Illumina Corporate Foundation
The Illumina Corporate Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. It provides cash grants supporting STEM education, access to genomics, and local community impact; Illumina, Inc. separately provides in-kind product donations and technical support aligned with its social impact priorities.
Illumina Corporate Foundation at a glance
In short: Illumina Corporate Foundation gave $3.0M across 40 grants in 2025 (avg $74K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,975,704
- -22.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 40
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $74,393
- -24.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $22,507,142
- +370.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (43% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Illumina Corporate Foundation
- How to Apply
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Submit the application form and complete the required compliance and legal review. Awards may not be applied for a religious or political purpose.
- Review Cycle
- Rolling.
- Deadline
- Rolling.
- Contact
Application contact: Foundation Source
Mailing address: 55 Walls Dr, Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Email: dalbertario@foundationsource.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Illumina Corporate Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The UK Online Giving Foundation ($882K). Together the top 10 received $2.7M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,911 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,814 grants of 1,911 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The funder’s social impact materials describe a global focus, with local-impact priority in U.S. employee communities. They identify San Diego, California; Madison, Wisconsin; Foster City, California; and Baltimore, Maryland, as key U.S. employee locations. In 2025, 43% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 15% to Delaware, 9% to Maryland, and 2% to Wisconsin; the filing’s remaining state entry is unspecified.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 40 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Illumina Corporate Foundation gives
- 35% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $281K (2019) to $5.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 40 grants totaling $3.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The UK Online Giving Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $881,989 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc Newark, DE | General & Unrestricted | $432,775 |
| Genetic Alliance Inc Damascus, MD | iHope | $250,000 |
| STEM Next Opportunity Fund San Diego, CA | Sparking Genomics Career Interest - STEM Next Center for Life & Health Sciences | $250,000 |
| San Diego Squared San Diego, CA | STEM Programming | $200,000 |
| Uc San Diego Foundation La Jolla, CA | Pediatric Physician-Scientists Support Fund | $150,000 |
| Generation STEAM San Diego, CA | Illumina Genomics Discovery | $145,940 |
| Generation STEAM San Diego, CA | San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering | $125,000 |
| U C San Diego Foundation La Jolla, CA | Clinical Genomics and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Generation STEAM San Diego, CA | Illumina Genomics Discovery Expansion | $63,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 filing states that the foundation distributed $2,975,704 from assets in excess of current income, an amount equal to at least 25% of its net assets at the beginning of that taxable year.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,507,142 | $21,047,950 | $3,323,101 | $2,975,704 | 40 | $3,323,101 | $48,950 | $293,222 |
| 2024 | $4,782,293 | $75,561 | $4,204,359 | $3,857,674 | 39 | $4,093,093 | $75,479 | $338,629 |
| 2023 | $9,111,121 | $3,080,779 | $3,888,945 | $3,588,747 | 51 | $3,906,362 | $80,779 | $439,637 |
| 2022 | $9,919,287 | $7,022,765 | $5,270,636 | $4,963,361 | 1,736 | $5,304,535 | $22,720 | $385,613 |
| 2021 | $8,163,072 | $7,329,761 | $4,788,734 | $4,547,562 | 45 | $4,844,764 | $29,761 | $440,285 |
| 2020 | $5,622,045 | $5,042,513 | $6,073,278 | $5,525,790 | 39 | — | $42,513 | $249,233 |
| 2019 | $6,652,810 | $3,553,775 | $590,441 | $281,131 | 8 | — | $53,775 | $171,652 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Illumina Corporate Foundation reported a distributable amount of $293K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No formal mission statement is provided in the available information. The funder’s stated priorities include enabling access to genomics, STEM education, and local impact. Its social impact materials describe goals such as improving health outcomes, expanding access to genomics, and creating pathways to life-science careers, with local impact focused on communities where Illumina employees live and work.
The 2025 grants included support for a range of organizations. Genetic Alliance describes its mission as engaging individuals, families, and communities to transform health. STEM Next Opportunity Fund says it makes out-of-school STEM opportunities a reality for young people. San Diego Squared describes its work as advancing STEM workforce and talent development, including by expanding opportunities for underrepresented and underserved communities. UC San Diego Foundation says it raises private support for the university’s research, teaching, and public service missions. Generation STEAM describes its work as advocating for investment in STEAM education and developing partnerships and initiatives to spark young people’s curiosity.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 40 grants totaling $2,975,704. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $881,989, with a median of $10,000. Notable grants included $250,000 to Genetic Alliance for iHope, $250,000 to STEM Next Opportunity Fund for a genomics career-interest program, and $200,000 to San Diego Squared for STEM programming. Other grants included $150,000 to UC San Diego Foundation for a pediatric physician-scientists support fund and three grants to Generation STEAM totaling $334,440 for genomics discovery and science-festival programming.
The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Its application information identifies an application form and states that awards may not be used for religious or political purposes. The funder’s social impact materials say applicants must be 501(c)(3) public charities or country equivalents, align with its priorities, and complete compliance and legal review.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Swaroop Aradhya, Steve Barnard, Matt Blake, Charles Dadswell, Scott Davies, Ankur Dhingra, Patricia Leckman, Kevin Pegels, and Carissa Rollins as directors. Matt Blake and Ankur Dhingra are also listed as treasurers; Charles Dadswell and Scott Davies as secretaries; Patricia Leckman and Carissa Rollins as presidents. Evan Yoder Matzen is listed as vice president.
Illumina Corporate Foundation is led by Carissa Rollins, Director & President on every filing since 2023; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carissa Rollins
Director & President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Leckman
Director & President
Director → Director & President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Dadswell
Director & Secretary
President & Director → Director, Pres* & Secretary, 2021
Director, Pres* & Secretary → Director & Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Blake
Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Thaysen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Pegels
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Barnard
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ankur Dhingra
Treasurer & Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Davies
Secretary & Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Swaroop Aradhya
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Yoder Matzen
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Aimee Hoyt (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Francis deSouza (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Phil Febbo (2019–2023) — Director & President
- Former: John Frank (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Sam Samad (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jacquie Ross (2020–2021) — Director, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Karen Possemato (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Malcolm Garret Hampton (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Illumina Corporate Foundation
How much does Illumina Corporate Foundation give each year?
Illumina Corporate Foundation gave $3.0M across 40 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.9M across 39 grants.
What is Illumina Corporate Foundation's typical grant size?
Illumina Corporate Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $74,393, across 40 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Illumina Corporate Foundation give grants?
Illumina Corporate Foundation's top state is California, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Delaware (15%) and Maryland (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (13 grants), Madison, WI (5 grants), La Jolla, CA (3 grants) and Oakland, CA (3 grants).
Does Illumina Corporate Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 10% of Illumina Corporate Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 40) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Illumina Corporate Foundation's largest grantees?
Illumina Corporate Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The UK Online Giving Foundation ($881,989), American Online Giving Foundation Inc ($432,775) and Generation STEAM ($346,940 across 4 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Illumina Corporate Foundation?
Illumina Corporate Foundation reported $22.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $293K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Illumina Corporate Foundation fund?
No formal mission statement is provided in the available information. The funder’s stated priorities include enabling access to genomics, STEM education, and local impact. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Illumina Corporate Foundation?
Submit the application form and complete the required compliance and legal review. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Illumina Corporate Foundation's EIN?
Illumina Corporate Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5649615. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Illumina Corporate Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). Illumina Corporate Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/illumina-corporate-foundation-morg_1aafe8a041d049158b66642e38924b86
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