Tennessee · Public charity
The Orau Foundation
THE ORAU FOUNDATION supports oak ridge associated universities, inc. In its mission to focus on the advancement of scientific research and education while providing innovative solutions to strengthen and secure america.
- $422k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $285k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $149,512
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $69M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations The Orau Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 59% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k 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 | 3 | $285k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $254k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $218k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $164k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $100k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $221k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $175k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $176k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee | $363,527 | 6 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $115,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida Institute of Technology Inc | $84,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | $74,627 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Houston | $74,214 | 2 | n/a |
| Vcuvcu Health Campus | $68,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Memphis | $61,032 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $60,540 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee | $363,527 | 6 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $115,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida Institute of Technology Inc | $84,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | $74,627 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Houston | $74,214 | 2 | n/a |
| Vcuvcu Health Campus | $68,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Memphis | $61,032 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $60,540 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas A&M University | $52,914 | 1 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $49,760 | 1 | 0% |
| The Innovation Foundation at Oklahoma State University Inc | $39,336 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $38,199 | 1 | n/a |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $37,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Mississippi | $35,188 | 1 | n/a |
| Emory University | $26,949 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia State University | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vanderbilt University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $17,591 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($98k), not named here.
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About The Orau Foundation
- How much does The Orau Foundation give?
- The Orau Foundation reported 3 itemized grants totaling $285,052, out of $421,566 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does The Orau Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (66%), Health (18%), Education (14%).
- Who are The Orau Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The University of Tennessee ($364k), Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University ($150k), Pennsylvania State University ($115k).
- Does The Orau Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The Orau Foundation based?
- The Orau Foundation is based in TN.
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