We have 30
million reasons
to celebrate.
Realize your impact.
Illuminate
Educate
Engage
Thanks to our donors, supporters and volunteers, the
Realize the Full Potential of
IEEE
Campaign smashed through its fundraising goal of $30 million—with a total
of $32.1 million raised to date.
What’s more impressive is the impact that the
campaign is already having on the lives of
individuals and communities around the world.
• Raising awareness of the IEEE initiatives that address pressing global challenges
• Forging strong partnerships with corporations, individuals and
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Celebrate
Here are just a few of
the global challenges
being tackled by the
engineers, technologists
and programs supported
by the
Realize the Full
Potential of IEEE
Campaign.
Celebrate
More than 1 billion people have no access to reliable electricity
More than half of the world’s population cannot access the Internet
As important work for technologists increases, the need for engineers, STEM professionals and engineering students is increasing globally
Solving these problems
requires ingenuity and dedication, as well as new generations of innovators to rise to the occasion. Our unprecedented campaign supported those who rise to the challenges, manifesting solutions and changing lives.70
New and Expanded Partnerships across
IEEE’s Ecosystem
134
New and Expanded Funds Support the Work
of these Partners
$32.1MM
Donated—That’s Impactful!
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Acknowledging those who’ve made the biggest impact—so far.
“ Every contributor and ultimately
every recipient will be elevated as
part of this major leap forward for
the IEEE Foundation.”
–Jim Jefferies, 2018 IEEE President
We are indebted to numerous corporate donors, including:
8%
Total Given through Planned Gifts from IEEE Goldsmith Legacy
League Members
15,000+
Number of Donors Who Gave to the Campaign$32.1MM
Donated—That’s Impactful!11%
Percentage of Giving Designed to Provide Long-Term Support for anServing IEEE and Humanity
“ We’re honored and grateful to have the opportunity to serve not just IEEE, but the humanity to whom we all owe great new opportunities to realize their full potential.” –Ray Larsen
Providing Invaluable Opportunities for Graduate Students in
Antennas and Propagation
“ I’m excited and proud to provide qualified young students with the same opportunities to attend the APS conferences that I was afforded and to set an example for other IEEE members as to how they can turn their philanthropy into impact.” –CJ Reddy
Some Donors are Forever Generous
Vivian Carr: She generously lifted IEEE to the status of family when she included an unrestricted bequest to the IEEE Foundation in her will. Her philanthropic investment provides vital resources to further the scientific and educational purposes of IEEE.
Investing in the Future of IEEE
Emerson and Elizabeth Pugh: Their fervor for the history of technology, combined with their desire to nurture scholars who will advocate for the importance of technology and its history, motivated them to make transformational gifts to the IEEE History Center.
Educate the Next Generation of
Innovators and Engineers
The future of technology depends upon the nourishment of brilliant minds, the creation of opportunities and the cultivation of a generation of socially responsible technology professionals. IEEE programs designed to provide educational opportunities for pre-university students, university students and young professionals are enhanced by donor support.
Realizing Impact Across Multiple Initiatives
and Around the World
Illuminate the Possibilities of
Technology by Using It to Address
Global Challenges
Technology is a propelling force that makes it possible to take action. It allows us to ask previously unimaginable questions and find solutions to unsolved problems.
Illuminate
Educate
950,000+
Lives Transformed
5,800+
University and Graduate Students Provided with Scholarships and Grants
16
New and Expanded Partnerships
26
New and Expanded Partnerships
630+
Projects and Deployments260,000+
Pre-university Students Impacted$5.5MM+
Funds Raised$13.7MM+
Funds RaisedEngage a Wider Audience in
Appreciating the Value and Importance
of Engineering and Technology
Donor-supported programs that engage strive to preserve and promote the legacy of electrical engineering and computing. Preserving our history enables us to understand today better and improve tomorrow.
Energize Innovation by Celebrating
Technological Excellence
Technological innovation pushes the boundaries of thinking, breaks new ground and improves lives. Your support helps energize, encourage and celebrate technological achievements and academic excellence.
