Grants awarded
Who does Cognizant US Foundation fund?
Cognizant US Foundation has awarded $85 million across 132 grants to 101 grantees between 2020 and 2022. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $250,000, with most between $100,000 and $500,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $299,750 versus $250,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$85.3M
Typical grant
$250K
Grantees
101
Grants
132
Years
2020–2022
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | $35.6M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MA | |
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$3.7M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $2.5M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Northeastern University
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$2.4M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MA | |
| N National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | $2.1M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Urban Institute
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$2.0M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| T Turing School | $2.0M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Cornell University
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$1.3M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Ada Developers Academy
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$1.2M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| F Flatiron School | $1.2M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Wounded Warrior Project INC
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$1.1M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | FL | |
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$1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
| C City University of New York (cuny) | $1.0M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Witny (cornell Univ) | $1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Donorschooseorg | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Witny (cornell Univ)(breakthrough Tech) | $1.0M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N National Center for Women & Information Technology | $902K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N National Center for Women & Information Technology (ncwit) | $867K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Computer Science Teachers Association | $800K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $750K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Jobs for the Future INC
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$749K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MA | |
Management Leadership for Tomorrow INC
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$705K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| C Codepathorg | $700K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont | $600K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $599K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Northeastern University (grantee) Khoury College of Computer Science | $565K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Scripted INC DBA Code Nation
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$550K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
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$530K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| C Code First Girls | $527K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Achieving the Dream INC
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$500K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MD | |
| C City of University NY | $500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Codeorg | $500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | — |
| C Code Nation(scripted) | $500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Achieving the Dream INC (atd) | $500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Neo Philanthropy INC
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$500K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
The Aspen Institute INC
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$500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
| O Opportunityworkinc | $500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $400K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
National Skills Coalition
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$400K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
| O Opportunity Work INC | $400K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Ncwit | $400K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Social Mobility Foundation | $375K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Technology Sydney | $375K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Thurgood Marshall College Fund INC
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$350K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
|
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$350K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | — | |
| T Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund | $350K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Prince's Trust America FBO the Prince's Trust UK | $336K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $333K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| R Raspberry Pi Foundation | $300K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $300K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Scripted INC DBA Code Nation | $300K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Redi School of Digital Integration | $300K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Toronto | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
United Way of Greater Toronto
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | |
Npower INC
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$250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| N Neo Philanthropy (reboot Representation) | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U University of Montana | $250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Christensen Institute | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N New Venture Fund Fiscal Sponsor for Skillful LLC (grantee) | $250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N National Student Clearinghouse Research Center | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
New York Hall of Science
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $250K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Children's Museum of Atlanta INC
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$200K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | GA | |
| M Marcy Lab School | $200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Goodwill of the Southern Piedmont | $200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $170K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Braven Incorporated
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$150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Center for the Future of Arizona
|
$150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
| N Nccep | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Mlt | $148K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Rfea Ltd the Forces Employment Charity | $105K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Code Platoon Nfp
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$105K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| J Ja Worldwide FBO Ja Central Ontario | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
Resilient Coders INC
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| G Girls INC Denver | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
| C Connecticut Science Center Ind | $88K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Funders Together to End Homelessness | $80K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Turing School of Software and Design
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$60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CO | |
| J Ja Worldwide for Ja Central Ontario | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Mitchell Kapor Foundation - Kapor Center for Social Impact | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Dalhousie University Foundation INC | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AZ | |
Blind Institute of Technology
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CO | |
Leonardo's Basement
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$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| D Digital Harbor (last Mile) | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Creative Vision (prj Working Nation) | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Coalition for Asian American Children and Families | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Disabled American Veterans Trust | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Advancement Project | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N NAACP | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX |
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