About Rogers Family Foundation
The Rogers Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large general-support grants to higher-education and technical-capacity organizations, including $180,000 to Thinker Analytix, $145,000 to Tufts College, and $100,000 to the Olin Business School at Washington University of St Louis. Those awards point to a funder that favors institutions with the scale to support education, workforce, and engineering-related outcomes. Alongside university partners, the foundation also backs mission-driven nonprofits serving families and communities, such as South Sudanese Enrichment for Families and Si Se Puede Foundation.
The foundation’s grantmaking is not limited to a single campus or city. Its recent awards include support for engineering and science infrastructure, community enrichment, and organizations working with immigrant, refugee, and Latino communities. Several grants are labeled general support, indicating flexibility in how recipients use the funds. The pattern suggests a preference for established organizations that can deploy resources across education and human-services work, rather than tightly restricted project funding. Recent grants also show continued support for organizations in both the Northeast and the Midwest, with occasional awards to groups outside those regions.
What Rogers Family Foundation Funds
Higher education is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $145,000 to Tufts College for general support and $100,000 to the Olin Business School at Washington University of St Louis, both signaling a focus on institutional capacity. STEM and engineering are another recurring area: the foundation awarded $50,000 to the National Academy of Engineering Fund and $11,100 to White Mountain Science.
Community-serving nonprofits also appear in the portfolio. South Sudanese Enrichment for Families received $140,000 for general support, while Si Se Puede Foundation received $50,000 and later $25,000, both as general-support grants. The foundation also made smaller grants to Karkhana Global and Project Syncere, adding education-oriented groups to the mix. Across these examples, the common thread is flexible support for organizations that combine learning, skills, and community development.
How Rogers Family Foundation Gives
Grant sizes range from $1,000 at the low end to $180,000 at the top of the recent list, with a typical grant size of $1,030 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Most awards in the recent list are described as general support, which suggests a strong preference for flexible funding. Recipients also appear across multiple years in some cases: Tufts College, Si Se Puede Foundation, National Academy of Engineering Fund, White Mountain Science, Museum of Science, and Boston Symphony Hall each received more than one grant. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications in its general-grant programs and typically offers one-year program support, with a limited number of multi-year or capital grants considered at trustee discretion.