Engage
Energize
350,000+
Service Hours Donated by HKN
(Eta Kappa Nu)
29
New and Expanded Partnerships
12
New and Expanded Partnerships
20
New Medals, Awards and Recognitions Created across IEEE
49
Milestones Dedicated91
Oral Histories CollectedThe Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Campaign supports four “pillars,” each representing a letter in the IEEE name:
Illuminate / Educate / Engage / Energize
IEEE MGA
$2.5MM+
Funds Raised$10.4MM+
Funds RaisedIEEE
Tech
Eth cs
TMWhile impact can be measured in many ways, the greatest impact lies beyond the scope of any instrument or scale. It’s the power of technology to transform the lives of individuals and groups of individuals the world over. The programs, projects and people featured here have all made an impact on—or been impacted by—the
Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Campaign.
Smart Village:
Closing the Energy Gap for the World’s Most
Energy-Impoverished Citizens.
The IEEE Smart Village (ISV) program has a unique approach to supporting the world’s energy-impoverished communities—by providing a comprehensive solution combining renewable energy, community-based education and entrepreneurial opportunities.
As part of its mission, ISV provides seed-funding to carefully selected community
Thinking globally. Acting globally.
EPICS in IEEE:
Connecting Engineering to Community Service
Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) partners students with professionals and non-profit organizations to provide community service organizations with the technology they need to improve and deliver services and provide undergraduate students with educational experiences to broaden their skills.
Lights for the Enlightened
A joint effort between IEEE Smart Village and the Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) brought electric lighting to remote populations in the Himalayan region of Northern India—including two Buddhist monasteries that date back to the 12th century.
Previously dependent on sooty kerosene lamps, the people in the mountain villages surrounding the monasteries now have more time to do work, as well as cooking and other chores. Students can study and read longer thanks to more consistent light sources. Streetlights also make walking between buildings safer. The installation at the Lingshed monastery even included a computer lab with a satellite Internet link.
Buddy the Dog Makes Friends for Life
Severely injured, one-year-old German Shepherd puppy Buddy was found abandoned outside of an animal care facility in early May 2018. In order to save Buddy’s life, his veterinary team opted to amputate the bottom half of his back leg but lacked the technology to fit him for a prosthesis that would grant him full range of motion.
That’s when IEEE-HKN Iota Delta Chapter and student volunteers from Stevens Institute of Technology came to the rescue, thanks to an EPICS in IEEE grant. The team set out to create a completely functional trans-tibial (below the knee) dog prosthesis and plans to showcase and demonstrate the prototype robotic prosthesis to K-12 students both in a classroom setting and in a summer camp program during a hands-on laboratory robotics session.
IMPACT REALIZED DURING CAMPAIGN
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Projects Established
IMPACT REALIZED DURING CAMPAIGN
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Vehicle Deployments
17,000+
Volunteer Hours
Supporting Disaster Areas
200,000+
People Reached for
STEM and Public Visibility
IEEE SIGHT:
Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology
IEEE SIGHT is a global network of groups consisting of IEEE members and volunteers who identify and address local problems by applying their technical skills and partnering with their local communities. What SIGHT Teams do: • Focus on sustainable solutions that make a long-term
difference in people’s lives
• Operate through local volunteers and partners working with local communities
• Prioritize success achieved through partnerships, starting with the community and extending to government
organizations, NGOs, schools, hospitals, companies and others • Value sustainability, so continuous training and education
are essential
While the SIGHT program was conceptualized in 2011, it was added to the IEEE Foundation family of funds in 2019. In just a short time, we have already kick-started funding for four projects, and the IEEE Foundation looks forward to supporting more SIGHT projects in the future.
TryEngineering Summer Institutes
In 2019, 30 high school students attended the TryEngineering Summer Institute thanks to need-based scholarships through the IEEE Foundation. They joined 125 other high school students, collectively representing
MOVE:
MOVE-ing Mountains to Restore Power
and Communications
The IEEE-USA Mobile Outreach VEhicle (MOVE) is a specially equipped vehicle that can provide short-term power and communications solutions to communities affected by natural disasters.
When not deployed for natural disasters, MOVE volunteers use the vehicle to conduct STEM-related community outreach. The MOVE truck has been pressed into service numerous times across the United States since its debut in 2016.
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Projects Funded
PES Scholarship Plus:
Preparing the Next Generation of Power and Energy Engineers
The IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Scholarship Plus provides scholarships plus real-world experience to undergraduates interested in power and energy engineering careers.
