Air Products Foundation concentrates its giving on supporting community-wide philanthropic infrastructure in the Lehigh Valley, primarily by funding United Way fundraising campaigns and employee matching. Its grants are directed to sustain broad social services and partner fundraising efforts rather than project-level program grants, signaling a focus on enabling pooled community support. The foundation’s work appears corporate and regional in orientation, leveraging company giving to bolster local nonprofit capacity.
Air Products Foundation’s largest recent grants are recurring matching commitments to United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, including $2,688,000 in 2025 and $2,495,307 in 2024. That pattern captures how the foundation operates: it channels substantial support into pooled community fundraising, especially in the Lehigh Valley, while also backing a smaller set of community, education, and emergency-response initiatives. The foundation is structured as a regular corporate funder, and its recent awards show a mix of campaign matches, mission support, sponsorships, and project-specific grants. Beyond United Way, the grant list includes sizable support for Louisiana-based community and civic organizations, including Keep Louisiana Beautiful Inc, Manchac Volunteer Fire Department, and River Parishes Community College Foundation. It also funds education and technical learning, with awards to Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation and American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc. In the water-and-environment space, the foundation has backed Globalgiving for safe drinking water and water projects, reflecting a grantmaking profile that combines local community infrastructure with select issue-based grants.
Community fundraising infrastructure is a central theme. The foundation gave $603,668 to Charities Aid Foundation for general support - matching in 2025, and earlier awards in 2024 and 2023 used the same matching-contributions structure. That points to a recurring mechanism for amplifying employee and partner giving. In safe drinking water work, the foundation granted $330,000 to Globalgiving Foundation for FY24 support for safe drinking water education and $222,500 for the Lu'an Safe Drinking Water Initiative. A separate $170,000 award to Globalgiving supported a water project. Education and career pathways also appear in the recent record. River Parishes Community College Foundation received $280,000 toward academic, workforce development, and community engagement programs, while Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation received $260,000 for SLU STEM Scholars support. The foundation also funded a makerspace lab in Uzbekistan through American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc.
$9.9M
$77.2M
$7.6M
$10.4M
Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Air Products Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 1,429 | $33M | 97.5% |
| 2 | Canada |
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Highly concentrated: almost all dollars are channeled to a single regional United Way through multiple matching/support gifts rather than dispersed among many organizations or program-specific grants.
Notable grantees: United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
Typical grants fall at $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent record also includes much larger campaign and infrastructure commitments. The grant list shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Charities Aid Foundation, which indicates recurring rather than one-off relationships in several cases. Air Products Foundation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund or private operating foundation, and it also makes grants to individuals. The recent grant pattern mixes unrestricted or general support, matching gifts, sponsorships, and project-specific awards.
Grantmaking is national, but it is heavily concentrated in the United States, which accounts for 97.5% of recipient countries in the dataset. Within the U.S., Pennsylvania receives 33% of grants, while California is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities also show a strong Louisiana presence, including Baton Rouge, Hammond, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Destrehan, Akers, Springfield, Mandeville, and Sorrento. Outside the U.S., the recipient list includes Canada, Spain, India, the Netherlands, the Faroe Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, and Eswatini.
The foundation repeatedly supports pooled community fundraising and social-service infrastructure, especially United Way campaigns and matching gifts. It also funds community nonprofits, universities and colleges, fire departments, environmental groups, and projects tied to water, education, workforce development, and community facilities.
Yes. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years. United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with large campaign-match grants, and Charities Aid Foundation also received matching-support grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent data also includes much larger grants for campaign matches, capital campaigns, and mission support.
Recent grants include safe drinking water education and water projects, workforce development and STEM scholarships, emergency response support, food access, community facilities and capital campaigns, and support for environmental and civic organizations.
