method(s). | 2022 |
| Villgro Innovations Foundation (Formerly Known As Rural Innovations Network | $492,863 | Chennai, TAMIL NADU, IN | To Incubate Invention-based Enterprises, Address Systemic Barriers To Scale And Strengthen The Resilience Of The Invention Ecosystem In India. | 2022 |
| William Marsh Rice University | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Design And Initial Implementation Of An Educational Intervention To Support Adoption Of Invention Education In Select Universities And To Support The Development Of A Community Of Stakeholders That Share The Goal Of Increased Contribution By Universities To Kenya's Innovation System. | 2022 |
| Windward Fund | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Explore A Specific Area (Methane Mitigation) Within The Field Of Climate Change, Engage With And Learn From Other Climate Funders, And Learn About Challenges And Opportunities In Developing Climate Change Solutions In Low- And Middle-income Countries. | 2022 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $60,000 | Austin, TX, US | To Support The Cockrell School Of Engineering And The Center For Teaching And Learning To Advance The Vision Of Engineering For One Planet (Eop) Through The Development Of A Series Of Workshops Centered Around The Eop Framework. | 2022 |
| American Society For Engineering Education | $205,392 | Washington, DC, US | To Integrate Engineering For One Planet Sustainability Learning Outcomes In Diverse Courses And Programs Nationally. | 2022 |
| American Society For Engineering Education | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Integrate Engineering For One Planet Learning Outcomes In Diverse Engineering Courses And Programs. | 2022 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $10,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Modify A Core, Second-year Course That Uses Project-based Learning As A Vehicle To Deliver Engineering For One Planet Framework Content To Students Across Multiple Engineering Disciplines. | 2022 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $75,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Equip Faculty With The Knowledge And Skills To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework As Well As A Deeper Understanding Of Sustainability Education. | 2022 |
| Beyond Benign Inc | $66,140 | Wilmington, MA, US | To Support Activities That Increase Awareness Of Invention To The Chemistry Community And Increase The Stem Field Subject Diversity Of The Invention Education Community. | 2022 |
| Calcef Innovations | $99,763 | Oakland, CA, US | To Mobilize More Private Capital Within India For Early-stage Climate Tech Startups By Developing A Technical Due Diligence Service That Reduces The Barriers Of Investing In A New Sector In Which Invention-based Enterprises Are Prevalent. | 2022 |
| Community Initiatives | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support General Operating Costs For The Entrepreneurship Funders Network In 2022. | 2022 |
| Editorial Projects In Education Inc | $135,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Support A Special Reporting Project On Stem Education And Complementary Activities That Will Provide A Springboard For Introducing Invention Education To Education Week's Reader Community Of Educators, Administrators, Funders, And Policymakers. | 2022 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $175,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Provide Black, Native American, And Latinx Youth An Opportunity To Engage With Invention Education, Using Teachers As The Vehicle To Reach Them In An Equitable And Inclusive Manner. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $275,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Scaling Invention Based Impact In Developing Countries Through Training, Capacity Building And Providing Seed-funding For Impact Incubators In Those Ecosystems. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $208,500 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Support The Design And Launch Of An Incubation-affiliated Fund Focused On Invention-based Enterprises In Africa That Increases Access To Affordable Healthcare And Develop A Working Model For Replication Of Incubation-affiliated Seed Funds. | 2022 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $119,166 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Provide Capital For Seed Investments In Invention-based Enterprises And To Pilot Finance Innovations That Address Capital Needs That Enable Scale Of Invention-based Enterprises. | 2022 |
| International Cryosphere Climate Initiative | $200,000 | Pawlet, VT, US | To Support The Critical, Urgent, And Neglected Work To Protect The Cryosphere, While Learning From Climate Scientists And Advocacy Experts. | 2022 |
| Kenya Climate Innovation Center | $385,381 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support The Operations Of A Professional Engineering And Prototyping Workshop Space In Nairobi, Kenya, That Will Cater To Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises Addressing The Needs Of Underserved Africans. | 2022 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $218,145 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation's Business Incubation Activities And To Build A Stronger Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises In East Africa That Will Meet The Health Needs For Low Resource Populations. | 2022 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $300,000 | Nairobi, Foreign, KE | To Support Business Incubation Activities, Develop A Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises, And Strengthen An Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem That Will Increase Access To Quality Healthcare And Other Biotech Innovations In East Africa. | 2022 |
| Lords Education & Health Society | $96,426 | New Delhi, DELHI, IN | To Develop And Pilot A Health Innovation Unit In Two Indian States And Evaluate Whether This Reduces Barriers To Adopting Innovations. | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $2,300,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Seek To Develop The Next Generation Of Inventors, With A Focus On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, And Specifically To Expand Inclusive Opportunities For All People To Learn To Invent, Protect Their Intellectual Property, And Bring Creations To Intended Beneficiaries; Advance Invention Education As A Field Of Study Through Scholarly Research That Informs Policies And Practices; And Expand Support For Inventors And Invention Education Educators Within Local Communities Through New Policies, Programs, Collaborative Efforts, And Celebratory Events. | 2022 |
| Moco Kidsco | $75,014 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Scale The Capacity Of Kid Museum To Research And Evaluate Invention Education And Maker-based Education. | 2022 |
