The Bosch Community Fund prioritizes hands-on STEM and career/technical education across K–12 districts, community colleges, and national STEM platforms, often funding robotics, maker/makerspace projects, and work-based learning pipelines. They also support community-facing environmental stewardship and basic-needs/community schools initiatives, particularly in Southeast Michigan but with grants nationwide. Funding is typically program- and operating-support for education and workforce-preparation projects rather than pure research grants.
A defining feature of Bosch Community Fund’s recent grantmaking is its large, repeated support for FIRST and robotics education. In 2025, the funder gave $300,000 to FIRST for Bosch ED&I support, robotics competition registration, and robot kits, following a $200,000 award in 2023 for Bosch ED&I support and robot kits. That pairing points to a consistent emphasis on hands-on STEM access rather than one-time event funding. The foundation also backs career pathways and school-based support. Its 2025 grants include $196,463 to The Regents of the University of Michigan for Bosch program support and $100,000 to Sierra College Foundation for a Bosch career and technology education support fund. Alongside those higher-ed and CTE awards, Bosch Community Fund funds school districts, education foundations, and community intermediaries that connect students to STEM learning, work-based learning, and basic-needs supports. Its portfolio also reaches beyond classrooms into community settings. Grants to Friends of the Parks Fh for a makerspace community mural, Friends of the Rouge for operating and program support, and Farmington Hills Friends of the Park for STEM in nature show that the funder supports education through parks, environmental stewardship, and maker-based programming as well as through schools and colleges.
In K–12 STEM and robotics, Bosch Community Fund supports competition access, kits, and classroom enrichment. A 2025 grant of $300,000 to FIRST covered Bosch ED&I support, robotics competition registration, and robot kits. Career and technical education is another visible theme. The funder awarded $100,000 to Sierra College Foundation in 2025 for a Bosch career and technology education support fund, and $100,000 to Greenville Tech Foundation Inc in 2023 for technical college support. Community-school and basic-needs work also appears in the grant list. United Way for Southeastern Michigan received $168,000 in 2025 for investing in community schools to support basic needs and STEM in Pontiac, following a $166,000 award in 2023 for the same purpose. The funder also backs eco-STEM and nature-based learning. Riverland Community College Foundation received $75,000 in 2025 for eco STEM, and Farmington Hills Friends of the Park received $179,000 in 2023 for STEM in nature.
$5.1M
$11.6M
$8.7M
$5.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Bosch Community Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 587 | $13.6M | 96.4% |
| 2 | Canada | 22 |
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Moderately concentrated: a mix of several large multi-thousand-dollar grants (e.g., to FIRST and regional intermediaries) combined with many medium-sized recurring grants to the same school districts, colleges, and local nonprofits. Emphasis on repeat grantees and program/operating support for scalable education and workforce initiatives rather than one-off small gifts.
Notable grantees: FIRST, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Friends of the Rouge, Sierra College Foundation, Wayne RESA
Bosch Community Fund’s recent grants cluster around a typical mid-five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. Larger awards are used selectively for signature initiatives, while many grants sit at smaller program-support levels. The pattern also shows repeat support over multiple years. FIRST, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, and several Michigan-based partners appear in both 2023 and 2025, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-off grants. The funder is a corporate foundation and does not fund individuals. Recent awards include both program support and operating support, along with equipment- and initiative-specific grants. The grant list does not indicate an application process.
Bosch Community Fund gives nationally, but Michigan remains a major hub of its grantmaking: 23% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Michigan recipients include Detroit, Ann Arbor, Farmington Hills, Ypsilanti, Plymouth, Southfield, and Waterford. Outside Michigan, the funder’s recent grants reach a broad set of cities and states, including Manchester, NH; Rocklin, CA; Irving, TX; Albert Lea, MN; New Bern, NC; Charleston and Greenville, SC; and Boston, MA. The recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 393 grants in the United States and 5 in Canada.
