Northrop Grumman Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 95-6095343 · since 1956northropgrumman.com/corporate-responsibility/corporate-citizenship/northrop-grumman-foundation·California, District of Columbia, Florida, Texas, United States, Virginia·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$12.4M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$100 to $2,500

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$500

Typical grant (median)

1,284 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 works by invitation only and does not accept or acknowledge unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to get a hearing, and an existing connection or introduction is the realistic route in.
Most of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in its earlier filings, so its giving looks relationship-led.
The work most likely to fit is STEM education and workforce development that builds the technical workforce pipeline, or national organisations responding to natural disasters.
Organisations whose programmes are not open to all, and individuals, are excluded.
Most grants fall between $100 and $2,500, with a median of $500 and half at $500 or less, so a modest request is the realistic size; the largest grant in the filings was $3,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a limit.

Overview

Northrop Grumman Foundation is a US private foundation based in Falls Church, VA.

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 Foundation supports organisations recognised as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3). Its stated focus is science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce-development initiatives that increase access to and participation in STEM learning and help build the pipeline to the technical workforce. Through Matching Gifts for Education, it recognises employees’ personal commitment to education by matching verified personal donations to designated schools or organisations. It also supports national organisations responding to natural disasters. This combines support for STEM learning and workforce development with employee-linked education matching and support for disaster response.

Themes

STEM education
Workforce development
Natural disaster response

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Texas and the United States.

What They Don't Fund

Organizations whose programs are not open to all
Individuals

How to apply

Charitable grants are by invitation only; unsolicited requests for funding are not accepted or acknowledged.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 80% 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 4,001 grants to organisations were $500 or less.

What the foundation says:

The Foundation prioritises STEM education and workforce-development initiatives that increase access to STEM learning and build the technical workforce pipeline.

Where grants go

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

Grant dollars by state

Virginia31%

California10%

District of Columbia10%

Florida7%

Texas7%

Alabama7%

6 other states: 19%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 9%

The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 80% of grant dollars went to organisations Northrop Grumman Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

1,284 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 1,284 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k63%

$1k–$2.5k18%

$2.5k–$5k10%

$5k–$10k<1%

$10k–$25k1%

$25k–$50k2%

$50k–$100k2%

$100k–$250k2%

$250k–$500k1%

$500k–$1M<1%

$1M and over<1%

Median $500 (tax year 2024)

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

Robotics Education and Competition Foundation · General operating grants & matching gifts.
$1,000,0002024 tax year
NPower · General operating grants & matching gifts.
$1,000,0002024 tax year
Air and Space Forces Association · General operating grants & matching gifts.
$750,0002024 tax year
Us Space Rocket Center Ed FDN · General operating grants & matching gifts.
$590,0002024 tax year
Florida A&M University · General operating grants & matching gifts.
$500,0002024 tax year
California Science Center Foundation · General operating grants & matching gifts.
$400,0002024 tax year
National Science Teaching Association · General operating grants & matching gifts.
$310,0002024 tax year
University of Utah · General operating grants & matching gifts.
$250,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Tim Staley — Board Member
Aaron Copeland — Board Member
Ben Abrams — Board Member
Tiffany King — Secretary
Dan Mcgovern — Treasurer
Agartha A Larbi — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$16,793,430	$16,618,025	$29,263,298	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$14,141,468	$13,872,050	$32,758,726	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$12,718,305	$12,445,139	$22,668,506	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.