| National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance | $3,053,149 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Promising, Early-stage Student Inventors In The Venture Development Process, And To Support Faculty To Cultivate The Conditions That Nurture Student Inventors. | 2022 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support The Research For And Production Of The 2022 Oregon Capital Scan, A Series Of Reports By The University Of Oregon's Lundquist Center For Entrepreneurship And Innovation On Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Oregon State University | $19,945 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework Topics Into Students' Academic And Social Systems By Leveraging A New, College-wide First-year Engineering Experience, Revising Existing Upper-division Classes, And Creating A New Co-curricular Pathway. | 2022 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $68,201 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support In-school Invention Education Programs, Summer Camps, And Supplemental Programs In Rural Communities In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $83,455 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Portland State University Foundation Serving As A Fiscal Sponsor For Portland State University Bootcamp For Curriculum Development And Documentation, Enhanced Mentor Training, And Support For Expansion Of The Course To Additional Institutions. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $334,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support A Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition In Oregon. | 2022 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $300,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Continuation And Expansion Of The Oregon Mesa Program Including After School And Community Invention Education Programs And Teacher Professional Development. | 2022 |
| Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network Dba Oregon Rain | $95,000 | Eugene, OR, US | To Support The Blue Economy (Startup Blue) Project Which Identifies Prospective Inventors On The Oregon Coast And Connects Them To Local Resources Such As Prototyping Spaces, Professional Service Providers, Mentors, And Funding. The Program Also Collaborates With Existing K-12 And Higher Education Organizations To Showcase Blue Economy Inventions And Establish Local Inventors As Role Models And Mentors For Youth In The Region. | 2022 |
| Selco Foundation | $66,000 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Support The Incubation Of Invention-based Enterprises Designed To Improve Lives In Low Income Communities In India. | 2022 |
| Selco Foundation | $350,000 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Set Up A Robust Climate Focused, Inclusive Technology Innovation And Incubation Program And Knowledge Center. | 2022 |
| Smithsonian Institute National Museum Of American History | $850,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Installation Of A New Exhibition, Game Changers, And To Develop Education Outreach Programs. | 2022 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $30,399 | Washington, DC, US | To Develop A Lemelson Award For Invention At Broadcom Masters And Inspire Youth On Invention Through The Dissemination Of Age-appropriate Invention Media Content. | 2022 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $112,500 | Washington, DC, US | Support Of A Multi-point Engagement Strategy With Middle Schoolers To Inspire And Educate Them Through Science Fairs Held Across The Country. | 2022 |
| Stem Next Opportunity Fund | $125,000 | San Diego, CA, US | To Support The Placement Of Senior Policy Fellows In Federal Government Agencies To Advance Stem, Invention, And Equity At The Federal Level. | 2022 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $114,164 | Washington, DC, US | To Build Capacity Related To Climate Change Expertise So That The Aspen Network Of Development Entrepreneurs Can Support Climate Entrepreneurs And Advocate On Their Behalf. | 2022 |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | $90,000 | Stanford, CA, US | To Support Health Innovators, Facilitate Network Connections, And Advise Nha To Reduce Barriers To Adopting Innovation In India's Public Health System. | 2022 |
| The Edison Institute Inc | $308,914 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Support The Integration Of Justice, Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion In Their Invention Education Work, In Addition To Sustaining A National Network Of Invention Convention Affiliate Programs. | 2022 |
| The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees | $20,000 | Orlando, FL, US | To Support The Engineering For One Planet ("Eop") Pilot Program, A Joint Initiative Of The University Of Central Florida ("Ucf") College Of Engineering And Computer Science And Ucf Sustainability Initiatives, To Integrate The Eop Framework Into Existing Courses, Disseminate The Teaching, Content And Learning Practices, And Engage Students In Eop Learning And Design Activities. | 2022 |
| Thousand Currents | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Grassroots Movements Led By Typically Overlooked Communities Most Affected By Climate Change - Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendent Communities, Women, And Youth And To Implement Self-determined Climate Justice Solutions. | 2022 |
| Tides Center | $60,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Address The Inequities Of Black, Latinx And Native American Students In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math (Stem). | 2022 |
| Tie Oregon Foundation | $137,596 | Portland, OR, US | To Develop The Entrepreneurial Spirit And Skills In Oregon High School Students Through Structured Education, Mentoring, And Experiential Activities. | 2022 |
| University Of Maryland | $10,000 | College Park, MD, US | To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet ("Eop") Framework Content Into Required Undergraduate Courses With A Goal Of Empowering Students To Act Through Project Courses, Increase Awareness Of Environmentally Responsible Engineering Issues Throughout Other Courses, And Weaving Together A Coherent Eop Message Throughout The Curriculum. | 2022 |
| University Of Maryland | $127,027 | College Park, MD, US | Support To Foster The Integration Of Engineering For One Planet Learning Outcomes In Diverse Engineering Courses And Programs By Supporting Faculty Curricular Development Efforts. | 2022 |
| University Of Oregon Foundation | $39,991 | Eugene, OR, US | To Coordinate A Project By Three Oregon Universities To Test Approaches To Improving Invention Ecosystem Engagement. | 2022 |
| Vertuelab | $35,000 | Portland, OR, US | Support Of Venture Partners Six-month Pilot Of The Fellowship Fund, A Venture Capital Education, Practical Skills Training, And Career Development Program Helping Individuals From Underserved, Diverse, And Minority Backgrounds Break Into The Venture Capital Ecosystem. | 2022 |
| Villanova University | $9,728 | Villanova, PA, US | To Plan To Incorporate Environmentally Responsible Engineering Into Their Classes And Assess The Effectiveness Of Their Method(s). | 2022 |
| Villgro Innovations Foundation (Formerly Known As Rural Innovations Network | $492,863 | Chennai, TAMIL NADU, IN | To Incubate Invention-based Enterprises, Address Systemic Barriers To Scale And Strengthen The Resilience Of The Invention Ecosystem In India. | 2022 |
| William Marsh Rice University | $150,000 | Houston, TX, US | Design And Initial Implementation Of An Educational Intervention To Support Adoption Of Invention Education In Select Universities And To Support The Development Of A Community Of Stakeholders That Share The Goal Of Increased Contribution By Universities To Kenya's Innovation System. | 2022 |
| Windward Fund | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Explore A Specific Area (Methane Mitigation) Within The Field Of Climate Change, Engage With And Learn From Other Climate Funders, And Learn About Challenges And Opportunities In Developing Climate Change Solutions In Low- And Middle-income Countries. | 2022 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $60,000 | Austin, TX, US | To Support The Cockrell School Of Engineering And The Center For Teaching And Learning To Advance The Vision Of Engineering For One Planet (Eop) Through The Development Of A Series Of Workshops Centered Around The Eop Framework. | 2022 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $10,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Modify A Core, Second-year Course That Uses Project-based Learning As A Vehicle To Deliver Engineering For One Planet Framework Content To Students Across Multiple Engineering Disciplines. | 2021 |
