STEM grants for nonprofits in Pennsylvania
213 private foundations reported 411 stem grants to organizations in Pennsylvania on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $62.7M in all. 95 of them are based in Pennsylvania.
Foundations213
Grants on record411
Total granted$62.7M
Their typical grant$10,000
Foundations that fund stem in Pennsylvania
20 of the 213: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of stem grants to Pennsylvania organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Gave $13.3M in 2024
The Grable Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh - To support re-envisioning informal STEM education at a local museum$100,000
- Partnership to Advance Responsible Technology, Pittsburgh - To support a program that helps students explore emerging technology trends and analyze technology in their…$45,000
- 25 Carrick Ave Project, Mount Oliver - To support young learners with workforce development and career exploration programming in live event…$25,000
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Future of Life Institute, Penn Valley - General support$399
- Stroud Water Research Center Inc, Avondale - General support$363
- Astronomical Society of Harrisburg Pa Inc, Lewisberry - General support$95
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - Environment and Science$224,829
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - Environment and Science$175,000
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - Environment and Science$175,000
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Gave $89M in 2024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - To augment the penn wharton budget model (pwbm) so that it can analyze the federal budgetary impacts of…$257,676
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects…$239,601
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh - To build a networked improvement community that serves to enact systemic change with a focus on equitable…$122,998
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Gave $116.7M in 2024
Richard King Mellon Foundation Dtd
Ligonier, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - Toward ten-year support to construct a robotics innovation center at hazelwood green to accelerate robotics…$5,500,000
- Catalyst Connection, Pittsburgh - To create a sector-based partnership with the manufacturing apprenticeship collaborative$675,000
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park - To develop and pilot STEM virtual, augmented, and mixed reality training programs with residents in the mon…$392,000
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Gave $148.8M in 2024
The William Penn Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale - Drwi technical analysis$500,000
- Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale - Phase 2+ drwi - stroud water research ctr (brandywine christina)$166,668
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia - Advance green stormwater infrastructure through the resilient communities stormwater initiative$150,000
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Gave $88.8M in 2024
Hillman Family Foundations
Pittsburgh, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh - Carl G. grefenstette center for ethics in science, technology, and law growth support$300,000
- 25 Carrick Ave Project, Pittsburgh - Operating support for a technology workforce program$100,000
- Pittsburgh Chapter National Tooling and Machining Foundation Inc, Moon Township - Botsiqs project-based learning, pre-apprentice programs, and STEM career exploration activities$100,000
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The Simons Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - Simons investigator in computer science$192,000
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - Simons investigator in computer science$192,000
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - Integrative approaches to understanding whole-brain computation; communication between neural populations:…$120,000
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Gave $9.9M in 2024
Air Products Foundation
Allentown, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Allentown - Science in the making year 3 of 5$50,000
- Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts of America, Lehigh Valley - Engineering explorer post support$3,000
- Delaware Valley Science Fairs Inc, Exton - Delaware valley science fair$2,000
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- General Medicines LLC, Philadelphia - Create novel technology platform capabilities$1,454,000
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia the, Philadelphia - Create novel technology platform capabilities$1,035,888
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh - Create novel technology platform capabilities$399,923
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Gave $14M in 2024
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - For the entertainment technology center to partner with educational providers to establish relevant,…$80,000
- The Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh - To assess and advance grantmakers of western pennsylvanias technology and programmatic infrastructure,…$70,000
- STEM Coding Lab, Pittsburgh - To expand computer science instruction and support the integration of computer science curriculum in core…$65,000
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Gave $15.4M in 2024
Connelly Foundation
West Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Maternity Bvm School, Philadelphia - Math matters - 2024$33,000
- St Francis Xavier School, Philadelphia - Math matters - 2024$31,000
- St Joseph's University, Philadelphia - Saint francis de sales STEM education program$30,000
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Gave $147.7M in 2024
John S and James L Knight Foundation Inc
Miami, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf, Philadelphia - Create an accelerator supporting technology solutions essential for publishers and journalists to achieve…$2,249,500
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - To support the media, technology, and democracy initiative at the university of pennsylvania.$1,000,000
- American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia - To support the society's mission of promoting useful knowledge that leads to important advancements in…$5,000
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The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - Support for the lincc analysis framework: an open, scalable system for science with the lsst$1,425,602
- Carnegie Learning Inc, Pittsburgh - To provide support for the learning engineering virtual institute year 2: carnegie learning mathstream$800,000
- Science History Institute, Philadelphia - Support for the spirit of asilomar and the future of biotechnology summit$50,000
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Good Ventures Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - Advancing the science of forecasting$874,087
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - Research on development of male gametes from STEM cells$517,198
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Gave $163.8M in 2024
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Springboard Collaborative, Philadelphia - Scaling Literacy Tutoring Technology and Tools$950,000
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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc
Owings Mills, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Congregation of the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton - To support a six-week summer camp that focuses on science, math, literacy, artistic expression, and cooking.$100,000
- American Friends of Israel Elwyn, Bala Cynwyd - To support job training and placement in the early childhood education, customer service, hospitality, and…$25,000
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Gave $21M in 2023
The Jack Buncher Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · latest return: tax year 2023- Jfed of Gr Pgh - Misc, Pittsburgh - Moona-Escape room/ STEM programs$30,000
- Mainstay Life Services, Pittsburgh - Technology initiatives$30,000
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Rita Allen Foundation Inc
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center, Philadelphia - Civic science fellows program$34,000
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center, Philadelphia - Annenberg public policy center civic science fellow$16,018
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Lehigh University, Bethlehem - Support for 18 Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate STEM research awards$40,000
- Villanova University, Villanova - Support for 18 Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate STEM research awards$4,635
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Pennsylvania organizations that received stem grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 7 | $8,564,278 |
| University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh | 5 | $914,797 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | 3 | $3,316,114 |
| Will Allen Foundation Pittsburgh | 3 | $245,000 |
| Stroud Water Research Center Inc Avondale | 2 | $830,565 |
| Catalyst Connection Pittsburgh | 2 | $695,000 |
| 25 Carrick Ave Project Mount Oliver | 2 | $125,000 |
| STEM Coding Lab Inc Pittsburgh | 2 | $90,000 |
| Science History Institute Philadelphia | 2 | $50,084 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Pennsylvania that we classify as stem, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 213 foundations, 89 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.