The funder backs hands-on STEM and career/technical education, with repeated support for robotics, robot kits, competition registration, community schools, makerspaces, and eco-STEM projects. It also funds school-district and intermediary partners for basic-needs and STEM-linked support.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals, and the recent grants are all made to organizations such as schools, universities, foundations, nonprofits, and intermediaries.
The typical award profile is centered in the mid-five figures: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent grant list also includes larger strategic awards above $100,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including FIRST and United Way for Southeastern Michigan. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships and renewed support for selected programs.
Michigan is its top state by grant count, with 23% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Michigan recipients are spread across Detroit, Ann Arbor, Farmington Hills, Ypsilanti, Plymouth, Southfield, and Waterford.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $505K |
3.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST | MANCHESTER, NH | $300,000 | 2025 | BOSCH ED&I SUPPORT, ROBOTICS COMPETITION REGISTRATION AND ROBOT KITS |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN FDN | DETROIT, MI | $250,000 | 2025 | MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION ENDOWMENT FUND SUPPORT |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $196,463 | 2025 | BOSCH PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN | DETROIT, MI | $168,000 | 2025 | INVESTING IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS AND STEM IN PONTIAC |
| SIERRA COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ROCKLIN, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | BOSCH CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | IRVING, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | STEM |
| RIVERLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ALBERT LEA, MN | $75,000 | 2025 | ECO STEM |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | YPSILANTI, MI | $75,000 | 2025 | SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES STEWARDSHIP COALITION |
| CRAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW BERN, NC | $72,374 | 2025 | STEM |
| FRIENDS OF THE PARKS FH | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $71,523 | 2025 | HAWK MAKERSPACE COMMUNITY MURAL |
| FRIENDS OF THE ROUGE | PLYMOUTH, MI | $70,771 | 2025 | FOTR OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SME EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | STEM |
| ENFOCUS INC | SOUTH BEND, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | STEM |
| OAKLAND SCHOOLS MI STEM | WATERFORD, MI | $49,864 | 2025 | MODELING MOBILITY |
| PLYMOUTH CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | PLYMOUTH, MI | $48,288 | 2025 | STEM |
| ANDERSON FIVE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | ANDERSON, SC | $45,000 | 2025 | STEM |
| CHARLES RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION | BOSTON, MA | $45,000 | 2025 | ECO + STEM |
| THE MORTON ARBORETUM | LISLE, IL | $45,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH SUPPORT |
| THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLE, IL | $42,800 | 2025 | ECOSTEAM EDUCATORS |
| MOUNT PROSPECT SCHOOL DISTRICT 57 | MOUNT PROSPECT, IL | $42,161 | 2025 | STEM |
| WAYNE RESA | WAYNE, MI | $41,375 | 2025 | SCALING FOR SUCCESS: ACCELERATING CAREER AND POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS |
| TRI COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | PENDLETON, SC | $40,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL INITATIVES |
| LINCOLN COUNTY ROTARY STUDENT LOAN FUND | LINCOLNTON, NC | $40,000 | 2025 | STUDENT SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS | LINCOLNTON, NC | $40,000 | 2025 | STEM SUPPORT |
| THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF THE UPSTATE | GREENVILLE, SC | $39,000 | 2025 | STEAMWORKS |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE AFTERMARKET FOUNDATION | BETHESDA, MD | $37,000 | 2025 | STEM SUPPORT |
| GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | SUWANEE, GA | $35,133 | 2025 | STEM |
| KRESA FOUNDATION | PORTAGE, MI | $35,000 | 2025 | STEAM EDUCATION |
| OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | OWATONNA, MN | $35,000 | 2025 | STEM AND ROBOTICS |
| POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAN DIEGO, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | CAREER AND TECH EDUCATION |
| BURNSVILLE DISTRICT 151 | BURNSVILLE, MN | $34,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL | MISSION VIEJO, CA | $32,500 | 2025 | STEM SUPPORT |
