Alcoa Foundation concentrates its funding in a small number of sizeable, strategic grants that target workforce/education supports and community resilience in regions where Alcoa operates. The largest award is a global education investment focused on teacher wellbeing to improve student outcomes, while other grants support environmental restoration and youth health services in Western Australia. This pattern suggests a corporate philanthropy approach that combines global education partnerships with place-based investments in local communities and ecosystems.
Alcoa Foundation’s most distinctive recent grant is a $1.8 million award to Teach for All Inc for fostering teacher wellbeing to improve student outcomes. That grant sits alongside a pattern of sizable, strategic funding tied to education quality, community resilience, and landscape restoration. The foundation backs projects that range from teacher support networks and digital learning enrichment to environmental restoration, youth services, and Indigenous employment pathways. Its giving also shows a place-based corporate philanthropy approach. In Western Australia, the foundation funded Conservation Volunteers Australia for the Peel-Harvey catchment and Anglicare WA for Young Hearts, while other grants supported community arts, school success programs, and local workforce initiatives. In Brazil and the Amazon region, it funded projects connected to socio-economic empowerment, food security, and public visitation in environmental areas. The grant list includes both large national or international intermediaries and local nonprofits, suggesting that the foundation uses a mix of broad partnerships and region-specific investments where Alcoa operates. The recent record points to recurring attention to education, environmental stewardship, and community support rather than a single programmatic lane.
In education, the foundation gave $465,000 to Scitech for the Alcoa Foundation Digital Technologies Enrichment Program, and $351,000 to The School Volunteer Program Ltd - Trading As Edconnect Australia for Connecting Generations for School Success. Those grants indicate support for school-based learning, volunteer engagement, and STEM-related enrichment. Its environmental funding includes $600,000 to Conservation Volunteers Australia for Seatosource - Peel-Harvey Catchment and $200,000 to Peel-harvey Catchment Council Inc for Healing Bilya-Restoring the Murray and Serpentine Rivers. Both projects point to catchment restoration and river health. The foundation also funds social and economic inclusion. It awarded $490,000 to City of Bunbury for the Noongar Arts Program Independent Art Space and $450,000 to Waalitj Foundation for preparing and empowering Indigenous people for employment and business success. In humanitarian and food-security work, it supported World Central Kitchen and Kanya Donse Fanyi.
Typical grant size is $22,000 at the 25th percentile, $31,090 at the median, and $51,078 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also includes several seven-figure and high-six-figure awards. That spread suggests a portfolio with many mid-sized grants and a few very large strategic commitments. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Teach for All Inc, which received awards in both 2023 and 2025, indicating some repeat relationships rather than purely one-off giving. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in the general global programs shown, though the Brazil local project program does accept unsolicited proposals.
$9.1M
$150.3M
$7.6M
$10.3M
Most grants fall between $22K and $51K, with a median of $31K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$31K
75th Percentile
$51K
About 9% of grants go to recipients in LA.
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Alcoa Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 56 | $4.4M | 31.8% |
| 2 | Canada | 40 | $1.6M |
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Few, large grants concentrated on strategic initiatives—one dominant global education partnership plus targeted, place-based investments in Australian community and environmental programs.
Notable grantees: Teach For All Inc., Conservation Volunteers Australia, Anglicare WA
Grant recipients are spread across a national footprint, with the highest concentration in Louisiana. The recipient-state distribution is led by the US, followed by Canada, Australia, Norway, and Brazil. Recent grants landed in cities including New York, East Perth, Bunbury, West Perth, Mandurah, Montreal, Washington, DC, and Conakry. The foundation’s HQ is in Pittsburgh, but only 9% of grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania, so its giving is clearly broader than its headquarters region.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on education quality, community resilience, and landscape restoration. Examples include $1.8 million for teacher wellbeing and student outcomes, $600,000 for the Peel-Harvey catchment, and $510,000 for youth health support through Anglicare WA.
