Te Connectivity Foundation

About Te Connectivity Foundation

Te Connectivity Foundation’s largest recent grant went to Mk Level Playing Field for SMASH labs, a signal of how strongly the foundation backs STEM access for underrepresented students. Across the recent grant list, the foundation consistently funds technology education, college-and-career pathways, and programs for girls and underserved youth, often through organizations that can scale learning models nationally or across multiple communities. The giving also includes support for online platforms that connect students to STEM resources, which points to an interest in both in-person and digital pathways into technical education. The foundation’s recent portfolio also shows repeated support for women and underserved communities through the United Nations Foundation and Technovation. Those grants align with the foundation’s emphasis on broadening participation in STEM, especially for girls from under-resourced communities and students who are often left out of conventional pipelines. Alongside those education grants, the foundation has also made smaller awards for emergency relief and workforce development, showing a mix of programmatic support and targeted response giving.

What Te Connectivity Foundation Funds

In STEM access for girls, Te Connectivity Foundation gave $500,000 to Technovation for technology education programs for girls from under-resourced communities worldwide. In another grant to Technovation, it provided $250,000 for STEM programs for women and underserved communities, reinforcing the same focus through a different vehicle. The foundation also supports pathways into college and work. It awarded $500,000 to Mk Level Playing Field Institute Aka Smash for SMASH’s online platform that provides college and career resources for underrepresented and underserved students, and $50,000 to Per Scholas for tuition-free tech training tied to economic equity. Beyond core STEM education, the foundation has funded allied capacity and field infrastructure. Science Clubs International received $100,000 to support the operations of science clubs across Mexico, linking the foundation to informal science learning. It also gave $50,000 to the Desai Foundation for a training program in EVs and renewable energy for women and children in rural India.

How Te Connectivity Foundation Gives