| DISTRICT 214 EDUCATION FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | $32,370 | 2025 | GENERAL STEM |
| HOMEWOOD SCIENCE CENTER | HOMEWOOD, IL | $32,000 | 2025 | SCIENCE CENTER SUPPORT |
| WASHTENAW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT | ANN ARBOR, MI | $31,500 | 2025 | MISTEM |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PHILANTHROPIC FUND | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $31,000 | 2025 | WOMEN IN ENGINEERING PROGRAM |
| ANDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR | PENDLETON, SC | $31,000 | 2025 | STEM |
| NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION | NEWPORT, NC | $30,331 | 2025 | OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING AND EDUCATION |
| DISTRICT 211 EDUCATION FOUNDATION | PALATINE, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL GRANTS |
| KENTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | FORT WRIGHT, KY | $30,000 | 2025 | PROJECT LEAD THE WAY |
| BOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS | FLORENCE, KY | $30,000 | 2025 | STEM, PROJECT LEAD THE WAY SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE COASTAL PLAIN | AYDEN, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | STEM |
| GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS | GREENVILLE, SC | $30,000 | 2025 | STEAM LABS |
| JONES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | TRENTON, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | STEM |
| GOLDEN STATE SOUTH INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING OF NICA | ORINDA, CA | $28,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAULK ELEMENTARY | WEST MEMPHIS, AR | $27,900 | 2025 | STEM |
| ANDERSON UNIVERSITY | ANDERSON, SC | $27,604 | 2025 | STEM |
| LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $26,355 | 2025 | STEM |
| PAMLICO COUNTY SCHOOLS | BAYBORO, NC | $25,934 | 2025 | SCHOOL SUPPORT |
| SOUND RIVERS | WASHINGTON, NC | $25,425 | 2025 | ECO+STEM |
FIRST
$300,000BOSCH ED&I SUPPORT, ROBOTICS COMPETITION REGISTRATION AND ROBOT KITS
MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION ENDOWMENT FUND SUPPORT
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$196,463BOSCH PROGRAM SUPPORT
INVESTING IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS AND STEM IN PONTIAC
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$80,000STEM
RIVERLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$75,000ECO STEM
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES STEWARDSHIP COALITION
CRAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
$72,374STEM
FRIENDS OF THE PARKS FH
$71,523HAWK MAKERSPACE COMMUNITY MURAL
OAKLAND SCHOOLS MI STEM
$49,864MODELING MOBILITY
PLYMOUTH CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$48,288STEM
ANDERSON FIVE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$45,000STEM
MOUNT PROSPECT SCHOOL DISTRICT 57
$42,161STEM
WAYNE RESA
$41,375SCALING FOR SUCCESS: ACCELERATING CAREER AND POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
LINCOLN COUNTY ROTARY STUDENT LOAN FUND
$40,000STUDENT SUPPORT
LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS
$40,000STEM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF THE AFTERMARKET FOUNDATION
$37,000STEM SUPPORT
GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$35,133STEM
KRESA FOUNDATION
$35,000STEAM EDUCATION
OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$35,000STEM AND ROBOTICS
POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$35,000CAREER AND TECH EDUCATION
BURNSVILLE DISTRICT 151
$34,500GENERAL
SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL
$32,500STEM SUPPORT
DISTRICT 214 EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$32,370GENERAL STEM
HOMEWOOD SCIENCE CENTER
$32,000SCIENCE CENTER SUPPORT
WASHTENAW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$31,500MISTEM
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PHILANTHROPIC FUND
$31,000WOMEN IN ENGINEERING PROGRAM
ANDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR
$31,000STEM
DISTRICT 211 EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$30,000VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL GRANTS
KENTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$30,000PROJECT LEAD THE WAY
BOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS
$30,000STEM, PROJECT LEAD THE WAY SUPPORT
GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS
$30,000STEAM LABS
JONES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$30,000STEM
GOLDEN STATE SOUTH INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING OF NICA
$28,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAULK ELEMENTARY
$27,900STEM
PAMLICO COUNTY SCHOOLS
$25,934SCHOOL SUPPORT
SOUND RIVERS
$25,425ECO+STEM