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Grant recipient EIN 81-4834326Education

Who funds STEM Next Opportunity Fund?

22 private foundations gave STEM Next Opportunity Fund in San Diego, CA $27 million across 77 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

77 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Illumina Corporate FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Sparking Genomics Career Interest - STEM Next Center for Life & Health Sciences

    $250,000
  2. Arconic FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2025

    Institute for a STEM ready america: career-connected STEM learning

    $125,000
  3. Intel FoundationHillsboro, OR 2025

    2024 - 2025 building diverse STEM talent for the semiconductor decade

    $100,000
  4. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    In support of organizational capacity to pivot to a new structure for broadened impact and field leadership.

    $3,000,000
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For growing STEM leaders

    $500,000
  6. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support fellowships to spread expertise about out-of-school-time programs and STEM education.

    $400,000
  7. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2024

    Support STEM learning transitions for middle school girls research project in oc

    $400,000
  8. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2024

    To support a fellowship geared toward advancing high-quality informal science education, including in afterschool and expanded learning programs.

    $400,000
  9. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    In support of research and design for effective out-of-school time science and engineering learning pathways.

    $350,000
  10. Intel FoundationHillsboro, OR 2024

    2024- 2025 intel foundation/stem next steam engagement for idm 2.0 us MFG sites

    $300,000
  11. Broadcom FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    STEM Next Opportunity Fellowship Program - STEM ed through us department of labor

    $250,000
  12. Arconic FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    STEM career pipeline capacity building: pennsylvania, tennessee and iowa

    $125,000
  13. The Lemelson FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    To support the placement of senior policy fellows in federal government agencies to advance STEM, invention, and equity at the federal level

    $125,000
  14. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Million Girls Moonshot State Capacity Building

    $101,750
  15. Intel FoundationHillsboro, OR 2024

    2024 - 2025 building diverse STEM talent for the semiconductor decade

    $100,000
  16. The Lemelson FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    To support the placement of diverse senior policy fellows in federal government agencies to advance STEM, invention, and equity at the federal level

    $62,500
  17. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2024

    The million girls moonshot

    $50,000
  18. The Hohbach Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Community support

    $5,000
  19. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support the STEM Next Fellows pooled funding project.

    $739,177
  20. Intel FoundationHillsboro, OR 2023

    Million girls moonshot and support development of idm 2.0 initiative in ohio

    $700,000
  21. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    In support of research and design for effective out-of-school time science and engineering learning pathways.

    $700,000
  22. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2023

    Education

    $500,000
  23. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2023

    To support fellowships geared toward advancing high-quality informal science education, including in afterschool and expanded learning programs.

    $353,375
  24. Illumina Corporate FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Million Girls Moonshot

    $300,000
  25. Broadcom FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    STEM Next Opportunity Fellowship (OSTP)

    $250,000
  26. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    To increase access to STEM afterschool programs.

    $160,000
  27. Arconic FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    A national approach to grow STEM learning: tennessee & pennsylvania

    $150,000
  28. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    For its americorps bridging fellow

    $100,000
  29. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2023

    To support a fellowship geared towards leveraging national service to advance afterschool and summer learning programs.

    $100,000
  30. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support a network of fellows placed across federal agencies and offices with a focus on STEM equity

    $50,000
  31. Rita Allen Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2023

    STEM next opportunity fellows network

    $50,000
  32. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    Environment and Science

    $50,000
  33. Hopper-Dean FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $3,912,188
  34. Intel FoundationHillsboro, OR 2022

    Million girls moonshot

    $1,400,000
  35. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To fund, in partnership with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the STEM Next Opportunity Fund Fellowship Program with expertise in afterschool and summer learning. (amendment to grant #20210095).

    $435,823
  36. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To support a fellowship geared toward advancing high-quality informal science education, including in afterschool and expanded learning programs.

    $353,375
  37. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To expand youth opportunities for success through quality STEM learning.

    $350,000
  38. Broadcom FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    STEM Next Opportunity Fellowship (OSTP)

    $250,000
  39. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    To increase access to STEM learning in afterschool programs in semi and wny

    $250,000
  40. Hopper-Dean FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $127,929
  41. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To fund, in partnership with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the STEM Next Opportunity Fund Fellowship Program with expertise in afterschool and summer learning.

    $125,000
  42. The Lemelson FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    To support the placement of senior policy fellows in federal government agencies to advance STEM, invention, and equity at the federal level.

