| 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 |
