Private Foundation

THE LEMELSON FOUNDATION

THE LEMELSON FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in PORTLAND, OR. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $27.2M revenue, $32.5M expenses, $414.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 355 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $91.5M.

EIN: 880391959 PORTLAND, OR Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$27.2M
Total Expenses$32.5M
Total Assets$414.4M
Grants Given355
Grant Total$91.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE
HADLEY, MA · 2024
TO SUPPORT INVENTIVE MINDSETS AND SKILLSETS AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND TO FOSTER INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS THAT NURTURE SUCH STUDENTS
$2,959,932
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA · 2024
TO ENABLE INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY BY FOSTERING EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM ENGINEERING EDUCATION TO PREPARE GRADUATING ENGINEERS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
$1,650,000
ALLIANCE FOR TRIBAL CLEAN ENERGY INC
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
TO SUPPORT PRE-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT TRIBES SEEKING TO DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS ON THEIR LANDS
$1,250,000
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CAMBRIDGE, MA · 2024
TO (1) SUPPORT THE LEMELSON-MITS INVENTION EDUCATION WORK IN DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INVENTORS, WITH A FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, AND (2) ADVANCE THE FIELD OF INVENTION EDUCATION
$1,150,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
BOULDER, CO · 2024
TO SOURCE, SELECT, SUPPORT, AND SCALE PROMISING STARTUPS THROUGH RMIS THIRD DERIVATIVE AND CLIMATE-ALIGNED INDUSTRIES PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON DECARBONIZING THREE HEAVY INDUSTRIES: CEMENT AND CONCRETE, PETROCHEMICALS, AND STEEL
$1,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 355 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Ann Morgan
CHIEF FIN ADMIN OFFICER, ASST. TREAS Brian Doran
PRES., BOARD CHAIR, TREAS., ASST. SEC. Eric Lemelson
DIRECTOR Jennifer Bruml
VP, SECRETARY, ASST. TREAS. Robert Lemelson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASST. SECRETARY Robert Schneider

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Top Grant Purposes

TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE LEMELSON-MIT PROGRAM INCLUDING THE LEMELSON-MIT PRIZE, STUDENT PRIZE PROGRAM, INVENTEAM PROGRAM, AND JV INVENTEAM INITIATIVE.
$10,770,000 3 grants
TO SUPPORT PROMISING, EARLY-STAGE STUDENT INVENTORS IN THE VENTURE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, AND TO SUPPORT FACULTY TO CULTIVATE THE CONDITIONS THAT NURTURE STUDENT INVENTORS.
$6,147,554 2 grants
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.
$4,600,000 2 grants
TO SUPPORT EARLY-STAGE STUDENT INVENTORS TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE PRODUCTS THAT CREATE SOCIAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND TO SUPPORT FACULTY INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON CULTIVATING THE CONDITIONS THAT NURTURE STUDENT INVENTORS.
$3,098,784 1 grant
TO SUPPORT EARLY-STAGE INNOVATORS TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE PRODUCTS THAT SOLVE SOCIAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, AND TO SUPPORT FACULTY INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON CULTIVATING THE CONDITIONS THAT NURTURE INVENTORS.
$3,092,045 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $27.2M $32.5M $414.4M
2023 $6.0M $26.9M $416.6M
2022 $7.2M $22.4M $395.9M
2020 $33.8M $24.8M $447.6M
2019 $28.3M $24.1M $405.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $28.3M to $27.2M (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $414.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, and 4 other states.

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