Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Historical FunderArlington, Virginia · EIN 52-1700855 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2M
Organizations funded288
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$29.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $253 and $2,500.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | KEVIN WEBB |
|---|---|
| Address | 1300 WILSON BOULEVARD SUITE 825, ARLINGTON VA 22209 |
| Phone | 7032768240 |
| WWW.MEAF.ORG | |
| Form and materials | CONCEPT PAPERS; FORM AND INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MEAF.ORG |
| Deadlines | NATIONAL GRANTS: JULY 15; MATCHING GRANTS: YEAR ROUND |
| Restrictions | GRANTS LIMITED TO PROGRAMS BENEFITING DISABLED YOUNG PEOPLE |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
95% of grants went outside Virginia.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Star Recyclers | Denver, CO | Molding the future workforce | $60,000 |
| First | Manchester, NH | First access | $60,000 |
| Growing Together Aquaponics Inc | Slippery Rock, PA | Hydroponics career training | $60,000 |
| Tact | Englewood, CO | Program support | $60,000 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Hamilton, OH | Building a talent pipeline to meaningful employment | $52,500 |
| Kinney Center for Autism at St Joseph's | Philadelphia, PA | Program class: colleges learn about autistic students support | $52,500 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Hamilton, OH | Building a talent pipeline to meaningful employment | $50,000 |
| Cast Inc | Lynnfield, MA | Building a better bioeconomy: including students with disabilities in career guidance in biomanufacturing | $50,000 |
| Celebrate Edu | Lafayette, CO | Microenterprise curriculum expansion and replication | $50,000 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Peer navigator employment training program for young people with disabilities | $50,000 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Peer navigator employment training program for young people with disabilities | $50,000 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | Creating a project search alumni association to enhance long-term engagement and employment outcomes | $50,000 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | Creating a project search alumni association to enhance long-term engagement and employment outcomes | $50,000 |
| Consumer Technology Association Foundation | Arlington, VA | Innovation challenge at ces | $50,000 |
| Core Career | Alexandria, VA | Nsite it program expansion | $50,000 |
| Depaul School for Hearing and Speech | Pittsburgh, PA | Career development for depaul school students | $50,000 |
| Exceptional Minds | Sherman Oaks, CA | Exceptional minds-3-year growth initiative_job training and employment support | $50,000 |
| Exceptional Minds | Sherman Oaks, CA | Exceptional minds-3-year growth initiative_job training and employment support | $50,000 |
| Kinney Center for Autism at St Joseph's | Philadelphia, PA | Program class: colleges learn about autistic students support | $50,000 |
| The Uniquely Abled Project | Valley Village, CA | Expanding the opportunity: creating inclusive employment opportunities for youth with disabilities through the uniquely abled academy model | $50,000 |
| The Uniquely Abled Project | Valley Village, CA | Expanding the opportunity: creating inclusive employment opportunities for youth with disabilities through the uniquely abled academy model | $50,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental… | $50,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental… | $49,015 |
| Celebrate Edu | Lafayette, CO | Microenterprise curriculum expansion and replication | $49,000 |
| Blue Star Recyclers | Denver, CO | Molding the future workforce | $40,000 |
| First | Manchester, NH | First access | $40,000 |
| Growing Together Aquaponics Inc | Slippery Rock, PA | Hydroponics career training | $40,000 |
| Tact | Englewood, CO | Program support | $40,000 |
| Disability Empowher Network Inc | Rochester, NY | Empowher camp | $35,100 |
| Spero Vineyards Inc | Temecula, CA | Creating employment opportunities for young adults with disabilities | $30,000 |
| Core Career | Alexandria, VA | Nsite it program expansion | $25,456 |
| Aspiritech NFP | Evanston, IL | Aspiritech remote employment academy expansion | $25,000 |
| Aspiritech NFP | Evanston, IL | Area expansion | $25,000 |
| Cast Inc | Lynnfield, MA | Building a better bioeconomy: including students with disabilities in career guidance in biomanufacturing | $25,000 |
| Depaul School for Hearing and Speech | Pittsburgh, PA | Career development for depaul school students | $25,000 |
| Nuts Bolts & Thingamajigs | Elgin, IL | Inclusion manufacturing camp expansion | $25,000 |
| Nuts Bolts & Thingamajigs | Elgin, IL | Inclusion manufacturing camp expansion | $25,000 |
| Disability Empowher Network Inc | Rochester, NY | Empowher camp | $20,000 |
| Redford Union Oral Program for Children With Hearing Impairments | Redford, MI | Walk for wellness | $14,740 |
| Cooke School | Northville, MI | Walk for wellness | $11,980 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association | Tustin, CA | Als ice bucket 2024 | $11,694 |
| Association for Career and Techinical Education Inc | Alexandria, VA | Iaed at careertech vision | $10,000 |
| Consumer Technology Association Foundation | Arlington, VA | Ndeam activities | $10,000 |
| Japan America Society of Southern California | Gardena, CA | 115Th gala and exceptional minds student involvement | $10,000 |
| Peak Grantmaking Inc | Washington, DC | Peak2025 accessibility | $10,000 |
| Special Needs School | Lawrenceville, GA | Love me classic project | $10,000 |
| Spero Vineyards Inc | Temecula, CA | Creating employment opportunities for young adults with disabilities | $10,000 |
| Western Pa School for the Blind | Pittsburgh, PA | Make an impact grant | $10,000 |
| Cooke School | Northville, MI | Fy2024 holiday party / general donation | $8,000 |
| Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Donation | $7,500 |
| Wing Lake PTO | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Walk for wellness | $7,240 |
| Ohio Valley Voices | Loveland, OH | 2024 platinum sponsorship | $6,500 |
| Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center - Project Search | Cincinnati, OH | Walk for wellness april 2024 | $6,200 |
| Als United Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | Employee matching gift | $5,680 |
| Als United Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | Ibc 2024 | $5,000 |
| Bounce Childrens Foundation | Deerfield, IL | Bounce back kits - 2 days | $5,000 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | Harkin summit 2024 | $5,000 |
| Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County | Mundelein, IL | 2024 grand sponsor | $4,750 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | Employee matching gift | $4,714 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | Employee matching gift | $4,558 |
Showing the 60 largest of 288 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,045,124 | 288 |
| 2023 | $1,702,726 | 328 |
| 2022 | $1,611,042 | 275 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Aug 6, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202522189349100302
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1700855
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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