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About Exelon Foundation
Exelon Foundation concentrates its giving on STEM and energy-related education, public engagement around climate and energy issues, and college access for underserved students. Grants are large and targeted, frequently awarded in multiple installments to the same national partners and also routed through an employee-matching platform to amplify staff philanthropy. The foundation’s giving blends institutional support for major science organizations and targeted scholarship programs that advance workforce pipelines in energy and STEM fields.
Focus Areas
K–12 and youth STEM education with an energy/climate emphasis (e.g., NEED STEM Leadership Academy)Public science engagement and climate change exhibits (e.g., Museum of Science & Industry)Scholarships and college access for underrepresented students (e.g., United Negro College Fund)Employee matching and donor-advised/centralized giving (large CyberGrants matching donations)Youth development through sports-based programs that support life skills (e.g., Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation)
Who They Fund
middle school and K-12 students
About Exelon Foundation
Exelon Foundation’s grantmaking is anchored by a repeated pattern of large education and climate-related awards to the same national partners. The clearest example is National Energy Education Development Project in Manassas, Virginia, which received $2,610,000 in 2025 after $2,575,000 in 2024 and $1,700,000 in 2023, tied to STEM leadership, alumni scholarship, and middle school energy education programs. The foundation also commits major support to public climate education: Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago received $2,000,000 in 2023 for the Human/Nature climate change exhibition and another $2,000,000 in 2024 for the climate change exhibition and Green Lab Grants program. Scholarship pathways are another visible thread, including $1,000,000 grants to United Negro College Fund Scholarship Program in both 2023 and 2024. Alongside these institutional awards, the foundation uses employee-linked giving at scale through Cybergrantsjk Group Matching Donations to Pcs-list Available Upon Request in East Windsor, New Jersey, with multi-million-dollar gifts in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
What Exelon Foundation Funds
The foundation gives across STEM education, energy education, and climate engagement, often pairing program support with student access. In STEM leadership work, it awarded $2,610,000 to National Energy Education Development Project for the STEM Leadership Academy and $940,000 for ESP and scholarship programs. For climate education, it gave $1,000,000 to Museum of Science & Industry for a climate change exhibition in 2025, building on prior exhibition support. College access also appears directly in its grantmaking: United Negro College Fund Scholarship Program received $1,000,000 in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation also supports blue economy programming, including a $150,000 grant to Current Innovation Nfp in Chicago, and financial literacy simulations through a $25,000 grant to Junior Achievement of Delaware for FinanceTown and BizTown.
How Exelon Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at a $5,000 median, with a lower quartile of $5,000 and an upper quartile of $38,750. That distribution sits alongside a much larger tier of institutional awards, including multi-million-dollar commitments and matching-gift allocations. Several recipients appear across multiple years, especially National Energy Education Development Project, Museum of Science & Industry, United Negro College Fund Scholarship Program, and the Cybergrantsjk matching donations line. The foundation is not a DAF; it makes direct grants and also funds individuals. It accepts unsolicited requests in several active programs, including Building Exelon’s Future Workforce, Green Lab Grants, Energy Empowerment in Our Communities, and Exelon Operating Company Community Grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.9M
Total Assets
$101.1M
Total Revenue
$5.6M
Total Expenses
$16.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $39K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$39K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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