    $125,000
  43. The Larry and Helen Hoag FoundationLong Beach, CA 2022

    Community programs

    $125,000
  44. Hopper-Dean FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $119,130
  45. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2022

    Education

    $100,000
  46. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To support the STEM Institute.

    $100,000
  47. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To support a fellowship geared towards leveraging national service to advance afterschool and summer learning programs.

    $100,000
  48. Arconic FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    Capacity building: scaling STEM learning in afterschool & summer programs

    $100,000
  49. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Conservation and science

    $100,000
  50. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To build a fellow network of 10 fellows placed across federal agencies and offices

    $50,000
  51. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    To support a fellow in the office of science and technology policy.

    $50,000
  52. Rita Allen Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2022

    STEM next fellows

    $25,000
  53. Rita Allen Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2022

    STEM next fellows

    $25,000
  54. Arconic FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    Girls build solutions 2022 STEM program capacity building institute

    $25,000
  55. Cme Group FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Stemconnector membership

    $20,000
  56. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    To expand the capacity of the 50 State Network to support the nationwide expansion of afterschool programs focused on learning recovery for young people.

    $1,500,000
  57. Intel FoundationHillsboro, OR 2021

    2021 - 2022 million girls moonshot

    $700,000
  58. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    In support of program implementation and targeted evaluation of the effectiveness of out-of-school time science and engineering learning opportunities.

    $624,080
  59. Hopper-Dean FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $500,000
  60. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    To expand youth opportunities for success through quality STEM learning.

    $350,000
  61. Broadcom FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    2021 Fellowship Program

    $250,000
  62. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    To support a fellowship geared toward advancing high-quality informal science education, including in afterschool and expanded learning programs.

    $128,375
  63. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To fund, in partnership with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the STEM Next Opportunity Fund Fellowship Program with expertise in afterschool and summer learning.

    $125,000
  64. The Larry and Helen Hoag FoundationLong Beach, CA 2021

    Community programs

    $100,000
  65. The Lemelson FoundationPortland, OR 2021

    To support the placement of senior policy fellows in federal government agencies to advance STEM, invention and equity at the national level.

    $75,000
  66. Honda USA FoundationTorrance, CA 2021

    STEM next opportunity fund ensures that millions of underserved young people have access to high-quality STEM learning through collaboration. Imagine science, a coalition of four national youth serving organizations: boys & girls clubs of america (bgca), girls inc., national 4-h council (N4HC)) and YMCA of the USA (y-usa) combines expertise and resources to help bridge STEM access and opportunity gaps for underrepresented youth. Partners share STEM curricula, program supplies and fundraising tools, and outcomes and data management, while youth served benefit from hands-on STEM activities integrated into an array of positive youth development programs in hopes of inspiring the next generation of scientific thinkers and problem solvers.

    $75,000
  67. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $1,000
  68. Intel FoundationHillsboro, OR 2020

    2020 million girls moonshot for STEM diversity

    $1,000,000
  69. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    In support of program implementation and targeted evaluation of the effectiveness of out-of-school time science and engineering learning opportunities.

    $500,000
  70. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To expand youth opportunities for success through quality STEM learning.

    $460,000
  71. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To support a fellowship geared toward advancing high-quality informal science education, including afterschool and expanded learning programs.

    $100,000
  72. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2020

    For general support

    $50,000
  73. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2020

    Education

    $25,000
  74. The Larry and Helen Hoag FoundationLong Beach, CA 2019

    Community programs

    $135,000
  75. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    To support a fellowship geared toward advancing high-quality informal science education, including afterschool and expanded learning programs.

    $100,000
  76. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To expand youth opportunities for success through quality STEM learning.

    $1,000,000
  77. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To support a fellowship geared toward advancing high-quality informal science education, including in afterschool and expanded learning programs.

    $100,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in San Diego, CA and are not among STEM Next Opportunity Fund’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 893 grants Preselected only $260,165 to similar organizations
  2. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 285 grants Preselected only $439,976 to similar organizations
  3. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 151 grants Preselected only $141,441 to similar organizations
  4. Price Philanthropies FoundationLa Jolla, CA 98 grants Accepts applications $9,892,148 to similar organizations
  5. The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA 69 grants Accepts applications $6,432,926 to similar organizations
  6. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 72 grants Accepts applications $154,468 to similar organizations
  7. Girard FoundationSan Diego, CA 39 grants Preselected only $1,028,180 to similar organizations
  8. LPL Financial Foundation IncBoston, MA 41 grants Preselected only $27,560 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-4834326 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.