Deloitte Foundation

About Deloitte Foundation

A defining feature of Deloitte Foundation’s recent grantmaking is its repeated support for scholarship pipelines into accounting and related fields. The foundation has backed the Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program at Northeastern University, Fordham University, Wake Forest University, and the University of California Irvine Foundation, while also funding large scholarship awards to organizations serving students across higher education networks. That pattern points to a funder focused on student access, retention, and career pathways rather than one-off charity grants. Its grantmaking also includes multi-year support for bridge and mentoring programs. Strive for College Collaborative received virtual mentoring funding in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Braven Inc. received support for a three-year experience and professional mentoring program. Alongside these student-facing awards, the foundation has funded matching gifts at scale through Charities Aid Foundation America, showing a structure that combines institution-specific scholarships, mentoring, and employer-linked philanthropy. The foundation’s work is largely tied to education and student success, with recurring attention to accounting education, college access, and professional development. Recent awards also reach Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black colleges and universities, and programs serving first-generation and underrepresented students.

What Deloitte Foundation Funds

In accounting education and the professional pipeline, Deloitte Foundation gave $750,000 to National Society of Black Engineers for scholarships and $748,000 to Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities for scholarships. It also supported Alpfa Inc with $750,000 for scholarships, indicating sustained attention to pathways into business and accounting-related careers. For bridge programs, the foundation gave $670,000 to Naba Inc for a two-year/four-year bridge pilot program. In mentoring, Strive for College Collaborative received $625,000 in 2025 for a virtual mentoring program, following the same amount in 2024 and 2023. Its higher-education support also includes the Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program at UCLA, Fordham University, Wake Forest University, and the University of California Irvine Foundation. These awards show a mix of direct student support and institutional program funding.

How Deloitte Foundation Gives