Siemens Foundation
Siemens Foundation is a private foundation based in Iselin, New Jersey. It advances workforce development and health equity jobs in the United States, with a stated commitment to expanding skill development, economic opportunity, and upward mobility.
Siemens Foundation at a glance
In short: Siemens Foundation gave $4.5M across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $638K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,465,699
- -35.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $637,957
- +29.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,000
- Total assets
- $86,325,212
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (54% 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 Siemens Foundation
- How to Apply
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Contact the Siemens Foundation. The filing provides no application form or materials beyond noting that new scholarships are no longer awarded to individuals.
- Contact
Application contact: Siemens Foundation
Mailing address: 200 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, NJ 08830
Phone: (732) 906-3809
Website: https://siemens.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Siemens Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program ($1.6M). Together the top 7 received $4.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 18 grants of 69 (26%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation describes its work as supporting workforce development and health equity in the United States. In filing year 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in Washington, DC (54%), Michigan (35%), Pennsylvania (6%), North Carolina (3%), and Tennessee (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Siemens Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 151% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.5M (2025) to $7.0M (2020). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $4.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program Royal Oak, MI | Ev Workforce Collaborative Project | $1,556,899 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Washington, DC | Ev Workforce Rapid Response Fund | $1,300,000 |
| New America Foundation Washington, DC | Partnership to Advance Youth Appreticeship | $1,100,000 |
| Choose Healthy Life East Stroudsburg, PA | Health Disparities in Underserved Communities | $250,000 |
| North Carolina Business Committee for Education Raleigh, NC | Ev Charging Pre & Apprenticeship Development | $140,800 |
| Career Path Scholarship Nashville, TN | Scholarships | $93,000 |
| Founders Together to End Homelessness Boston, MA | Sponsor - Further Together Conference | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $86,325,212 | $8,712,929 | $5,824,708 | $4,465,699 | 7 | $5,842,573 | $3,113,242 | $3,877,328 |
| 2024 | $78,335,509 | $15,926,249 | $8,403,758 | $6,903,372 | 14 | $8,696,900 | $10,272,402 | $3,407,009 |
| 2023 | $67,230,568 | $8,287,738 | $8,996,977 | $6,524,790 | 13 | $8,122,372 | $1,920,440 | $4,137,692 |
| 2022 | $61,118,955 | $6,992,234 | $7,882,032 | $4,646,991 | 19 | $6,610,851 | $1,389,450 | $3,545,796 |
| 2021 | $75,710,306 | $10,400,455 | $8,042,528 | $5,798,150 | 16 | — | $4,512,021 | $3,480,245 |
| 2020 | $64,962,397 | $7,530,778 | $8,405,639 | $7,024,467 | 35 | — | $1,433,926 | $2,965,487 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Siemens Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3.9M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated aim is to help build a more just and equitable society by supporting skill development, economic opportunity, and upward mobility. Its website highlights workforce development for young adults, including training and education for technical careers, healthcare and clean-energy careers, and electrical occupations. Careers Electric™ aims to train 25,000 people in its first 10 years. The Foundation also describes work to reduce health, economic, and social disparities.
Its 2025 grants included workforce training and apprenticeship-related projects, scholarships, health disparities work, and conference sponsorship. Among the grantees, Choose Healthy Life describes its mission as supporting Black churches with resources and training to address health disparities in hard-to-reach communities. New America Foundation describes its mission as renewing America by confronting challenges from technological and social change and pursuing the opportunities they create. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, now called Assets Under Movement (AUM+), describes itself as a social justice philanthropy intermediary that activates capital for democracy and working people.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $4,465,699. Grant amounts ranged from $25,000 to $1,556,899, with a median of $250,000.
The largest reported grants were $1,556,899 to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program for an EV workforce collaborative project; $1,300,000 to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation for the EV Workforce Rapid Response Fund; and $1,100,000 to New America Foundation for a partnership to advance youth apprenticeship. Other reported grants included $250,000 to Choose Healthy Life for health disparities in underserved communities, $140,800 to the North Carolina Business Committee for Education for EV charging pre-apprenticeship development, $93,000 to Career Path Scholarship for scholarships, and $25,000 to Founders Together to End Homelessness for conference sponsorship.
The Foundation’s 2024 filing states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It also says it no longer awards new scholarships to individuals; payments during the year were for scholarships awarded in prior years.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Etzwiler as CEO; Barbara Humpton as chairperson; Nicola Bates as treasurer; Robert Mignella as secretary; and Randi Rosenberg as assistant secretary. Directors listed are David Pacitti, Denise Quarles, Juan Cantu, John Kowall, and Ruth Gratzke.
Siemens Foundation is led by David Etzwiler, CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Etzwiler
CEO
CEO & Director → CEO, 2021
On filings since 2020
36 hrs/week
$351K (2020) → $567K (2025)
Barbara Humpton
Chairperson
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Pacitti
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Quarles
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juan Cantu
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dickson Henry Mercer
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Gratzke
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virginie Maillard
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Kowall
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicola Bates
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randi Rosenberg
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Mignella
Secretary
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Camille Johnston (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Dave Hopping (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Raj Batra (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim Holt (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Marsha Smith (2020–2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $567K, to David Etzwiler (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Siemens Foundation
How much does Siemens Foundation give each year?
Siemens Foundation gave $4.5M across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6.9M across 14 grants.
What is Siemens Foundation's typical grant size?
Siemens Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250,000, and its average grant was $637,957, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Siemens Foundation give grants?
Siemens Foundation gives mostly in District of Columbia: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Michigan (35%) and Pennsylvania (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Siemens Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Siemens Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Siemens Foundation's largest grantees?
Siemens Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program ($1,556,899), Amalgamated Charitable Foundation ($1,300,000) and New America Foundation ($1,100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Siemens Foundation?
Siemens Foundation reported $86.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3.9M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Siemens Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s stated aim is to help build a more just and equitable society by supporting skill development, economic opportunity, and upward mobility. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Siemens Foundation?
Contact the Siemens Foundation. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Siemens Foundation's EIN?
Siemens Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2136074. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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