| Beyond Benign Incorporated | $88,287 | Wilmington, MA, US | To Support Activities That Increase Awareness Of Invention To The Chemistry Community And Increase The Stem Field Subject Diversity Of The Invention Education Community. | 2021 |
| Biostl | $25,000 | Saint Louis, MO, US | To Enable Educators Go Through The Professional Development To Recruit And Retain Black Students In Advanced Invention/research Program And Measure The Collective Mindset Shift And Their Implementation Success Of Provided Strategies And Tools To Validate The Professional Development Effectiveness. | 2021 |
| Charitable Ventures Of Orange County | $10,000 | Santa Ana, CA, US | To Provide Membership Dues And Operating Support. | 2021 |
| Community Initiatives | $70,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Costs For The Entrepreneurship Funders Network In 2021. | 2021 |
| Connected Lane County | $11,001 | Eugene, OR, US | To Bring Invention Education To Summer Programs In Lane County And Connect Underserved Students To Invention Opportunities In Higher Ed. | 2021 |
| Connecticut Invention Convention Inc | $25,000 | Hartford, CT, US | To Provide Support To Develop And Disseminate Within The Invention Education Community An Unbranded Set Of Videos And Supporting Assets, Leveraging The Realworld Stories Of Impact From Students, Educators, And Other Direct Beneficiaries Of The Work Of Invention Education's Many Members. | 2021 |
| Curiosity Factory Inc | $25,000 | Taunton, MA, US | To Support "invention", A Six-week Online Professional Development Workshop Series Where K-5 Educators Learn How To Integrate Invention Education And Children Literature Into Their Classrooms. | 2021 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | $24,357 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support Travel To The 2022 American Society For Engineering Education ("asee") Annual Conference, And The Planning And Submission Of Conference Papers, Proposals And Curricula That Will Raise The Profile Of Invention Education At The Asee Conference. | 2021 |
| Grantmakers Of Oregon & Sw Washington | $3,620 | Portland, OR, US | To Provide Membership Dues And Operating Support. | 2021 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $118,498 | Arlington, VA, US | To Continue Support Of News Programming And Educational Materials Highlighting The Impact Of Invention And Innovation. | 2021 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $80,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Continue Support Of News Programming And Educational Materials Highlighting The Impact Of Invention And Innovation. | 2021 |
| Human Rights First | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support The Facilitation And Provision Of Legal Support For Afghans In Need. | 2021 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $346,666 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Incubate Invention-based Enterprises That Improve Lives Of The Poor In India, Refine The Model For Incubation, And Build Tools To Support Replication. | 2021 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $131,500 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Support The Design And Launch Of An Incubation-affiliated Fund Focused On Invention-based Enterprises In Africa That Increases Access To Affordable Healthcare And Develop A Working Model For Replication Of Incubation-affiliated Seed Funds. | 2021 |
| Independent School District 196 | $25,000 | Rosemoung, MN, US | To Support Minnesota Independent School District #196 In Partnership With A Diverse Group Of Invented Ecosystem Members To Develop A Robust Community Engaged Pathway Model To Share With The Broader Invented Community. | 2021 |
| Institute For Education Research And Scholarships | $182,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Be Used By Institute For Education, Research And Scholarships, In Its Capacity As The Fiscal Sponsor Of Global Minimum Inc ("gmin"), To Support Gmin's Organizational Capacity, Advance Program Measurement And Develop A Five-year Strategic Plan For Expanded Growth Of Gmin's Educational Programs In Africa. | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | To Be Used In Support Of Providing Critical Information, Cash Assistance, Health Interventions, And Education To Those Impacted By The Crisis In Afghanistan, As Well As Assisting Afghans Relocating To The U.s. | 2021 |
| Kenya Climate Innovation Center | $540,245 | Nairobi, N/A, KE | To Support The Operations Of A Professional Engineering And Prototyping Workshop Space In Nairobi, Kenya, That Will Cater To Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises Addressing The Needs Of Underserved Africans. | 2021 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $456,819 | Nairobi, N/A, KE | To Support Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation's Business Incubation Activities And To Build A Stronger Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises In East Africa That Will Meet The Health Needs For Low Resource Populations. | 2021 |
| Lords Education & Health Society | $55,000 | New Delhi, DELHI, IN | To Develop And Pilot A Health Innovation Unit In Two Indian States And Evaluate Whether This Reduces Barriers To Adopting Innovations. | 2021 |
| Lutheran Immigration And Refugee Service | $50,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | To Support The Neighbors In Need: Afghan Allies Fund. | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $1,500,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Continue Support For The Lemelson-mit Program Including The Lemelson-mit Prize, Student Prize Program, Inventeam Program, And Jv Inventeam Initiative. | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $1,150,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Seek To Develop The Next Generation Of Inventors, With A Focus On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, And Specifically To Expand Inclusive Opportunities For All People To Learn To Invent, Protect Their Intellectual Property, And Bring Creations To Intended Beneficiaries; Advance Invention Education As A Field Of Study Through Scholarly Research That Informs Policies And Practices; And Expand Support For Inventors And Invention Education Educators Within Local Communities Through New Policies, Programs, Collaborative Efforts, And Celebratory Events. | 2021 |
| National Academy Of Inventors Inc | $15,000 | Tampa, FL, US | To Provide Conference Support To Nai's 2021 Annual Meeting. | 2021 |
| National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance | $24,221 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Research, Analysis, And Dissemination Designed To Increase Equity And Inclusion In The Higher Education Invention And Entrepreneurship Pipeline. | 2021 |
| National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance | $3,080,447 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Promising, Early-stage Student Inventors In The Venture Development Process, And To Support Faculty To Cultivate The Conditions That Nurture Student Inventors. | 2021 |
| National Inventors Hall Of Fame Inc | $24,996 | North Canton, OH, US | To Provide Support To Explore Factors For Equity In Invention Education By Investigating The Development Of Black Students Identities In Invention. | 2021 |
| National Public Radio Inc | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Provide General Operating Support. | 2021 |
