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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6109323

Motorola Solutions Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 213 grants and $12.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Motorola Solutions Foundation - Gra
500 W Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60661
(888) 325-9336
[email protected]
Form and materials
The Motorola Solutions Foundation has a two-phase annual grant cycle that includes an open letter of inquiry form followed by an invitation-only full application. A grant request can be submitted through the general grant application at: https://www.motorolasolutions.versaic.com/login
Deadlines
Inquiry forms are available November through February, and full applications March through April.
Restrictions
Grants are only awarded to charitable organizations, schools, or foreign organizations who successfully receive charitable determination by NGO Source.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $12,617,272

    Grants listed
    213
    Assets, end of year
    $1,154,389

  • Tax year 2024

    $13,755,296

    Grants listed
    239
    Assets, end of year
    $494,818

  • Tax year 2023

    $13,347,438

    Grants listed
    236
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,985

  • Tax year 2022

    $11,754,965

    Grants listed
    219
    Assets, end of year
    $999,288

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,409,547

    Grants listed
    217
    Assets, end of year
    $427,877

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,872,929

    Grants listed
    1,296
    Assets, end of year
    $974,928

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,424,183

    Grants listed
    1,379
    Assets, end of year
    $697,689

Grants paid in 2025

213 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Online Giving FoundationNewark, DE

    General Operating Support

    $1,543,843
  2. Police Executive Research ForumWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $500,000
  3. National Fallen Firefighters FoundationEmmitsburg, MD

    General Operating Support

    $335,000
  4. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)Manchester, NH

    General Operating Support

    $267,750
  5. Movement ForwardAtlanta, GA

    General Operating Support

    $265,000
  6. UK Online Giving FoundationCirencester, United Kingdom

    General Operating Support

    $234,275
  7. International Assn of Fire Chiefs IncFairfax, VA

    General Operating Support

    $200,000
  8. Organizacin de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educacin la Ciencia y la CulMontevideo, Uruguay

    General Operating Support

    $185,000
  9. Blue Help IncAuburn, MA

    General Operating Support

    $170,000
  10. Concerns of Police SurvivorsCamdenton, MO

    General Operating Support

    $160,000
  11. Sponsor a young adult to go through the NPower program Pathways to ProsperBrooklyn, NY

    General Operating Support

    $155,000
  12. Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $150,000
  13. The 100 Club of IllinoisChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $150,000
  14. Home Firemanchester, NH

    General Operating Support

    $145,000
  15. International Association of Chiefs of Police IncorporatedAlexandria, VA

    General Operating Support

    $140,000
  16. American Red Cross of Greater Chicago - 13302Chicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $135,000
  17. Calculated Genius IncChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $125,000
  18. Fundacja Edukacyjna PerspektywyWarszawa, Poland

    General Operating Support

    $125,000
  19. American National Red CrossWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $120,000
  20. Society of Women Engineers - HQChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $110,000
  21. AnnieCannons IncSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  22. Future Founders FoundationChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  23. Inner-City Computer Stars FoundationChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  24. Monash UniversityMelbourne, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $95,000
  25. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial FundWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $95,000
  26. GirlstartAustin, TX

    General Operating Support

    $90,000
  27. Survivors of Blue Suicide Foundation IncCamdenton, MO

    General Operating Support

    $90,000
  28. Code in the Schools IncBaltimore, MD

    General Operating Support

    $85,000
  29. Project SyncereChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $85,000
  30. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $85,000
  31. Chicago Tech Academy ChiTechChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $80,000
  32. Code PlatoonChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $80,000
  33. Passerelles NumeriquesParis, France

    General Operating Support

    $80,000
  34. Scholarship ProgramNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $80,000
  35. National Merit Scholarship CorporationEvanston, IL

    General Operating Support

    $77,674
  36. Community Foundation of the Fox River ValleyAurora, IL

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  37. Copline IncFreehold, NJ

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  38. Corporacin MatamorosBogota, Colombia

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  39. Genesys Works ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  40. National Emergency Number Association IncAlexandria, VA

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  41. Penang Science ClusterGeorgetown, Malaysia

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  42. Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  43. The Blue Lamp TrustEastleigh, United Kingdom

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  44. University College LondonLondon, United Kingdom

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  45. Washington DC Police FoundationWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  46. American Indian Science and Engineering SocietyAlbuquerque, NM

    General Operating Support

    $70,000
  47. Border Patrol FoundationArlington, VA

    General Operating Support

    $65,000
  48. Elgin Community College FoundationElgin, IL

    General Operating Support

    $65,000
  49. ONG Tecnologa con Nombre de MujerSantiago, Chile

    General Operating Support

    $65,000
  50. University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL

    General Operating Support

    $65,000
  51. Whiting School of EngineeringBaltimore, MA

    General Operating Support

    $65,000
  52. Civic FederationChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  53. Code Your FutureLondon, United Kingdom

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  54. Hands on Technology eVLeipzig, Germany

