First
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$7.9M
Foundation funders
49
Grants recorded
116
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds First?
First is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Bechtel Group Foundation ($2.7M), The DEKA Foundation ($1.5M), Bosch Community Fund ($868K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to First between 2019–2025.
Show all 49 funders
| Prog Holdings Foundation Inc | $14,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bulens Family Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Keough Family Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Earthsense Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Franklin Philanthropic Foundation | $8,135 | 5 | 2020–2025 |
| Bayer Family Foundation | $8,000 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| The Bruce J Heim Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 2019 |
| Abraham W Rizika Foundation | $6,500 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| McMullen Family Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charles and Helen Reichert Family Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Power Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mattlin Foundation | $4,000 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| The Arnold S & Madaleine Penner Family F | $2,500 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Campos EPC Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omron Foundation Inc | $875 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Hope Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nash Family Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Ensign-Bickford Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 2019 |
| Helping Hands Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2019 |
| Epic Metals Corporation | $250 | 1 | 2019 |
| Modine Manufacturing Company Foundation Inc | $200 | 1 | 2024 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $179K (2019) to $1.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $647K.
What grants has First received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The DEKA Foundation | To assist FIRST in their efforts to teach children the value of technology and invention. | $375,000 |
| 2025 | Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund | General Operations | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | FIRST ACCESS | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Abb Foundation | CHARITABLE GIVING | $45,000 |
| 2025 | Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | FIRST ACCESS | $40,000 |
| 2025 | Jim and Mimi Weinstein Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Miller S & Adelaide S Gaffney Fdn | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Howard Family Charitable Foundation | COMMUNITY SERVICE | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Prog Holdings Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $4,000 |
| 2025 | Franklin Philanthropic Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $1,000 |
| 2025 | New Hope Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSES | $500 |
| 2024 | Bechtel Group Foundation | SOCIAL SERVICES | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The DEKA Foundation | To assist FIRST in their efforts to teach children the value of technology and invention. | $350,000 |
| 2024 | Bosch Community Fund | BOSCH ED&I SUPPORT, ROBOTICS COMPETITION REGISTRATION AND ROBOT KITS | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Baxter International Foundation | MATCHING GIFTS | $183,422 |
| 2024 | Carrier Foundation Inc | STEM EDUCATION | $160,000 |
| 2024 | PTC Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT A STEM CAUSE FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING THE ENGINEERS AND INNOVATORS OF TOMORROW | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | FIRST ACCESS | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Abb Foundation | CHARITABLE GIVING | $42,250 |
| 2024 | Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | FIRST ACCESS | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Zebra Technologies Corporation Charitable Foundation | Support of STEM education | $30,625 |
| 2024 | Jim and Mimi Weinstein Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Permanent Endowment Fund of Moody Methodist Church | Feed Galveston | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Lakeside Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Prog Holdings Foundation Inc | General Support | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Joan L and Robert C Gilkison Fami | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Miller S & Adelaide S Gaffney Fdn | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Howard Family Charitable Foundation | COMMUNITY SERVICE | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Abraham W Rizika Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $2,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 116 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds First?
First is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Bechtel Group Foundation ($2.7M), The DEKA Foundation ($1.5M), Bosch Community Fund ($868K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to First between 2019–2025.
Who is First's largest funder?
Bechtel Group Foundation is the largest recorded funder of First, with $2.7M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has First received?
IRS 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to First across 116 grants from 49 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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