Grant Details

The GE Aerospace Foundation, an independent charitable organization funded by GE Aerospace, complements the company's purpose to lift people up” in communities where employees live and work around the world. The Foundation's philanthropic strategy and programs focus on engineering education, workforce development, and disaster relief. The Foundation also supports GE Aerospace employees through programs such as Matching Gifts and STAR Awards. When GE Aerospace launched as an independent company in 2024, the GE Foundation was relaunched as the GE Aerospace Foundation, commencing a new chapter that builds on the successful, 100+ year legacy of the previous GE Foundation. At GE Aerospace, staff are passionate about lifting people up in the communities where they live and work with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; workforce training and development; military and veterans causes; and disaster relief and humanitarian aid.

The GE Foundation aims to build a world that works better. The Foundation provides funding under the following priority areas:

• STEM Education: Inventing the future of flight does not happen without engineers – and becoming an engineer does not happen overnight. It requires access to opportunities and encouragement along the way. That is why GE Aerospace and the GE Aerospace Foundation support opportunities for students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
• Workforce Training and Development: Rebuilding a skilled workforce is an urgent, ongoing challenge across the aviation industry as it continues to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 while meeting increased demand for air travel around the world. Supporting effective workforce skills programs and reducing barriers to training are a critical part of addressing this challenge. Building on our long history of apprenticeships and workforce training programs internally, GE Aerospace and the GE Aerospace Foundation took additional steps this year to support future and existing workers across manufacturing through local partnerships.
• Military and Veterans Causes: GE Aerospace has a 100-year history of partnering with the U.S. military, with nearly two-thirds of the country's fighter aircraft powered by our technology and more than 29,000 military engines in service worldwide. We are proud to support those who have served and their families, standing ready to support them through GE Aerospace and GE Aerospace Foundation efforts.
• Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid: GE Aerospace and the GE Aerospace Foundation are committed to supporting disaster and humanitarian relief efforts around the world by leveraging aviation's important role in expediting response efforts. In 2024, the GE Aerospace Foundation gave $2M to respond to major global disasters and humanitarian crises. Employees also step up in meaningful ways during challenging times and their efforts were especially impactful in helping communities rebuild and recover from disasters in 2024.