The Lemelson Foundation concentrates on advancing invention and invention-education within higher education and the broader innovation ecosystem, with an emphasis on equity and practical pathways from student ideas to real-world impact. Its grants support building institutional capacity (faculty development, curricular research), hands-on student venture development, and complementary sustainability-focused engineering and renewable energy projects, including tribal clean energy pre-development work. The foundation gives relatively few but large grants to mission-aligned national institutions and research partners.
The Lemelson Foundation’s largest recent grants center on invention education: three consecutive awards to the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance totaled more than $9 million across 2023, 2024, and 2025 to support student inventors and the faculty conditions that nurture them. That pattern shows a funder that backs invention pathways over time, not just one-off projects. Its giving also reaches university-based programs that expand who gets to learn invention, protect ideas, and move from student concept to venture development. A separate strand of support extends beyond campus into climate and sustainability work, including clean industrial decarbonization, renewable energy pre-development on Tribal lands, and capacity-building for innovation ecosystems in East Africa and India. The foundation also makes program-related investments and funds individuals, placing it among funders that use more than one tool to build invention infrastructure. Across recent grants, the emphasis stays on institutions and intermediaries that shape the pipeline: universities, research partners, incubators, and field-building organizations. That makes The Lemelson Foundation a grantmaker focused less on isolated products and more on the systems that help inventors, educators, and climate innovators develop and scale their work.
A core thread is invention education in higher education. The foundation gave $2.3 million in both 2023 and 2024 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to expand inclusive opportunities to learn to invent and protect ideas, with a DEI focus. It also awarded $1.15 million to MIT in 2025 for Lemelson-MIT invention education work and field advancement. Another major area is student inventor development: National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance received $3.05 million in 2023 and additional awards in 2024 and 2025 to support early-stage student inventors and the faculty who support them. The foundation also funds climate and sustainability-related systems work. National Science Foundation received $1.65 million in 2025 to transform engineering education for environmental and social sustainability. Clearpath received $500,000 in 2024 and $400,000 in 2025 for clean industrial decarbonization, while Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy received $1.25 million in 2025 for tribal renewable-energy pre-development.
$21.7M
$414.4M
$27.2M
$32.5M
Most grants fall between $65K and $250K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$65K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$250K
About 17% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Top 6 recipient countries by grant volume for Lemelson Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 180 | $63.8M | 76.0% |
| 2 | India | 29 |
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of national partners and research institutions, with repeat funding to core grantees; funding mixes programmatic capacity-building, research, and pilot/pre-development projects rather than many small community grants.
Notable grantees: National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), National Science Foundation (NSF), Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy
Typical grants are sizable: the distribution is $65,096 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also shows repeated support over multiple years for several recipients, including National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rocky Mountain Institute, Clearpath, Climate Breakthrough, Seeding Justice, Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation, Selco Foundation, Sustainable Energy for All, and Rockefeller-related entities. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The Lemelson Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals and makes program-related investments. The 2025 990 year is on file.
Most grants land in the United States, with 163 awards, or 81.9%, going to U.S.-based recipients. Maryland is the top state by grant count, while Oregon accounts for 20% of grants. Recent recipient locations also show a wide national spread, including Hadley, Massachusetts; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Alexandria, Virginia; Washington, DC; and Boulder, Colorado. Outside the U.S., the list includes recipients in Nairobi and Bangalore, plus single grants in Rio de Janeiro, Chennai, and Vienna.
It concentrates on invention education and invention-based innovation systems. Recent grants support collegiate student inventors, faculty development, inclusive invention pedagogy, engineering education for sustainability, clean industrial decarbonization, tribal renewable-energy pre-development, and innovation capacity in Kenya and India.
The grant-size distribution sits at $65,096 for the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range much higher for multi-year institutional support, including several grants above $1 million.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rocky Mountain Institute, Clearpath, Climate Breakthrough, Seeding Justice, Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation, Selco Foundation, Sustainable Energy for All, and Rockefeller-related entities.
The foundation gives nationally, with 81.9% of grants to U.S. recipients. Maryland is the top state by grant count, and Oregon receives 20% of grants. Outside the U.S., recent grants went to organizations in India, Kenya, Brazil, Germany, and Austria.
Recent grantees include National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Science Foundation, Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, Rocky Mountain Institute, Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation, and Selco Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $16.6M |
12.2% |
| 3 | Kenya | 21 | $14.7M | 8.9% |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | $249K | 1.7% |
| 5 | Austria | 2 | $1M | 0.8% |
| 6 | Brazil | 1 | $1M | 0.4% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Current and upcoming funding from Lemelson Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Project proposals are submitted under NSF guidelines for the initiative. The reported awards included universities and multi-university collaborations.
