Micron Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 82-0516178 · since 2000micron.com/gives·Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, United States·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$4.5M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$6,650 to $2.6M

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$90,909

Typical grant (median)

8 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

Micron Foundation's stated focus is STEM education, workforce pathways and disaster response, so a request should show a clear link to one of these.
The filing says it works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to get a hearing; the route in is through partner interactions and grassroots contact in its site communities.
Roughly eight in ten of its grants fall between $6,650 and $2,600,000, and the median is about $60,000, so a request of that size is more realistic than a large one.
Its giving has fallen each year, and 97% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had funded in an earlier year, so new applicants may find it hard to break in.
Individuals should not apply, since the foundation does not fund individuals directly.

Overview

Micron Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boise, ID.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Micron Foundation's primary focus is to provide access to STEM education for all. It supports a range of eligible nonprofit and academic organisations, and makes grants to nonprofits, educational institutions and certain public entities, primarily for STEM education and workforce pathways. Its Community Impact Grants are participatory, team member-informed grants. It identifies partners in its site communities through grassroots efforts and other partner interactions. It prioritises giving near Micron site communities in Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States. Rapid Response funding provides timely grants and in-kind support to nonprofits delivering critical relief, focusing on communities where Micron team members live and work.

Themes

STEM education
Workforce pathways
Disaster response

Geographic Focus

Priority: Germany; India; Italy; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Singapore; Taiwan; the United States.

What They Don't Fund

Individuals directly

How to apply

The foundation identifies partners in its site communities through grassroots efforts and other partner interactions.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 97% 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 TY2025 filings, half of its 39 grants to organisations were about $60,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2025.

Grant dollars by state

Delaware63%

Virginia4%

California4%

Idaho<1%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 29%

The largest single recipient received 63% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations Micron Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
6% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Japan, Taiwan, Italy).
90% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

8 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $90,909

How much do they typically give?

Share of 8 grants in tax year 2025 by size

$25k–$50k13%

$50k–$100k50%

$100k–$250k13%

$250k–$500k0%

$500k–$1M13%

$1M and over13%

Median $90,909 (tax year 2025)

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

American Online Giving Foundation · Various educational, community, and basic human needs
$2,890,7342025 tax year
Uk Online Giving Foundation · Various educational, community, and basic human needs
$987,4972025 tax year
Hiroshima University · Education, stem
$181,8182025 tax year
Nagoya University · Education, stem
$90,9092025 tax year
Tohoku University · Education, stem
$90,9092025 tax year
Institute of Science Tokyo · Education, stem
$90,9092025 tax year
Kyushu University · Education, stem
$90,9092025 tax year
Taiwan Foundation for Disaster Relief · Disaster relief
$40,0002025 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Scott Allen — Director
Kok Sing Chen — Director
Markus Balb — Director
Linda Somerville — Director
Sumit Sadana — Director
Rosita Najmi — Executive Director
Kami Faylor — Secretary
Greg Routin — Treasurer
April Arnzen — Director & President
Sanjay Mehrotra — Director & Chairman
Joshua Lee — Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$22,376,079	$11,627,104	$108,898,281	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$13,982,328	$9,874,627	$118,902,623	Filing for 2023 tax year
2025 tax year	$3,440,008	$4,463,685	$147,235,315	Filing for 2025 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.