| One Tree Planted | $3,650 | Shelburne, VT, US | To Provide The Planting Of Trees Along Rivers And Streams Of The Pacific Northwest To Restore Habitat For The Endangered Orca. | 2021 |
| Oregon State University | $10,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet Framework Topics Into Students Academic And Social Systems By Leveraging A New, College-wide First-year Engineering Experience, Revising Existing Upper-division Classes, And Creating A New Co-curricular Pathway. | 2021 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $26,305 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support Oregon State University Foundation Serving As Fiscal Sponsor For Oregon State University To Implement Mobile Invention Camps And Related Educator Training Programs In Rural Oregon. | 2021 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $68,201 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support In-school Invention Education Programs, Summer Camps, And Supplemental Programs In Rural Communities In Oregon. | 2021 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $24,885 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Provide Support To Test A Model Of Invention Ed Integrated With Performing Arts And Coding To Leverage Crosscutting Practices For Learners To Develop The Traits And Dispositions Necessary To Solve Problems Impacting Our Economies And Societies. | 2021 |
| Oregon Stem | $5,000 | Eugene, OR, US | To Support Oregon Connections Platform Which Connects Industry Mentors To Teachers And Classrooms. | 2021 |
| Oregon Tech Foundation | $20,999 | Klamath Falls, OR, US | To Improve University Contributions To Regional Invention Ecosystem Through Expanding Catalyze Klamath's Community Engagement Work. | 2021 |
| Philanthropy Northwest | $11,405 | Seattle, WA, US | To Provide Membership Dues And Operating Support. | 2021 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $143,612 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Oregon Mesa's General Operations And Invention Education And Related Activities. | 2021 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $334,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support A Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition In Oregon. | 2021 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $400,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Continuation And Expansion Of The Oregon Mesa Program Including After School And Community Invention Education Programs And Teacher Professional Development. | 2021 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $21,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Improve University Support For The Regional Invention Ecosystem Through Facilitating Underrepresented Population's Participation In Accelerator/incubator Programming. | 2021 |
| Selco Foundation | $384,613 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Support The Incubation Of Invention-based Enterprises Designed To Improve Lives In Low Income Communities In India. | 2021 |
| Selco Foundation | $5,889 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Support Research And Narrative-building Related To Best Practices And Policies For Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation. | 2021 |
| Selco Foundation | $96,392 | Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IN | To Build On Advocacy Efforts Related To Climate Change And Integrate Climate Change Strategy Into Programs And Operations. | 2021 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $137,099 | Washington, DC, US | To Develop A Lemelson Award For Invention At Broadcom Masters And Inspire Youth On Invention Through The Dissemination Of Age-appropriate Invention Media Content. | 2021 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Science News Centennial Inclusion Of Invention-specific Content. | 2021 |
| State Science And Technology Institute | $460 | Westerville, OH, US | To Provide Membership Dues And Operating Support. | 2021 |
| State University Of Iowa Foundation | $25,000 | Iowa City, IA, US | To Support The Creation Of A Graduate-level Introductory Teacher Professional Learning Course Focused On The Intersection Between Invention Education And Justice, Equity, Diversity And Inclusion. | 2021 |
| Stem Next Opportunity Fund | $75,000 | San Diego, CA, US | To Support The Placement Of Senior Policy Fellows In Federal Government Agencies To Advance Stem, Invention And Equity At The National Level. | 2021 |
| Strong City Baltimore Inc | $10,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | To Provide Conference Support For The Nation Of Makers Conference ("nomcom"). | 2021 |
| Syracuse University | $25,000 | Syracuse, NY, US | To Support "get Set!," A Source Evaluation Tool To Support Young Inventors During The Invention Process. | 2021 |
| The Asme Foundation Inc | $240,000 | New York, NY, US | To Provide Continued Support Of Asme Ishow In India, Kenya, And The United States. | 2021 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $250,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Aspen Network Of Development Entrepreneurs Launch Of A New Environment Action Practice. | 2021 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | To Provide Conference Support For Ande's Virtual Annual Member Conference. | 2021 |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | $110,000 | Stanford, CA, US | To Support Health Innovators, Facilitate Network Connections And Advise Nha To Reduce Barriers To Adopting Innovation In India's Public Health System. | 2021 |
| The Conversation Us Inc | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Support A Pilot Project To Produce And Distribute Articles That Demonstrate The Relevance Of Invention In The Context Of Trends Related To The Economy, Education And Science-and Technology-driven Innovation. | 2021 |
| The Edison Institute Inc | $150,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Support Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math Linked To Invention And Entrepreneurship ("stemie") Program, Build A Supportive Ecosystem For Invention Convention Affiliates' Growth, And To Support Stemies Organizational Growth In Diversity And Inclusion Efforts. | 2021 |
| The Edison Institute Inc | $25,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Sponsor The Annual National Youth Invention And Entrepreneurship Educators Summit, A Three-day Virtual Forum Focused On Academic And Institutional Advancement Of Invention Education Programming, Teacher Resources, And Events. | 2021 |
| The Edison Institute Inc | $75,500 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Conduct A Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Audit Of Their Work Focused On Invention Convention Worldwide To Identify Areas For Growth. | 2021 |
| The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees | $10,000 | Orlando, FL, US | To Support The Engineering For One Planet ("eop") Pilot Program, A Joint Initiative Of The University Of Central Florida ("ucf") College Of Engineering And Computer Science And Ucf Sustainability Initiatives, To Integrate The Eop Framework Into Existing Courses, Disseminate The Teaching, Content And Learning Practices, And Engage Students In Eop Learning And Design Activities. | 2021 |
| Tie Oregon Foundation | $68,798 | Portland, OR, US | To Develop The Entrepreneurial Spirit And Skills In Oregon High School Students Through Structured Education, Mentoring, And Experiential Activities. | 2021 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund Of The United Nations Office For The Coordination Of Human Affairs. | 2021 |
