Our Funders
The NE STEAM Coalition is immensely grateful to our dedicated and generous funders for their unwavering support, which plays a pivotal role in advancing our mission every day.
Oregon Health Authority
A project empowering youth by conducting community surveys to co-create a climate justice outreach plan, engaging the next generation in environmental advocacy and action.
Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund
PCEF support helped NESC develop its permacomputing and climate justice work, connecting youth learning to technology, computational waste, repair, and reuse.
Meyer Memorial Trust
Support from Meyer Memorial Trust helped NESC strengthen science-centered learning experiences that connect curiosity, experimentation, evidence, and real-world problem-solving to the broader STEAM pathway.
The Collins Foundation
Support from The Collins Foundation helps NESC strengthen organizational capacity, expand community-rooted STEAM programming, and build reliable pathways that connect youth learning to creativity, technology, climate awareness, and future opportunity.
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
Support from Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation helped NESC deepen hands-on tinkering and makerspace learning, giving youth more opportunities to explore tools, materials, design, invention, and problem-solving through practical STEAM experiences.
Oregon Community Foundation
OCF support has provided critical just-in-time funding for NESC programs, helping us respond to community needs, sustain youth programming, and expand access to hands-on STEAM learning when opportunities arise.
Black United Fund of Oregon
Support from Black United Fund of Oregon helped NESC build nonprofit capacity through accelerator support, strengthening the organizational systems, leadership, and infrastructure needed to grow community-rooted STEAM pathways.