Alfred P Sloan Foundation
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a not-for-profit private grantmaking foundation based in New York City, United States. It was founded in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan Jr, then-president and CEO of General Motors. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's mission is to accelerate the advancement of human knowledge through the support of original, high-quality research in science, technology and economics; to increase the quality and diversity of higher education in STEM fields and to promote the public understanding of these topics. Industries it has a preference for include: Diversified/Conglomerates, Business Services, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare Specialist, IT Services, Information Technology, Logistics & Distribution, Media (Text; Video; Audio), Power & Utilities, Software / Internet, Telecoms & Data , Telecoms & Media. Verticals it has a preference for include: CleanTech. First-time funds may be considered.