Science & Technology nonprofits

2,662 organizations, from IRS Form 990 filings and other public records.

Combined revenue $43.4B. Median revenue $180k — half of these organizations are smaller than that. Combined assets $51.9B.

Largest by revenue

Ranked on reported total revenue, not on any Helpfund score.

1. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE — Columbus, OH — $13.3B (FY2023)

2. Advanced Technology International — Summerville, SC — $4.8B (FY2023)

3. THE MITRE CORPORATION — McLean, VA — $2.5B (FY2024)

4. Research Triangle Institute — Research Triangle Park, NC — $1.4B (FY2023)

5. The Aerospace Corporation — Los Angeles, CA — $1.4B (FY2023)

6. Weizmann Institute of Science — Rehovot — $933.1M (FY2023)

7. Southwest Research Institute — San Antonio, TX — $926.4M (FY2023)

8. CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC — Cambridge, MA — $871.1M (FY2023)

9. AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY — Washington, DC — $819.1M (FY2024)

10. ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LLC — Golden, CO — $786.3M (FY2022)

11. Fermi Research Alliance LLC — Batavia, IL — $715.5M (FY2023)

12. NOBLIS INC — Reston, VA — $621.3M (FY2023)

13. BLUEFORGE ALLIANCE — Bryan, TX — $480.9M (FY2023)

14. ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH — Washington, DC — $450.4M (FY2023)

15. SRI INTERNATIONAL — Menlo Park, CA — $437.9M (FY2024)

16. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — Washington, DC — $361.7M (FY2024)

17. CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION — San Francisco, CA — $350.6M (FY2024)

18. INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES — Alexandria, VA — $350.3M (FY2023)

19. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION — Woods Hole, MA — $344.3M (FY2024)

20. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC — Boulder, CO — $311.0M (FY2023)

21. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH — Washington, DC — $242.1M (FY2023)

22. Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium — Summerville, SC — $234.5M (FY2024)

23. COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY — Cold Spring Harbor, NY — $232.7M (FY2024)

24. SETI INSTITUTE — Mountain View, CA — $209.9M (FY2022)

25. THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL — Seattle, WA — $205.8M (FY2024)

26. AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION — Manassas, VA — $198.0M (FY2024)

27. GMTO CORPORATION — Pasadena, CA — $194.7M (FY2022)

28. PREPASS SAFETY ALLIANCE — Phoenix, AZ — $193.2M (FY2023)

29. University of Kansas Center for Research Inc — Lawrence, KS — $191.7M (FY2022)

30. The Hawaii Pacific Foundation Inc — Honolulu, HI — $187.9M (FY2022)

31. NATIONAL ADVANCED MOBILITY CONSORTIUM — Ann Arbor, MI — $187.6M (FY2023)

32. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — Los Angeles, CA — $184.8M (FY2023)

33. LIGHTCONE FOUNDATION — Sparks, NV — $163.3M (FY2022)

34. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies — La Jolla, CA — $161.2M (FY2023)

35. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL — New York, NY — $160.5M (FY2022)

36. High Q Foundation Inc — Roseland, NJ — $152.2M (FY2023)

37. ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC — Washington, DC — $143.5M (FY2023)

38. ANALYTIC SERVICES INC — Falls Church, VA — $138.6M (FY2023)

39. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING — West Conshohocken, PA — $134.7M (FY2024)

40. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT — Washington, DC — $129.5M (FY2024)

41. Institute of Gas Technology — Des Plaines, IL — $124.2M (FY2024)

42. GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY — Statesboro, GA — $121.7M (FY2023)

43. MRIGlobal — Kansas City, MO — $118.0M (FY2023)

44. DEFENSEWERX INC — Niceville, FL — $112.5M (FY2023)

45. National Center For Defense Manufacturing — Johnstown, PA — $112.2M (FY2023)

46. PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY — Reston, VA — $106.4M (FY2024)

47. American Physical Society — College Park, MD — $106.3M (FY2024)

48. CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION — Johnstown, PA — $101.3M (FY2024)

49. SAE INTERNATIONAL — Warrendale, PA — $95.1M (FY2024)

50. American Institute of Physics Inc — College Park, MD — $92.4M (FY2024)

51. SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC — Washington, DC — $91.1M (FY2024)

52. ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING — New York, NY — $91.1M (FY2022)

53. INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY - LOUIS — Princeton, NJ — $88.4M (FY2022)

54. CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON — Washington, DC — $85.6M (FY2023)

55. For Inspiration and Recognition of — Manchester, NH — $84.9M (FY2024)

56. University Corporation for Advanced — Ann Arbor, MI — $81.6M (FY2024)

57. US CIVILIAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT — Arlington, VA — $73.6M (FY2024)

58. CONVERGENT RESEARCH INC — Cambridge, MA — $72.4M (FY2024)

59. ASTERA INSTITUTE — Berkeley, CA — $72.3M (FY2024)

60. MCNC — Research Triangle Park, NC — $64.3M (FY2022)

61. UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION — Washington, DC — $64.2M (FY2023)

62. UNMC Science Research Fund — Omaha, NE — $64.1M (FY2024)

63. DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER — St. Louis, MO — $63.8M (FY2024)

64. GENEVA FOUNDATION — Tacoma, WA — $60.8M (FY2024)

65. GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES INC — East Greenwich, RI — $59.0M (FY2023)

66. MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY — Woods Hole, MA — $57.3M (FY2023)

67. CUBRC INC — Buffalo, NY — $57.0M (FY2024)

68. AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION — Washington, DC — $56.2M (FY2024)

69. EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC — Oshkosh, WI — $53.9M (FY2024)

70. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS — Reston, VA — $53.0M (FY2023)

71. HUDSON-ALPHA INSTITUTE FOR — Huntsville, AL — $52.2M (FY2024)

72. SANTA FE INSTITUTE — Santa Fe, NM — $51.8M (FY2024)

73. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY — Washington, DC — $51.3M (FY2024)

74. SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE — Birmingham, AL — $50.4M (FY2024)

75. HUGO W MOSER RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT — Baltimore, MD — $50.0M (FY2023)

76. WATERFORD INSTITUTE INC — Taylorsville, UT — $46.2M (FY2023)

77. PARALLAX ADVANCED RESEARCH — Beavercreek, OH — $46.0M (FY2022)

78. THE MATH LEARNING CENTER INC — Salem, OR — $44.7M (FY2024)

79. INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF — Nairobi — $43.9M (FY2024)

80. ALTARUM INSTITUTE — Ann Arbor, MI — $43.4M (FY2024)

81. AMERICAN LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS — Detroit, MI — $42.5M (FY2024)

82. INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY — Renton, WA — $42.3M (FY2024)

83. ADVANCED ROBOTICS FOR MANUFACTURING — Pittsburgh, PA — $41.6M (FY2023)

84. PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE — San Francisco, CA — $41.3M (FY2024)

85. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS — Greenville, SC — $40.8M (FY2023)

86. AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY — Providence, RI — $39.9M (FY2024)

87. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CONSORTIUM — Dauphin Island, AL — $39.5M (FY2023)

88. Florida Institute for Human — Pensacola, FL — $38.0M (FY2023)

89. SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC — Richardson, TX — $37.7M (FY2023)

90. MOZILLA FOUNDATION — San Francisco, CA — $37.2M (FY2024)

91. PUERTO RICO SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY — San Juan, PR — $36.3M (FY2023)

92. VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP — Herndon, VA — $34.8M (FY2022)

93. OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH & EXPLORATION — Westport, CT — $33.5M (FY2024)

94. NINETWELVE INSTITUTE INC — Zionsville, IN — $32.8M (FY2024)

95. Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc — Falmouth, MA — $32.6M (FY2023)

96. NATIONAL SPECTRUM CONSORTIUM — Washington, DC — $31.9M (FY2023)

97. MIND EDUCATION — Irvine, CA — $31.3M (FY2024)

98. NEW JERSEY INNOVATION INSTITUTE INC — Newark, NJ — $30.8M (FY2023)

99. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences — East Boothbay, ME — $30.5M (FY2023)

100. CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN — Kamuela, HI — $30.4M (FY2023)

Who funds this sector

Drawn from each funder's own IRS filing, not reported by the organizations they fund.

NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION — 21 organizations funded, most recently 2023

For Inspiration and Recognition of — 18 organizations funded, most recently 2024

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH — 17 organizations funded, most recently 2023

FOUNDERS PLEDGE INC — 17 organizations funded, most recently 2024

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY — 13 organizations funded, most recently 2023

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY — 10 organizations funded, most recently 2024

Breakthrough Energy Foundation — 8 organizations funded, most recently 2024

CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION — 8 organizations funded, most recently 2024

Trustees of Boston University — 8 organizations funded, most recently 2023

American Institute of Physics Inc — 8 organizations funded, most recently 2024

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE — 7 organizations funded, most recently 2022

Vanderbilt University — 7 organizations funded, most recently 2023

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — 6 organizations funded, most recently 2024

Where individual donors give

Donor-advised funds and giving platforms that pass on gifts from individual donors. They fund across every sector and do not take proposals.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC

CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

PAYPAL Charitable Giving Fund

GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUND

Trends

We hold one year of filings per organization today, so we cannot yet show how this sector has changed over time. We would rather leave this out than chart something that only looks like a trend.

Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.