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ABA Center for Innovation

ABA

Encouraging and accelerating innovations that improve the accessibility, affordability, and effectiveness of legal services.

Funding AmountSupport
#legal#innovation#access
FoundationGeneral

Acumen Fund

Acumen

Investing in companies and change makers tackling poverty.

Funding AmountInvestment
#poverty alleviation#investment#social enterprise
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

AFWERX

AFWERX

Innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, connecting innovators with Air Force problems.

Funding Amount$50K - $1.5M+
#defense#aerospace#innovation
FoundationGeneral

AHA Center for Health Innovation

AHA

Providing market intelligence, data products, and advisory services to help hospitals and health systems.

Funding AmountResources
#healthcare#innovation#hospitals
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Makes grants primarily to support original research and education related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics.

Funding AmountVaries
#science#economics#research
FoundationEducation & Innovation

AMA Innovation in Medical Education

AMA

Accelerating change in medical education to create a system that trains physicians to meet the needs of patients today and in the future.

Funding AmountGrants
#medical#education#innovation
FoundationGeneral

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The largest supporter of the arts and humanities in the United States.

Funding AmountVaries
#arts#humanities#culture
FoundationGeneral

Annie E. Casey Foundation Grants

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Youth education

Funding Amount$100,000 - $2,000,000
#education#services
FoundationGeneral

Arnold Ventures Grants

Arnold Ventures

Policy research

Funding Amount$100,000 - $5,000,000
#education#experimentation
GovernmentGreen Planet

ARPA-E

ARPA-E

Funding for high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment.

Funding Amount$500,000 - $10,000,000
#energy#technology#innovation
FoundationGeneral

Ashoka

Ashoka

Identifying and supporting the world's leading social entrepreneurs.

Funding AmountFellowships
#social entrepreneurship#fellowships#leaders
CorporateEducation & Innovation

AT&T Foundation

AT&T

Investing in student success and workforce readiness.

Funding AmountVaries
#education#student success#workforce readiness
CorporateGeneral

AWS Imagine Grant

Amazon Web Services

Tech nonprofits

Funding Amount$50,000 - $250,000
#ai#experimentation
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Seed capital and business expertise for tech-based startups in Pennsylvania.

Funding Amount$50,000 - $500,000
#technology#startups#pennsylvania
FoundationGeneral

Bloomberg Philanthropies Grants

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Urban focus

Funding Amount$100,000 - $5,000,000
#education#innovation
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

Build to Scale (B2S)

U.S. EDA

Supports organizations that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems to support entrepreneurs as they build and scale technology-driven businesses.

Funding Amount$50M Total Program Funding
#innovation#entrepreneurship#ecosystem
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation

Promoting the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.

Funding AmountVaries
#education#peace#knowledge
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Building a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for everyone.

Funding AmountVaries
#science#education#justice
CorporateGeneral

Cisco Foundation

Cisco

Accelerating global problem solving to benefit people, society, and the planet.

Funding AmountVaries
#tech for good#global problem solving#society
CorporateGeneral

Cisco Foundation Grants

Cisco

Connectivity

Funding Amount$75,000 - $750,000
#education#services
CorporateGeneral

Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation

Comcast NBCUniversal

Expanding digital skills and promoting community service.

Funding AmountVaries
#digital equity#digital skills#community service
FoundationGeneral

Craig Newmark Philanthropies

Craig Newmark Philanthropies

Supporting trustworthy journalism and the information ecosystem.

Funding AmountVaries
#journalism#security#trust
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

DARPA

DARPA

Investments in breakthrough technologies for national security.

Funding AmountVaries by program
#defense#national security#technology
FoundationGreen Planet

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Packard Foundation

Improving the lives of children, enabling the creative pursuit of science, and advancing reproductive health.

Funding AmountVaries
#science#conservation#health
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

DIU

Accelerating the adoption of commercial technology for national security.

Funding AmountContract-based
#defense#commercial technology#national security
CorporateGeneral

Deloitte Future of Trust

Deloitte

Exploring the role of trust in business and society.

Funding AmountVaries
#trust#business#society
FoundationGreen Planet

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research, and child well-being.

Funding AmountVaries
#arts#environment#medical research
FoundationGeneral

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

DRK Foundation

Supporting early-stage, high-impact social enterprises.

