Grant funders

Lemelson Foundation

Private foundation, Oregon

United States
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Given in 2024 $19.7m
Typical grant $115k Middle half $53k to $342k
New grantees in 2024 29% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

29% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

District of Columbia 28 grants · typical $196k
Oregon 26 grants · typical $103k
California 21 grants · typical $75k
Maryland 12 grants · typical $55k
Massachusetts 10 grants · typical $1.7m
New York 10 grants · typical $99k
Texas 7 grants · typical $67k
Michigan 6 grants · typical $193k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation Kenya Grant to Kenya Impact Innovations Foundation $100k 31 Dec 2024
Portland State University Foundation Grant to Portland State University Foundation $163k 31 Dec 2024
Windward Fund Grant to Windward Fund $360k 31 Dec 2024
University of utah Grant to University of Utah $10k 31 Dec 2024
The Aspen Institute Inc Grant to The Aspen Institute Inc $20k 31 Dec 2024
Drones Doing Good Alliance Germany Grant to Drones Doing Good Alliance $50k 31 Dec 2024
Library Foundation of Los Angeles Grant to Library Foundation of Los Angeles $100k 31 Dec 2024
Editorial Projects in Education Inc Grant to Editorial Projects in Education Inc $120k 31 Dec 2024
Community Initiatives Grant to Community Initiatives $75k 31 Dec 2024
Sustainable Energy for All Verein Fur Nachhaltige Energie Austria Grant to Sustainable Energy for All Verein Fur Nachhaltige Energie $500k 31 Dec 2024

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)