Deadline: NSF is continuing to solicit proposals; no specific deadline stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE | HADLEY, MA | $2,959,932 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INVENTIVE MINDSETS AND SKILLSETS AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND TO FOSTER INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS THAT NURTURE SUCH STUDENTS |
| NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $1,650,000 | 2025 | TO ENABLE INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY BY FOSTERING EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM ENGINEERING EDUCATION TO PREPARE GRADUATING ENGINEERS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY |
| ALLIANCE FOR TRIBAL CLEAN ENERGY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRE-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT TRIBES SEEKING TO DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS ON THEIR LANDS |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $1,150,000 | 2025 | TO (1) SUPPORT THE LEMELSON-MITS INVENTION EDUCATION WORK IN DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INVENTORS, WITH A FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, AND (2) ADVANCE THE FIELD OF INVENTION EDUCATION |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE | BOULDER, CO | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SOURCE, SELECT, SUPPORT, AND SCALE PROMISING STARTUPS THROUGH RMIS THIRD DERIVATIVE AND CLIMATE-ALIGNED INDUSTRIES PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON DECARBONIZING THREE HEAVY INDUSTRIES: CEMENT AND CONCRETE, PETROCHEMICALS, AND STEEL |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $750,000 | 2025 | TO BE USED BY ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE URBAN MOVEMENT INNOVATION FUND |
| WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX | $600,000 | 2025 | TO INCREASE CAPACITY AND PARTNERSHIPS IN KENYAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN KENYA'S INNOVATION SYSTEM |
| CLIMATE BREAKTHROUGH INC | BERKELEY, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SEEDING JUSTICE | PORTLAND, OR | $500,000 | 2025 | TO BE USED FOR BRIDGE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OREGON COMMUNITY CLIMATE INVESTMENTS FUND |
| OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KENYA IMPACT INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION | NAIROBI, NA | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT BUSINESS INCUBATION ACTIVITIES, DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF INVENTION-BASED ENTERPRISES, AND STRENGTHEN AN INCLUSIVE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM THAT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND OTHER BIOTECH INNOVATIONS IN EAST AFRICA |
| ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLEANUP AND DECOMMISSIONING OF METHANE-LEAKING INFRASTRUCTURE |
| SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL VEREIN FUR NACHHALTIGE ENERGIE | WIEN | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CLEARPATH INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $400,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT OF THE CLEAN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CAMPAIGN TO ACCELERATE THE DECARBONIZATION OF DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL SECTORS |
| SELCO FOUNDATION | BANGALORE, KA | $395,740 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A CLIMATE-FOCUSED, INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND INCUBATION PROGRAM AND KNOWLEDGE CENTER |
| VILLGRO INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION | CHENNAI, TA | $375,594 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE INCUBATION AND LAUNCH OF HIGH-IMPACT, HIGHLY SCALABLE, INVENTION-BASED ENTERPRISES IN INDIA THAT IMPROVE LIVES OF THE POOR AS WELL ADDRESS SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THESE IBES FACE IN PREPARING TO SCALE, AND TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF INVENTION ECOSYSTEM IN INDIA |
| WINDWARD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $360,000 | 2025 | TO SCALE UP COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS IN METHANE MITIGATION |
| ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY INC | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $350,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $334,045 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE INVENT OREGON PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TO IMPLEMENT STATEWIDE COLLEGIATE INVENTION AND PROTOTYPING COMPETITION IN OREGON |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT METHANESAT, AN ORBITAL EYE IN THE SKY THAT COULD MONITOR INDUSTRIAL METHANE LEAKS ALL OVER THE PLANET |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $300,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CATALYTIC CAPITAL COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND SUPPORT INNOVATION THAT ADVANCES THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA WORKING TO ADDRESS METHANE EMISSIONS |
| SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC | WASHINGTON, DC | $225,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A MULTI-POINT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THEM THROUGH SCIENCE FAIRS HELD ACROSS THE COUNTRY |
| THE EDISON INSTITUTE INC | DEARBORN, MI | $205,907 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN THEIR INVENTION EDUCATION WORK, IN ADDITION TO SUSTAINING A NATIONAL NETWORK OF INVENTION CONVENTION AFFILIATE PROGRAMS |