| University Economic Development Association Inc | $32,259 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | To Support The Development Of Practicable Ideas For University Contributions To Regional Invention Ecosystems. | 2021 |
| University Of Central Florida Research Foundation | $2,000 | Orlando, FL, US | To Support Research On The Impact And Potentials Of Invention Education Foregrounding The Work Of Students And Teachers And Their Ecosystems. | 2021 |
| University Of Maryland | $20,000 | College Park, MD, US | To Provide Support To Integrate The Engineering For One Planet ("eop") Framework Content Into Required Undergraduate Courses With A Goal Of Empowering Students To Act Through Project Courses, Increase Awareness Of Environmentally Responsible Engineering Issues Throughout Other Courses, And Weaving Together A Coherent Eop Message Throughout The Curriculum. | 2021 |
| University Of Oregon Foundation | $60,000 | Eugene, OR, US | To Coordinate A Project By Three Oregon Universities To Test Approaches To Improving Invention Ecosystem Engagement. | 2021 |
| University Of Oregon Foundation | $23,000 | Eugene, OR, US | To Improve University Support For Regional Invention Ecosystem Through Expanding Access To Expert Mentors For Inventors. | 2021 |
| Villanova University | $20,000 | Villanova, PA, US | To Plan To Incorporate Environmentally Responsible Engineering Into Their Classes And Assess The Effectiveness Of Their Method(s). | 2021 |
| Villgro Innovations Foundation (formerly Known As Rural Innovations Network | $277,396 | Chennai, N/A, IN | To Support The Incubation And Launch Of High-impact, Highly Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises In India That Improve Lives Of The Poor In India As Well As Strengthen The Operations And Sustainability Of The Villgro Model. | 2021 |
| Washoe County School District | $40,000 | Reno, NV, US | To Install And Maintain This Memorial Garden, In Support Of Science Education At The School And Recognition Of The Charitable Works Of Dorothy Lemelson. | 2021 |
| William Marsh Rice University | $468,909 | Houston, TX, US | To Expand A Highquality Invention Education Program Within Malawi And Tanzania, And To Develop And Disseminate Guidelines To Enable Other Institutions In Africa To Learn From And Adapt Best Practices. | 2021 |
| Women For Afghan Women Inc | $50,000 | Fresh Meadows, NY, US | To Provide Humanitarian Relief In Afghanistan. | 2021 |
| American Association For The Advancement Of Science | $225,497 | Washington, DC, US | To Continue Support Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science (aaas)-lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program. | 2020 |
| Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University | $10,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | To Modify A Core, Second-year Course That Uses Project-based Learning As A Vehicle To Deliver Environmentally Responsible Engineering (ere) Content To Students Across Multiple Engineering Disciplines. | 2020 |
| Beyond Benign Incorporated | $24,522 | Wilmington, MA, US | To Support Activities That Increase Awareness Of Invention To The Chemistry Community And Increase The Stem Field Subject Diversity Of The Invention Education Community. | 2020 |
| Beyond Benign Incorporated | $120,571 | Wilmington, MA, US | To Support The Integration Of Invention Education Into More Classrooms. | 2020 |
| Biostl | $32,351 | Saint Louis, MO, US | To Support A Teacher Professional Development Program That Can Be Readily Shared And Implemented By Educators And The Science Fair Community Across The Nation. | 2020 |
| Council On Competitiveness | $75,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Manage And Execute The National Commission On Innovation & Competitiveness Frontiers, (commission) A Three To Five-year Effort To Explore And Define Todays Long-term Innovation Drivers From Technologies To Business Models And Develop A National Innovation Call To Action, Recommending The Best Private And Public-sector Strategies To Enhance And Expand The Nations Innovation Capacities At The Heart Of Competitiveness. | 2020 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $600,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support Methanesat, An Orbital Eye In The Sky That Could Monitor Industrial Methane Leaks All Over The Planet. | 2020 |
| Envision Excellence In Stem Education | $70,000 | Cleveland Heights, OH, US | To Support The Stem Ecosystems Convening, April 2-4, 2020, In San Antonio, Texas, And To Introduce And Drive Adoption Of Invention Education To Regional Centers. | 2020 |
| Envision Excellence In Stem Education | $10,000 | Cleveland Heights, OH, US | To Provide Membership Support To Stem Funders Network. | 2020 |
| Global Impact Investing Network | $4,950 | New York, NY, US | For Membership Dues And Operating Support. | 2020 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $363,196 | Arlington, VA, US | To Continue Support Of News Programming And Educational Materials Highlighting The Impact Of Invention And Innovation. | 2020 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $198,974 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Create And Publicly Disseminate A Validated Database Of Critical Unmet Needs For Medical Device Technologies Serving Low Resource Populations In India. | 2020 |
| Independent School District 196 Rosemount - Apple Valley - Eagan | $25,000 | Apple Valley, MN, US | To Support The Development Of An Invention Education Pathway Template To Assist Educators From All Disciplines To Infuse Invention Into Their Practice. | 2020 |
| Kenya Climate Innovation Center | $148,992 | Nairobi, N/A, KE | To Support The Operations Of A Professional Engineering And Prototyping Workshop Space In Nairobi, Kenya, That Will Cater To Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises Addressing The Needs Of Underserved Africans. | 2020 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $403,866 | Nairobi, N/A, KE | To Support Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation's Business Incubation Activities And To Build A Stronger Pipeline Of Invention-based Enterprises In East Africa That Will Meet The Health Needs For Low Resource Populations. | 2020 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $300,000 | Nairobi, N/A, KE | To Support Local Innovations In Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic In East Africa. | 2020 |
| Kid Museum | $25,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Support The Development Of Tools To Further The Invention Education Field In Making The Case For Equity. | 2020 |
| Kid Museum | $25,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Support A New Professional Development Program For Teachers To Deepen Their Practice In Invention Education. | 2020 |
| Maker Education Initiative | $50,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Create A Plan To Convene And Support Educators To Participate In A Year-long Community Of Practice (cp). | 2020 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $4,500,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Continue Support For The Lemelson-mit Program Including The Lemelson-mit Prize, Student Prize Program, Inventeam Program, And Jv Inventeam Initiative. | 2020 |
| National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance | $146,728 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Research, Analysis And Dissemination Designed To Increase Equity And Inclusion In The Higher Education Invention And Entrepreneurship Pipeline. | 2020 |
| National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance | $3,094,405 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Promising, Early-stage Student Inventors In The Venture Development Process, And To Support Faculty To Cultivate The Conditions That Nurture Student Inventors. | 2020 |
