Open Foundations · Illinois

Motorola Solutions Foundation

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366109323. It paid $12.6M across 213 grants in 2025, a median of $35K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$12.6M
paid in 2025
213
grants paid
$35K
median grant
10%
to first-time recipients
$1.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
Motorola Solutions Foundation - Gra
Address
500 W Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, 60661
Phone
8883259336
Email
foundation@motorolasolutions.com
Form the request should take
The Motorola Solutions Foundation has a two-phase annual grant cycle that includes an open letter of inquiry form followed by an invitation-only full application. A grant request can be submitted through the general grant application at: https://www.motorolasolutions.versaic.com/login
Submission deadline
Inquiry forms are available November through February, and full applications March through April.
Restrictions on awards
Grants are only awarded to charitable organizations, schools, or foreign organizations who successfully receive charitable determination by NGO Source.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641359349101444. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 213 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1American Online Giving FoundationDE$1,543,843General Operating Support
2Police Executive Research ForumDC$500,000General Operating Support
3National Fallen Firefighters FoundationMD$335,000General Operating Support
4For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (first)NH$267,750General Operating Support
5Movement ForwardGA$265,000General Operating Support
6Uk Online Giving Foundationn/a$234,275General Operating Support
7International Assn of Fire Chiefs IncVA$200,000General Operating Support
8Organizacin De Estados Iberoamericanos Para La Educacin La Ciencia Y La Culn/a$185,000General Operating Support
9Blue Help IncMA$170,000General Operating Support
10Concerns of Police SurvivorsMO$160,000General Operating Support
11Sponsor a Young Adult to Go Through the Npower Program Pathways to ProsperNY$155,000General Operating Support
12Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationCA$150,000General Operating Support
13The 100 Club of IllinoisIL$150,000General Operating Support
14Home FireNH$145,000General Operating Support
15International Association of Chiefs of Police IncorporatedVA$140,000General Operating Support

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201,292$11.9M
2021217$12.4M
2022219$11.8M
2023236$13.3M
2024239$13.8M
2025 (partial year)213$12.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Illinois22%
California16%
??15%
New York7%
District of Columbia5%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Cynthia YazdiVice President · 2025
Deborah J McmillanSecretary · 2025
Jason WinklerPresident · 2025
John P MolloyVice President · 2025
Karem PerezExecutive Director (until 9/22/2025) · 2025
Kathryn MooreVice President · 2025
Marty HenningTreasurer · 2025
Wesley BardenExecutive Director · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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