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Grant recipient EIN 82-4377729Science and technology

Who funds Project Invent?

17 private foundations gave Project Invent in San Francisco, CA $1.4 million across 39 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

39 grants

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

  1. Mead Family FoundationBethesda, MD 2025

    Staff capacity, educator training, and platform development

    $240,000
  2. Kla FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2025

    Program support to empower students as creative innovators and real-world problem solvers

    $52,500
  3. Mead Family FoundationBethesda, MD 2025

    General operating support

    $35,000
  4. Motorola Solutions FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  5. Om Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities

    $1,200
  6. Intuitive FoundationSunnyvale, CA 2024

    STEM invention programming in every school

    $51,000
  7. Intuitive FoundationSunnyvale, CA 2024

    STEM invention programming in every school

    $45,000
  8. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Support for cultivating student interest in STEM fields

    $34,000
  9. Kla FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2024

    Partnership between elso and project invent to expand STEM access

    $32,500
  10. Mead Family FoundationBethesda, MD 2024

    Project invent fellowship program

    $30,000
  11. Motorola Solutions FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  12. Burton D Morgan Foundation IncHudson, OH 2024

    Youth entrepreneurship programming

    $20,000
  13. Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Outreach FoundationLos Gatos, CA 2024

    STEM Opportunity Fund - Fair Sponsorship

    $10,000
  14. The Emily Benatar FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. Mitchell Kapor FoundationOakland, CA 2024

    To support responsible ai and tech justice

    $5,000
  16. Kla FoundationMilpitas, CA 2023

    Eef grant- pilot for whole school program to expand STEM experiences (1ST installment- $375k/1 year)

    $375,000
  17. The Lemelson FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    To map the current invention education network and build a base of research to guide development of a potential invention education ecosystem model, expanding on the current invented network.

    $75,000
  18. Intuitive FoundationSunnyvale, CA 2023

    Outreach philanthropy grant: STEM invention programming in every school. Project invent is the only national program where students design for real clients to solve social impact problems. Students innovate for problems that they are passionate about, and design solutions that make a difference with their client in mind.

    $30,000
  19. Motorola Solutions FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  20. Kla FoundationMilpitas, CA 2023

    Support for teacher fellowship program that empowers middle and high school educators to reinvograte their teaching

    $25,000
  21. The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2023

    Toward technology kits for students in los angeles county

    $25,000
  22. Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Outreach FoundationLos Gatos, CA 2023

    STEM Opportunity Fund - Fair Sponsorship

    $15,000
  23. The Emily Benatar FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. Om Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities

    $1,000
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $53
  26. Burton D Morgan Foundation IncHudson, OH 2022

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $20,000
  27. Kla FoundationMilpitas, CA 2022

    STEM education project at 3 schools

    $15,000
  28. Intuitive FoundationSunnyvale, CA 2022

    STEM invention program in every school

    $12,500
  29. The Emily Benatar FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  30. Om Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities

    $1,500
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $109
  32. Infosys Foundation USANew York, NY 2021

    Class room aids and technology

    $52,500
  33. The Emily Benatar FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  34. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $259
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $84
  36. Infosys Foundation USANew York, NY 2020

    Class room aids and technology

    $43,500
  37. Westly FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    grand prize winner

    $40,000
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $95
  39. Infosys Foundation USANew York, NY 2019

    Class room aids and technology

    $32,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Project Invent’s funders above.

  1. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 9 grants Preselected only $35,343,538 to similar organizations
  2. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 24 grants Preselected only $19,272,753 to similar organizations
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 21 grants Accepts applications $7,433,275 to similar organizations
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 57 grants Accepts applications $142,331,834 to similar organizations
  5. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 9 grants Preselected only $4,750,000 to similar organizations
  6. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 15 grants Preselected only $4,187,859 to similar organizations
  7. Founders Pledge IncNew York, NY 4 grants Preselected only $2,043,000 to similar organizations
  8. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 19 grants Preselected only $18,008,750 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-4377729 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.