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  55. Network for Teaching EntrepreneurshipNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  56. The Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation IncorporatedPerth, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  57. The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningEtobicoke, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  58. Marine Technology Society IncWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $55,000
  59. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    General Operating Support

    $55,000
  60. San Diego Police FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General Operating Support

    $55,000
  61. After School Matters IncChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  62. Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-InternationalDaytona Beach, FL

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  63. Canadian Fallen Firefighters FoundationOttawa, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  64. Games for Change IncNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  65. Instituto Rogerio Steinberg - IRSRio De Janeiro, Brazil

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  66. Israel Friends of TechnionHaifa, Israel

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  67. Museum of Science and IndustryChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  68. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  69. Per Scholas IncBronx, NY

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  70. Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandDublin, Ireland

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  71. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  72. Safe and Sound A Sandy Hook InitiativeJoplin, MO

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  73. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  74. The Denver Health FoundationDenver, CO

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  75. William Rainey Harper College Educational FoundationPalatine, IL

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  76. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  77. Charitable GivingTavistock, United Kingdom

    General Operating Support

    $47,941
  78. ActuaOttawa, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  79. DePaul UniversityChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  80. First Responders Children's FoundationNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  81. National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenAlexandria, VA

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  82. National Cyber Security AllianceWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  83. Quell Foundation IncN Falmouth, MA

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  84. STEMinist Scholarship Fund for Women of ColorChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  85. University of MelbourneThe University of Melbour, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  86. Your Local ChapterWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $45,000
  87. Rise Against HungerRaleigh, NC

    General Operating Support

    $44,944
  88. Australian Online Giving FoundationChatswood, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $43,021
  89. 911Der Women IncOviedo, FL

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  90. AGH University of KrakowKrakow, Poland

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  91. America on Tech IncNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  92. CodeorgSeattle, WA

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  93. Denise Amber Lee Foundation IncEnglewood, FL

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  94. Educators School Safety NetworkGenoa, OH

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  95. Friends of McHenry County College FoundationCrystal Lake, IL

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  96. Fundacin Global Arte Ciencia y TecnologaEnvigado, Colombia

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  97. Holon Institute of TechnologyHolon, Israel

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  98. International Association for the Study of Forced MigrationWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  99. Miami Childrens Health System IncMiami, FL

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  100. South African Women in EngineeringJohannesburg, South Africa

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  101. The Regents of the University of California UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  102. The Washington Center for Internships and Academic SeminarsWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  103. Thrive ScholarsLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  104. Towson University Foundation IncTowson, MD

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  105. University of CopenhagenCopenhagen K, Denmark

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  106. University of Illinois at ChicagoChampaign, IL

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  107. AI4ALLSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  108. Canadian Red Cross Croix-Rouge CanadienneOttawa, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  109. Chicago Youth CentersChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  110. Cleary UniversityHowell, MI

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  111. Education Foundation of Palm Beach County IncBoyton Beach, FL

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  112. Family Fellowship America's Largest Scholarship for Aged-Out Foster YouthBrea, CA

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  113. First Responder Trauma ServicesTimnath, CO

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  114. First Robotics British Columbia SocietyNorth Vancouver, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  115. Generation Australia LtdSydney, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  116. Giving Tuesday - Helping Advocates Rebound from TraumaEncinitas, CA

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  117. MEET (Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow)Jerusalem, Israel

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  118. National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientist & Technical ProfPasadena, CA

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  119. New Model Institute for Technology and EngineeringHereford, United Kingdom

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  120. Organizacin de Bomberos AmericanosMontevideo, Uruguay

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  121. Out On Patrol SocietyVancouver, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  122. Technovation GirlsMenlo Park, CA

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  123. University of SydneySydney, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  124. Women in Scholarship Engineering Science and Technology (WISEST)Edmonton, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  125. Year Up ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  126. Canadian Online Giving FoundationCalgary, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $32,549
  127. AkiraChix AssociationNairobi, Kenya

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  128. Armed Forces Mission IncPeachtree City, GA

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  129. Associacao Projeto RecomeandoRio de Janeiro, Brazil

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  130. BC First Responder Resiliency ProgramSurrey, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  131. Better Boys FoundationChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  132. Bold Idea IncDallas, TX

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  133. Chicago Police Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  134. CS in Schools LtdSouthbank, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  135. EPICS - Purdue Engineering Projects in Community ServiceWest Lafayette, IN

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  136. FBIAA Memorial College FundAlexandria, VA

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  137. Fundacin para la Inclusin Tecnolgica KodeaSantiago, Chile

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  138. Fundacion CimientosBuenos Aires, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  139. Girls Code FunWarsaw, Poland

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  140. Lderes del Maana ScholarshipsProgramMonterrey, Mexico

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  141. Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  142. National Volunteer Fire Council IncWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  143. Obras Sociais Universitrias e CulturaisSao Paulo, Brazil

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  144. Project InventSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  145. Society of Hispanic Professional EngineersCity Industry, CA

