How much does Ulse Inc give?

Ulse Inc reported 11 itemized grants totaling $211,515, out of $530,526 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 14 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.

What does Ulse Inc fund?

By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (35%), Community Improvement (21%), Social Science (11%).

Who are Ulse Inc's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: North Carolina a & T State University ($250k), National League of Cities ($150k), The Aspen Institute Inc ($125k).

Does Ulse Inc fund new organizations?

In FY2023, 93% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as Ulse Inc?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Underwriters Laboratories Inc, AARP, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.

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Illinois · Public charity

Ulse Inc

ULSE INC. Translates scientific discoveries into standards and policies that have the power to make a systemic impact on public safety throughout the world. Our extensive library of standards helps to make everyday things safer, more secure, and more sustainable, from life jackets to batteries to autonomous cars.

$531k
Granted FY2024(still arriving): 11
Itemized grants FY2024: 14
Organizations funded FY2023: 93%
First-time grantees FY2023

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Itemized, FY2024: $212k; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024: $12,500
Largest grant, FY2024: $50,000
Organizations funded a year: 4 to 14; FY2022 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024: 7
Total assets, FY2024: $4.5B

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 93% of the organizations Ulse Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 97% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2024still arriving	11	$212k	73%
FY2023	14	$559k	93%
FY2022	4	$382k	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Science & Tech$402kCommunity Improvement$247kSocial Science$125kInternational$63kEmployment$60kArts & Culture$50kEducation$49kRecreation & Sports$38kOther$0

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, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
North Carolina a & T State University	$250,000	1	n/a
National League of Cities	$150,000	2	0%
The Aspen Institute Inc	$125,000	1	0%
Michigan State University	$100,000	1	n/a
Consumer Technology Association Foundation	$67,500	1	6%
Business Executives for National Security	$50,000	1	1%
Northbrook Symphony Orchestra	$50,000	1	28%
American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation	$45,000	1	5%
National Society of Black Engineers	$40,000	1	n/a
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep	$38,500	2	n/a

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All grantees of Ulse Inc by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
North Carolina a & T State University	$250,000	1	n/a
National League of Cities	$150,000	2	0%
The Aspen Institute Inc	$125,000	1	0%
Michigan State University	$100,000	1	n/a
Consumer Technology Association Foundation	$67,500	1	6%
Business Executives for National Security	$50,000	1	1%
Northbrook Symphony Orchestra	$50,000	1	28%
American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation	$45,000	1	5%
National Society of Black Engineers	$40,000	1	n/a
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep	$38,500	2	n/a
League of American Wheelman Inc	$37,500	1	1%
American National Standards Institute	$32,000	2	0%
Daryl and Shirley Jenkins Foundation	$20,000	1	n/a
North American Bike-Share Association	$19,000	1	3%
The Manufacturing Institute	$15,450	1	0%
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum	$15,000	1	0%
National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association	$13,500	2	4%
Confederation of Indian Industry	$12,700	1	0%
International Association of Fire Chiefs Inc	$12,500	1	0%
National Society of Black Engineers	$12,153	1	0%
Atlanta Regional Commission	$10,362	1	n/a
Safe Routes to School National	$10,000	1	1%
Michigan State University Research Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Phoenix Society Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Kids In Danger	$6,500	1	2%

Ulse Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 19.

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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.

Underwriters Laboratories IncIL22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Underwriters Laboratories Inc · AARP · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Ulse Inc

How much does Ulse Inc give?: Ulse Inc reported 11 itemized grants totaling $211,515, out of $530,526 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 14 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
What does Ulse Inc fund?: By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (35%), Community Improvement (21%), Social Science (11%).
Who are Ulse Inc's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: North Carolina a & T State University ($250k), National League of Cities ($150k), The Aspen Institute Inc ($125k).
Does Ulse Inc fund new organizations?: In FY2023, 93% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ulse Inc?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Underwriters Laboratories Inc, AARP, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.
Where is Ulse Inc based?: Ulse Inc is based in IL.