IEEE Foundation History
The IEEE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established in 1973 in the State of New York "exclusively to support the scientific and educational purposes of IEEE." Since its founding, the scope and structure of the IEEE Foundation has evolved.. Today, it cultivates relationships to advance IEEE’s core purpose to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
Initially, the IEEE Foundation's role was to accept and administer charitable donations for IEEE Awards. As the generous giving of the IEEE membership increased, the IEEE Foundation expanded its scope to giving grants to worthy projects. In 1989-90, the Trusts of Alfred and Gertrude Goldsmith, valued at approximately US$4 million, were bequeathed to the IEEE Foundation.
To stay true to the original spirit of Andrew Carnegie's gift that ultimately established the United Engineering Center (UEC), the IEEE Board of Directors voted to contribute the US$7.6 million net proceeds from the sale of the UEC to the IEEE Foundation in 1998.
IEEE Foundation Focus Newsletter
The IEEE Foundation began publishing its newsletter the 'IEEE Foundation Focus' in 2000. It reports on the programs supported through the IEEE Foundation and the donors whose charitable gifts make the programs possible.
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 2 - January 2001
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 3 - Sept 2001
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 4 - January 2002
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 5 - September 2002
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 6 - January 2003
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 7 - Sept 2003
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 8 - Jan 2004
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 9 - Sept 2004
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 10 - Jan 2005
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 11 - Oct 2005
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 12 - Jan 2006
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 13 - Sept 2006
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 14 - Feb 2007
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 15 - Oct 2007
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 16 - March 2008
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 17 - Nov 2008
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 18 - Dec 2009
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 19 - Nov 2010
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 20 - 2012
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 21 - 2013
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 22 - Mar 2015
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 23 - Oct 2015
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 24 - Nov 2016
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 25 - Oct 2017
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 26 - Oct 2018
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 27 - Oct 2019
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 28 - July 2020
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 29 - Oct 2020
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 30 - Sep 2021
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 31 - Dec 2021
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 33 - Jul 2022
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 34 - Nov 2022
- IEEE Foundation Focus - Issue 35 - Apr 2023
