Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
FounderAlfred Pritchard Sloan Jr.
FocusResearch and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics
Location
MethodGrantmaking
Key people
Adam F. Falk (President)
EndowmentUS$2.0 billion
Employees36
Websitesloan.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is an American philanthropic nonprofit organization. It was established in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan Jr., then-president and chief executive officer of General Motors.

The Sloan Foundation makes grants to support original research and broad-based education related to science, technology, and economics. The foundation is an independent entity and has no formal relationship with General Motors.[1] As of 2022, the Sloan Foundation's assets totaled $2.0 billion.[2]

  1. ^ About the Foundation Sloan Foundation. Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.