| National Inventors Hall Of Fame Inc | $24,627 | North Canton, OH, US | To Support Research On How The Concept Of Identity Plays An Important Role For K-6 Grade Girls In An Invention Education Summer Program. | 2020 |
| National Public Radio Inc | $280,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Continue Support For The Radio And Web Series, "joe's Big Idea" That Explores How Ideas Become Innovations And Inventions. | 2020 |
| Oregon Business Council Charitable Institute | $2,500 | Portland, OR, US | To Provide Conference Sponsorship Support For The Oregon Leadership 2020 Conference. | 2020 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | $300,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support The Oregon Community Recovery Grant Program In Support Of Programs Addressing Basic Needs, Jobs And Economy, Childcare, Social And Emotional Needs, And School Closures. | 2020 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | $100,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Provide Funds And Technical Assistance To Small Businesses In Oregon During The Covid-19 Crisis | 2020 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | $15,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support The Research For And Production Of The 2020 Oregon Capital Scan, A Series Of Reports By The University Of Oregons Lundquist Center For Entrepreneurship And Innovation On Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs In Oregon. | 2020 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | $150,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Provide Support To Oregon Community Foundation's Recovery And Rebuilding Fund, A Disaster Relief Fund Set Up After The Oregon Wildfires. | 2020 |
| Oregon State University | $5,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support The Innovation And Entrepreneurship Summit: A Seismic Shift In Promotion And Tenure (www.ptie.org) To Be Held In Washington Dc September 16-18, 2020. | 2020 |
| Oregon State University | $10,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Integrate The Environmental Responsible Engineering (ere) Framework And Environment For One Planet (eop) Topics Into Students Academic And Social Systems By Leveraging A New, College-wide First-year Engineering Experience, Revising Existing Upper-division Classes, And Creating A New Co-curricular Pathway. | 2020 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $120,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support Oregon State University Foundation Serving As Fiscal Sponsor For Oregon State University To Implement Mobile Invention Camps And Related Educator Training Programs In Rural Oregon. | 2020 |
| Peak Grantmaking Inc | $1,152 | Washington, DC, US | To Provide Membership Dues And Operating Support. | 2020 |
| Philanthropy Northwest | $15,405 | Seattle, WA, US | To Renew The Foundation's Membership And For General Operating Support For Philanthropy Northwest. | 2020 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $317,089 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Portland State University Foundation Serving As A Fiscal Sponsor For Oregon Mesa Program Activities, To Include Organizational Strategic Planning, Developing And Disseminating New Invention Education Curricula, Conducting Teacher Training, Expanding To New Regions In Oregon And Creating New International Partnerships. | 2020 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $147,081 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Portland State University Foundation Serving As A Fiscal Sponsor For Portland State University Bootcamp For Curriculum Development And Documentation, Enhanced Mentor Training, And Support For Expansion Of The Course To Additional Institutions. | 2020 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $167,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support A Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition In Oregon. | 2020 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $300,000 | Boulder, CO, US | To Support The Global Cooling Prize Efforts To Award Funding To Organizations That Are Developing A 5-fold Efficiency Increase In Cooling Refrigerants, Starting In India. | 2020 |
| San Antonio Area Foundation | $5,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | To Support The San Antonio Area Foundation For Sa-bexar Stem/steam Ecosystem For Implementation Of The Inaugural Tx Invention Convention To Be Held At The Stem Ecosystems Convening. | 2020 |
| Selco Foundation | $314,380 | Bangalore Karnataka, N/A, IN | To Support The Incubation Of Invention-based Enterprises Designed To Improve Lives In Low Income Communities In India. | 2020 |
| Selco Foundation | $50,000 | Bangalore Karnataka, N/A, IN | To Support Research And Narrative Building Related To Best Practices And Policies For Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation. | 2020 |
| Smithsonian Institution | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Sponsor A Five-day Webinar Series, Being Held November 16-20, 2020, That Will Draw Renewed Attention To Historic And Contemporary Inventors Of Color And Black Technology Consumers, While Discussing Strategies For Building A More Equitable Innovation Ecosystem. | 2020 |
| Society For Science And The Public | $123,637 | Washington, DC, US | To Develop A Lemelson Award For Invention At Broadcom Masters And Inspire Youth On Invention Through The Dissemination Of Age-appropriate Invention Media Content. | 2020 |
| St Thomas Academy | $40,000 | Mendota Heights, MN, US | To Introduce Invention Education (ive) To New In-school Educators Via Short Introductory Lessons Plans That Lead To Further Interest In Ive. | 2020 |
| State University Of Iowa Foundation | $24,955 | Iowa City, IA, US | To Support The Planning, Revision And Development Of Common Assessment And Evaluation Tools That Address The Unique Needs Of Invention Education Programs Occurring Both In-school And Out-of-school. | 2020 |
| The Asme Foundation Inc | $22,000 | New York, NY, US | To Provide Continued Support Of Asme Ishow In India, Kenya, And In The United States. | 2020 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Aspen Network Of Development Entrepreneurs Launch Of A New Environment Action Practice. | 2020 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Provide Conference Sponsorship Support For The 2020 Annual Ande Member Conference. | 2020 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $12,000 | Washington, DC, US | For Membership Dues And Operating Support. | 2020 |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | $50,000 | Stanford, CA, US | To Support Improved Systems That Will Enable Greater Adoption Of Health Technologies In India. | 2020 |
| The Conversation Us Inc | $85,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Support A Pilot Project To Produce And Distribute Articles That Demonstrate The Relevance Of Invention In The Context Of Trends Related To The Economy, Education And Science-and Technology-driven Innovation. | 2020 |
| The Edison Institute Inc | $375,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | To Help Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math Linked To Invention And Entrepreneurship (stemie) Program Build A Supportive Ecosystem For Invention Convention Affiliates Growth And To Support Stemies Organizational Growth In Diversity And Inclusion Efforts. | 2020 |
| The Regents Of The University Of California | $22,472 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Training National Mesa Educators On How To Teach Invention Education To Mesa Students. | 2020 |
