The Lemelson Foundation
Total Giving
$16.1M
Number of Grants
60
Median Grant
$95K
Grant Range
$5K - $3.0M
| Year | Assets | Total Giving | # Grants | Median Grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $416.6M | $16.1M | 60 | $95K |
| 2023 | $395.9M | $13.1M | 49 | $119K |
| 2022 | $488.5M | $12.5M | 72 | $45K |
| 2021 | $447.6M | $14.9M | 63 | $50K |
| 2020 | $405.5M | $12.0M | 65 | $27K |
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE
TO SUPPORT INVENTIVE MINDSETS AND SKILLSETS IN COLLEGIATE STUDENTS AND TO SUPPORT FACULTY TO CULTIVATE INVENTION EDUCATION.
BOX 243 - PORTLAND - OR 97207 • 2023
$3.0M
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
TO SEEK TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF INVENTORS, WITH A FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, AND SPECIFICALLY TO EXPAND INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PEOPLE TO LEARN TO INVENT, PROTECT THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND BRING CREATIONS TO INTENDED BENEFICIARIES; ADVANCE INVENTION EDUCATION AS A FIELD OF STUDY THROUGH SCHOLARLY RESEARCH THAT INFORMS POLICIES AND PRACTICES; AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR INVENTORS AND INVENTION EDUCATION EDUCATORS WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH NEW POLICIES, PROGRAMS, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, AND CELEBRATORY EVENTS.
2454 LYRIC AVENUE - LOS ANGELES - CA 90027 • 2023
$2.3M
CLIMATE BREAKTHROUGH INC
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
1000 BROADWAY STE 480 - OAKLAND - CA 94607 • 2023
$1.0M
INSTITUTO CLIMA E SOCIEDADE
TO BRING INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO THE GUARDIANS OF THE AMAZON AND DEVELOP A ROADMAP FOR INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION AND CLIMATE JUSTICE IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL.
100 VENTURE WAY - HADLEY - MA 01035 • 2023
$1.0M
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
TO ACCELERATE INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION BY SOURCING, SELECTING, SUPPORTING, AND SCALING CLIMATE TECH STARTUPS THROUGH RMIS THIRD DERIVATIVE (D3) AND CLIMATE-ALIGNED INDUSTRIES (CAI) PROGRAMS.
20900 OAKWOOD BLVD - DEARBORN - MI 48124 • 2023
$1.0M
IMPACT INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION
SCALING INVENTION-BASED IMPACT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING AND PROVIDING SEED-FUNDING FOR IMPACT INCUBATORS IN THOSE ECOSYSTEMS.
77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE BUILDING - CAMBRIDGE - MA 02139 • 2023
$585K
CLEARPATH INC
TO ESTABLISH A FUND TO ACCELERATE THE DECARBONIZATION OF HARD-TO-ABATE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.
2707 N STREET NORTHWEST - WASHINGTON - DC 20007 • 2023
$500K
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL VEREIN FUR NACHHALTIGE ENERGIE
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
PO BOX 25627 - PORTLAND - OR 97298 • 2023
$500K
KENYA IMPACT INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION
TO SUPPORT KENYA IMPACT INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION'S BUSINESS INCUBATION ACTIVITIES AND TO BUILD A STRONGER PIPELINE OF INVENTION-BASED ENTERPRISES IN EAST AFRICA THAT WILL MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS FOR LOW RESOURCE POPULATIONS.
2415 EISENHOWER AVE - ALEXANDRIA - VA 22314 • 2023
$450K
SELCO FOUNDATION
TO SET UP A ROBUST CLIMATE FOCUSED, INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND INCUBATION PROGRAM AND KNOWLEDGE CENTER.
PO BOX 7458 - AUSTIN - TX 78713 • 2023
$400K
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