The NXP Foundation makes a small number of very large, strategic grants focused on public-benefit causes and technical higher-education partnerships. Recent giving shows a mix of intermediary/pass-through funding to donor-advised vehicles and direct support for university research and graduate scholarships tied to NXP’s technology (UWB and information security). Grants are programmatic and aligned with the company’s technical priorities rather than broad community grants.
A single 2024 grant to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund accounts for most of the Nxp Foundation’s recent reported giving, showing how much of its activity moves through public-charity intermediaries. The foundation also makes direct, program-specific grants tied to NXP-related technical talent pipelines, including $450,000 to Technische Universitat Graz for master’s students in information security and promotion of those scholarships. That same pattern appears in the United States: $300,000 went to Arizona State University Foundation for microelectronics commons-workforce development and student groups, while Austin Community College received $250,000 in 2023 for an endowed scholarship connected to its capital and endowment campaign. The foundation’s recent portfolio is built around very large grants rather than many small awards, and its subjects are tightly connected to STEM education, engineering workforce development, and information security. Other direct gifts support engineering scholarships at Prairie View A&M Foundation and an automated industrial technology scholarship fund at Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation. The mix of endowed scholarships, non-endowed scholarships, and pass-through philanthropy suggests a funder that combines long-horizon student support with intermediary grantmaking.
Information security is a clear theme in the recent grants. Technische Universitat Graz received $450,000 for scholarships for master students and measures to advertise and promote those scholarships in the information security area. Engineering workforce development appears in the grant to Arizona State University Foundation, where $300,000 was designated in part for microelectronics commons-workforce development. Student scholarship support also shows up in Texas, where Prairie View A&M Foundation received $150,000 for NXP engineering scholarships for students in chemical, electrical, mechanical, or computer engineering. At the community-college level, Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation got $100,000 for an automated industrial technology endowed scholarship fund for students pursuing an AIT associate degree.
The Nxp Foundation’s recent grants are concentrated at the high end: the reported typical grant size is $125,000 at the 25th percentile, $250,000 at the median, and $375,000 at the 75th percentile. One grant, however, is far larger than the rest, indicating a pattern of a few major awards rather than broad small-grant distribution. The foundation is also active in both endowed and non-endowed funding, including scholarship funds and pass-through support to public-charity vehicles. Recurrence is visible in the scholarship programs tied to NXP naming across multiple institutions and years, including a 2023 Austin scholarship commitment and 2024 direct grants.
$5.2M
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$22K
$4.9M
Most grants fall between $125K and $375K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$125K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$375K
About 40% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Nxp Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 5 | $4.6M | 71.4% |
| 2 | Austria | 1 | $450K |
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants (one intermediary DAF passthrough and one targeted international university award). Funding is programmatic and technology-aligned, with emphasis on strategic partnerships rather than many small community grants.
Notable grantees: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Technische Universitaet Graz (TU Graz), TU Graz UWB Lab / Information Security Master's Scholarships
Most grants land in the United States, which accounts for five of the seven recent awards. Texas recipients include Austin and Houston, while Arizona recipients are in Tempe. Outside the U.S., the foundation funded institutions in Graz and Eindhoven. The recipient-country mix is 71.4% U.S., with one grant each in the Netherlands and Australia.
Recent grants go to public-charity intermediaries, universities, university foundations, and community college foundations. Examples in the data include a public-charity gift fund, a technical university in Graz, Arizona State University Foundation, Austin Community College, Prairie View A&M Foundation, Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, and University Fund Eindhoven.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is large: the 25th percentile is $125,000, the median is $250,000, and the 75th percentile is $375,000. The recent list also includes a much larger $3,820,677 award, which sits well above that range.
The grants point to information security scholarships, microelectronics and semiconductor workforce development, engineering scholarships, automated industrial technology training, and millimeter-wave wireless technologies. The scholarship and workforce awards are tied to specific programs at universities and community colleges.
Yes. The recent record shows scholarship support across multiple institutions and years, including a 2023 Austin Community College award for an endowed scholarship and 2024 scholarship-related grants to institutions in Graz, Tempe, Houston, and Eindhoven.
