Northrop Grumman Corporation: Corporate Contributions
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Eligible organizations
- Those held to the same standards as other public schools
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.northropgrumman.com/corporate-responsibility/corporate-citizenship/corporate-contributions-guidelines/)._
- Organization's programs and services must be available to all in the community
- Consideration for support for charter schools will be given to
- Those with open enrollment and
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Unsolicited requests for funding
- Not eligible: As a rule, we do not provide grants to
- Not eligible: Organizations whose programs discriminate based on race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, military service/veteran status, disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, other protected veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law
- Not eligible: Religious schools, colleges/universities or departments (within eligible schools) whose primary focus is to promote religious beliefs (includes seminaries)
- Not eligible: Political groups
- Not eligible: Fraternal organizations and member-based service organizations
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: Athletic groups or activities, including charity-benefit sporting events
- Not eligible: Charter schools\*
- Not eligible: \*Consideration for support for Charter Schools will be given to those with 1) open enrollment and those 2) held to the same standards as other public schools
- Not eligible: Bands or choirs
- Not eligible: Capital campaigns
Overview
_NOTE: Northrop Grumman does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. If your requests meets the criteria outlined and you wish to discuss the possibility of funding for a grant in one of our communities, please contact a member of our Corporate Citizenship Team. An invitation letter is required in order to submit a request for funding._
Guidelines
Northrop Grumman seeks to support and strengthen the communities in which our employees work and live. In addition to in-kind and volunteer resources, our Corporate Contributions program provides funding to state and government accredited schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. These schools and organizations provide programming or services addressing STEM education, particularly engineering and technology programs, veterans and the military, health and human services, and the environment.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- Funding is provided to accredited schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
- Organization's programs and services must be available to all in the community.
- Consideration for support for charter schools will be given to
- those with open enrollment and
- those held to the same standards as other public schools.
- Consideration for support for charter schools will be given to:
- those with open enrollment and
- those held to the same standards as other public schools.
Ineligibility
- As a rule, we do not provide grants to:
- Organizations whose programs discriminate based on race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, military service/veteran status, disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, other protected veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Religious schools, colleges/universities or departments (within eligible schools) whose primary focus is to promote religious beliefs (includes seminaries)
- Political groups
- Fraternal organizations and member-based service organizations
- Individuals
- Athletic groups or activities, including charity-benefit sporting events;
- Charter schools\*
- \*Consideration for support for Charter Schools will be given to those with 1) open enrollment and those 2) held to the same standards as other public schools.
- Bands or choirs
- Capital campaigns
- Organizations providing services primarily to animals
What The Northrop Grumman Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1,284
- Total given
- $12.45M
- Median grant
- $500
- Range
- $50–$1M
- By dollars: Virginia 17%, California 13%, District of Columbia 11%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; Baltimore, MD.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Npower · Brooklyn, NY
General operating grants & matching gifts
$1M
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation · Greenville, TX
General operating grants & matching gifts
$1M
Air & Space Forces Association · Arlington, VA
General operating grants & matching gifts
$750K
US Space Rocket Center Ed Fdn · Huntsville, AL
General operating grants & matching gifts
$590K
Florida A&M University · Tallahassee, FL
General operating grants & matching gifts
$500K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- STEM education
- Veterans
- Health disparities
- Environment
Categories
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