Te Connectivity Foundation
The TE Connectivity Foundation page on TE Connectivity's corporate website describes the foundation’s mission to expand access to STEM education globally with a focus on women and underserved populations, and highlights partners and impact metrics. The corporate site also hosts a Request Funding page describing TE’s grant programs and application procedures, while noting the TE Connectivity Foundation itself does not accept direct applications.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Nonprofits working in STEM education or girls/women-focused tech training with capacity to manage mid-to-large grants and either a national or demonstrable partner profile.
Good Fit
- • Clear program alignment with STEM education for women, girls, or underserved youth.
- • Organizational capacity to manage six-figure grants or to partner with a national intermediary.
- • Existing relationship or invitation pathway with the company or its corporate giving program.
- • Evidence of scalable programs or national reach rather than only local activities.
Geography
Recent grants were distributed across five U.S. states in the latest year, including large awards to national intermediaries, though California received a majority share of dollars in that year.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded seven distinct recipients and the three‑year history shows growth from 3 to 7 recipients, indicating a moderate and increasing spread of independent grantees even though dollars are concentrated in a few large partners.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it does not accept direct applications and some corporate partnership grants are by invitation, yet the latest year included five new recipients, so new entrants do appear but direct unsolicited access to foundation funds is unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
