HPE Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 47-5011215 · since 2015hpe.com/us/en/living-progress/hpe-foundation.html·International·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$7.7M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$25,000 to $2.5M

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$186k

Typical grant (median)

11 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

HPE Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so the first step is an introduction or invitation, and an organisation without one should not send a cold proposal.
Its stated priorities are technology for social impact, healthcare, climate resilience, disaster response, human rights and STEM careers, and its filing gives its geographic priority as globally.
About 8 in 10 of its 20 grants to organisations fall between $25,000 and $2,450,000, with a median of about $185,000, so a request near that size matches its usual pattern, though the largest grant was about $3,950,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
In its latest filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so relationships matter a great deal.

Overview

HPE Foundation is a US private foundation based in Washington, DC.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

HPE Foundation's mission is to deploy skills, resources and technology to address social challenges and advance the way people live and work. It supports technology non-profits building hardware or software for social impact, alongside work in healthcare, climate resilience, disaster preparedness and recovery, and human rights. Its work also includes pathways into STEM for girls and underrepresented minorities, and access to education and career information for young people. The foundation describes working through partnerships and combining financial support with HPE technology and resources.

Themes

Technology for social impact
Healthcare
Climate resilience
Disaster response
Human rights
STEM careers

Geographic Focus

Priority: Globally.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2024 filings, half of its 20 grants to organisations were about $185,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Florida47%

California47%

District of Columbia5%

Texas<1%

Missouri<1%

New York<1%

The largest single recipient received 47% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations HPE Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
70% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

11 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $186k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$10k–$25k9%

$25k–$50k27%

$50k–$100k0%

$100k–$250k27%

$250k–$500k9%

$500k–$1M0%

$1M and over27%

Median $186k (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

American Online Giving Foundation · Employee matching program and community impact grants
$3,850,0002024 tax year
Fast Forward · In support of employee engagement programs and ffwd's accelerator programming
$1,542,5152024 tax year
Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Employee matching program and community impact grants
$1,363,0002024 tax year
International Rescue Committee · Partnership and support of the irc's anti-trafficking work
$382,5002024 tax year
LabStart Innovations · In support of labstart's climate programming
$200,0002024 tax year
Halcyon House · In support of halcyon's health programming
$185,6022024 tax year
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights · In support of rfk center's work to uphold human rights
$100,0002024 tax year
Boys Hope Girls Hope · General operating expenses
$33,5002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Kristin Major Left Jan 2025 — Board Member
Jeremy Cox — Board Member
Cyndie Wang — Board Member
Gregg Melinson — Board Member
Jennifer Temple — Board Member
John Schultz — Board Member
Stacy Dillow Started Sept 2025 — Board Member
Monica Batchelder — President / Executive Director / Board Member

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$9,077,346	$8,733,830	$82,434,206	Filing for 2022 tax year
2024 tax year	$9,434,810	$7,720,332	$103,252,710	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.