The typical grant size is $22,000 at the 25th percentile, $31,090 at the median, and $51,078 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also shows larger strategic awards, including $1.8 million, $600,000, and $490,000.
Most of the global and Australia-linked programs listed do not accept unsolicited applications. One exception is the Programa de Apoio a Projetos Locais in Brazil, which does accept unsolicited proposals for local project support.
Yes. Teach for All Inc appears in both 2023 and 2025 grant records, with awards of $275,000 in 2023 and $1.8 million in 2025. That suggests at least some multi-year funding relationships.
The top state by grant count is Louisiana. The recipient-country distribution is led by the United States, then Canada, Australia, Norway, and Brazil, showing a broad national and international spread.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 | Australia | 18 | $3.9M | 10.2% |
| 4 | Norway | 13 | $679K | 7.4% |
| 5 | Brazil | 12 | $1.9M | 6.8% |
| 6 | Suriname | 10 | $553K | 5.7% |
| 7 | Spain | 8 | $442K | 4.5% |
| 8 | Iceland | 7 | $468K | 4.0% |
| 9 | Guinea | 5 | $775K | 2.8% |
| 10 | Hungary | 5 | $105K | 2.8% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Current and upcoming funding from Alcoa Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Recognized organizations receive a financial contribution when at least eight Alcoa employees volunteer at least four hours in a day for the organization or cause.
Who can apply: The activity must last up to four months and involve at least five employees; the organization receives a donation after the activities are completed.
Who can apply: Open collaboration opportunity with institutions and individuals contributing to forest research and rehabilitation knowledge; specific funding arrangements are not detailed on the page.
Deadline: Initial $15 million commitment over five years beginning January 2025; no public deadline listed.
Who can apply: Applicants must align with the program's bushfire preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery objectives in communities near where Alcoa operates.
Deadline: Small grants of $5,000 to $20,000 — closed now.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEACH FOR ALL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800,000 | 2025 | FOSTERING TEACHER WELLBEING TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES |
| CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS AUSTRALIA | MOUNT PLEASANT | $600,000 | 2025 | SEATOSOURCE - PEEL-HARVEY CATCHMENT |
| ANGLICARE WA | EAST PERTH | $510,000 | 2025 | YOUNG HEARTS |
| CITY OF BUNBURY | BUNBURY | $490,000 | 2025 | NOONGAR ARTS PROGRAM INDEPENDENT ART SPACE |
| SCITECH | WEST PERTH | $465,000 | 2025 | ALCOA FOUNDATION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ENRICHMENT PROGRAM |
| FUNDACAO DE INTEGRACAO AMAZONICA | SANAREM | $430,000 | 2025 | MANIVA TAPAJOS PROJECT |
| THE SCHOOL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM LTD - TRADING AS EDCONNECT AUSTRALIA | MAYLANDS | $351,000 | 2025 | CONNECTING GENERATIONS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS |
| ASSOCIACAO GRUPO MAIS UNIDOS | SAO PAULOSP | $288,946 | 2025 | EXTENSION OF THE 1ST EDITION OF: REDE AMAZONIA +CONECTADA PROGRAM |
| RASSEMBLEMENT DES JEUNES LEADERS DE GUINEE | CONAKRY | $267,228 | 2025 | SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR GIRLS/WOMEN IMPACTED IN THE BOKE REGION |
| KANYA DONSE FANYI | BYMISJON | $249,520 | 2025 | IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE REGION OF BOKE |
