The Lemelson Foundation

Foundation Overview

They've funded 182 grants worth $43,175,375

How Much is Being Funded?

Where is The Money Going?

How many Grants?


—Total Assets

$488,510,181

—Total Giving

$43,175,375

—Grant Median

$45,000

Past Grantees 182

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
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

Contact Information

EIN 880391959
Website http://www.lemelson.org
Address 1455 NW OVERTON STREET 500 Portland, OR 97209-0000

Key People (13)

See,Statement,22 Robert Schneider
See,Statement,22 Carol Dahl
See,Statement,22 Brian Doran
See,Statement,22 Eric Lemelson
See,Statement,22 Robert Lemelson
Director Susan Morse
Director Jennifer Bruml
Vice President Ann Morgan
Program Officer David Coronado
Dir Of Grants Mgmnt Jennifer Burran
Program Officer Cynthia Cooper
Program Officer Rachel Jagoda Brunette
Communications Offic Pamela Kahl

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