Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
ActivePublic CharityScience & Technology
SAN MATEO, CAWebsite
About Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
At AnitaB.org, our mission is to get our community in tech skilled, hired, promoted, paid, and funded, so they can thrive, lead, and drive innovation for a more impartial and sustainable future. We center people—not just technology—in everything we do, helping tech workers and organizations advance innovation and opportunity.
Focus Areas
women and underrepresented groups in technologyworkforce developmentmentorship and professional developmentapprenticeship programsresearch on technical equityconferences and events
Who They Fund
general public/undifferentiated populationsnonprofit organizations (broad)individuals or households in need
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating support
About Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
The largest recent grants from Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology were two equal awards of $200,000 each, both in 2023, to Zebra Coalition and Florida Access Network. That pattern points to a funder making sizable general-assistance grants rather than narrow project awards, with giving that can support organizational operations across community-serving work. In the latest grants list, the foundation also backed Equality Florida Institute at $100,000, Joseph Business School Dba Rise at $45,000, The Bail Project at $10,419, and Cmdit at $7,500. The recipients span direct-service, education, and advocacy organizations, showing a broad grantmaking approach within a regional footprint. Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is a public charity with $31,927,308 in assets and $562,919 in annual grants given. Its stated mission centers people in technology, with work aimed at helping women and underrepresented groups get skilled, hired, promoted, paid, and funded. Active programs include Grace Hopper Celebration, the Abie Awards, apprenticeship pathways, mentorship, scholarships, and PitcHER.
What Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Funds
A core theme in the foundation’s work is professional advancement for women technologists. Through Grace Hopper Celebration, it supports conferences, networking, and career opportunities for women in tech, and the Mentorship Program is designed for tech professionals seeking career growth and confidence. Apprenticeship Pathway Program focuses on placing and launching individuals into technical roles, while the Tech Journey Fund Scholarship provides financial support to scholars on technology career journeys. The foundation also supports recognition and advancement through the Abie Awards and Pass It On Awards. Pass It On Awards are aimed at programs and organizations that recruit, retain, and advance women technologists. PitcHER extends that focus into entrepreneurship by supporting women founders through a pitch competition tied to funding and prize awards.
How Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Gives
Typical grants cluster around the middle of six figures, with a p25 of $19,064, a median grant of $72,500, and a p75 of $175,000. The 2023 grants shown are all general assistance awards, which suggests flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding. Recipients appear in a single year in the provided data, so the sample shows a one-year snapshot rather than a repeated grantee pattern. The foundation is a public charity, not a private foundation, and it does not fund individuals directly or make program-related investments. The active program list includes both application-based offerings, such as Grace Hopper Celebration, and invitation or nomination-based efforts, such as the Abie Awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$563K
Total Assets
$31.9M
Total Revenue
$46.4M
Total Expenses
$30.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $19K and $175K, with a median of $73K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$73K
75th Percentile
$175K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 17% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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