Funding Amount$300,000
#social impact#venture philanthropy#early-stage
FoundationGeneral

Echoing Green Fellowship

Echoing Green

Early founder friendly

Funding Amount$80,000 - $90,000
#education#experimentation#service
CorporateEducation & Innovation

Ericsson Canada Innovation Awards

Ericsson

Supporting innovation in the Canadian ICT sector.

Funding AmountGrants
#ict#innovation#canada
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Kauffman Foundation

Focusing on education and entrepreneurship to help individuals attain economic independence.

Funding AmountVaries
#entrepreneurship#education#economic independence
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Fast Forward

Fast Forward

Accelerating tech nonprofits.

Funding Amount$25,000
#tech nonprofits#accelerator#impact
FoundationGeneral

Ford Foundation Grants

Ford Foundation

Large institutional funder

Funding Amount$100,000 - $5,000,000
#education#public benefit
FoundationGeneral

Gates Foundation Grants

Gates Foundation

Large scale

Funding Amount$100,000 - $10,000,000
#education#innovation
PhilanthropyGeneral

General Operating Support

Yield Giving (MacKenzie Scott)

Unrestricted funding

Funding Amount$250,000 - $10,000,000
#education#public benefit#services
CorporateGeneral

Google News Initiative

Google

Working with the news industry to help journalism thrive in the digital age.

Funding AmountVaries
#media#journalism#digital age
CorporateGeneral

Google.org & AI Impact

Google.org

Supports nonprofits using technology to address complex global challenges.

Funding Amount$500K - $2M+
#tech for good#nonprofits#global challenges
CorporateGeneral

Google.org Impact Grants

Google.org

AI for good

Funding Amount$100,000 - $2,000,000
#ai#education#public benefit
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

Growth Accelerator Fund

U.S. SBA

Prizes to organizations that support the launch, growth, and scale of STEM/R&D-focused small businesses.

Funding Amount$50,000 - $200,000
#small business#stem#r&d
FoundationGeneral

Hewlett Foundation Grants

Hewlett Foundation

Education platforms

Funding Amount$100,000 - $2,000,000
#education#public benefit
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

HHMI

Advancing the discovery and sharing of scientific knowledge.

Funding AmountVaries
#biomedical research#science#discovery
CorporateGeneral

IBM CSR & Call for Code

IBM

Global challenge for developers to solve pressing societal issues with open source technology.

Funding Amount$200K+ (Prize)
#tech for good#open source#societal issues
CorporateEducation & Innovation

IBM Watson AI XPRIZE

IBM / XPRIZE

A global competition challenging teams to use AI to solve grand challenges.

Funding Amount$5M Prize
#ai#grand challenges#competition
CorporateGeneral

IBM.org Grants

IBM

Data education

Funding Amount$50,000 - $500,000
#ai#education
FoundationEducation & Innovation

IEEE Standards Association

IEEE

Fostering technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.

Funding AmountStandards
#engineering#standards#technology
CorporateGeneral

Intel Foundation Grants

Intel

STEM focus

Funding Amount$50,000 - $500,000
#ai#education
CorporateGeneral

JPMorgan Chase Foundation Grants

JPMorgan Chase

Jobs focus

Funding Amount$250,000 - $5,000,000
#education#services
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Kapor Capital

Kapor Capital

Investing in gap-closing startups that create positive social impact.

Funding AmountSeed - Series A
#inclusive tech#startups#impact
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Kapor Foundation

Kapor Foundation

Working to remove barriers to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and tech careers.

Funding AmountVaries
#tech diversity#stem#education
FoundationGeneral

Kellogg Foundation Grants

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Community based

Funding Amount$100,000 - $3,000,000
#education#services
FoundationGeneral

Knight Foundation Grants

Knight Foundation

Media literacy

Funding Amount$50,000 - $1,000,000
#education#innovation
CorporateEducation & Innovation

KPMG U.S. Foundation

KPMG

Focusing on lifelong learning and community vitality.

Funding AmountVaries
#education#lifelong learning#community
FoundationGeneral

Kresge Foundation Grants

Kresge Foundation

Flexible models

Funding Amount$100,000 - $5,000,000
#education#innovation#experimentation
FoundationGeneral

Legal Services Corporation (TIG)

LSC

Expanding access to justice through technology.

