GE FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$15.3M+253% YoY
Grants
2,467
Median Grant
$429
Organizations Funded
345
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Foundation Overview
Mission
We invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely; The GE Aerospace Foundation is an independent charitable organization funded by GE Aerospace that complements the company's purpose to lift people up in communities where employees live and work around the world
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
$20 million committed to expand Next Engineers flagship STEM college and career readiness program; $2 million to workforce development; $2 million to disaster relief; More than $6 million through Matching Gifts program in 2024; STAR Awards scholarship program providing more than $21 million in financial support through more than 15,000 awards since 1984
How to Apply
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals; To maximize the impact of their giving, the GE Aerospace philanthropy teams work intensively with experts and organizations to design targeted initiatives
Does Not Fund
Export control restrictions on countries including Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, China, Burma, Cuba, Libya
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$15.3M
Grants
2,467
Median
$429
States
51
$4.3M
Grants
2,669
Median
$350
States
50
$34.7M
Grants
7,625
Median
$250
States
49
Grant Size Distribution
$7K
Typical Grant (Median)
$5K
Smallest
$5K
25th Pctile
$11K
75th Pctile
$6.0M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $5K and $11K.
Largest Recent Grants
$6.0M
2024
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL (FHI 360)
DC · MATCHING GIFT
$2.2M
2024
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI
OH · MATCHING GIFT
$1.0M
2024
AIRLINK INC
DC · MATCHING GIFT
$955K
2024
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
DC · MATCHING GIFT
$295K
2024
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC
NY · MATCHING GIFT
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.