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Amateur Radio Digital Communications: 111 grants to organizations, $3.5 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Amateur Radio Digital Communications, a private foundation in San Diego, CA, paid 111 grants to organizations totaling $3,467,865 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $507,500 to Arrl Foundation in Newington, CT for final payment of $507,500 for three total years to fund the ardc scholarship. total request is $1,522,500 over three years..
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- EIN
- 453751971
- Based in
- San Diego, CA
- Assets
- $142,886,749
- Grants paid
- $3,467,865
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202621339349103962. It reported $3,467,865 in grants paid; 111 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrl Foundation | Newington, CT | Final payment of $507,500 for three total years to fund the ardc scholarship. total request is $1,522,500 over three years. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $507,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | Expand dlarc by digitizing more materials and increasing outreach to preserve and provide free access to amateur radio resources. | Human services | $319,110 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhizomatica Communications | Philadelphia, PA | Finishes the open source mercury hf modem and makes the full hermes digital hf system easier to install and use. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $235,045 | apps.irs.gov |
| Software Freedom Conservancy Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Continuation of gpl compliance and enforcement. | Science and technology | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pleasant Valley Telecommunications Advisory Council-Pvtac | Camarillo, CA | Establish microwave backbone and mixed-mode vhf/uhf simulcast system to replace aging infrastructure to improve emergency communications. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $170,356 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society of Women Engineers | Chicago, IL | Fund scholarships, research, and education programs that support women in engineering and technology, including 35 scholarships in total. | $146,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teachers in Space Inc | New York, NY | Train teachers to use amateur radio technology to track satellites, communicate with spacecraft, and teach students about its role in aerospace communications. | Education | $110,107 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (behalf Hameenlinnan Radioamatoorit Ry) | Brussels, BE | Improve the stability and release quality of hamlib through the development of an automated testing framework, and to expand hamlib to support modern network controlled and software defined radio tran | $98,229 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Librecube) | Brussels, BE | Creates an open source, fully redundant vhf/uhf communications board for cubesats and educational space systems. | $92,917 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Information Age Learning Center (on Behalf of Computer Deconstruction Labor | Wall Township, NJ | Funding for a makerspace to upgrade its antennas, communications systems, and facility infrastructure so it can expand public programs and support more radio and technology activities. | $88,678 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of the Radio Society of Sri Lan | Brussels, BE | Strengthen emergency preparedness in sri lanka by deploying solar-powered radio stations and training communities in amateur radio. | $88,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Estero Radio Club Inc | San Luis Obispo, CA | Upgrade and expand the san luis obispo (slo) aredn backbone mesh network with modern 802.11ac radios, rf backbone links, and battery backups. | $77,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radio Amateur Du-Of Quebec Inc (on Behalf La Federation Des Clubs Radioamat | Montreal, CA | Repairing, upgrading, and expanding a province wide linked repeater network by replacing aging equipment, restoring damaged sites, and adding new repeaters. | $73,584 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society | Albuquerque, NM | Provide 12 undergraduate scholarships to indigenous students pursuing stem fields related to amateur radio and digital communications. | $72,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Wildfiremesh) | Brussels, BE | Deploy meshtastic nodes for wildfire fighters in argentina, improving off grid digital communications when cellular and traditional radio systems fail. | $62,775 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alberta Digital Radio Communications Society | Calgary, CA | Develop a high speed ofdm-based digital modem for the 400 mhz amateur radio band, enabling significantly higher data rates and modern digital linking capabilities. | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southeast Community Development Corporation | Bell Gardens, CA | Provides hands-on stem education with fm radio and soldering kits to amateur radio education. | Human services | $46,272 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Sci-Tech Inc | Natick, MA | Expand youth education programs through hands-on workshops, scouting labs, and balloon launches. | Human services | $42,565 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay County Amateur Radio Club Inc | Portland, IN | Renovation and outfitting of an existing building to create a permanent amateur radio clubhouse with meeting space, training areas, license testing facilities, and fixed on air operating positions. | $39,334 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ufb New England | Sidney, ME | Expands and repairs a multi site digital repeater network by adding a new site and upgrading key existing sites to improve capabilities. | Public and societal benefit | $35,725 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Kansas Amateur Radio Club Inc | Salina, KS | Create a mobile stem/ar lab serving underserved communities across rural kansas. