Cable Television Laboratories
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About Cable Television Laboratories
CableLabs invents new ways to keep people connected by making broadband faster and more responsive, reliable and secure, cementing the cable network as the platform of choice for entertainment and connectivity. CableLabs is the global broadband industry’s leading R&D lab for next-generation technology, delivering technologies, specifications, testing and certification to advance connectivity.
Focus Areas
broadband infrastructureDOCSIScoherent PON (CPON)Wi‑Fi innovations (Dual Channel Wi‑Fi)network virtualization (SNAPS, SDN, NFV)security (IoT security, network security)testing and certification5G/6G researchopen source software for networking
Who They Fund
individual researchersresearch teams
About Cable Television Laboratories
Cable Television Laboratories Inc backs broadband and networking research through repeated grants to universities and research organizations. Two consecutive $100,000 awards to the University of Chicago in 2023 and 2024 show a sustained relationship with academic research, while Georgia Tech Research Corporation received $65,000 in both years. The pattern points to project-based support rather than broad operating funding, with grants appearing alongside the organization’s technology agenda in DOCSIS, coherent PON, Wi‑Fi innovations, network virtualization, security, testing and certification, and 5G/6G research. The recent grant list also includes support for the University of North Carolina and the Regents of the University of California, reinforcing that the foundation funds technical work across multiple institutions. Cable Television Laboratories Inc is a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. Its latest filing shows annual grants of $712,500 and total assets of $77,025,360, indicating a foundation with a substantial research portfolio relative to the size of individual awards.
What Cable Television Laboratories Funds
In research funding, Cable Television Laboratories Inc uses targeted grants to support specific projects at academic and research institutions. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received $60,000 in 2023 and $32,500 in 2024, pointing to continued support for work at the same institution. The Regents of the University of California at Santa Barbara received $50,000 in 2023, extending the foundation’s university-based technology funding beyond the Southeast and Midwest. Beyond universities, the foundation also funded the Silicon Flatirons Center in Boulder for $20,000 in both 2023 and 2024, showing support for a local research and policy center. Smaller awards to organizations such as the Walter Kaitz Foundation and the Foundation for Minority Interest in Media Inc. suggest some attention to workforce or industry-adjacent research interests, but the main pattern remains technical research support.
How Cable Television Laboratories Gives
Typical grant size is modest but project-specific: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $65,000. The recent record shows repeat funding across years, including the same universities and organizations receiving awards in both 2023 and 2024, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. Cable Television Laboratories Inc is a regular funder and makes program-related investments. Its visible grantmaking is competitive and research-specific, and the programs listed for community giving are separate from the research grants shown here. Unsolicited applications are not part of the corporate philanthropic program listed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$115K
Total Assets
$119.3M
Total Revenue
$75.6M
Total Expenses
$82.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $65K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$65K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL MEHRTENS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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