These undergraduate engineering scholarships aim to accomplish this goal by attracting highly qualified engineering students to the field. These students are the very individuals who will one day develop new green technologies, build the smart grid and change the way we generate and utilize power.
IEEE REACH:
Raising Engineering
Awareness through the Conduit of History
Understanding that technology and history are not mutually exclusive subjects, IEEE REACH provides history teachers with free educational resources that situate science, technology and engineering in their social and humanistic contexts.
With teaching tools that include Inquiry Units based on the “C3 Framework”, primary and secondary sources, hands-on-activities, multimedia sources (video and audio), background information for teachers and additional resources, REACH offers a one-stop shop of resources that bring to life the history of technology and engineering in the classroom.
Vince Zaccone: From
Drexel to Delmarva
Now a valuable member of the Delmarva Power Transmission Substation Reliability team, Vince Zaccone was one of the first PES Scholars.
He credits the Scholarship Plus Initiative as a major influence, “PES has had a tremendous impact on my career.”
Science Kits for Public Libraries
Science Kits for Public Libraries (SKPL) makes science kits as easy to check out of a public library as a book! With access to a public library and a valid library card, children can check out high-quality, hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) experiences—at zero cost to their parents.
Initiated by the Chicago Section in 2009, the program has expanded into Region 4 with the support of funds raised during the Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Campaign.
IMPACT REALIZED DURING CAMPAIGN
1,800+
Scholarships Awarded
600
PES Scholar Alumni Are
Now Working Full-Time
IMPACT REALIZED DURING CAMPAIGN
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Learning Units
250,000+
Pre-university
Students Involved
Milestones:
When Engineers Make History,
We Make Sure It’s Remembered
In conjunction with Engineering and Technology Wiki, the IEEE History Center’s Milestones program recognizes significant events in the history of technology—with physical plaques marking discoveries, innovations and events dating back to 1751.
It’s one of the most visible ways IEEE educates the general public about the importance of its members’ achievements.
To the Moon and Back
Using a terrestrial laser and a reflector array placed on the Moon by Apollo 11 astronauts, the Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment (LURE) allowed NASA to precisely measure the distance between Earth and the
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49
New Milestones Dedicated
Life Members:
Giving Back to Those Who’ve Led Us Forward
IEEE “Life” status is automatically bestowed to IEEE members based on age and years of membership. It’s proof of a strong and sustained commitment to the profession. The Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Campaign allows the
IEEE Foundation to continue its strong and sustained commitment to Life Members.
The Life Members Fund supports programs that enhance the activities of Life members, potential engineers, engineering students and professionals worldwide. The continued growth of the Life Members Fund helps support new and exciting opportunities for young engineers with engineering education and workforce development, applying technology for humanitarian causes and preserving the history of technology.
1100100 (100) Years of
Claude Shannon
Legendary mathematician and engineer Claude Shannon pioneered the field of information theory, including popularizing the term “bit”. In 2016, to commemorate the centennial of Claude Shannon’s birth, a series of activities
were planned—including a dual IEEE Milestone dedication at both Nokia Bell Labs and MIT. Through the Realize the Full Potential of IEEE
Campaign, donors invested in the creation of “The Bit Player”, a feature-length documentary directed by Mark Levinson. The film debuted in 2018 and was released to a larger audience via Amazon Prime in the summer of 2020.
IMPACT REALIZED DURING CAMPAIGN
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Grants Provided to Support
Local IEEE Activities
109
Life Member Affinity
Groups Supported
Oral Histories
Oral histories are a vital part of documenting the legacy of innovation created by IEEE members. The IEEE History Center has recorded hundreds of first-hand accounts of significant developments and discoveries.
Bringing a Life Member Initiative to Life
“Girls Make Tech with Heart” is an IEEE Buenaventura Section STEM event designed for students ranging in age from 9 to 14 from Ventura County in California, USA. The IEEE Foundation has proudly provided four grants to enable the program during the campaign through the Life Members Fund. In recognition of the great work being done by the Buenaventura Section, IEEE Educational Activities recognized them in 2019 with its Professional Development Award.
Awards:
Recognizing Our Members
The IEEE Awards Program is a 100-year old peer-recognition program that honors those who have paved the path of discovery. IEEE Awards sets a standard of excellence and recognizes members and other
professionals for their service to society.