Funding AmountGrants
#legal tech#justice#access
CorporateEducation & Innovation

LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator

LexisNexis

Supporting startups that are transforming the legal industry.

Funding AmountAccelerator Support
#legal tech#startups#accelerator
FoundationGeneral

Lumina Foundation Grants

Lumina Foundation

Credential focus

Funding Amount$100,000 - $3,000,000
#education#innovation
FoundationGeneral

MacArthur Foundation

MacArthur Foundation

Supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.

Funding AmountVaries
#social impact#creativity#justice
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Maryland TEDCO

Maryland TEDCO

Enhancing economic empowerment by fostering an inclusive and entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem.

Funding Amount$100,000 - $500,000
#technology#innovation#maryland
CorporateGeneral

Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Mastercard

Advancing equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world.

Funding AmountVaries
#financial inclusion#economic growth#sustainability
FoundationGeneral

Mastercard Foundation Grants

Mastercard Foundation

Workforce scale

Funding Amount$100,000 - $5,000,000
#education#innovation
CorporateGeneral

Meta Community Grants

Meta

Community programs

Funding Amount$30,000 - $150,000
#education#services
CorporateGeneral

Meta Platforms Programs

Meta

Supporting journalism, small businesses, and community building through technology.

Funding AmountVaries
#tech#media#journalism
FoundationGeneral

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Dedicated to transforming the lives of children living in urban poverty.

Funding AmountVaries
#education#health#children
CorporateGeneral

Microsoft Philanthropies

Microsoft

Empowering non-profits and communities with technology, skills, and resources.

Funding AmountGrants & Technology
#tech for good#nonprofits#communities
CorporateGeneral

Microsoft Philanthropies Grants

Microsoft

Workforce AI

Funding Amount$50,000 - $1,000,000
#ai#education
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Mitacs

Mitacs

Connects industry with the best post-secondary institutions to solve business challenges.

Funding Amount$15,000 - $80,000
#research#talent#canada
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Mozilla Foundation

Mozilla Foundation

Ensuring the internet remains a public resource that is open and accessible to us all.

Funding AmountVaries
#internet health#open internet#accessibility
FoundationEducation & Innovation

NAB PILOT Initiative

NAB

Advancing broadcast technology and innovation.

Funding AmountIncubation
#media tech#broadcast#innovation
FoundationGeneral

National Press Foundation

National Press Foundation

Making good journalists better through professional development.

Funding AmountFellowships
#journalism#professional development#fellowships
FoundationGeneral

New Profit

New Profit

Backing breakthrough social entrepreneurs.

Funding Amount$1M+
#social mobility#venture philanthropy#entrepreneurs
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund

New York State

Seed and early-stage venture capital fund to support high-growth technology companies in New York State.

Funding Amount$500,000 - $5,000,000
#technology#venture capital#new york
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

NIH Small Business Programs

NIH

Funding for early-stage small businesses in the life sciences to bring innovative technologies to market.

Funding Amount$300K - $2M+
#healthcare#life sciences#small business
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

NRC-IRAP (Canada)

NRC-IRAP

Advisory services and funding to help Canadian SMEs grow through innovation.

Funding Amount$50K - $500K+
#innovation#smes#canada
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

NSF Convergence Accelerator

NSF

Addresses national-scale societal challenges through use-inspired convergence research.

Funding Amount$750K (Phase 1) - $5M (Phase 2)
#research#convergence#societal challenges
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

NSF SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund)

NSF

Funding for startups and small businesses to transform scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact.

Funding Amount$275K (Phase I) - $1M+ (Phase II)
#startups#science#technology
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

Ohio Third Frontier

Ohio Third Frontier

Accelerating the growth of diverse startup and early-stage technology companies in Ohio.

Funding Amount$100K - $2M+
#technology#startups#ohio
FoundationGeneral

Omidyar Network Grants

Omidyar Network

Tech + public good

Funding Amount$50,000 - $1,000,000
#innovation#education
FoundationGeneral

ONA Journalism Innovation Challenge

ONA

Inspiring innovation in digital journalism.

Funding AmountPrizes
#media#journalism#innovation
FoundationGeneral

Open Philanthropy

Open Philanthropy

Identifying outstanding giving opportunities, making grants, and following up.