| TIE OREGON FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $203,177 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE THE TIE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM AND EXPAND TIE OREGON'S CAPACITY THROUGH THIRD-PARTY EVALUATORS |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $192,206 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE ENGINEERING COURSES AND PROGRAMS BY SUPPORTING FACULTY CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| THE EDISON INSTITUTE INC | DEARBORN, MI | $180,463 | 2025 | TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND INCLUSIVITY IN THE INVENTION CONVENTION WORLDWIDE PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG WOMEN, BLACK AMERICANS, LATINX, AND AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES |
| PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $162,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EVOLUTION AND GROWTH OF CURRENT PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS AND TO DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGIC APPROACH TO INTEGRATE INVENTION EDUCATION INTO THE SCHOOL DAY |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ASPEN NETWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS (ANDE) TO BUILD CLIMATE CHANGE CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE SO ANDE CAN ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT CLIMATE ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE LEMELSON CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF INVENTION AND INNOVATION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW EXHIBITION, CHANGE YOUR GAME, AND TO DEVELOP EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS |
| STEM NEXT OPPORTUNITY FUND | SAN DIEGO, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PLACEMENT OF SENIOR POLICY FELLOWS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ADVANCE STEM, INVENTION, AND EQUITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL |
| VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY | VILLANOVA, PA | $125,000 | 2025 | TO (1) INCREASE ADOPTION OF THE ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET FRAMEWORK IN DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS, (2) DEVELOP MODELS FOR FACULTY TRAINING, AND (3) DEVELOP A FLEXIBLE MODEL FOR INSTITUTIONALIZATION |
| REALIZE IMPACT | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $125,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AFRICAN AND FEMALE CLIMATE TECH INNOVATORS |
| EDITORIAL PROJECTS IN EDUCATION INC | BETHESDA, MD | $120,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF NEW EDUCATION RESEARCH FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE STUDENTS IN STEM AND INVENTION EDUCATION |
| IMPACT INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | $115,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A GLOBAL NETWORK OF ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WITH INCREASED CAPACITY AND RESOURCES TO FOSTER INVENTION-BASED ENTERPRISES THAT ADDRESS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND ARE SELECTED FOR MENTORSHIP |
| AFRICAN VENTURE PHILANTHROPY ALLIANCE | NAIROBI | $113,068 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MOBILIZATION OF INVESTMENT WITHIN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES INTO ENTERPRISES OFFERING CLIMATE ADAPTATION SOLUTIONS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | CORVALLIS, OR | $101,500 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE INVENTION EDUCATION TO DIVERSE AND RURAL YOUTH IN GRADES K-12 THROUGHOUT OREGON AND RESEARCH AND TEST TEACHING APPROACHES |
| GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,044 | 2025 | TO EXPAND INVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING ADOPTED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY BY BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS FOR TEACHERS SERVING UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND TEACHING NON-STEM SUBJECTS |
| LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE "NO PRIOR ART" EXHIBITION |
| GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE ASSOCIATIONS INVENTION EDUCATION WORK |
| KENYA IMPACT INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION | NAIROBI, NA | $99,520 | 2025 | TO PILOT THE CONCEPT OF LEAN START-UP VENTURE STUDIO IN KENYA THAT AIMS TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS TO IDEATE AND INVENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS TARGETED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS |
| KENYA NATIONAL INNOVATION AGENCY | NA | $98,850 | 2025 | TO (1) BRING TOGETHER NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA THAT DO NOT HAVE TECH TRANSFER OFFICES TO PILOT THE CREATION OF A SHARED TECH TRANSFER OFFICE MODEL IN HOPES OF LEARNING WHETHER SUCH A MODEL WOULD BE AN EFFICIENT WAY FOR THESE INSTITUTIONS TO WORK TOGETHER AND SUPPORT INVENTION AND INNOVATION IN KENYA, AND (2) INCUBATE AND CREATE A PIPELINE OF INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS FOCUSED ON BIOECONOMY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE BUSINESSES WITH A SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $98,613 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PRE-PILOT PHASE OF AN ENTREPRENEUR MENTORSHIP PILOT INITIATIVE IN INDIA |
