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About Omron Foundation
Omron Foundation concentrates its giving on higher education institutions, making large, targeted grants to universities rather than many small gifts. Grants are sizable and appear aimed at institutional or program-level support (charitable and educational purposes), with recipients located in regions where Omron has business presence. The foundation favors a small number of substantial investments in colleges and universities that can partner on workforce development, research, or student support.
Focus Areas
University-level institutional and program supportSTEM/engineering and workforce pipeline partnerships with universitiesRegional university partnerships in the Midwest (and select West Coast campuses)Scholarships and charitable educational funds at public and private universities
Who They Fund
students/learnerseducational institutions (schools, colleges)nonprofit organizations
Giving Approach
Concentrated giving: very few but large grants to higher-education institutions, typically one-off or periodic substantial awards rather than many small or broad-based grants. Recipients suggest repeat corporate-region alignment rather than wide national diversification.
About Omron Foundation
Omron Foundation Inc. makes large, targeted grants to universities and education-related organizations, with its biggest recent award going to Chico State University for $330,000. The pattern is consistent across the grant list: the foundation favors institutional support rather than many small gifts, and higher education appears repeatedly alongside scholarship and student-support funding. Recent university grants also went to Marquette University, the University of Michigan Dearborn, the University of Texas Arlington, and UC Merced Foundation. That education emphasis sits within a broader charitable portfolio that includes basic needs, health, disaster relief, disabilities, and Japanese-American cross-cultural enrichment. In practice, the foundation’s recent giving shows a preference for organizations that can operate at institutional scale, whether that means a university program, a scholarship organization, or a community nonprofit. HealthCorps Inc received support in multiple years, and National Merit Scholarship Corporation appears more than once in the recent-grants list, reinforcing the foundation’s recurring interest in educational access and student advancement. Omron Foundation Inc. also appears to favor programs with a practical service component. The grant list includes support for organizations tied to immediate needs, cancer-related support, and language education, alongside college-level education. The mix points to a funder that uses charitable grants to support both educational pipelines and broader community services.
What Omron Foundation Funds
In higher education, the foundation backed Marquette University with $272,500 for charitable and education purposes, and it also funded the University of Michigan Dearborn with $200,000 for the same broad purpose. Other university recipients include the University of Texas Arlington and UC Merced Foundation, showing a clear institutional approach to college-level support. STEM and workforce development are visible in its support for SME Education Foundation, which received $42,500 in 2024. That aligns with the foundation’s stated focus on engineering, science, mathematics, and technology across the K-12 to college pipeline. The foundation also supports cross-cultural and language education. Concordia Language Villages received $15,000 in 2024, followed by $11,250 to Concordia Language Services in 2025. Those grants fit its Japanese-American cross-cultural enrichment and Japanese language education programming. Health-related giving shows up through organizations such as HealthCorps Inc, which received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$387K
Total Assets
$2.1M
Total Revenue
$435K
Total Expenses
$395K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $200 and $3K, with a median of $500.
25th Percentile
$200
Median
$500
75th Percentile
$3K
Geographic Reach
National34 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Omron Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Omron Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 478 | $2.1M | 99.8% |
| 2 | Canada | 1 |
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