Quick Summary
Name: Ronald & Maxine Linde Foundation Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $1,090,000 (2024) |
| Grant Range | Not publicly specified |
| Average Grant | $272,500 |
| Application Method | Invitation Only / No Public Process |
Contact Details
3300 E Stanford Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 No website, phone, or email publicly available
Geographic Focus
Primarily funds initiatives in:
- California (Los Angeles, Pasadena)
- Massachusetts (Cambridge)
Funding Priorities
- Higher Education: Primary focus on supporting research universities, particularly Caltech
- Economics and Management Sciences: Support for interdisciplinary economic research
- Environmental Science: Global environmental science research
- Mathematics and Physics: Support for physical sciences research
- Science Policy: Intersection of science, society, and public policy
- Emerging Research Initiatives: Seed funding for promising early-stage projects with flexibility to adapt to new priorities
What They Don't Fund
Information not publicly available. As a private family foundation focused on higher education and research, they likely do not fund:
- General operating support for organizations outside their focus areas
- Organizations without existing relationships with the foundation
- Projects outside higher education and research sectors
Application Method
No public application process. This is a private family foundation that operates primarily through invitation-only grantmaking. The foundation makes grants to organizations with which they have established relationships, particularly Caltech where Ronald Linde (MS '62, PhD '64) is a trustee. Organizations interested in funding would need to establish direct relationships with foundation leadership.
The foundation's philosophy emphasizes flexibility to address emerging priorities and support for promising initiatives in their early stages, particularly in scientific research and higher education.
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