| THE ASME FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $96,000 | 2025 | TO (1) SUPPORT THE ASME INNOVATION SHOWCASE (ISHOW) IN INDIA, KENYA, AND THE UNITED STATES, AND (2) PILOT MODELS FOR STRENGTHENING ECOSYSTEMS IN REGIONS WHERE ISHOW IS HELD |
| KENNESAW STATE UNVERSITY RESEARCH AND SERVICE FOUNDATION INC | KENNESAW, GA | $94,845 | 2025 | TO INTEGRATE ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE ENGINEERING COURSES ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | DEARBORN, MI | $81,286 | 2025 | TO INTEGRATE ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE ENGINEERING COURSES AND PROGRAMS |
| TIDES CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | TO PREPARE AND RETAIN EXCELLENT K-12 STEM TEACHERS SO THAT BLACK, LATINX, AND NATIVE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE IN STEM |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A FORMALLY STRUCTURED NETWORK OF PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS TO INSPIRE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STRENGTHEN ENTREPRENEURS, AND SUPPORT 2024 - 2025 PROGRAMMING FOR MEMBERS |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | ARLINGTON, TX | $66,978 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT UT ARLINGTON'S INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE ENGINEERING COURSES AND PROGRAMS |
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE
$2,959,932TO SUPPORT INVENTIVE MINDSETS AND SKILLSETS AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND TO FOSTER INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS THAT NURTURE SUCH STUDENTS
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
$1,650,000TO ENABLE INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY BY FOSTERING EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM ENGINEERING EDUCATION TO PREPARE GRADUATING ENGINEERS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
ALLIANCE FOR TRIBAL CLEAN ENERGY INC
$1,250,000TO SUPPORT PRE-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT TRIBES SEEKING TO DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS ON THEIR LANDS
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$1,150,000TO (1) SUPPORT THE LEMELSON-MITS INVENTION EDUCATION WORK IN DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INVENTORS, WITH A FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, AND (2) ADVANCE THE FIELD OF INVENTION EDUCATION
TO SOURCE, SELECT, SUPPORT, AND SCALE PROMISING STARTUPS THROUGH RMIS THIRD DERIVATIVE AND CLIMATE-ALIGNED INDUSTRIES PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON DECARBONIZING THREE HEAVY INDUSTRIES: CEMENT AND CONCRETE, PETROCHEMICALS, AND STEEL
TO BE USED BY ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE URBAN MOVEMENT INNOVATION FUND
TO INCREASE CAPACITY AND PARTNERSHIPS IN KENYAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN KENYA'S INNOVATION SYSTEM
CLIMATE BREAKTHROUGH INC
$500,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TO BE USED FOR BRIDGE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OREGON COMMUNITY CLIMATE INVESTMENTS FUND
KENYA IMPACT INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION
$500,000TO SUPPORT BUSINESS INCUBATION ACTIVITIES, DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF INVENTION-BASED ENTERPRISES, AND STRENGTHEN AN INCLUSIVE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM THAT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND OTHER BIOTECH INNOVATIONS IN EAST AFRICA
TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLEANUP AND DECOMMISSIONING OF METHANE-LEAKING INFRASTRUCTURE
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL VEREIN FUR NACHHALTIGE ENERGIE
$500,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT OF THE CLEAN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CAMPAIGN TO ACCELERATE THE DECARBONIZATION OF DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
SELCO FOUNDATION
$395,740TO SUPPORT A CLIMATE-FOCUSED, INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND INCUBATION PROGRAM AND KNOWLEDGE CENTER
VILLGRO INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION
$375,594TO SUPPORT THE INCUBATION AND LAUNCH OF HIGH-IMPACT, HIGHLY SCALABLE, INVENTION-BASED ENTERPRISES IN INDIA THAT IMPROVE LIVES OF THE POOR AS WELL ADDRESS SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THESE IBES FACE IN PREPARING TO SCALE, AND TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF INVENTION ECOSYSTEM IN INDIA
ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY INC
$350,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT THE INVENT OREGON PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TO IMPLEMENT STATEWIDE COLLEGIATE INVENTION AND PROTOTYPING COMPETITION IN OREGON
TO SUPPORT METHANESAT, AN ORBITAL EYE IN THE SKY THAT COULD MONITOR INDUSTRIAL METHANE LEAKS ALL OVER THE PLANET
TO SUPPORT THE CATALYTIC CAPITAL COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND SUPPORT INNOVATION THAT ADVANCES THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA WORKING TO ADDRESS METHANE EMISSIONS
TO SUPPORT A MULTI-POINT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THEM THROUGH SCIENCE FAIRS HELD ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THE EDISON INSTITUTE INC
$205,907TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN THEIR INVENTION EDUCATION WORK, IN ADDITION TO SUSTAINING A NATIONAL NETWORK OF INVENTION CONVENTION AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