| AUSTURBRU | EGLISSTAOIR | $228,000 | 2025 | A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR SOCIAL CARE IN EAST ICELAND |
| INSTITUTO JURUTI SUSTENTAVEL | JURUTI | $200,000 | 2025 | BANCO JURUTI SUSTENTAVEL (BANJUS) |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | A $150,000 GRANT WILL PROVIDE FRESH MEALS, FOOD INGREDIENTS FOR WCKS KITCHEN OPERATIONS, AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON. |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF CIVIL SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPME | CONAKRY | $150,000 | 2025 | PARTICIPATORY REFORESTATION PROJECT SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIC INITIATIVES. |
| ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN WORKERS ORGANIZATIONS OF THE LOWER AMAZON | SANTAREM | $150,000 | 2025 | STRONG WOMEN, SAFE CHILDREN |
| TROPENBOS SURINAME | PARAMARIBO | $150,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN THE DISTRICT OF PARA |
| MARTIN FAMILY INITIATIVE | MONTREAL | $100,000 | 2025 | QUEBEC URBAN INDIGENOUS EARLY YEARS FEASIBILITY STUDY |
| INSTITUTO ALCOA | SAO PAULOSP | $100,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN AID FOR INDIVIDUALS AND/OR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE FLOODS IN THE STATE |
| INSTITUTO DE SOCIOECONOMIA SOLIDARIA | REPUBLICA SP | $100,000 | 2025 | CASA DAS AGUAS REDESIGN, FUTURE VISION JOURNEY TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT |
| INSTITUTO DO HOMEM E MEIO AMBIENTE DA AMAZONIA | BELEM | $100,000 | 2025 | PROMOTING PUBLIC VISITATION IN THE JARA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| COOPERATIVE VALLEE DU BRAS DU NORD | SAINTRAYMOND | $90,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OPTIMIZATION: COMMUNITY AND TERRITORIAL INVOLVEMENT ACTION PLAN |
| STIFTELSEN FEE NORWAY | OSLO | $83,333 | 2025 | EMPOWERING CHILDREN TO TAKE ACTION AND BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE |
| SCIENTIST FACTORY AS | OSLO | $83,333 | 2025 | STEM SUMMER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN |
| WAALITJ FOUNDATION | LATHLAIN | $80,000 | 2025 | BUILDING CAPACITY IN FIRST NATIONS WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY IMPACT CAMPAIGN GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA | VICTORIA, TX | $79,309 | 2025 | MULTI-LEVEL STEM ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM |
| MUSEE QUEBECOIS DE CULTURE POPULAIRE (MUSEE POP) | TROISRIVIERES | $78,000 | 2025 | ANIMALIA MYSTERIO - CHILDREN EXHIBITION |
| ACADEMOS CYBERMENTORAT | MONTREAL | $76,500 | 2025 | UNVEILING CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING AND IMPROVE THE SEARCH EXPERIENCE |
| LISTA RED CROSS | KROSSNES SA | $76,361 | 2025 | LOCAL HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN FARSUND MUNICIPALITY |
| ASSOCIACAO GRUPO MAIS UNIDOS | SAO PAULOSP | $76,000 | 2025 | MOVIMENTO EMPREENDE+ |
| FOUNDATION VONZELL | PARAMARIBO | $74,000 | 2025 | PARA FARMERS FIELD SCHOOL |
| VEFSN RED CROSS | MOSJOEN | $72,800 | 2025 | ACTIVITIES VEFSN RED CROSS |
| PARC NATURE DE POINTE-AUX-OUTARDES | POINTEAUXOUTARDES | $65,000 | 2025 | KNOW BETTER TO PROTECT BETTER |
| INSTITUTO ALCOA | SAO PAULOSP | $60,000 | 2025 | MONTH OF PURPOSE |
| STICHTING KLI-MAROWIJNE 2003 (KLIM) | MAROWIJNE | $56,974 | 2025 | BUSINESS PLANNING PROCESS KLIM WANEKREEK |
| NAZARETH PREP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | NAZARETH PREP CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
| CONSEIL DE LA NATION HURONNE-WENDAT | WENDAKE | $50,000 | 2025 | ATATE'NDIARA'S (HELPING OTHERS IN WENDAT LANGUAGE) |
| COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE PORTNEUF | DONNACONA | $50,000 | 2025 | TOGETHER TOWARDS OUTDOOR EDUCATION |
| CRUZ ROJA ESPANOLA | CARABANCHEL | $50,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN AID FOR INDIVIDUALS AND/OR COMMUNITIES |
| W8LINAK ABENAKIS COUNCIL | WOLINAK | $50,000 | 2025 | MONITORING MERCURY LEVELS IN FISH CONSUMED BY THE ABENAKIS |
| PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY | MISENHEIMER, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY-OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| BANCO DE ALIMENTOS DE ESPANA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA | LA POBLA DE VALLBONA | $50,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN AID FOR INDIVIDUALS AND/OR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE DANA |
| STICHTING LANDBOUW ONDERNEMING TRANGA UMA | MAROWIJNE | $47,000 | 2025 | TO REDUCE POVERTY THROUGH PRODUCTION AND IMPROVE LIVES |
| CONSELLERIA DE CULTURA EDUCACION E FORMACION PROFESIONAL E UNIVERSIDADES DE | SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA | $42,000 | 2025 | NATURACCION |
| FARSUND UNGDOMSSKOLE | FARSUND | $41,667 | 2025 | PROJECT ON MARINE POLLUTION |
| BYSPRINTEN AS | MOSJOEN | $41,667 | 2025 | BYSPRINTEN MAKES A DIFFERENCE |
| REGIE REGIONALE DE GESTION DES MATIERES RESIDUELLES DE PORTNEUF | NEUVILLE | $31,700 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL |
| VALTOZAS MENTALHIGIENES EGYESLET | KOSZARHEGY | $30,000 | 2025 | SUPPEER SUPPORTERS IN FEJER COUNTY |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION | EVANSVILLE, IN | $30,000 | 2025 | LIVE Y'ERS |
| POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OF MASSENA | MASSENA, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGH DIVERSE INTEREST GROUPS ("OUR D.I.G.S") |
| NATTURUSKOLINN | EGILSSTADIR | $30,000 | 2025 | CREATING COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND CURRICULUM FOR NATURE SCHOOL |
TEACH FOR ALL INC
$1,800,000FOSTERING TEACHER WELLBEING TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES
CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS AUSTRALIA
$600,000SEATOSOURCE - PEEL-HARVEY CATCHMENT
ANGLICARE WA
$510,000YOUNG HEARTS
CITY OF BUNBURY
$490,000NOONGAR ARTS PROGRAM INDEPENDENT ART SPACE
SCITECH
$465,000ALCOA FOUNDATION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
FUNDACAO DE INTEGRACAO AMAZONICA
$430,000MANIVA TAPAJOS PROJECT
THE SCHOOL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM LTD - TRADING AS EDCONNECT AUSTRALIA
$351,000CONNECTING GENERATIONS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS
ASSOCIACAO GRUPO MAIS UNIDOS
$288,946EXTENSION OF THE 1ST EDITION OF: REDE AMAZONIA +CONECTADA PROGRAM
RASSEMBLEMENT DES JEUNES LEADERS DE GUINEE
$267,228SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR GIRLS/WOMEN IMPACTED IN THE BOKE REGION
KANYA DONSE FANYI
$249,520IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE REGION OF BOKE
AUSTURBRU
$228,000A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR SOCIAL CARE IN EAST ICELAND
INSTITUTO JURUTI SUSTENTAVEL
$200,000BANCO JURUTI SUSTENTAVEL (BANJUS)
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$150,000A $150,000 GRANT WILL PROVIDE FRESH MEALS, FOOD INGREDIENTS FOR WCKS KITCHEN OPERATIONS, AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON.
NATIONAL NETWORK OF CIVIL SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPME
$150,000PARTICIPATORY REFORESTATION PROJECT SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIC INITIATIVES.