By grant count, the foundation gives most often in Massachusetts. Texas recipients account for 40% of the grants in the recent dataset, while the remaining awards are spread across Arizona, the Netherlands, and Australia.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | $83K | 14.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $3,820,677 | 2024 | FUNDS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS. |
| TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT GRAZ | GRAZ | $450,000 | 2024 | FUNDS TO SUPPORT ATTRACTING AND SUPPORTING EXCELLENT MASTER STUDENTS IN INFORMATION SECURITY GO TOWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MASTER STUDENTS AND MEASURES TO ADVERTISE AND PROMOTE THESE SCHOLARSHIPS. FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE UWB LAB AT TU GRAZ WILL BE USED TO SET UP A MEASUREMENT LAB FOR TESTING ACTIVE AND PASSIVE LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING ALGORITHMS USING NXP'S UWB PRODUCTS. |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | TEMPE, AZ | $300,000 | 2024 | FUNDS USED TO ADVANCE THE VISION OF ASU AS A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. GIFT DESIGNATIONS INCLUDE MICROELECTRONICS COMMONS-WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, NXP SEMICONDUCTORS ENDOWED SCHOLARS, SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS, AND NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS. |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $150,000 | 2024 | THE NXP ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE NON-ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS MAJORING IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STEM FIELDS: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING. |
| MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION | TEMPE, AZ | $100,000 | 2024 | NXP AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MCC & EMCC TRYING TO GET AN AIT ASSOCIATES DEGREE. NXP AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MCC & EMCC TRYING TO GET A CERTIFICATE IN AIT I OR II OR AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN AIT. |
| UNIVERSITY FUND EINDHOVEN (AKA STICHTING EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITEITSFONDS) | EINDHOVEN | $82,965 | 2024 | FUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AS NXP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ON THE "MILLIMETER-WAVE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES" TRACK IN THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MASTER PROGRAM. THERE WILL BE 10 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTER THE FIRST YEAR MASTER PROGRAM AND 5 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BEST PRIOR YEAR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WHO ENTER THE SECOND YEAR OF THE MASTER PROGRAM. |
| AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | AUSTIN, TX | $250,000 | 2023 | (1) FUNDS USED TO SUPPORT THE VISION OF THE 2025 CAPITAL AND ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN FOR AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION. THE FUNDS WILL CREATE THE NXP FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AND THE NXP FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP. SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES WOULD BE WORKING TOWARD AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING OR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. GOAL IS TO PROVIDE 4-5 SCHOLARSHIPS PER ACADEMIC YEAR.(2) FUNDS USED TO SUPPORT THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROGRAM AT AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ACC). ACC WILL USE THE FUNDS TO PROCURE MECHATRONIC TRAINING EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED. THE EQUIPMENT WILL SUPPORT INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS IN THE AREA OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. |
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$3,820,677FUNDS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT GRAZ
$450,000FUNDS TO SUPPORT ATTRACTING AND SUPPORTING EXCELLENT MASTER STUDENTS IN INFORMATION SECURITY GO TOWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MASTER STUDENTS AND MEASURES TO ADVERTISE AND PROMOTE THESE SCHOLARSHIPS. FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE UWB LAB AT TU GRAZ WILL BE USED TO SET UP A MEASUREMENT LAB FOR TESTING ACTIVE AND PASSIVE LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING ALGORITHMS USING NXP'S UWB PRODUCTS.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$300,000FUNDS USED TO ADVANCE THE VISION OF ASU AS A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. GIFT DESIGNATIONS INCLUDE MICROELECTRONICS COMMONS-WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, NXP SEMICONDUCTORS ENDOWED SCHOLARS, SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS, AND NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M FOUNDATION
$150,000THE NXP ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE NON-ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS MAJORING IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STEM FIELDS: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING.
MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION
NXP AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MCC & EMCC TRYING TO GET AN AIT ASSOCIATES DEGREE. NXP AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MCC & EMCC TRYING TO GET A CERTIFICATE IN AIT I OR II OR AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN AIT.
UNIVERSITY FUND EINDHOVEN (AKA STICHTING EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITEITSFONDS)
$82,965FUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AS NXP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ON THE "MILLIMETER-WAVE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES" TRACK IN THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MASTER PROGRAM. THERE WILL BE 10 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTER THE FIRST YEAR MASTER PROGRAM AND 5 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BEST PRIOR YEAR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WHO ENTER THE SECOND YEAR OF THE MASTER PROGRAM.
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$250,000(1) FUNDS USED TO SUPPORT THE VISION OF THE 2025 CAPITAL AND ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN FOR AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION. THE FUNDS WILL CREATE THE NXP FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AND THE NXP FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP. SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES WOULD BE WORKING TOWARD AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING OR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. GOAL IS TO PROVIDE 4-5 SCHOLARSHIPS PER ACADEMIC YEAR.(2) FUNDS USED TO SUPPORT THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROGRAM AT AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ACC). ACC WILL USE THE FUNDS TO PROCURE MECHATRONIC TRAINING EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED. THE EQUIPMENT WILL SUPPORT INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS IN THE AREA OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.