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National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying
The mission of ncees is to advance licensure for engineers and surveyors in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. This mission is supported through its member boards, board of directors, staff, board administrators, and volunteers by: - providing outstanding nationally normed examinations for engineers and…
- $3.4M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 17
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $348k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $117,570
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 18
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 13
- Total assets, FY2025
- $108M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying funded were first-time grantees, receiving 77% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $533k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $338k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $688k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $445k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $230k | 23% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $195k | 47% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $125k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $3.4M | 39% |
| FY2018 | 17 | $859k | 47% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineers Without Borders-Usainc | $3,700,000 | 3 | 34% |
| American Society of Civil Engineers Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Engineering Change Lab - USA | $350,000 | 5 | 43% |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - Md | $250,000 | 2 | 82% |
| American Society for Engineering Education | $225,000 | 1 | 1% |
| NCEES Foundation | $130,618 | 2 | 4% |
| University of Wisconsin | $125,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Seattle University | $105,000 | 7 | 0% |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Mexico State University | $90,000 | 5 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineers Without Borders-Usainc | $3,700,000 | 3 | 34% |
| American Society of Civil Engineers Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Engineering Change Lab - USA | $350,000 | 5 | 43% |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - Md | $250,000 | 2 | 82% |
| American Society for Engineering Education | $225,000 | 1 | 1% |
| NCEES Foundation | $130,618 | 2 | 4% |
| University of Wisconsin | $125,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Seattle University | $105,000 | 7 | 0% |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Mexico State University | $90,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | $85,000 | 6 | n/a |
| The University of Akron Foundation | $85,000 | 6 | 0% |
| MATHCOUNTS Foundation | $80,000 | 3 | 1% |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni | $80,000 | 5 | 7% |
| University of Maine System Inc | $80,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Idaho State University | $65,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Ferris State University | $45,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Lawrence Technological University | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Nicholls State University Foundation | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Nc State University | $32,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Marquette University | $32,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors | $31,831 | 3 | 5% |
| Olivet Nazarene University | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | $27,500 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Guam Endowment Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| East Tennessee State University | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Dordt University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwestern Michigan College Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Miami University | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Troy University | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| North Carolina a & T State University | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Foundation at Nj Institute of Technology | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Florida Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nicholls State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kansas State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rancho Santiago Community College District | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| California State University Los Angeles Auxiliary Services Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lipscomb University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Cincinnati | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Delaware | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Citadel | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arizona | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Trustees of the Smith College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| East Tennessee State University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alfred State College Development Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Wyoming | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oklahoma State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central New Mexico Community College Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Christian Brothers University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arizona State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Society of Professional Surveyors Fdtn | $5,000 | 1 | 28% |
Where it is load-bearing
National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 34 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Folds of Honor Foundation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Tulsa Community Foundation · The Northrop Grumman Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Verizon Foundation
How this is measured
Compare National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying with peer funders
About National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying
- How much does National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying give?
- National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying reported 17 itemized grants totaling $347,570, out of $3,369,582 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 18 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (54%), Education (26%), Science & Tech (19%).
- Who are National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Engineers Without Borders-Usainc ($3.7M), American Society of Civil Engineers Inc ($500k), Engineering Change Lab - USA ($350k).
- Does National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Folds of Honor Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Tulsa Community Foundation.
- Where is National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying based?
- National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying is based in SC.
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