IEEE Foundation has partnered with the IEEE Awards Program to add several new awards to the annual selection process—including two new medals named for women in the field. The addition of new awards aims to celebrate those whose innovation and engineering achievements are driving our society, while inspiring future leaders across the globe.
IEEE-HKN Names Top Award for Visionary Leader
To recognize and honor Asad Madni’s nearly 50 years of outstanding technical and philanthropic accomplishments and visionary leadership, IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu established a new award named for him.
The IEEE-HKN Asad M. Madni Outstanding Technical Achievement and Excellence Award is the society’s top honor. Presented annually beginning in 2020, the award honors a practitioner in the IEEE technical fields of interest who has distinguished themself through an invention, development or innovation that has had a worldwide impact.
The IEEE Mildred
Dresselhaus Medal
Thanks to the generous support of Google through the Realize the Full Potential of IEEE
Campaign, the IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal has been
added to the IEEE roster of awards for 2021. It is the first IEEE medal named for a woman.
IMPACT REALIZED DURING CAMPAIGN
330+
Professionals Recognized
for Their Achievements
IMPACT REALIZED DURING CAMPAIGN
91
New Oral Histories Collected
While the fundraising portion of the
Realize the Full
Potential of IEEE
Campaign has come to a successful end,
our work continues.
Let’s continue to realize our full potential—and make an impact—for years to come.
The IEEE Foundation’s Realize the Full Potential of IEEE
Campaign may be over, but our mission goes on.
We will continue to raise awareness of the IEEE initiatives that are addressing pressing global challenges. We will continue to forge strong partnerships with corporations, individuals and non-profits dedicated to addressing these challenges. And we will continue to encourage, support and champion current and future generations of engineers and STEM professionals. We invite you to stay involved as we continue to realize the
Thanks
Thanks
“ Everyone who worked on the campaign
and the thousands of donors who
contributed their time, talent and treasure
can take great satisfaction in knowing that
the campaign has positively impacted the
lives of real people for years to come.”
Eleanor Baum Marko Delimar Lyle D. Feisel Ralph Ford Roger Fujii David G. Green Jerry L. Hudgins John Impagliazzo Leah H. Jamieson Victor Lawrence Teck Seng Low Frederick C. Mintzer Adrian Pais Nita Patel Jackie Peer H. Vincent Poor Sarah A. Rajala Pedro A. Ray Wanda K. Reder L. Dennis Shapiro John R. Treichler
Recognizing the IEEE Foundation Professional Staff
Richard Allen, Senior Manager, Development Operations and Annual Giving Michael Deering, Senior Development Officer
Daniel DeLiberato, Development Officer Cynthia Dent, Senior Accountant
John Fredericka, Development Officer
Karen A. Galuchie, Executive Director/Assistant Secretary Michael Heelan, Manager of Accounting Foundation & Grants Karen Kaufman, Senior Manager, Communications
Chris Wright, Programs and Governance Manager
Lauren Young, Donor Relations & Annual Giving Specialist
All denominations in this publication are in US dollars. Audited financials are available on ieeefoundation.org. All statistics provided herein are final as of 31 December 2020 and may differ from other reports.
Special Thanks to Our Board Members throughout the Campaign
“ The successful conclusion of the $30 million campaign is exciting not only because it marks the realization of our goal, but also because it points the way to continued growth of the partnership between
IEEE and the IEEE Foundation and the expansion of philanthropic support for IEEE programs.”
–Leah H. Jamieson, President Emerita
“ I’m so pleased to report our success! I’m even happier to report the depth of the philanthropic support the campaign garnered—from individual IEEE members, IEEE members working
through their IEEE ‘organizational units,’ companies who rely on our members’ talents and other
individuals who see the educational and humanitarian value in the work our members are doing.”
You have 30
million reasons
to read what’s
inside!
The IEEE Foundation has 30 million bold new reasons to be proud after reaching its ambitious $30 million fundraising goal through its Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Campaign.
Learn more inside!
IEEE Foundation
As the philanthropic partner of IEEE, the IEEE Foundation inspires an engaged community and leverages the generosity of donors to enable IEEE programs that enhance technology access, literacy and education and supports the IEEE
professional community.
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