Amateur Radio Digital Communications

EIN 453751971 Private Foundation

Westborough, MA 01581 |(619) 693-2246

https://https://WWW.AMPR.ORG/
Total Given 2019–2024
$34.6M
422 grants · $5.8M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $4K–$85K
grant size
13%
transactional · 39/311 multi-year
repeat
$128.2M
Assets (2024)
311
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (619) 693-2246
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $3.2M $128.4M $2.4M 23
2021 $11.0M $139.0M $2.1M 86
2022 $8.7M $107.9M $2.8M 114
2023 $7.0M $117.2M $4.0M 103
2024 $4.5M $128.2M $5.4M 94

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 422 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$4K
Median
$20K
Average
$82K
75th Pctl
$85K
Maximum
$1.6M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

2.2% of US grants · Rank #15 of 43 states $235K across 8 grants 8 of 254 counties

Top 8 counties

  1. 1 Tarrant 1 grant · $101K
  2. 2 Lee 1 grant · $41K
  3. 3 Kendall 1 grant · $32K
  4. 4 Tom Green 1 grant · $31K
  5. 5 Brazos 1 grant · $16K
  6. 6 Jackson 1 grant · $10K
  7. 7 Dallas 1 grant · $4K
  8. 8 Harris 1 grant · $2K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (422 total)

Purpose
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA $1,620,000 FOR THE RESTORATION OF MIT'S ICONIC LARGE RADOME AND 18 FT DISH TO ENABLE CURRENT AND FUTURE AMATEUR RADIO,... 2021
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Towson, MD $1,292,515 IMPROVE STEAM OUTCOMES THROUGH A PROGRAM FEATURING STUDENT AND TEACHER EDUCATION VIA RADIO EXPERIMENTATION AND OPERATIONS. 2021
ARRL Foundation Newington, CT $1,015,000 GRANTS WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR CLUB PROJECTS AT THREE DISTINCT LEVELS TO ENABLE BOTH SMALLER, LESS ESTABLISHED, AND... 2023
Internet Archive San Francisco, CA $889,405 BUILDING THE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF AMATEUR RADIO & COMMUNICATIONS 2021
Internet Archive San Francisco, CA $889,405 TO BUILD THE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF AMATEUR RADIO & COMMUNICATIONS (DLARC), AN ONLINE, OPEN-ACCESS RESOURCE THAT... 2022
ARRL Foundation Inc Newington, CT $761,250 TO ADVANCE THE ART, SCIENCE AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS OF THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE BY AWARDING FINANCIAL GRANTS AND... 2021
Franklin W. OLIN College of Engineering Needham, MA $671,878 FUNDING FOR PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT FOR OLIN SATELLITE + SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY & POLICY (OSSTP) GROUP AND THE OLIN... 2021
ARRL Foundation Inc Newington, CT $600,000 TO ADVANCE THE ART, SCIENCE AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS OF THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE BY AWARDING FINANCIAL GRANTS AND... 2021
ARRL Foundation Newington, CT $592,322 GRANTS WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR CLUB PROJECTS AT THREE DISTINCT LEVELS TO ENABLE BOTH SMALLER, LESS ESTABLISHED, AND... 2023
ARRL Foundation Newington, CT $507,500 SEEKS A $507,500 GRANT PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS TO FUND THE ARDC SCHOLARSHIP. TOTAL REQUEST IS $1,522,500 OVER THREE YEARS. 2023
ARRL Foundation Newington, CT $507,500 #1312 SECOND PAYMENT OF $507,500 FOR THREE TOTAL YEARS TO FUND THE ARDC SCHOLARSHIP. TOTAL REQUEST IS $1,522,500... 2024
ARRL Foundation Newington, CT $507,500 #1312 THIRD PAYMENT OF $507,500 FOR THREE TOTAL YEARS TO FUND THE ARDC SCHOLARSHIP. TOTAL REQUEST IS $1,522,500 OVER... 2024
Open Research Institute San Diego, CA $507,020 P4XT PHASE 2 2020
ARRL Foundation Newington, CT $500,000 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH ATTENDING COLLEGE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN AMATEUR RADIO. 2022
Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY $420,000 BRING OPEN-SOURCE HIGH FREQUENCY DIGITAL VOICE MAINSTREAM BY IMPROVING SPEECH QUALITY OF CURRENT SYSTEMS AND BUILD... 2023
University of Victoria $408,239 #1358 UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA PROJECT TO CREATE A MODULAR CUBE SATELLITE RADIO TO IMPROVE CURRENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. 2024
Foundation for Amateur Radio (Far) Ellicott City, MD $400,000 2021-2022 SCHOLARSHIPS 2020
Antarikchya Pratisthan Nepal (Space Foundation Nepal) $384,000 USE SATELLITE AS A TOOL TO IMPROVE LIVES OF SEGREGATED COMMUNITIES IN NEPAL, INCREASE AMATEUR RADIO INVOLVEMENT IN... 2023
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio Inc Evergreen, CO $374,233 EXPANSION OF MICROWAVE NETWORK, EXPANSION OF REPEATER COVERAGE, AND COMMUNICATION TRAILER UPGRADES. 2021
Society of Women Engineers Chicago, IL $365,000 PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS A FEMALE/WOMAN AND ARE STUDYING IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE,... 2023
Society of Women Engineers Fargo, ND $365,000 CONTINUATION OF 2021 PROGRAMS - 30 SCHOLARSHIPS, LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON HOW TO SUPPORT MORE WOMEN IN BECOMING... 2022
Rhizomatica Communications Philadelphia, PA $335,940 TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIGH-FREQUENCY EMERGENCY AND RURAL MULTIMEDIA EXCHANGE SYSTEM (HERMES), ENABLING THE... 2021
Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY $319,000 UTILIZE NOVEL LITIGATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION STRATEGIES TO GAIN RELEASE OF COMPLETE, CORRESPONDING SOURCE... 2023
Society of Women Engineers Chicago, IL $318,000 SCHOLARSHIPS, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAMMING FUNDS TO INSPIRE AND ATTRACT GIRLS TO FUTURE CAREERS IN STEM FIELDS AND... 2021
Associated Universities Inc Washington, DC $315,123 INTRODUCE TWO COHORTS OF STUDENTS TO RADIO TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOP A SCALABLE, HANDS-ON CURRICULUM. 2022

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