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $35,640 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Thanet Radio Infrastructure | Brussels, BE | Remote hf station for education and youth engagement, providing schools and youth groups across the uk hands on access to hf operating. | $34,169 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Openmesh Voice Network) | Brussels, BE | Build and test an open source 70 cm mesh network that supports real time voice and basic data. | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radio Amateur Du-Of Quebec Inc (on Behalf of Ares Association Radio Exp | Montreal, CA | Funds a new solar-powered vhf repeater on mont blanc to extend aress network into an unserved region, improve emergency communication for hikers and local agencies. | $32,365 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radio Amateur Du-Of Quebec Inc (on Behalf of Vallee Du Richelieu Club) | Montreal, CA | Replace outdated repeater equipment at two sites with modern vhf/uhf systems to improve reliability and reduce maintenance. | $31,945 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Leffell School | Hartsdale, NY | Build a student-run satellite ground station to support hands-on learning with amateur radio. | $31,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Lake Superior Amateur Responders | Duluth, MN | Upgrade repeater with backup power, antennas, and deploy aredn for emergency communications. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $28,282 | apps.irs.gov |
| Porter County Amateur Radio Club Inc | Valparaiso, IN | Build a mobile radio communications trailer that will help expand outreach, education and emergency communications. | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,462 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club Inc | Hazel Park, MI | Replaces old repeater equipment and improves network links to improve repeater reliability. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $26,743 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation | Brooklyn, NY | Teaches brooklyn youth amateur radio and digital communications through hands on workshops, licensing classes, and student projects. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Half Moon Bay Amateur Radio Club | Half Moon Bay, CA | Build a self-contained emergency communications trailer with multiple radios and off grid power to support public outreach. | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Okaw Valley Amateur Radio Club Inc | Greenville, IL | Replace a failing repeater shelter and supporting infrastructure, add emergency power, repair antennas, and restore a reliable vhf repeater site to keep the system on the air. | Arts, culture and humanities | $24,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valencia County Amateur Radio Association Inc | Perlata, NM | Funds student radios, license materials and exams, classroom supplies, repeater connectivity, and field trips to support and expand valencia middle schools amateur radio classes. | Arts, culture and humanities | $24,570 | apps.irs.gov |
| Electronic Applications Radio Service Inc | Union, KY | Additional funds to cover increased number of campers and costs. | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Dimension Parabole F4klo) | Brussels, BE | Support hands-on demonstrations of amateur radio, earth-moon-earth communication, and radio astronomy through a restored radio telescope. | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness | Calabasas, CA | Upgrades and consolidates tceps radio systems at 69 bravo into a dedicated, hardened communications hub, expanding capacity, improving reliability during wildfires and outages. | $20,891 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radio Amateur Du-Of Quebec Inc (on Behalf of La Federation Des Clubs Radioa | Montreal, CA | Funding of components needed to refurbish and distribute several motorola quantar repeaters to amateur radio clubs across quebec. | $20,275 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Electronic Applications Radio Service | Union, KY | Funding to host the 2025 youth on the air junior usa camp to promote youth involvement in amateur radio. | $20,181 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Genesis Foundation | Dewey, AZ | Expand free amateur radio and steam programs that provide licensing, hands-on projects, and community events for students and families. | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikiciv Org Inc (on Behalf of Offworld Lab) | Greenville, SC | Legal advisory to establish clear regulations for open-source passive radar development in the u.s. | $19,632 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Mountain Repeater Association Inc Aka South Mountain Radio Amateurs | Mechanicsburg, PA | Offer technician license classes, provide basic radios to new operators, and add vhf/uhf/dmr and hf equipment to improve local emergency and community communications. | $19,186 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stem Amateur Radio Club | Lancaster, SC | Supports hands on youth education in amateur radio through portable field operations, classroom stem experiments, pico balloon launches, and preparation for amateur radio licensing. | Youth development | $18,075 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ham Radio Village Inc | Boulder, CO | Supported ham radio village in expanding its national effort that delivers engaging talks, hands-on classes, and free license exam sessions at technical, hacking, maker, and stem events. | $18,060 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milford Amateur Radio Club | Milford, OH | Relocating an existing digital wires-x repeater to a higher performance site and upgrading supporting equipment to significantly expand coverage across the greater cincinnati area. | Employment | $16,181 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omik Scholarship Fund | Williamsburg, VA | Provide need-based scholarships for post-secondary students, with preference for steam fields. | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Radio Amateur Satellite Corporatio | Washington, DC | Develop and publish a free open-access