Funding AmountVaries
#effective altruism#giving#impact
FoundationGeneral

Open Society Grants

Open Society Foundations

Broad eligibility

Funding Amount$50,000 - $5,000,000
#education#innovation#public benefit
CorporateEducation & Innovation

OpenAI Foundation

OpenAI

Ensuring artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

Funding AmountVaries
#ai safety#benefit#humanity
CorporateEducation & Innovation

Oracle Education Foundation

Oracle

Reinventing education by engaging students in rigorous, project-based learning.

Funding AmountVaries
#education#project-based learning#students
CorporateGeneral

Oracle Education Grants

Oracle

Coding labs

Funding Amount$50,000 - $500,000
#education#innovation
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Partnership on AI

Partnership on AI

Bringing together diverse voices to ensure AI benefits people and society.

Funding AmountCollaboration
#ai ethics#collaboration#society
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Advancing AI and data science to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all.

Funding AmountVaries
#ai#data science#equity
CorporateGeneral

PwC Charitable Foundation

PwC

Investing in the people of PwC and the communities where they live and work.

Funding AmountVaries
#education#humanitarian#community
CorporateGeneral

Qualcomm Foundation

Qualcomm

Bringing advanced wireless technology to people and communities who need it most.

Funding AmountVaries
#tech for good#wireless technology#communities
FoundationGeneral

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grants

RWJF

Health learning

Funding Amount$50,000 - $3,000,000
#education#public benefit
FoundationGeneral

Rockefeller Foundation Grants

Rockefeller Foundation

Systems work

Funding Amount$250,000 - $5,000,000
#innovation#public benefit
CorporateEducation & Innovation

Salesforce Foundation

Salesforce

Investing in education and workforce development to help young people reach their full potential.

Funding AmountVaries
#education#workforce development#youth
CorporateGeneral

Salesforce.org Grants

Salesforce

Platform enablement

Funding Amount$25,000 - $250,000
#innovation#services
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Scale AI Supercluster

Scale AI

Accelerating the adoption of AI for supply chains in Canada.

Funding AmountProject-based funding
#ai#supply chain#canada
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Schmidt Futures

Schmidt Futures

Bets early on exceptional people making the world better.

Funding AmountVaries
#science#tech#talent
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Siegel Family Endowment

Siegel Family Endowment

Understanding and shaping the impact of technology on society.

Funding AmountVaries
#tech#society#impact
FoundationEducation & Innovation

Simons Foundation

Simons Foundation

Advancing the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences.

Funding AmountVaries
#science#math#research
FoundationGeneral

Skoll Awards for Social Innovation

Skoll Foundation

Systems change focus

Funding Amount$100,000 - $2,000,000
#innovation#experimentation#public benefit
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)

Government of Canada

Supports large-scale, transformative, and collaborative projects that help position Canada to prosper in the global knowledge-based economy.

Funding Amount$10M+
#innovation#large-scale#canada
FoundationGeneral

Surdna Foundation Grants

Surdna Foundation

Workforce aligned

Funding Amount$50,000 - $1,000,000
#education#innovation#services
CorporateEducation & Innovation

Techstars Foundation

Techstars

Supporting diverse entrepreneurs.

Funding AmountGrants
#entrepreneurship#diversity#grants
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

Texas Product Development & Small Business Incubator Fund

Texas Product Development

Provides asset-backed loans to product development companies and small business incubators.

Funding AmountLoans
#technology#loans#texas
CorporateGeneral

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Thomson Reuters

Promoting media freedom, inclusive economies, and human rights.

Funding AmountVaries
#media#law#human rights
GovernmentEducation & Innovation

U.S. Army xTech Program

U.S. Army

Competitions to uncover novel dual-use science and technology solutions.

Funding Amount$5K - $500K+
#defense#science#technology
CorporateGeneral

Verizon Foundation

Verizon

Dedicated to solving critical social issues in the areas of education, healthcare, and energy management.

Funding AmountVaries
#digital inclusion#education#healthcare
CorporateGeneral

Visa Foundation Grants

Visa Foundation

Financial literacy

Funding Amount$50,000 - $1,000,000
#education#public benefit
FoundationEducation & Innovation

XPRIZE Foundation

XPRIZE

Designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity's grand challenges.

Funding Amount$1M - $100M Prizes
#innovation#grand challenges#competitions