About Amd Foundation
The AMD Foundation concentrates its giving on STEM education initiatives, with particular emphasis on computer science and expanding access for underrepresented students. Grants flow to a mix of local Austin institutions and national education nonprofits, supporting program delivery (traveling science workshops, K–12 STEM) and targeted efforts to increase participation of women and minorities in engineering and computing.
Focus Areas
K–12 STEM education programs in Austin (traveling science workshops, local student enrichment)Computer science education with emphasis on young women (Code.org partnerships and programs)STEM access for underrepresented minorities (support for minority engineering pipeline organizations)Regional philanthropy intermediaries that fund STEM initiatives (support via community foundation and Give2Asia)
Who They Fund
young women / female students (in computer science)school-aged youth / studentscommunities served by traveling workshopsfood-insecure individuals or communities
About Amd Foundation
Amd Foundation Inc’s largest recent grants show a clear emphasis on STEM education and computer science access: $278,438 to Austin Community Foundation to further STEM education and $150,000 to Code.org for STEM education for young women in computer science. Across the recent record, the foundation backs education programs that reach school-aged youth, with a pattern of support that includes local Austin groups, national education nonprofits, and intermediary funders. The grants connect to both direct program delivery and broader access efforts, especially where women and minorities are underrepresented in engineering and computing. The foundation also supports traveling science workshops, a sign that it funds outreach models beyond a single campus or classroom. In the recent list, those efforts appear alongside support for minority engineering pipeline organizations and community-based STEM enrichment. Amd Foundation Inc’s giving therefore reads as project-focused and targeted, with education as the central thread and STEM participation as the recurring goal. The mix of grantees includes Austin Community Foundation, Code.org, Breakthrough Central Texas, and Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering, each tied to a specific educational purpose.
What Amd Foundation Funds
In K–12 STEM education, Amd Foundation Inc gave $25,000 to Breakthrough Central Texas for STEM education, showing support for student enrichment programs serving school-aged youth. The foundation also funded $10,000 to Discovery Museum Inc for STEM education travelling science workshops, which points to outreach beyond a single site. A second major theme is computer science access for young women. The foundation gave $150,000 to Code.org for STEM education for young women in computer science, aligning with a targeted demographic focus in computing. It also supported pipeline-building work through $13,000 to Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering for STEM education. Intermediary philanthropy appears as well. Amd Foundation Inc granted $41,810 to Give2Asia for STEM education, plus smaller awards for eldercare and hunger relief, showing that some of its giving moves through regional grantmaking vehicles.
How Amd Foundation Gives
Typical grants are in the low five figures, with a p25 of $10,750, a median of $14,664, and a p75 of $22,832. The recent list also includes two very large awards, which pushes the foundation’s overall grantmaking above the typical award size. Grants appear to be project-based rather than unrestricted, with purpose language tied to STEM education, workshops, or targeted outreach. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF and not a funder of individuals. The recent record shows both one-off grantees and repeated support to the same intermediary: Give2Asia appears multiple times across 2023 for different purposes. That pattern suggests a mix of direct program grants and channeling through a community or regional grantmaking intermediary.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$540K
Total Assets
$358K
Total Revenue
$160K
Total Expenses
$428K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $23K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$23K
Geographic Reach
National3 states funded
About 33% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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