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  146. Son Care FoundationSN Luis Obisp, CA

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  147. St Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  148. Township High School District 214Arlington Heights, IL

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  149. UIC Institute for Entrepreneurial StudiesChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  150. Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahPekan, Malaysia

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  151. University Malaya Student Union (Demi Siswa)Petaling Jaya, Mali

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  152. University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyOshawa, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  153. Wyndham Tech SchoolWerribee, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  154. Africa Fire MissionCincinnati, OH

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  155. After-School All-StarsLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  156. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  157. Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  158. Bridge CorpWesterville, OH

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  159. British Columbia Women in Law EnforcementVancouver, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  160. Canadian Association of Fire ChiefsOttawa, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  161. Chicas en Tecnologia Asociacion CivilCaba, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  162. Children First Fund The Chicago Public Schools FoundationChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  163. CiberistasMonterrey, Mexico

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  164. Corporacin Makaia Asesora InternacionalMedelln, Colombia

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  165. Fundacion LeonSan Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  166. Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyAurora, IL

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  167. Knowledge House IncBronx, NY

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  168. Los Angeles Police FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  169. Metropolitan State Uni of Denver Foundation IncDenver, CO

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  170. Midtown Educational FoundationChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  171. Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  172. Sunflower MissionStafford, TX

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  173. Yad ShimonOranit, Israel

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  174. Bear Be a Resource for CPS KidsHouston, TX

    General Operating Support

    $24,000
  175. Canadian Police Knowledge NetworkCharlottetown, Canada

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  176. Federal Law Enforcement Officers FoundationBronx, NY

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  177. Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in TeachingChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  178. My Good DeedIrvine, CA

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  179. Philadelphia Police FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  180. Safe Community ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  181. Visit Org Philanthropic FoundationNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $17,863
  182. FBI National Academy Associates IncQuantico, VA

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  183. FDNY FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  184. Project HelpingCentennial, CO

    General Operating Support

    $14,562
  185. Operation Gratitude IncEncino, CA

    General Operating Support

    $12,900
  186. Fleece & Thank YouFarmingtn HLS, MI

    General Operating Support

    $10,483
  187. Detroit Public Safety FoundationDetroit, MI

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  188. Little City FoundationPalatine, IL

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  189. Habitat for Humanity ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $9,000
  190. Happy Hope Foundation IncWest Wareham, MA

    General Operating Support

    $8,700
  191. Inventioneers IncWeston, FL

    General Operating Support

    $8,000
  192. Lemons of Love IncDes Plaines, IL

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  193. National Breast Cancer Foundation IncFrisco, TX

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  194. Mercy CorpsPortland, OR

    General Operating Support

    $6,000
  195. Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox ValleyElgin, IL

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  196. Heroes for ChildrenPlano, TX

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  197. Illinois Action for ChildrenChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  198. Sleep in Heavenly Peace - VA RoanokePocatello, ID

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  199. Veterans of Foreign Wars FoundationKansas City, MO

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  200. Back 2 School IllinoisChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $4,320
  201. Haus des Stiftens fr Unternehmen und Non-Profits gGmbHMunich, Germany

    General Operating Support

    $3,122
  202. Cradles to Crayons ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $2,125
  203. Chicago Furniture Bank IncChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $1,500
  204. Feeding South Florida IncPembroke Park, FL

    General Operating Support

    $1,500
  205. Chicago Scholars FoundationChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  206. Children's Advocacy Center of Collin CountyPlano, TX

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  207. Habitat for Humanity of Greater IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  208. Soulmate Animal RescueEscondido, CA

    General Operating Support

    $900
  209. Anderson Animal ShelterSouth Elgin, IL

    General Operating Support

    $500
  210. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver IncDenver, CO

    General Operating Support

    $500
  211. Samaritan Inn IncMcKinney, TX

    General Operating Support

    $500
  212. EcoShip NFPChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $450
  213. Ronald McDonald House of Dallas IncDallas, TX

    General Operating Support

    $350

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $1,705,40627% of the total
  2. Education29 grants $1,523,67424% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid8 grants $950,00015% of the total
  4. Human services9 grants $440,5007% of the total
  5. Science and technology3 grants $352,7506% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety6 grants $340,0005% of the total
  7. 13 other causes35 grants $1,019,83916% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois47 grants $2,241,569
  2. Delaware1 grant $1,543,843
  3. District of Columbia11 grants $1,095,000
  4. California20 grants $813,800
  5. New York14 grants $712,863
  6. Virginia6 grants $495,000
  7. Maryland3 grants $460,000
  8. Massachusetts7 grants $433,700
  9. New Hampshire2 grants $412,750
  10. Georgia2 grants $295,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jason WinklerPresident Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Wesley BardenExecutive Director Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Kathryn MooreVice President Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • John P MolloyVice President Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Cynthia YazdiVice President Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Marty HenningTreasurer Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Deborah J McMillanSecretary Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Karem PerezExecutive Director (until 9/22/2025) Hours 0.1Pay $0

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