series of online courses for middle and high school students that introduce satelite technology. | $14,556 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radio Amateur Du-Of Quebec Inc (on Behalf of La Federation Des Clubs Radioa | Montreal, CA | Builds a dedicated satellite ground station so crasoi can train operators, support digital satellite work, and contribute real data and monitoring to others. | $14,186 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raleigh Amateur Radio Society (rars) | Raleigh, NC | Establish a portable amateur radio satellite ground station to support ariss contacts and hands-on space communications demonstrations for schools and youth groups. | $14,065 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stem Harvest Inc (on Behalf of Ellis County Amateur Radio Emergency Service | Hays, KS | Expand digital amateur radio coverage to improve emergency communications and regional connectivity in a rural area. | $13,950 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ontario Tech University | Oshawa, CA | Develop a mobile amateur radio repeater system to support reliable long-range communication and telemetry during rocket launches at launch canada. | $13,939 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Utah Tech University Amateur Radio S-Band Ground Station | St George, UT | Building an s-band ground station to support cubesat missions and hands-on stem outreach. | $13,176 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest | River Forest, IL | Parks on the air and summits on the air to give students practical radio experience through outdoor activities and build technical skills. | $12,839 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pima Community College Foundation Inc | Oro Valley, AZ | Equipping a comunity college ham radio station with permanent hf and vhf/uhf equiptment, antennas, basic test equipment, and professionally installed antennas. | $12,268 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hot Springs Amateur Radio Club | Hot Springs, SD | Expand rural repeater coverage and provide licensing and hands-on training for new amateur radio operators, with a focus on youth education and emergency communications readiness. | $11,730 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Croix Valley Ares Races Inc | Hudson, WI | Relocation of an amateur radio repeater to a county owned tower so it can continue operating reliably. | $11,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Electronic Applications Radio Service Inc | Union, KY | Funding to host the youth on the air camp to promote youth involvement in amateur radio. | $10,662 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Radiokomunikacja Kryzysowa ( | Brussels, BE | Expands hamnet into the lublin district to improve local coverage, extend network coverage to rural users, and support youth engagement through school outreach and a revived radio club. | $9,563 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boundary Amateur Radio Club Inc | Naples, ID | Supports in person and online license classes, electronics and sdr based activities, weather balloon tracking, scouting programs, and provides exam fees and basic radios for newly licensed youth. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $9,394 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Society Inc | Orlando, FL | Upgrading and relocating the lmars repeater to a new regional hospital site, restoring and expanding vhf coverage. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $9,179 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trilogy Amateur Radio Club | Bonney Lake, WA | Install a new vhf repeater to improve emergency communications and general amateur radio coverage across the region. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $9,143 | apps.irs.gov |
| Radio Amateur Du-Of Quebec Inc (on Behalf of Club Radio Amateur de Matane) | Montreal, CA | Install a club hf station to support training, public demonstrations, and resilient long-distance communications. | $8,866 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seagull Solar LTD | Staten Island, NY | High school solar car team in new york city. this grant enables them to add amateur radio to their student activities, which reach 25 - 30 students annually. | Education | $7,509 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest New Mexico Emcomm Group | Aztec, NM | Supports the deployment of a digipeater system with starlink internet connection. the system will provide coverage across northwest new mexico, south west colorado and a northeastern region of the nav | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut | Windsor, CT | Expand hands-on electronics and amateur radio classes for youth by adding hands on courses and related instructional materials. | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,051 | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler County Amateur FM Association | Evans City, PA | Replacing an aging repeater duplexer so the system can run properly and reach more users, including handheld stations. | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parents of 1776 Organization | San Ramon, CA | Upgrade a sailboats radio equipment and continue stem education involving amateur radio. | Youth development | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Central Louisiana Amateur Radio Club | Leesville, LA | Repair and upgrade storm-damaged amateur radio infrastructure to restore local communications and support emergency and community use. | Public and societal benefit | $6,723 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Seneca Christian School | West Seneca, NY | Build a school amateur radio station that gets students on the air, supports steam learning, and encourages new young operators through hands-on activities and licensing support. | $6,145 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Space Society | Urbana, IL | Design and build a portable, high performance ground station for tracking and communicating with high altitude student rocket flights. | Education | $5,766 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Paredn - Philippine Amateur | Brussels, BE | Expansion of paredn's winlink and bbs gateway network in the philippines to improve digital emergency communications. | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lehi Amateur Radio Club | Lehi, UT | Build a new repeater site in cedar valley that restores reliable repeater coverage to the area. | Human services | $5,174 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Innovation School | Bismarck, ND | Give middle school students hands on experience with amateur radio and sdrs through project based learning. | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (amsat) | Washington, DC | Create a free, open-access coloring book that introduces students to how satellites support daily life and communications, including amateur radio. | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Case Amateur Radio Club of Case Western Reserve University W8edu | Cleveland, OH | Funds senior projects related to radio communications for engineering students. | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Case Amateur Radio Club of Case Western Reserve University W8edu | Cleveland, OH | Provide materials and lab support for undergraduate engineering senior projects focused on amateur radio research and experimentation, with results released openly. | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Porter County Amateur Radio Club Inc | Valparaiso, IN | Additional funds to upgrade a radio for the communications trailer project. | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,350 | apps.irs.gov |
| Battiest Public Schools | Battiest, OK | Equipment for students and community members in rural oklahoma can learn radio basics, earn licenses, and practice communication skills for education and local emergency readiness. | $3,303 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | Repairs and reinstalls the clubs fallen hf antenna so students can restore reliable on campus operating and return the station to full use. | $2,628 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of 39TH Colombo Scout Troop of | Brussels, BE | Equips a new scout-run school station in sri lanka and provides training for youth operators. | $2,420 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Apex Friendship Middle School | Apex, NC | Funded purchasing of radio kits that enable eighth grade engineering students to learn hands-on about radio technology. | $1,783 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fondation Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of 39TH Colombo Scout Troop of | Brussels, BE | Equips a new scout-run school station in sri lanka and provides training for youth operators. | $1,430 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portal Middle High School | Portal, GA | Brings amateur radio into a school engineering program by building antennas, setting up a classroom station, and partnering with local radio operators for training. | $1,370 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ham Radio Village | Boulder, CO | Supported ham radio village in expanding its national effort that delivers engaging talks, hands-on classes, and free license exam sessions at technical, hacking, maker, and stem events. | $1,129 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Free Software Foundation (on Behalf of Free Software Foundation Europe) | Boston, MA | Nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. | $1,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | Provides educational resources for students of all ages | Education | $1,046 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aprs Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Formed in 2022. "supports the automatic packet reporting system (aprs)" | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,044 | apps.irs.gov |
| Internet Security Research Group (on Behalf of Lets Encrypt) | Mountain View, CA | Let's encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (ca), run for the publics benefit. | $1,041 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | The nonprofit wikimedia foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. we host wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the wor | $1,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pavek Museum | St Louis Park, MN | Share how pioneers in electronic communications created enormous impacts on the evolution of society. | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,033 | apps.irs.gov |
| Creative Commons | Mountain View, CA | A non-profit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. the organization ha | Education | $1,030 | apps.irs.gov |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. | $1,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Street Map Foundation | Trumbull, CT | Openstreetmap is an initiative to create and provide free geographic data, such as street maps, to anyone. the openstreetmap foundation is an international not-for-profit organization supporting, but | $1,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software in the Public Interest (on Behalf of Libreoffice) | New York, NY | Open-source word processing software suite. | $1,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arrl Foundation (on Behalf of International Amateur Radio Union) | Newington, CT | To support spectrum defense and amateur radio advocacy. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Historical Radio Society | San Francisco, CA | Chrs is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1974 to promote the preservation, restoration, research and publication of early radio, wireless communication, and broadcasting history. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everyorg (on Behalf of Techsoup Global) | San Francisco, CA | Valueable resource for nonprofits. one of their projects is ngo source, which is an essential part of our equivalency determination process for making grants outside of the u.s. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Free Software Foundation | Boston, MA | Nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hack Club | West Hollywood, CA | Hack club's primary focus is its clubs program, in which it supports high school coding clubs through learning resources and mentorship. it also runs a series of other programs and events. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | Provides free access to a wide range media and creators of the wayback machine. | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Applied Computer Technology | Kensignton, PA | We are a living museum, with computer systems restored, configured, and operable for demonstrations, education, research, or re-living the old days. our staff of volunteers comprises a number of engin | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Education Global (oeglobal) | Concord, MA | Dedicated international non-profit organization that serves as a global advocate for open education. it comprises a diverse community of educators, students, researchers, innovators, activists, and po | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Signal Technology Foundation | Mountain View, CA | State-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source signal protocol) keeps your conversations secure. donations help pay for the development and maintenance of signal, including the ser | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Etherpad) | Brooklyn, NY | Open source note-taking webapp. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Freedv) | Brooklyn, NY | Suite of digital voice modes for hf radio. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Git) | Brooklyn, NY | A free and open source distributed version control system | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Institute for Computing in Resea | Brooklyn, NY | Consortium of researchers, students, and teachers who work on pedagogical aspects of using advanced computing methods for research. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Openwrt) | Brooklyn, NY | A linux operating system targeting embedded devices. provides the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it; for users this means the ability for full cus | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Teaching Open Source) | Brooklyn, NY | Focused on integrating open-source principles, tools, and development practices into education to enhance student skills, collaboration, and diversity, offering resources, a mailing list, and communit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Internet Society (on Behalf of Internet Engineering Task Force) | Reston, VA | The internet society supports and promotes the development of the internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich peoples lives, and a force for good in society. our work aligns wi | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Tor Project | Winchester, NH | Developed the tor network (onion routing) which helps to safeguard against mass survelliance and fight censorship. | Public and societal benefit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Ladies Radio League Inc | Kingman, AZ | Membership organization supporting amateur radio. the ylrl provides many services for its members including publishing a bimonthly newsletter, yl harmonics. | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202523179349103742. It reported $4,029,781 in grants paid; 92 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrl Foundation | Newington, CT | #1312 second payment of $507,500 for three total years to fund the ardc scholarship. total request is $1,522,500 over three years. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $507,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Victoria | CA | #1358 university of victoria project to create a modular cube satellite radio to improve current radio communications. | $408,239 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asociacion Civil Altermundi | AR | #1583 aims to strengthen community mesh networks, aiming to improve communication access and reliability for communities through innovative solutions. | $313,970 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allina Health Foundation On Behalf of Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institut | Mail Route, MN | #1446 supports the handiham project for three years by purchasing equipment and adding program staff. the handiham program enables people with disabilities to participate in amateur radio. | $224,841 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Leeds | UK | #1308 support a student throughout their research towards a phd degree in computer science at the university of leeds. the phd research topic explores the synergy between artificial intelligence (ai), | $201,090 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seti Institute | Mountain View, CA | #1592 enhance curriculum by adding hands-on labs that incorporate educational principles and radio communication technique. | Science and technology | $194,698 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Multimode Digital Voice Modem (MMDVM) | BE | #1578 continue full-time development of its open-source digital voice modem, which supports multiple amateur radio modes. | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cal Poly Pomona Bronco Space With A Fiscal Sponsorship From Cal Poly Pomo | Pomona, CA | #1398 student-led university organization located at cal poly pomona aims to democratize space access. this grant funds a cubesat mission including launch costs. | $158,924 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software Freedom Conservancy | Brooklyn, NY | #1391 the sfc leverages copyleft licensing for the advancement of software freedom. this grant funds copyleft and gpl enforcement efforts. | Science and technology | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society of Women Engineers | Chicago, IL | #1534 supports scholarships and educational supports, including a new scholarships for students in india. | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Cape Town | SF | #1509 a smartsdn implementation for qos management a community network in south africa, done as a research project through a university. | $124,394 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Native Forward Scholars Fund | Albuquerque, NH | #1385 scholarships focused on empowering native american students pursuing higher education in steam fields, particularly in radio communications and related disciplines. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation | Alameda, CA | #1317 restoration and modernization project of the ship's radio equipment and facilities to continue its work in amateur radio promotion, education, and historical preservation. | Arts, culture and humanities | $80,438 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scientific Instrumentation Center Adventist University of Chile | CI | #1460 funds a three year project to study the effects of the atmosphere/space weather on radio/satellite communications. the project will involve students across the country for outreach and education | $79,280 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society | Albuquerque, NM | #1593 provide scholarships and support for twelve students pursuing stem degrees related to amateur radio in the 2025-2026 academic year. | $72,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Tennessee Repeater Association | Loudon, TN | #1374 repeater system upgraded and expansion to service a large community and provide emergency communications support. | Public and societal benefit | $59,781 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cascade Amateur Radio Society | Tigard, OR | #1577 installation and maintenance of arden in underserved rural communities outside portland. | Community improvement and capacity building | $58,067 | apps.irs.gov |
| Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club E V On Behalf of Online Amateur Radio Communi | GM | #1414 expanding new packet radio capabilities in the uk and ireland. | $55,456 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc | Pomona, CA | Direction finding from aerial platforms with amateur | Education | $51,945 | apps.irs.gov |
| Deep Space Exploration Society | Colorado Springs, CO | #1529 this group focuses on deep space communications and will conduct an experiment as proof of concept for earth-venus-earth communications. | Science and technology | $50,090 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tobb Economy and Technology University | TU | #1444 supports the creation of an amateur radio club on university campus that will facilitate sdr based laboratory projects. | $48,549 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom Academy Foundation | Provo, UT | #1401 two amateur radio clubs coming together working with schools in their area promote amateur radio with a focus on including indigenous students. | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New England Sci-Tech Inc | Natick, MA | #1340 plans to continue previous work bringing more youth into amateur radio and other stem learning. offering after school and summer classes/workshops for youth to learn about amateur radio and get | Human services | $39,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Electronic Applications Radio Service Inc | Union, KY | #1139 second out of three years of funding for yota americas camps, serving 30 campers per year. | $39,338 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | #1585 support for supplies, participant travel, and catering for the ham radio science citizen investigation (hamsci) workshop. | $34,625 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of Thammasat University) | TH | #1507 builds 50 packet-radio boxes (at 70cm) and trains 500 hams across thailand to use new packet radio to provide internet during emergencies. | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valencia County Amateur Radio Association Inc | Peralta, NM | #1556 enhance accessibility and participation in amateur radio by constructing a handicap ramp at their clubhouse. | Arts, culture and humanities | $32,881 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | #1474 funds a post-doc position at the university of scranton for the scientific analysis of rbn/wsprnet/pskreporter (amateur radio) data. | Education | $30,954 | apps.irs.gov |
| Excellence for All Steam School Network Inc | Uptown, MA | #1527 aims to provide hands-on stem learning experiences for underrepresented students, enhance their engineering skills, and engage the broader community through workshops. | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vasavi College | IN | #1251 establish school/college amateur radio stations near vasavi college. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sarasota Military Academy Inc | Sarasota, FL | #1573 establish an amateur radio club on a junior high and high school campus with a curriculum for students related to amateur radio. | Education | $29,875 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walters State Community College Foundation | Morristown, TN | #1445 supports walters state college in morristown, tn in putting together a radio summer camp for intermediate school students with the intention of having students sit for the technician license exa | Education | $26,971 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Collective Europe On Behalf of Jarl Koyoto Club | BE | #1363 focus on growing the interest and participation of amateur radio among individuals under the age of 20 in japan through education and licensing exam assistance. | $26,748 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seti Institute | Mountain View, CA | #1388 seti and gnu radio will host a three day in-person hackathon at the hat creek radio observatory. participants will attend lectures on how to use the allen telescope array and other technologies. | Science and technology | $26,040 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irvine Valley College Foundation On Behalf of the Irvine Valley College Ama | Irvine, CA | #1350 creates a base station at the school, provides a portable hf set up for offsite events, and puts up a repeater. | $23,038 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club E V On Behalf of Esk Radioklub Zsczech Rad | GM | #1452 supports the youth on the air summer camp in czech. | $20,843 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artisans Asylum Inc | Boston, MA | #1543 fostering amateur radio engagement