Program areas at Lemelson Foundation
Invention education community of practice - The Foundation established an invention education convening focused on building an invention community, developed new partnerships between programs and built consensus among relevant stakeholders about frameworks, definitions and thematic priorities in invention education. The Foundation broadened The original community to include grantees and partners from higher education. The program covered convening costs (food, planning consultants, av, attendee travel support, etc. ), as well as supported attendees to continue working on key topic areas gleaned (ex: researching invention education, communications) from The convening.
Engineering for one planet ("eop") grants community of practice management and engagement - mobilized by The Foundation with The assistance of a consultant, The eop initiative is developing and sharing teaching resources, directly funding catalytic curricular changes. Eop stakeholders co-developed The eop framework to facilitate curricular changes. The framework provides faculty with a helpful menu of core and advanced sustainability learning outcomes and aligns to requirements in The abet accreditation standards.
Engineering for one planet ("eop") network launch, communications and convenings - The Foundation launched an active network of engaged stakeholders to advance The vision of eop; developed shared buy-in among stakeholders to advance eop and identify priority ideas, concerns, and opportunities among interested stakeholders; developed collaborative projects among eop stakeholders; identified additional opportunities or resources for advancing eop; and inspired awareness about The importance of equipping engineers with eop skills among key audiences such as engineering deans. The network was able to share lessons learned and inspiring stories of curricular change using eop framework.
Program related investment income
Tax exempt interest
Prior year qualifying distributions
Grants made by Lemelson Foundation
| Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
|---|
| VentureWell | To Support Promising, Early-Stage Student Inventors in the Venture Development Process, and To Support Faculty To Cultivate the Conditions That Nurture Student Inventors. | 2021-12 | $3,080,447 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | To Continue Support for the Lemelson-Mit Program Including the Lemelson-Mit Prize, Student Prize Program, Inventeam Program, and JV Inventeam Initiative. | 2021-12 | $1,500,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 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. | 2021-12 | $1,150,000 |
| ...and 57 more grants made totalling $10,540,616 |
Personnel at Lemelson Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Brian Doran | Chief Financial and Administrative Officer | $253,274 | 2022-01-03 |
| Robert M H Schneider | Executive Director | $241,884 | 2022-11-14 |
| Jennifer Burran | Director of Grants Management / Director of Grants MGMNT / Grants , Contracts and It Manager / Grants , It and Contrac / Grants Manager Tat | $151,752 | 2022-01-03 |
| Jea Seconi | Executive Assistant and Office Manager | | 2022-01-03 |
| Carol Dahl | See Statement / See Statement / See Statement / See Statement / Executive Director | $422,641 | 2021-12-31 |
| ...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for Lemelson Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2021 | FYE 12/2020 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $3,730,292 | $7,023,639 | -46.9% |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $25,562,861 | $25,039,602 | 2.1% |
| Gross sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $4,432,861 | $1,764,447 | 151.2% |
| Total revenues | $33,726,014 | $33,827,688 | -0.3% |
Organizations like Lemelson Foundation
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $16,725,698 |
| Colcom Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $64,855,992 |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) | 501(c)(3) | Lansdowne, VA | $110,148,703 |
| Jessie Ball duPont Fund | 501(c)(3) | Jacksonville, FL | $40,167,697 |
| Searle Freedom Trust | 501(c)(3) | Madison, WI | $14,770,909 |
| The Champlin Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $39,787,860 |
| HN and Frances C Berger Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Palm Desert, CA | $30,169,267 |
| Lannan Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Santa Fe, NM | $21,792,027 |
| Annenberg Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Conshohocken, PA | $109,022,988 |
| Endowment for Health | 501(c)(3) | Concord, NH | $13,835,099 |
Data update history
June 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
June 13, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
June 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 21, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
September 29, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 1455 NW Overton St 500
- Portland, OR 97209
- Metro area
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Website URL
- lemelson.orgÂ
- Phone
- (503) 827-8910
- Facebook page
- TheLemelsonFoundationÂ
- Twitter profile
- @lemelsonfdnÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 88-0391959
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990-PF
- Year formed
- 1998
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- T20: Private Foundations
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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