Project Management Institute

About Project Management Institute

A defining feature of Project Management Institute’s recent giving is the scale of support it sends to its own educational foundation and chapter network. In the latest grant list, $6.3 million went to Project Management Institute Educational Foundation in 2025 for general support, following $6.6 million in 2024 and $6.0 million in 2023 to the same affiliated foundation. That pattern shows a funder that uses large unrestricted grants to sustain mission infrastructure rather than only discrete project awards. The foundation also supports project management education as a field-building strategy. Grants reach universities, workforce organizations, and mission-aligned partners, alongside local PMI chapters that receive operating support. Examples include $29,000 to Northeastern University College of Professional Studies and $10,000 to the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, as well as six-figure support for Project Managers Without Borders and grants to partnerships such as the Foundation for Global Compact and Concordia Summit Inc. Across the recent list, the emphasis is on general support, chapter-level funding, and mission-aligned institutions connected to project management skills, workforce pathways, and organizational capacity.

What Project Management Institute Funds

Project Management Institute backs project management education through both institutional partners and local affiliates. On the education side, it gave $29,000 to Northeastern University College of Professional Studies for general support, and its active PMIEF programs also include scholarships and fellowships, plus research and innovation funding for project management knowledge and practice. Workforce development appears in grants such as $10,000 to the National Association of State Workforce Agencies and $112,500 to the Foundation for Global Compact, both for general support. The foundation also funds chapter-level operations across the United States, including $13,821 to the Houston Chapter, $13,770 to the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, and $8,740 to Washington DC Chapter. Capacity building is another recurring theme. Project Managers Without Borders received $273,075 in 2025 for general support, pointing to interest in project-management-led social impact work.

How Project Management Institute Gives