About Cadence Giving Foundation
Cadence Giving Foundation concentrates its philanthropy at the intersection of advanced engineering/technology research and applied climate/global health solutions, primarily by funding university research groups, innovation labs, and targeted program launches. They favor institution-level gifts (faculty funds, labs, research groups) and a handful of mission-driven NGOs that deploy technology for environmental monitoring or climate/health interventions. Grants often support scaling new initiatives, cross‑institution consortia, and efforts to broaden participation in engineering.
Focus Areas
University-based digital systems and electronic design research (faculty funds, CPS/EDA groups)Creation and scaling of innovation labs and technology transfer programs (e.g., Cadence Innovation Lab at IIT Delhi)Applied climate resilience technology (clean cooling initiatives, mangrove monitoring and restoration)Engineering education and diversity programs (support for minority STEM orientation and faculty fellowships)Cross‑institution consortia in electromagnetics and cyber-physical systems
Who They Fund
university researchers and faculty (research centers, consortia, labs)
About Cadence Giving Foundation
Cadence Giving Foundation Inc’s largest recent grant was $1.2 million to the Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc for the startup and scaling of CHAI’s Clean Cooling Initiative, which gives a clear view of how the funder combines climate work with applied technology. The foundation’s recent giving also includes institution-level support for engineering research and faculty capacity, including $200,000 to the University of California Berkeley Foundation for the creation of the Cadence Faculty Fellow fund and $200,000 to the Regents of the University of California at Berkeley for the Berkeley Wireless Research Center. Those gifts sit alongside additional funding for university labs, research groups, and innovation programs in engineering, digital systems, and technology transfer. Cadence Giving Foundation Inc also supports mission-driven organizations working on mangrove monitoring, cybersecurity policy, minority engineering pathways, and STEM outreach. The pattern suggests a funder that uses larger gifts to back research infrastructure and initiative launch or scaling, while also making smaller awards to education and community-oriented technology programs. Its recent grants show a preference for institution-based recipients rather than individual awards, with a mix of U.S. universities and selected nonprofits in climate and health.
What Cadence Giving Foundation Funds
Climate innovation appears in both global health and environmental monitoring. Cadence Giving Foundation Inc gave $1.2 million to the Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc for the start-up and scaling of CHAI’s Clean Cooling Initiative, and $50,000 to Stichting Wetlands International to optimize the availability and timeliness of mangrove loss alerts and integrate data on mangrove benefits and condition maps. In engineering research, the foundation provided $100,000 to the Regents of the University of California at Berkeley for 3 DIC-related technology research by the cyber physical system and design automation group, and $60,000 to Purdue University for the consortium on electromagnetics technologies at Purdue. It also funded $50,000 to Morgan State University Foundation Incorporated for the Cybersecurity Assurance & Policy Center. Education-focused grants include $50,000 to The Foundation for NC A&T State University for the Helping Orient Minorities in Engineering program and $20,000 to University of Notre Dame Du Lac for STEM outreach and education in computer science and engineering.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.6M
Total Assets
$58.1M
Total Revenue
$21.7M
Total Expenses
$3.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $200K and $200K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$200K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
Intensidad de financiamiento
BajaAlta
Sede
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Cadence Giving Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Cadence Giving Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 32 | $5.1M | 97.0% |
| 2 | Netherlands |
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