| The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees | $10,000 | Orlando, FL, US | The Ucf Ere Pilot Program Is A Joint Initiative Of The University Of Central Florida (ucf) College Of Engineering And Computer Science (cecs) And Ucf Sustainability Initiatives. Ucf Is A Public Multi-campus, Metropolitan Research University With More Than 69,000 Students And Is A Designated Hispanic-serving Institution. Ucf Ere Pilot Program Consists Of 3 Elements 1) Curriculum/program Integration Will Focus On Making Sure The Ere Framework Is Integrated Into Existing Courses, 2) Ucf Ere Community Of Practice To Facilitate And Disseminate The Teaching, Content And Learning Practices And To Support Capacity-building, And 3) Ucf Ere Student Chapter A Grassroots Effort To Engage Students In Ere Learning And Design Activities. | 2020 |
| Tie Oregon Foundation | $128,496 | Portland, OR, US | To Continue Providing Funding For Invention Based Curriculum And In-school Instruction For Tie Young Entrepreneurs. | 2020 |
| University Economic Development Association Inc | $40,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | To Develop Practicable Ideas For University Contributions To Regional Invention Ecosystems. | 2020 |
| University Economic Development Association Inc | $7,500 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | To Provide Conference Support For The Virtual University Economic Development Association Annual Summit On September 21-24, 2020. | 2020 |
| University Of Central Florida Research Foundation | $25,000 | Orlando, FL, US | To Support The Environmental Responsible Engineering (ere) Pilot Program, A Joint Initiative Of The University Of Central Florida (ucf) College Of Engineering And Computer Science (cecs) And Ucf Sustainability Initiatives, To Integrate The Ere Framework Into Existing Courses, Disseminate The Teaching, Content And Learning Practices, And Engage Students In Ere Learning And Design Activities. | 2020 |
| University Of Maryland | $10,000 | College Park, MD, US | To Integrate The Environmentally Responsible Engineering (ere) Framework Content Into Required Undergraduate Courses With A Goal Of Empowering Students To Act Through Project Courses, Increase Awareness Of Ere Issues Throughout Other Courses, And Weaving Together A Coherent Ere Message Throughout The Curriculum. | 2020 |
| Vertuelab | $2,500 | Portland, OR, US | To Support The Virtual Fuel 2020 Conference September 9-25, 2020. | 2020 |
| Villanova University | $10,000 | Villanova, PA, US | To Plan To Incorporate Environmentally Responsible Engineering (ere) Into Their Classes And Assess The Effectiveness Of Their Method(s). | 2020 |
| Villgro Innovations Foundation | $532,951 | Chennai, N/A, IN | To Support The Incubation And Launch Of High-impact, Highly Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises In India That Improve Lives Of The Poor In India As Well As Strengthen The Operations And Sustainability Of The Villgro Model. | 2020 |
| William Marsh Rice University | $460,000 | Houston, TX, US | To Expand A Highquality Invention Education Program Within Malawi And Tanzania, And To Develop And Disseminate Guidelines To Enable Other Institutions In Africa To Learn From And Adapt Best Practices. | 2020 |
| American Association For The Advancement Of Science | $480,024 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Launch And Development Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science (aaas) Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program. | 2018 |
| Association Of Public And Land-grants Universities | $3,400 | Washington, DC, US | To Provide Conference Sponsorship Support Of The 2018 Commission On Competitiveness, Innovation, And Economic Prosperity Summer Meeting To Be Held June 25-28, 2018 In Richmond, Virginia. | 2018 |
| Beyond Benign | $117,790 | Wilmington, MA, US | To Develop And Disseminate K-12 Curricular Resources And Training That Empowers Educators And Students To Practice And Be Aware Of Environmental Sustainability Through Green Chemistry. | 2018 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support Methanesat, An Orbital Eye In The Sky That Could Monitor Industrial Methane Leaks All Over The Planet. | 2018 |
| Gearbox International Foundation | $73,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Continued Support Of A Professional Engineering And Prototyping Workshop Space In Nairobi, Kenya, That Will Cater To Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises Addressing The Needs Of Underserved Africans. | 2018 |
| Gearbox Foundationgearbox Limited | $295,241 | Nairobi, N/A, KE | To Provide Continued Support Of A Professional Engineering And Prototyping Workshop Space In Nairobi, Kenya, That Will Cater To Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises Addressing The Needs Of Underserved Africans. | 2018 |
| Global Minimum Inc | $238,150 | New York, NY, US | To Continue Scaling Global Minimum's Educational Programs In Kenya. | 2018 |
| Grantmakers Of Oregon & Sw Washington | $3,680 | Portland, OR, US | To Renew The Foundation's Membership In An Organization Comprised Of A Diverse Mix Of Regional Philanthropies. | 2018 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $433,333 | Arlington, VA, US | To Continue Support Of News Programming And Educational Materials Highlighting The Impact Of Invention And Innovation. | 2018 |
| Impact Innovators And Entrepreneurs Foundation | $13,392 | Wilmington, DE, US | To Provide Capacity Building Support Of Its Organization, Operation, And Application To Be Recognized As A 501(c)(3) Public Charity. | 2018 |
| Innaccel | $126,915 | Sampangiramanagar, N/A, IN | To Create And Publicly Disseminate A Validated Database Of Critical Unmet Needs For Medical Device Technologies Serving Low Resource Populations In India. | 2018 |
| Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation | $214,164 | Nairobi, N/A, KE | To Continue Support Of Its Business Incubation Activities Focused On Building A Pipeline Of Scalable Invention-based Enterprises That Address Unmet Health Needs For Low Resource Populations In Kenya And Throughout East Africa. | 2018 |
| Lords Education & Health Society | $62,636 | New Delhi, N/A, IN | To Support The Wadhwani Initiative For Sustainable Healthcare Program's Effort To Run Field Validation Trials Of Two Medical Devices That Meet The Needs Of The Poor In India And Facilitate The Uptake Of The Devices By State-run Public Procurement Systems. | 2018 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $4,770,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Continue Support For The Lemelson-mit Program Including The Lemelson-mit Prize, Student Prize Program, Inventeam Program, And Jv Inventeam Initiative. | 2018 |
| National Academy Of Inventors | $10,000 | Tampa, FL, US | To Sponsor An Issue Of Technology And Innovation, A Quarterly Journal Published By The National Academy Of Inventors. | 2018 |
| National Academy Of Inventors | $25,000 | Tampa, FL, US | To Provide Conference Sponsorship Support For The National Academy Of Inventors Annual Meeting In Houston, Tx, April 10-11, 2019. | 2018 |
| National Public Radio Inc | $280,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Continue Support For The Radio And Web Series, "joe's Big Idea", That Explores How Ideas Become Innovations And Inventions. | 2018 |
| Non-profit Enterprise And Self-sustainability Team Inc | $512,676 | El Cerrito, CA, US | To Continue Scaling Its Incubation Programs Throughout The Andean Region Including (bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, And The Brazil Amazon Basin), Building A Larger Pool Of Invention-based Enterprises. To Improve The Lives Of The Poor. | 2018 |