The geographic scope is national. Most grants go to U.S. recipients, and Pennsylvania accounts for 33% of grants, but the recipient list also includes organizations in California, Louisiana, Virginia, Washington, DC, Texas, and several non-U.S. countries.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 16 |
| $180K |
1.1% |
| 3 | Spain | 7 | $80K | 0.5% |
| 4 | India | 3 | $30K | 0.2% |
| 5 | Netherlands | 3 | $15K | 0.2% |
| 6 | FO(FO) | 2 | $8K | 0.1% |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1 | $100K | 0.1% |
| 8 | Turkey | 1 | $25K | 0.1% |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 1 | $5K | 0.1% |
| 10 | AG(AG) | 1 | $5K | 0.1% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY | ALLENTOWN, PA | $2,688,000 | 2025 | UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN MATCH |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $603,668 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT - MATCHING |
| KEEP LOUISIANA BEAUTIFUL INC | MANDEVILLE, LA | $500,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT FOR 2025 |
| GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $330,000 | 2025 | FY24 SUPPORT FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER EDUCATION |
| RIVER PARISHES COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | GONZALES, LA | $280,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT TOWARD RPCC'S MISSION TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ACADEMIC, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS |
| SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | HAMMOND, LA | $260,000 | 2025 | SLU STEM SCHOLARS SUPPORT |
| BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT TOWARD LAUNCH THERAPY CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $202,000 | 2025 | PARTNER WITH BRAF IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR SORRENTO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $200,000 | 2025 | MISSION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC | DESTREHAN, LA | $185,000 | 2025 | 2025 PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES | SAN PEDRO, CA | $175,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP TOWARD DOORS TO THE FUTURE[$150,000] AND ANNUAL BLUE HOUR GALA [$25,000] |
| MANCHAC VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | AKERS, LA | $175,000 | 2025 | MISSION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT |
| RIVER ROAD AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND GALLERY | DONALDSONVILLE, LA | $175,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GLOBALGIVING | WASHINGTON, DC | $170,000 | 2025 | WATER PROJECT |
| AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ACTR ACCELS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $167,700 | 2025 | MAKERSPACE LAB IN UZBEKISTAN |
| UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY | ALLENTOWN, PA | $166,000 | 2025 | YEAR 3 OF 3 COMMITMENT IN HONOR OF FY22 UW CAMPAIGN |
| TANGIPAHOA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC | HAMMOND, LA | $160,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT |
| VALERO ENERGY FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $160,000 | 2025 | 2024 TEXAS VALERO OPEN BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN PALLADIUM SPONSORSHIP |
| LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $150,000 | 2025 | MISSION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ARTSQUEST | BETHLEHEM, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | FOUNDING PARTNERSHIP: RE-IMAGINE THAT! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN YEAR 4 OF 10 |
| ARTSQUEST | BETHLEHEM, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | FOUNDING PARTNERSHIP: RE-IMAGINE THAT! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN YEAR 5 OF 10 |
| CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS INC | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $148,000 | 2025 | FY24 PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS INC | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $148,000 | 2025 | 2023 STEM LEADERSHIP AWARDS |
| TANGIPAHOA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC | HAMMOND, LA | $125,000 | 2025 | WATER IMPROVEMENTS SUPPORT YEAR 1 OF 2 |
| TANGIPAHOA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC | HAMMOND, LA | $125,000 | 2025 | WATER IMPROVEMENTS SUPPORT YEAR 2 OF 2 |
| UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY FUND | BREINIGSVILLE, PA | $125,000 | 2025 | FOUNDING PARTNER COMMUNITY CENTER YEAR 2 OF 10 |
| NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $120,000 | 2025 | NACME 2024 |
| ASCENSION PARKS FOUNDATION | PRAIRIEVILLE, LA | $120,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT TOWARDS ASCENSION PARKS FOUNDATION'S ONGOING WORK SUPPORTING THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS IN THE TOWN OF SORRENTO |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | NEW YORK, NY | $114,000 | 2025 | AICHE SUPPORT FOR FOSSI SCHOLARSHIPS AND STRATEGIC PROGRAMS 2024 |
| LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL | LIVINGSTON, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | LOHSEP CONTROL CENTER |
| LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | MISSION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 2 | SPRINGFIELD, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 2 | SPRINGFIELD, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT |
| LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL | LIVINGSTON, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | LOHSEP WATER SYSTEM |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA | LAKE CHARLES, LA | $100,000 | 2025 | MISSION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT AND SUPPORT TOWARD IDENTIFIED PROJECTS |
| PENN STATE UNIVERSITY | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $98,000 | 2025 | AIR PRODUCTS GRANT TO PENN STATE 2024 |
| BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING INC | NEW YORK, NY | $96,500 | 2025 | EISENHOWER GLOBAL AWARDS |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | NEW YORK, NY | $96,000 | 2025 | AICHE SUPPORT FOR FOSSI SCHOLARSHIPS AND STRATEGIC PROGRAMS 2025 |
| PENN STATE UNIVERSITY | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $90,500 | 2025 | 2025 AIR PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION TO PENN STATE UNIVERSITY |
| PILOT CLUB OF DENHAM SPRINGS LOUISIANA FOUNDATION | DENHAM SPRINGS, LA | $85,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PILOT CLUB IN THEIR GOAL TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE/INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $80,000 | 2025 | NACME 2025 |
| ST JOHN UNITED WAY | RESERVE, LA | $75,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE RELIEF AND LONG TERM RECOVERY IN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH |
| SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $75,000 | 2025 | SCHOLASRSHIP SUPPORT |
| LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL | LIVINGSTON, LA | $75,000 | 2025 | MISSION SUPPORT - LIVINGSTON PARISH OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS |
| KEEP LIVINGSTON PARISH BEAUTIFUL INC | INDEPENDENCE, LA | $73,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT |
| BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC | DESTREHAN, LA | $70,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR TWO FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS IN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS |
| KEEP LIVINGSTON PARISH BEAUTIFUL INC | INDEPENDENCE, LA | $62,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT |
| LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD | LIVINGSTON, LA | $60,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS AND PROMOTION OF STEAM EDUCATION FOR 3 LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOLS |
| NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $60,000 | 2025 | 2025 AIR PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION TO NSBE |
| CATALYST INC | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | GLOBAL PROGRAM SUPPORT - 2024 |
UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY
$2,688,000UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN MATCH
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION
$603,668GENERAL SUPPORT - MATCHING
KEEP LOUISIANA BEAUTIFUL INC
$500,000PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT FOR 2025
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION
$330,000FY24 SUPPORT FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER EDUCATION
RIVER PARISHES COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$280,000SUPPORT TOWARD RPCC'S MISSION TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ACADEMIC, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$260,000SLU STEM SCHOLARS SUPPORT
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
$250,000SUPPORT TOWARD LAUNCH THERAPY CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
$202,000PARTNER WITH BRAF IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR SORRENTO PRIMARY SCHOOL
LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION
$200,000MISSION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC
$185,0002025 PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES
$175,000SPONSORSHIP TOWARD DOORS TO THE FUTURE[$150,000] AND ANNUAL BLUE HOUR GALA [$25,000]
MANCHAC VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$175,000MISSION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT
RIVER ROAD AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND GALLERY
$175,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
GLOBALGIVING
$170,000WATER PROJECT
AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ACTR ACCELS INC
$167,700MAKERSPACE LAB IN UZBEKISTAN
UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY
$166,000YEAR 3 OF 3 COMMITMENT IN HONOR OF FY22 UW CAMPAIGN
TANGIPAHOA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
$160,000PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT
VALERO ENERGY FOUNDATION
$160,0002024 TEXAS VALERO OPEN BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN PALLADIUM SPONSORSHIP
LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION
$150,000MISSION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
ARTSQUEST
$150,000FOUNDING PARTNERSHIP: RE-IMAGINE THAT! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN YEAR 4 OF 10
ARTSQUEST
$150,000FOUNDING PARTNERSHIP: RE-IMAGINE THAT! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN YEAR 5 OF 10
CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS INC
$148,000FY24 PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS INC
$148,0002023 STEM LEADERSHIP AWARDS
TANGIPAHOA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
$125,000WATER IMPROVEMENTS SUPPORT YEAR 1 OF 2
TANGIPAHOA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
$125,000WATER IMPROVEMENTS SUPPORT YEAR 2 OF 2
UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY FUND
$125,000FOUNDING PARTNER COMMUNITY CENTER YEAR 2 OF 10
NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING INC
$120,000NACME 2024
ASCENSION PARKS FOUNDATION
$120,000SUPPORT TOWARDS ASCENSION PARKS FOUNDATION'S ONGOING WORK SUPPORTING THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS IN THE TOWN OF SORRENTO
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
$114,000AICHE SUPPORT FOR FOSSI SCHOLARSHIPS AND STRATEGIC PROGRAMS 2024
LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL
$100,000LOHSEP CONTROL CENTER
LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION
$100,000MISSION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 2
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
LIVINGSTON PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 2
$100,000PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT
LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL
$100,000LOHSEP WATER SYSTEM
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
$100,000MISSION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT AND SUPPORT TOWARD IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
$98,000AIR PRODUCTS GRANT TO PENN STATE 2024
BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING INC
$96,500EISENHOWER GLOBAL AWARDS
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
$96,000AICHE SUPPORT FOR FOSSI SCHOLARSHIPS AND STRATEGIC PROGRAMS 2025
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
$90,5002025 AIR PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION TO PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
PILOT CLUB OF DENHAM SPRINGS LOUISIANA FOUNDATION
$85,000SUPPORT PILOT CLUB IN THEIR GOAL TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE/INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING INC
$80,000NACME 2025
ST JOHN UNITED WAY
$75,000HURRICANE RELIEF AND LONG TERM RECOVERY IN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$75,000SCHOLASRSHIP SUPPORT
LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL
$75,000MISSION SUPPORT - LIVINGSTON PARISH OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
KEEP LIVINGSTON PARISH BEAUTIFUL INC
$73,000PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT
BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC
$70,000PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR TWO FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS IN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
KEEP LIVINGSTON PARISH BEAUTIFUL INC
$62,000PROGRAM AND MISSION SUPPORT
LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
$60,000SCHOOL CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS AND PROMOTION OF STEAM EDUCATION FOR 3 LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOLS
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS
$60,0002025 AIR PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION TO NSBE
CATALYST INC
$60,000GLOBAL PROGRAM SUPPORT - 2024