Philanthropic Foundations
Power innovation for impact
Philanthropic foundations drive big visions—MIT Solve delivers the bold ideas to match. By partnering with Solve, your foundation can tap into a global pipeline of vetted, tech-powered solutions tackling the world’s most pressing challenges—from health systems and climate resilience to education and economic opportunity.
Whether you co-design a challenge aligned to your mission, support a prize for breakthrough solutions, or access Solve’s data insights to guide smarter, results-driven philanthropy, Solve’s proven model helps foundations find what works.
You don’t need to be an expert to recognize technology’s potential to positively impact billions.
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Philanthropic Foundation Offerings
Open Innovation Challenge Design & Management
Partner with Solve to co-create and run global or regional innovation challenges that source cutting-edge social impact solutions. See how leading foundations have catalyzed change by partnering with Solve on open innovation challenges.
Funding Coalitions
Join forces with Solve and other aligned funders to pool resources and drive collective impact around shared issue areas through Solve’s Global Challenges. Solve serves as your ecosystem builder, facilitating multi-sector coalitions on systemic challenges.
Monitoring & Evaluation Advisory
Tap into Solve’s expertise to design an M&E framework that aligns with your goals and shows what’s working. Let’s strengthen how you track, measure, and communicate your impact—connect with us to get started.
Innovator Support & Tech Vetting
Solve’s highly-rated support program ensures your grantees develop leadership skills, early impact metrics, and learning strategies to scale. Solve helps de-risk your grant investments through our rigorous, proven selection and technical vetting process.
Support innovation
Invest in game-changing solutions
Fuel early-stage ideas with staying power and connect with a broader ecosystem of public, private, and academic partners. Whether you're looking to scale impact or spark new thinking, MIT Solve is your partner in turning innovation into measurable change.
Together, we can accelerate progress where it's needed most.