by integrating radio curriculum into their programs. | Human services | $19,097 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emergency Preparedness in Calabasas | Calabasas, CA | #1349 enhance emergency preparedness by expanding digital communications and providing training. | Human services | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alhambra High School | Phoenix, AZ | #1370 revive an old radio club at a high school by updating equipment. | $18,133 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ham Radio Village | Superior, CO | Amateur radio evangelist | Science and technology | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club | West Babylon, NY | #1542 upgrade the club communications trailer with new batteries and additional solar panels to enhance its role as a mobile command post. | $15,985 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vrza (vereniging Van Radio Zendamateurs) | NL | #1366 secure future hamnet wireless network capacity, increase stability, and increase bandwidth requirements to prepare for more demanding network applications and improved repeater systems. | $15,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Yavapai County Ares Races Inc | Prescott Valley, AZ | #1437 upgrade to ares emergency communication equipment including radios and antennas. | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $15,028 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Collective Europe (on Behalf of) Amateurfunkgruppe Burgdorf Hb9be | BE | #1512 provides access to an aredn network to the hams living in the city of burgdorf. | $13,137 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force | Hebron, IN | #1330 northwest indiana amateur radio partnership | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $11,694 | apps.irs.gov |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | #1467 funding to update a ground station so it can communicate with a cubesat. the group will conduct outreach by providing hands-on demonstrations. | $11,529 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sandra Inc | San Diego, CA | #1400 builds a library catalog to hold and preserve open source ham software projects created by individuals. | $11,518 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Louisiana | Lafayette, LA | #1395 update radio club equipment including hf and satellite capabilities. club expansion plans include outreach to college and high-school students. | $10,719 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cross Roads Ham Radio Club | Ganado, TX | #1555 acquire portable hf, vhf, and uhf equipment for go-boxes | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $9,505 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club Incorporated | Boise, ID | #1421 update repeaters and link them together for better club communications. | Public and societal benefit | $8,950 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vrza (vereniging Van Radio Zendamateurs) | NL | #1367 update software and repeater network across the netherlands. | $8,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Kk6uc club modernization and public service | Health care | $7,547 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brick Store Museum | Kennebunk, ME | #1539 create an educational interactive amateur radio display and ham shack within the museum to expand outreach. | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,275 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Museum of Information Explosion | Huntsville, AL | #1587 purchase new equipment to upgrade the museum hamshack, enhancing its functionality. | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,008 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hancock County Esda Support Association | Carthage, IL | #1533 enhance emergency communication capabilities by acquiring portable hf, vhf, and uhf go boxes. | $6,650 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Board of Education of School District No 36 (surrey) | CA | #1536 creates pota go boxes to establish new amateur radio clubs at schools within the district. | $6,361 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Middle School | Joplin, MO | #1455 upgrade equipment for middle school radio club including a dmr repeater and related equipment. | $6,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Contest University Inc (ctu) | West Middlesex, PA | #1523 purchases a/v equipment to improve the quality of training classes and events. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Science East | Shoreham, NY | Support in nikola tesla's only remaining lab. | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sweet Dreams for Randolph County Kids Inc | Winchester, IN | #1336 promote stem and amateur radio among underserved students in indiana. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| K5utd Amateur Radio Club With A Fiscal Sponsorship From the Richardson Wire | Richardson, TX | #1590 modernize the club's satellite station by upgrading the transceiver and antennas to address performance issues and enhance satellite telemetry research support. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hot Springs Amateur Radio Club | Hot Springs, SD | #1565 establish a youth licensing sponsorship and mentorship program to cover costs and bolster engagement in rural western south dakota. | $2,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arrl Foundation | Newington, CT | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff) | San Francisco, CA | Leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedv (via Software Freedom Conservancy) | Brooklyn, NY | Suite of digital voice modes for hf radio. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | Provides free access to a wide range media and creators of the wayback machine. | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Signal Technology Foundation (the Signal App) | Mountain View, CA | State-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source signal protocol) keeps your conversations secure. donations help pay for the development and maintenance of signal, including the ser | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software Freedom Conservancy | Brooklyn, NY | A double-entry bookkeeping computer language that lets you define financial transaction records in a text file, read them in memory, generate a variety of reports from them, and provides a web interfa | Science and technology | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Software Freedom Conservancy | Brooklyn, NY | A linux operating system targeting embedded devices. provides the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it; for users this means the ability for full cus | Science and technology | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | The nonprofit wikimedia foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. we host wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the wor | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Internet Research Group (isrg) | San Francisco, CA | Helping in making the internet safer and helps websites get the certification needed to get the https certification. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Board of Education of School District No 36 (surrey) | CA | #1365 supports a summer school program to teach high-school students rf communications and amateur radio, including helping them to pass the licensing exam. | $1,928 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the West Bend Community Memorial Library | West Bend, WI | #1375 provide children aged 10-15 with an interactive, educational experience that enhances their stem skills and introduces them to the world of amateur radio. | Education | $1,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Collective Europe On the Behalf of Open Street Map Foundation | BE | Openstreetmap is an initiative to create and provide free geographic data, such as street maps, to anyone. the openstreetmap foundation is an international not-for-profit organization supporting, but | $1,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radio Amateurs of Canada Foundation | CA | Serving canada amateur radio people at a government level. | $1,048 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Collective Europe On the Behalf of Open Street Map Foundation | BE | Openstreetmap is an initiative to create and provide free geographic data, such as street maps, to anyone. the openstreetmap foundation is an international not-for-profit organization supporting, but | $1,047 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Libre Space Foundation | GR | Libre space foundation (lsf) is a non-profit foundation registered since 2015 in greece from the creators of the satnogs project. our mission is to promote, advance and develop libre (free and open so | $1,044 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Libre Space Foundation | GR | Advance and develop free and open source technologies and knowledge for space. | $1,003 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aprs Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Formed in 2022. "supports the automatic packet reporting system (aprs)" | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club Inc | Providence, UT | Donation to the bridgerland amateur radio club inc. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Creative Commons | Mountain View, CA | A non-profit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. the organization ha | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everyorg | San Francisco, CA | Free donation platform that supports the non-profit community. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hack Club | West Hollywood, CA | Hack club's primary focus is its clubs program, in which it supports high school coding clubs through learning resources and mentorship. it also runs a series of other programs and events. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | Provides educational resources for students of all ages | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parks On the Air | Severna Park, MD | Promotes international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parks On the Air | Severna Park, MD | Organized to give access to parks and emergency radio communication. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Software Freedom Conservancy | Brooklyn, NY | A free and open source distributed version control system | Science and technology | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Document Foundation | GM | Open-source word processing software suite. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Mentor Project | Great Neck, NY | Provides mentors that are experts in science, technology, engineering, the arts, mathematics, business etc. to youth. | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tor Project | Winchester, NH | Developed the tor network (onion routing) which helps to safeguard against mass surveillance and fight censorship. | Public and societal benefit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ylrl | Kingman, AZ | Membership organization supporting women in amateur radio. the ylrl provides many services for its members including publishing a bimonthly newsletter, yl harmonics. it also provides an audio tape ver | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ylrl | Kingman, AZ | Membership organization supporting women in amateur radio. the ylrl provides many services for its members including publishing a bimonthly newsletter, yl harmonics. it also provides an audio tape ver | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,017,500 |
| Science and technology | $619,828 |
| Human services | $494,568 |
| Education | $345,603 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $324,964 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $235,045 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $228,918 |
| Public and societal benefit | $113,179 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,264,964 |
| Connecticut | $1,026,581 |
| New York | $542,476 |
| Illinois | $326,205 |
| Pennsylvania | $300,813 |
| Minnesota | $254,156 |
| New Mexico | $208,551 |
| Massachusetts | $134,612 |
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Updated May 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.