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Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc centers a library support program in its recent grantmaking, with awards in 2024 ranging from $44,487 to $55,000. The pattern is especially clear in higher education: University of Hawaii, Texas Woman's University, and University of New Mexico each received $55,000 for Library Support Program work, while other grants went to institutions such as Merritt College and Howard University for the same purpose. That makes the foundation’s current grant activity easy to read as a coordinated set of support awards rather than a one-off donation series. The foundation’s broader identity is tied to integrating academia, government, and industry to advance learning, health, and scientific knowledge. Its active programs also include research partnerships, internships and fellowships, NASA postdoctoral funding, K-12 STEM education, and other education opportunities. In the recent grants list, the recipients are spread across universities and colleges, which fits a grantmaking profile that leans toward institutional support and education-related capacity building. Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc’s latest filing shows annual grants of $698,986 and total assets of $50,711,620.
Library support is the clearest recurring cause area in the recent grant list. In 2024, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc gave $55,000 to University of Hawaii in Honolulu, $55,000 to Texas Woman's University in Denton, and $55,000 to University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, all for Library Support Program work. The same program appears across a broader set of institutions. Merritt College in Oakland, University of Maryland Baltimore County in Baltimore, Albany State University in Albany, and Howard University in Washington, DC each received $44,500 for Library Support Program support. Their program list shows a wider education-and-research footprint beyond libraries. Active offerings include member grant programs for consortium members, internships and fellowships, the NASA Postdoctoral Program, and K-12 STEM education grants, including teacher-focused and classroom-improvement opportunities.
Recent awards cluster tightly around a single grant amount: the 25th, median, and 75th percentile are all $44,500. The recent list also includes a smaller set of $55,000 awards, along with one grant at $44,499 and one at $44,487, suggesting a largely standardized award structure. The 2024 grants shown are all to institutions, not individuals, consistent with its stated policy that it does not fund individuals. Several grant programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including consortium member grants, internships and fellowships, NASA postdoctoral opportunities, and multiple K-12 education programs. The recent grant list is all from one year, so recurring recipient patterns cannot be established from the provided data alone.
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$121.6M
Most grants fall between $45K and $45K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$45K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in HI.
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Grantmaking is regional and entirely U.S.-based in the recent sample. Hawaii appears most often by state count, with University of Hawaii in Honolulu representing one of the three $55,000 awards. Other recipient cities include Denton, Albuquerque, Oakland, Baltimore, Albany, Huntsville, Poteau, Atlanta, Tallahassee, Tuskegee, San Diego, Washington, Flagstaff, and Arlington. None of the recent grants went to recipients in Tennessee, the foundation’s headquarters state.
The recent grants are all to colleges and universities, and the active programs include member grant programs for consortium members, internships and fellowships, NASA postdoctoral opportunities, and K-12 STEM education grants. The beneficiary types listed for the foundation also include libraries, public or community libraries, and library users / the general public.
The grant-size distribution is very tight: p25, median, and p75 are all $44,500. In the recent list, several awards are exactly $44,500, with a few larger $55,000 grants and one-off amounts of $44,499 and $44,487.
Yes for several active programs. The member grant programs, internships, fellowships and research opportunities, NASA postdoctoral program, K-12 education grants, and Extreme Classroom Makeover are all marked as accepting unsolicited applications.
The listed focus areas include research partnerships, internships and fellowships, K-12 STEM education, public health and healthcare, peer review and grants management, workforce solutions, environmental services, forensic science, technology products and solutions, and library operations, collections and resources, plus public library programming.
The top state by grant count is Hawaii, and the recent grants are all to U.S. recipients. The sample includes institutions in Honolulu, Denton, Albuquerque, Oakland, Baltimore, and Washington, DC, among others.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | HONOLULU, HI | $55,000 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY | DENTON, TX | $55,000 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $55,000 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MERRITT COLLEGE | OAKLAND, CA | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY | BALTIMORE, MD | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY | ALBANY, GA | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY | HUNTSVILLE, TX | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CARL ALBERT STATE COLLEGE | POTEAU, OK | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | ATLANTA, GA | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | TUSKEGEE, AL | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $44,500 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY | FLAGSTAFF, AZ | $44,499 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | ARLINGTON, VA | $44,487 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM |
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
$55,000LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
$55,000LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
$55,000LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
MERRITT COLLEGE
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
CARL ALBERT STATE COLLEGE
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
$44,500LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
$44,499LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
$44,487LIBRARY SUPPORT PROGRAM