Digital Citizen Fund focuses on expanding technology access and STEM opportunity for women and girls, especially in low- and middle-income countries and underserved communities. The fund supports hands-on robotics and IT education—funding lab build-outs, training, and competition participation—and extends some programs to the U.S. through sponsorships (e.g., FIRST Robotics). Leadership and programs emphasize practical digital literacy, entrepreneurship and use of emerging tech (blockchain/crypto) to support economic participation.
Program-driven, mixture of project grants and sponsorships: funds lab equipment and operations, curriculum/workshops, and competition/team sponsorships. Gives via defined programs (IT & Robotics Lab Program; FIRST Robotics sponsorship), likely on a project/proposal basis with geographic priorities (Global South, select U.S. sponsorships).
Digital Citizen Fund Inc uses scholarship dollars to move women and girls into technology pathways, with 2025 grants concentrated at U.S. universities and a parallel program model that supports robotics and IT education. The largest recent award in the record was $74,655 to UMASS Boston College for scholarship support, followed by another substantial scholarship grant of $34,930 to California State University, Bakersfield. Those grants sit alongside a broader mission built around technology access, STEM opportunity, and practical digital skills for women and girls, especially in underserved communities and low- and middle-income countries. The fund’s program descriptions point to hands-on learning rather than abstract support: lab build-outs, robotics training, competition participation, and sustainability planning for IT and robotics spaces. The organization also extends STEM support through the FIRST Robotics Competition Sponsorship program for women and girls in the United States. In the recent-grants record, the scholarship recipients are all U.S. universities, showing a clear education-centered channel within the fund’s wider technology agenda.
A central theme is scholarship support for college and university students in STEM-related pathways. In 2025, Digital Citizen Fund Inc gave $34,232 to Stony Brook University for scholarship support and $31,977 to Virginia Tech University for a scholarship. Another cluster of grants went to institutions such as Temple University and George Mason University, reinforcing the education focus. Beyond scholarships, the active IT and Robotics Lab Program supports establishment and operation of IT and robotics laboratories for women and girls in the Global South, including equipping labs and providing STEM and robotics education and training. The foundation also backs competition participation through the FIRST Robotics Competition Sponsorship program, which supports women and girls in the United States.
The recent scholarship grants range from $14,201 to $74,655, with a median of $30,654.5 and a 25th-to-75th percentile spread of $25,902.5 to $34,588. The pattern in the available record is concentrated in education grants to universities rather than repeated multi-year awards to the same recipient names. Digital Citizen Fund Inc is a public charity, and the data shows a mix of structured programs and scholarship support. One active program, the IT and Robotics Lab Program, accepts unsolicited proposals.
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Notable grantees: FIRST Robotics Competition (sponsorship), Afghan Girls Robo / Afghan girls robotics initiatives, Locally operated women's IT & robotics labs in Herat and Kabul
All of the recent grants in the record went to U.S. recipients, with 10 grants and 100% of the sample in the United States. Recipient cities include Boston, Bakersfield, Stony Brook, Tempe, Blacksburg, Philadelphia, Ames, Las Vegas, Fairfax, and Buffalo. The foundation’s active program descriptions also show a wider program geography: the IT and Robotics Lab Program is aimed at the Global South, while the FIRST Robotics Competition Sponsorship program supports participation in the United States.
Its active programs focus on women and girls in STEM: an IT and Robotics Lab Program for the Global South and a FIRST Robotics Competition Sponsorship program in the United States. The grant descriptions also show scholarship support to universities.
Among the 10 recent scholarship grants listed, the median amount is $30,654.5. The middle half of grants falls between $25,902.5 and $34,588, with the largest at $74,655 and the smallest at $14,201.
All 10 recent grants in the record went to U.S. recipients. Named recipient locations include Boston, Bakersfield, Stony Brook, Tempe, Blacksburg, Philadelphia, Ames, Las Vegas, Fairfax, and Buffalo.
The IT and Robotics Lab Program is marked as accepting unsolicited proposals. That program supports lab establishment and operation, STEM and robotics education, and sustainability for women and girls in the Global South.
The fund’s program descriptions center women and girls. Its scholarships in the recent-grants list were awarded to universities, while the active program pages describe support for women and girls in robotics, IT, and competition participation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMASS Boston College | boston, MA | $74,655 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| California State University | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $34,930 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Stony Brook University | ny, NY | $34,232 | 2025 | scholarship |
| Arizona State University | TEMPE, AZ | $32,151 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Virginia Tech University | BLACKSBURG, VA | $31,977 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Temple University | philadelphia, PA | $29,332 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Iowa State University | AMES, IA | $25,969 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| University of Nevada LA | las vegas, NV | $25,816 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| George Mason University | FAIRFAX, VA | $20,074 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| University of Buffalo NY | buffalo, NY | $14,201 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Ideas Beyond Borders | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | Refugee Assistance |
| Virginia Tech University | Blacksburg, VA | $25,471 | 2023 | Education |
| Missouri S&T | Rolla, MO | $15,585 | 2023 | Education |
UMASS Boston College
$74,655Scholarship
Virginia Tech University
$31,977Scholarship
Scholarship
University of Buffalo NY
$14,201Scholarship
Missouri S&T
$15,585Education
Current and upcoming funding from Digital Citizen Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations piloting DCF digital learning tools in Central Asia or the Middle East may apply. Detailed eligibility requirements and scoring criteria are provided in the RFP.
Who can apply: The RFP is for organizations or teams sponsoring U.S. girls robotics teams to participate in FIRST Robotics competitions. Detailed eligibility requirements and scoring criteria are provided in the RFP.
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