The Lemelson Foundation
Portland, OR
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Active Grants
What They Fund
The Lemelson Foundation was established by Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson in 1992 to cultivate future generations of inventors for creating a better world. With more than $300 million provided in support of this mission, the Foundation, still led by the Lemelson family, aims to inspire and support young inventors and invention-based entrepreneurship to solve global challenges and build stronger economies.
Invention Education
Developing STEM-based invention education.
Invention & Entrepreneurship
Supporting ecosystems for invention-based businesses.
Climate Action
Leveraging invention to address climate change.
Engineering for One Planet
Integrating sustainability into engineering education.
Source:
www.lemelson.org
Summary
Revenue
$7.2m
Number of grants
42
Assets
$395.9m
Median grant size
$113.3k
Total giving
$13.1m
Average grant size
$267k
$2billion in active funding & 135k funder profiles from across the country
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Contact
EIN
880391959
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Past Grantees
Key People
Name
Title
Robert Schneider
See Statement 24
Brian Doran
See Statement 24
Eric Lemelson
See Statement 24
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