| Olin College | $5,000 | Needham, MA, US | To Provide General Operating Support. | 2018 |
| Oregon Business Council Charitable Institute | $5,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Provide Conference Sponsorship Support For The Oregon Leadership Summit On December 3, 2018 In Portland, Oregon. | 2018 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Fund A Portion Of The 2018 Oregon Capital Scan, A Report On Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs In Oregon. | 2018 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $73,597 | Corvallis, OR, US | To Support Mobile Invention Camps And Related Educator Training Programs In Rural Oregon. | 2018 |
| Philanthropy North West | $15,705 | Seattle, WA, US | To Renew The Foundation's Membership And For General Operating Support For Philanthropy Northwest. | 2018 |
| Portland Children's Museum | $163,650 | Portland, OR, US | To Support Research Into Approaches For K5 Invention Education Curriculum. | 2018 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $147,525 | Portland, OR, US | To Refine Curricula And Activities For A Pre-college Invention Education Program For Underserved Students Called The Invention Boot Camp And To Implement And Scale The Invention Boot Camp Course. | 2018 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $15,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Provide Conference Sponsorship Support To Elevating Impact Summit To Be Held March 15, 2019 In Portland, Oregon. | 2018 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $233,235 | Portland, OR, US | To Provide Continued Support Of A Statewide Invention And Prototyping Competition For Oregon College And University Students. | 2018 |
| Portland State University Foundation | $172,307 | Portland, OR, US | To Support General Operations And Invention Education And Related Activities. | 2018 |
| William Marsh Rice University | $770,823 | Houston, TX, US | To Expand A High Quality Invention Education Program Within Malawi And Tanzania, And To Develop And Disseminate Guidelines To Enable Other Institutions In Africa To Learn From And Adapt Best Practices. | 2018 |
| Root Division | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Provide General Operating Support. | 2018 |
| Selco Foundation | $269,068 | Bangalore, N/A, IN | To Help Identify, Evaluate And Help Commercialize Technologies That Meet The Needs Of Poor People In India. | 2018 |
| Smithsonian National Museum Of American History | $110,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Design Phase Of Planning The Lemelson Centers New Exhibit, Sporting Invention, At The National Museum Of American History. | 2018 |
| Society For Science & The Public | $63,411 | Washington, DC, US | To Develop A Lemelson Award For Invention At Broadcom Masters And Inspire Youth On Invention Through The Dissemination Of Age-appropriate Invention Media Content. | 2018 |
| Strong City Baltimore Inc | $25,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | To Provide Conference Support For The Nation Of Makers Conference ("nomcom") In Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 9-10, 2018. | 2018 |
| The Asme Foundation Inc | $98,000 | New York, NY, US | To Provide Conference Support For The 2018 Asme Ishow, A Global Competition For Hardware-led Social Innovation. Hosted In The United States, India And Kenya, The Conference Raises Awareness Of Hardware Innovators And Impact Inventing. | 2018 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $12,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Provide Membership Dues For Foundation Staff Of Aspen Network Of Development Entrepreneurs, A Global Network Of Organizations That Propel Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets. | 2018 |
| The Institute For Transformative Technologies | $80,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Support An Update To The 50 Breakthroughs Report, Publish Case Studies Demonstrating Success And Build The Plan Around Community Building And Enabling Further Solution Development. | 2018 |
| The Regents Of The University Of California Berkeley | $72,582 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Design And Pilot Outreach, Education, Mentoring And Evaluation Approaches To Integrate Environmental Responsibility In The Big Ideas Contest For College Students In The University Of California System And Makerere University In Uganda. | 2018 |
| The Stemie Coalition Inc | $158,000 | Mansfield Center, CT, US | To Help Stemie Build An Enduring Organization Able To Support A National Invention Convention Ecosystem And Enable More Youth To Experience Invention. | 2018 |
| Tides Center | $95,775 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Provide Support For Additional Invention Education Learnings And The Development Of A New Suite Of Tools And Resources That Will Lay The Groundwork For Scaling Making-to-invention Programs Nationally Among Multiple Partners. | 2018 |
| Tie Foundation | $75,000 | Santa Clara, CA, US | To Provide Conference Sponsorship Support For The 2018 Tie Global Summit To Be Held February 21-22, 2018, In Mumbai, India. | 2018 |
| Tie Foundation | $95,000 | Santa Clara, CA, US | To Provide Conference Sponsorship Support For The 2018 Tie Global Summit To Be Held November 30- December 1, 2018, In New Delhi, India. | 2018 |
| Tie Oregon | $174,760 | Portland, OR, US | To Provide The Tie Young Entrepreneurs Program To High School Students From Under-resourced Backgrounds In Oregon And Training For Educators In Oregon And At Tie Chapters Globally. | 2018 |
| University Economic Development Association | $7,500 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | To Support The University Economic Development Association's Annual Conference. | 2018 |
| National Collegiate Inventors And Innovators Alliance | $3,092,045 | Hadley, MA, US | To Support Early-stage Innovators To Develop And Commercialize Products That Solve Social Or Environmental Problems, And To Support Faculty Initiatives Focused On Cultivating The Conditions That Nurture Inventors. | 2018 |
| Villgro Innovations Foundation | $867,658 | Chennai, N/A, IN | To Support The Incubation And Launch Of High-impact, Highly Scalable, Invention-based Enterprises In India That Improve Lives Of The Poor; And To Support Replication Of This Model In Select Developing Countries. | 2018 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation | $201,507 | Boston, MA, US | To Leverage The Successful Design Squad Global Platform And Network To Educate Youth About Environmental Responsibility In Both The Us And Abroad. | 2018 |
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Official contact details for The Lemelson Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 88-0391959 |
| Website | http://www.lemelson.org |
| Address | 1455 NW OVERTON STREET 500 Portland, OR 97209-0000 |
Key People (7)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Lemelson Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Executive Director, Asst. Secretary | Robert Schneider |
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| Chief Fin Admin Officer, Asst. Treas | Brian Doran |
| Vp, Treasurer, Asst Secretary | Eric Lemelson |
| Pres., Board Chair, Sec., Asst. Treas. | Robert Lemelson |
| Director | Susan Morse |
Forms 990-PF
IRS Form 990-PF filings provide comprehensive financial information, grant details, and operational data. These documents are essential resources for understanding foundation capacity, giving patterns, and strategic priorities.
Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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Data Currency: Last updated
February 2026
based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.