TIE OREGON FOUNDATION
$203,177TO CONTINUE THE TIE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM AND EXPAND TIE OREGON'S CAPACITY THROUGH THIRD-PARTY EVALUATORS
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION
$192,206TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE ENGINEERING COURSES AND PROGRAMS BY SUPPORTING FACULTY CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
THE EDISON INSTITUTE INC
$180,463TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND INCLUSIVITY IN THE INVENTION CONVENTION WORLDWIDE PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG WOMEN, BLACK AMERICANS, LATINX, AND AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES
TO SUPPORT THE EVOLUTION AND GROWTH OF CURRENT PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS AND TO DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGIC APPROACH TO INTEGRATE INVENTION EDUCATION INTO THE SCHOOL DAY
TO SUPPORT THE ASPEN NETWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS (ANDE) TO BUILD CLIMATE CHANGE CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE SO ANDE CAN ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT CLIMATE ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
TO SUPPORT THE LEMELSON CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF INVENTION AND INNOVATION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW EXHIBITION, CHANGE YOUR GAME, AND TO DEVELOP EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS
TO SUPPORT THE PLACEMENT OF SENIOR POLICY FELLOWS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ADVANCE STEM, INVENTION, AND EQUITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
TO (1) INCREASE ADOPTION OF THE ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET FRAMEWORK IN DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS, (2) DEVELOP MODELS FOR FACULTY TRAINING, AND (3) DEVELOP A FLEXIBLE MODEL FOR INSTITUTIONALIZATION
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AFRICAN AND FEMALE CLIMATE TECH INNOVATORS
EDITORIAL PROJECTS IN EDUCATION INC
$120,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF NEW EDUCATION RESEARCH FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE STUDENTS IN STEM AND INVENTION EDUCATION
IMPACT INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION
$115,000TO SUPPORT A GLOBAL NETWORK OF ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WITH INCREASED CAPACITY AND RESOURCES TO FOSTER INVENTION-BASED ENTERPRISES THAT ADDRESS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND ARE SELECTED FOR MENTORSHIP
AFRICAN VENTURE PHILANTHROPY ALLIANCE
$113,068TO SUPPORT THE MOBILIZATION OF INVESTMENT WITHIN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES INTO ENTERPRISES OFFERING CLIMATE ADAPTATION SOLUTIONS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
TO PROVIDE INVENTION EDUCATION TO DIVERSE AND RURAL YOUTH IN GRADES K-12 THROUGHOUT OREGON AND RESEARCH AND TEST TEACHING APPROACHES
TO EXPAND INVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING ADOPTED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY BY BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS FOR TEACHERS SERVING UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND TEACHING NON-STEM SUBJECTS
TO SUPPORT THE "NO PRIOR ART" EXHIBITION
TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE ASSOCIATIONS INVENTION EDUCATION WORK
KENYA IMPACT INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION
$99,520TO PILOT THE CONCEPT OF LEAN START-UP VENTURE STUDIO IN KENYA THAT AIMS TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS TO IDEATE AND INVENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS TARGETED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS
KENYA NATIONAL INNOVATION AGENCY
$98,850TO (1) BRING TOGETHER NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA THAT DO NOT HAVE TECH TRANSFER OFFICES TO PILOT THE CREATION OF A SHARED TECH TRANSFER OFFICE MODEL IN HOPES OF LEARNING WHETHER SUCH A MODEL WOULD BE AN EFFICIENT WAY FOR THESE INSTITUTIONS TO WORK TOGETHER AND SUPPORT INVENTION AND INNOVATION IN KENYA, AND (2) INCUBATE AND CREATE A PIPELINE OF INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS FOCUSED ON BIOECONOMY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE BUSINESSES WITH A SOCIETAL BENEFIT
TO SUPPORT THE PRE-PILOT PHASE OF AN ENTREPRENEUR MENTORSHIP PILOT INITIATIVE IN INDIA
TO (1) SUPPORT THE ASME INNOVATION SHOWCASE (ISHOW) IN INDIA, KENYA, AND THE UNITED STATES, AND (2) PILOT MODELS FOR STRENGTHENING ECOSYSTEMS IN REGIONS WHERE ISHOW IS HELD
TO INTEGRATE ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE ENGINEERING COURSES ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$81,286TO INTEGRATE ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE ENGINEERING COURSES AND PROGRAMS
TO PREPARE AND RETAIN EXCELLENT K-12 STEM TEACHERS SO THAT BLACK, LATINX, AND NATIVE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE IN STEM
TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A FORMALLY STRUCTURED NETWORK OF PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS TO INSPIRE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STRENGTHEN ENTREPRENEURS, AND SUPPORT 2024 - 2025 PROGRAMMING FOR MEMBERS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
$66,978TO SUPPORT UT ARLINGTON'S INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE ENGINEERING COURSES AND PROGRAMS
