The Synopsys Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 77-0488629 · since 1999synopsys.com/company/responsible-business/social/social-impact.html·International·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$4.4M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,800 to $350k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$22,500

Typical grant (median)

36 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

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to get a hearing; the realistic route in is to build a connection with Synopsys and wait to be invited.
Its grants go to eligible organisations in the communities where Synopsys operates, so first check that your work is in those places and fits its focus on K–12 STEM education, essential community needs such as food insecurity, hunger and basic needs, or climate change mitigation.
Half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less and the median was $25,000, so a request around that level matches its usual pattern, though typical grants fall between $5,800 and $350,000 and its largest grant was about $1,450,000.
Repeat giving is strong: in its latest filing, 93% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the two filings before, so a first approach should be seen as the start of a relationship rather than a single grant.
Organisations whose work falls outside its focus areas or outside the communities where Synopsys operates should not spend time on it.

Overview

The Synopsys Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Synopsys Foundation provides grants to eligible organisations in the communities where Synopsys operates, aligned with Synopsys for Good focus areas. It supports K–12 STEM education to prepare students for the future, addressing essential needs in communities, and working to mitigate climate change. Its education work seeks to close achievement gaps, build students’ problem-solving, design-thinking and digital skills, and expand STEM education and career pathways. Its community partnerships address food insecurity and hunger, basic needs, and technology-enabled responses to social challenges. Its climate work aims to protect ecosystems, improve access to and use of clean energy in rural and low-income communities, and foster environmental stewardship among the next generation.

Themes

K–12 STEM education
Essential community needs
Climate change mitigation

Geographic Focus

Around the world.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 103 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

Where grants go

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

Grant dollars by state

California43%

Delaware20%

Georgia13%

New York6%

Oregon2%

District of Columbia2%

6 other states: 2%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 13%

The largest single recipient received 28% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations The Synopsys Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Chile).
53% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

36 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $22,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 36 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k3%

$2.5k–$5k3%

$5k–$10k14%

$10k–$25k31%

$25k–$50k11%

$50k–$100k11%

$100k–$250k17%

$250k–$500k3%

$500k–$1M6%

$1M and over3%

Median $22,500 (tax year 2024)

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

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Outreach · Expenditure Responsibility Grant
$1,451,1732024 tax year
Points of Light Foundation · 2024 Synopsys Foundation Season of Service Volunteer program
$651,4002024 tax year
American Online Giving Foundation · Benevity Community Impact Fund
$500,0002024 tax year
Myriad USA · Synopsys Foundation Fund for Europe and AsiaPac
$400,0002024 tax year
The Uk Online Giving Foundation · General & Unrestricted
$200,0002024 tax year
Technovation · Technovation Girls and Education Prize Sponsorship
$150,0002024 tax year
City Year · City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) STEAM programming
$125,0002024 tax year
City Year · City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) STEAM programming
$125,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Dipika Lakhmani — Assistant Treasurer
David Moyce — Assistant Secretary
Erika Varga McEnroe — Secretary
Meng-Che Robert Li — Director
Jill Larsen — Director
Sudhindra Kankanwadi — Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Deirdre Hanford — Director, Chair
Erin Guzman — Chief Operating Officer, President
Aart Jan de Geus — Director
Celio Domingos Lemos Albuquerque — Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$4,154,239	$4,010,986	$8,268,232	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$5,278,061	$4,780,297	$13,519,716	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$5,049,477	$4,366,427	$20,221,138	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.