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN WORKERS ORGANIZATIONS OF THE LOWER AMAZON
$150,000STRONG WOMEN, SAFE CHILDREN
TROPENBOS SURINAME
$150,000COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN THE DISTRICT OF PARA
MARTIN FAMILY INITIATIVE
$100,000QUEBEC URBAN INDIGENOUS EARLY YEARS FEASIBILITY STUDY
INSTITUTO ALCOA
$100,000HUMANITARIAN AID FOR INDIVIDUALS AND/OR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE FLOODS IN THE STATE
INSTITUTO DE SOCIOECONOMIA SOLIDARIA
$100,000CASA DAS AGUAS REDESIGN, FUTURE VISION JOURNEY TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTO DO HOMEM E MEIO AMBIENTE DA AMAZONIA
$100,000PROMOTING PUBLIC VISITATION IN THE JARA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
COOPERATIVE VALLEE DU BRAS DU NORD
$90,000SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OPTIMIZATION: COMMUNITY AND TERRITORIAL INVOLVEMENT ACTION PLAN
STIFTELSEN FEE NORWAY
$83,333EMPOWERING CHILDREN TO TAKE ACTION AND BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
SCIENTIST FACTORY AS
$83,333STEM SUMMER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
WAALITJ FOUNDATION
$80,000BUILDING CAPACITY IN FIRST NATIONS WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY IMPACT CAMPAIGN GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA
$79,309MULTI-LEVEL STEM ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
MUSEE QUEBECOIS DE CULTURE POPULAIRE (MUSEE POP)
$78,000ANIMALIA MYSTERIO - CHILDREN EXHIBITION
ACADEMOS CYBERMENTORAT
$76,500UNVEILING CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING AND IMPROVE THE SEARCH EXPERIENCE
LISTA RED CROSS
$76,361LOCAL HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN FARSUND MUNICIPALITY
ASSOCIACAO GRUPO MAIS UNIDOS
$76,000MOVIMENTO EMPREENDE+
FOUNDATION VONZELL
$74,000PARA FARMERS FIELD SCHOOL
VEFSN RED CROSS
$72,800ACTIVITIES VEFSN RED CROSS
PARC NATURE DE POINTE-AUX-OUTARDES
$65,000KNOW BETTER TO PROTECT BETTER
INSTITUTO ALCOA
$60,000MONTH OF PURPOSE
STICHTING KLI-MAROWIJNE 2003 (KLIM)
$56,974BUSINESS PLANNING PROCESS KLIM WANEKREEK
NAZARETH PREP
$50,000NAZARETH PREP CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
CONSEIL DE LA NATION HURONNE-WENDAT
$50,000ATATE'NDIARA'S (HELPING OTHERS IN WENDAT LANGUAGE)
COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE PORTNEUF
$50,000TOGETHER TOWARDS OUTDOOR EDUCATION
CRUZ ROJA ESPANOLA
$50,000HUMANITARIAN AID FOR INDIVIDUALS AND/OR COMMUNITIES
W8LINAK ABENAKIS COUNCIL
$50,000MONITORING MERCURY LEVELS IN FISH CONSUMED BY THE ABENAKIS
PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY
$50,000PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY-OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
BANCO DE ALIMENTOS DE ESPANA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA
$50,000HUMANITARIAN AID FOR INDIVIDUALS AND/OR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE DANA
STICHTING LANDBOUW ONDERNEMING TRANGA UMA
$47,000TO REDUCE POVERTY THROUGH PRODUCTION AND IMPROVE LIVES
CONSELLERIA DE CULTURA EDUCACION E FORMACION PROFESIONAL E UNIVERSIDADES DE
$42,000NATURACCION
FARSUND UNGDOMSSKOLE
$41,667PROJECT ON MARINE POLLUTION
BYSPRINTEN AS
$41,667BYSPRINTEN MAKES A DIFFERENCE
REGIE REGIONALE DE GESTION DES MATIERES RESIDUELLES DE PORTNEUF
$31,700SUSTAINABLE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
VALTOZAS MENTALHIGIENES EGYESLET
$30,000SUPPEER SUPPORTERS IN FEJER COUNTY
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
$30,000LIVE Y'ERS
POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OF MASSENA
$30,000TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGH DIVERSE INTEREST GROUPS ("OUR D.I.G.S")
NATTURUSKOLINN
$30,000CREATING COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND CURRICULUM FOR NATURE SCHOOL
