About Nvent Foundation
nVent Foundation centers its philanthropy on workplace giving and employee-directed philanthropy, primarily funding employee match/payroll giving platforms and a small set of workforce-development nonprofits. A substantial share of dollars flow through intermediary giving vehicles (Blackbaud Giving Fund and First Strategic Partnership), while direct program support is targeted—most notably to Rise Incorporated for STEM and employment assistance for people with disabilities.
Focus Areas
Employee match and workplace giving platforms (corporate payroll/employee-directed philanthropy)STEM employment assistance and vocational support for people with disabilitiesCorporate philanthropy infrastructure and fundraising/administration partners
Who They Fund
youth / students (K-12)STEM job seekers / early-career STEM workersorganizations running STEM education programs
Giving Approach
Concentrated, small grant portfolio: few, relatively large grants with a majority routed through employee-giving intermediaries; repeated multi-year support to a small number of direct-service and administrative partners.
About Nvent Foundation
nVent Foundation’s giving is anchored by employee match programs that move through Blackbaud Giving Fund and First Strategic Partnership, alongside a smaller set of direct grants for STEM education and employment support. The largest recent grant on file is $177,392 to Blackbaud Giving Fund for Employee Match Program, followed by $100,000 to First Strategic Partnership for the same purpose. Those intermediary gifts sit alongside direct support to Rise Incorporated, which received multiple grants for STEM education program support and STEM employment assistance, including $65,000 in 2025 and $65,000 in 2024. The foundation’s direct grants show a consistent interest in STEM learning and workforce pathways, especially for organizations serving students, young people, and people with disabilities. Its recent portfolio includes support for organizations such as Science from Scientists, Science Buddies, Project Scientist, Black Girls Do Engineer Corproation, and Dunwoody College of Technology. In Minnesota, where many of its grants land, the foundation also backs groups such as CreateMPLS, the Science Museum of Minnesota, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities, and Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest. The overall pattern suggests a funder that combines workplace-giving infrastructure with targeted community grants.
What Nvent Foundation Funds
A core part of nVent Foundation’s grantmaking goes to employee match and workplace giving systems. It awarded $177,392 to Blackbaud Giving Fund in 2025 and $100,000 to First Strategic Partnership in 2025, both for Employee Match Program support. That same infrastructure focus appears in earlier grants to Blackbaud Giving Fund in 2024 and 2023. Its direct program support is centered on STEM and workforce pathways. Rise Incorporated received $65,000 in 2025 for STEM Education Program Support and another $65,000 in 2024 for Support STEM Employment Assistance, indicating a link between education and job access. The foundation also backed Science from Scientists Inc with $20,000 in 2025 for STEM Education Program Support. Youth STEM education is another visible theme. Grants went to Science Buddies, Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Ohio, Project Scientist, Black Girls Do Engineer Corproation, and Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego, each at $15,000 for STEM education-related support.
How Nvent Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, with a median of $15,000 and a 75th percentile of $15,000. That reflects a portfolio dominated by standard-sized awards, alongside a few much larger employee-match grants. The same recipients recur across years: Blackbaud Giving Fund appears in 2025, 2024, and 2023; Rise Incorporated appears in 2025, 2024, and 2023; and several STEM education grantees also recur. nVent Foundation is a regular funder, not a program-related-investment vehicle, and it funds individuals. The pattern combines intermediary workplace-giving grants with direct restricted program support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$2.5M
Total Revenue
$0
Total Expenses
$700K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
About 44% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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