Grants paid by Innovation Works Inc
EIN 25-1588611 · Pittsburgh, PA · Form 990, Schedule I
Innovation Works Inc of Pittsburgh, PA (EIN 25-1588611) reported 69 grants paid totaling $2,500,157 to 63 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,500,157
69 grants
Recipients
63
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | $362,500 | — |
| 2020 | 17 | $623,739 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | $121,278 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $46,393 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | $384,228 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | $517,664 | — |
| 2025 | 10 | $444,355 | — |
Top recipients
The 63 recipients receiving the most from Innovation Works Inc, by grants paid, out of 63 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footbridge for Families Inc 84-2077025 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $170,000 | 2020 |
| Farm to Flame Energy Inc 83-1027442 | A | Duquesne, PA | 1 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Precision Neuroscopics 85-4321102 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $150,000 | 2023 |
| Pathway Accessibility Solutions Inc DBA Pathvu 46-5639609 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $127,420 | 2025 |
| Astria Biosciences Inc 92-2354842 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $125,000 | 2025 |
| Honeycomb Credit Inc 81-5115310 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $110,000 | 2020 |
| Washington and Jefferson College 25-0965601 | A | Washington, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2018 |
| Pennsylvania State University New Kensington Campus 24-6000376 | A | New Kensington, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2018 |
| Meerkat Village LLC 87-2344686 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Korion Health Inc 88-2960763 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $90,000 | 2024 |
| Sustainible LLC 85-3621853 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Bindr Inc 99-0737995 | A | York, PA | 1 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| Civic Champs Inc 83-3297172 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $60,000 | 2020 |
| Junebrain Inc 84-2636016 | A | Rockville, MD | 1 | $53,000 | 2020 |
| Make It Home Safe LLC 85-1683627 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Testa Seat Inc 92-3064863 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Leaficient Inc 88-2711539 | A | Evans City, PA | 2 | $45,000 | 2025 |
| Cassian Solutions Inc 83-1067678 | A | Phoenixville, PA | 1 | $45,000 | 2020 |
| Carnegie Mellon University 25-0969449 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $35,000 | 2022 |
| Cleanrobotics Inc 47-5458890 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $35,000 | 2018 |
| Bansen Labs LLC 47-1731576 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $29,767 | 2021 |
| Veloai Inc 88-1604465 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $27,500 | 2024 |
| Admirra Inc 99-3687293 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Sparkwear Inc 84-2813601 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Thiopoly LLC 92-3982142 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Near Earth Autonomy Inc 45-4102356 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Expressive Painimation Co 37-2028832 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Wright Wold Scientific LLC 81-1322737 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Journey Robotics Inc 99-1591950 | A | Mars, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Adrich Inc 83-1903597 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| S & K Cosmetics 99-1203027 | A | N Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Cognowear Inc 82-1091974 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Glassautomatic Inc DBA Rolf Glass 22-2387913 | A | Mt Pleasant, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Hibersense Inc 81-0719999 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Farm Jenny LLC 82-3184037 | A | Mars, PA | 1 | $24,064 | 2020 |
| Cell X Technologies Inc 82-2405500 | A | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $22,586 | 2025 |
| Kenson Plastics Inc 25-1416722 | A | Beaver Falls, PA | 1 | $22,500 | 2023 |
| Sealion Energy Inc 93-4294324 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Atlas Medtech LLC 82-5178808 | A | Greensburg, PA | 1 | $20,000 | 2018 |
| Homewood Children's Village 27-1885583 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Zoobean Inc 46-3216304 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | 2018 |
| Beamdata Inc 83-3126810 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Shelfmark Inc 88-4013880 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $18,967 | 2024 |
| Pimios LLC 46-4252092 | A | New Brighton, PA | 1 | $17,125 | 2021 |
| Raven Industries Inc 25-1649532 | A | Latrobe, PA | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Sterile Vision Inc 86-1613169 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| D Squared Plant Traps LLC 85-3692239 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Encotech Inc 25-1504102 | A | Eighty Four, PA | 2 | $14,941 | 2023 |
| Nside Out Spaces LLC 81-5230759 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $12,500 | 2018 |
| Leading Technologies Inc 51-0363266 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $12,122 | 2024 |
| Leaders of Change LLC 84-3419416 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $11,000 | 2021 |
| Ahemet Antidotes LLC 85-1424109 | A | Allison Park, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Touchwood Labs Inc 85-1490681 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Trek Gum LLC 84-2429633 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Benchtop Bioreactors Inc 85-1575237 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Optimus Technologies Inc 47-5200642 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $9,925 | 2024 |
| Forsight Assistive Devices LLC 93-2962298 | A | North Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $9,150 | 2024 |
| Luminaerospace LLC 27-3905235 | A | N Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $7,178 | 2021 |
| Super Powers Mobility Inc 93-4000116 | A | New Kensington, PA | 1 | $6,769 | 2025 |
| Estat Actuation Inc 83-4553726 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,393 | 2022 |
| Realbotics Inc 46-3139482 | A | Bethel Park, PA | 1 | $6,250 | 2021 |
| Je Weinel DBA Rock-N-Rescue 25-1425966 | A | Butler, PA | 1 | $6,000 | 2023 |
| Digitalkonnect LLC 82-5411472 | A | North Versailles, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 69 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Astria Biosciences Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $125,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($125,000) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | Pathvu Pittsburgh, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($100,000) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | Bindr Inc York, PA | A | $75,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($75,000) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | Journey Robotics Inc Mars, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($25,000) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | S & K Cosmetics N Huntingdon, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ($25,000) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | Near Earth Autonomy Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($25,000.00) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | Cell X Technologies Inc Cleveland, OH | A | $22,586 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($22,585.62) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | Sealion Energy Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $20,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($20,000.00) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | Leaficient Inc Evans City, PA | A | $20,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($20,000) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2025 | Super Powers Mobility Inc New Kensington, PA | A | $6,769 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($6,768.76) | 202611359349313176 |
| 2024 | Farm to Flame Energy Inc Duquesne, PA | A | $150,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($150,000) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Korion Health Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $75,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($75,000) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Sustainible LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $75,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($75,000) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Testa Seat Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($50,000) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Veloai Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $27,500 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($25,000) INTERN PROGRAM GRANT ($2,500) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Thiopoly LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($25,000) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Admirra Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ($25,000) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Leaficient Inc Evans City, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($25,000) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Shelfmark Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $18,967 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($18,966.77) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Korion Health Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $15,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($15,000) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Leading Technologies Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $12,122 | paid | INNOVATION ADOPTION PROGRAM ($12,121.71) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Optimus Technologies Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $9,925 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($9,925) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2024 | Forsight Assistive Devices LLC North Huntingdon, PA | A | $9,150 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANTS ($9,150.05) | 202521359349310282 |
| 2023 | Precision Neuroscopics Pittsburgh, PA | A | $150,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($150,000) | 202441369349307664 |
| 2023 | Meerkat Village LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($100,000) | 202441369349307664 |
| 2023 | Make It Home Safe LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | AWARD, UPPRIZE ($50,000) | 202441369349307664 |
| 2023 | Expressive Painimation Co Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ($25,000) | 202441369349307664 |
| 2023 | Glassautomatic Inc DBA Rolf Glass Mt Pleasant, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ($25,000) | 202441369349307664 |
| 2023 | Kenson Plastics Inc Beaver Falls, PA | A | $22,500 | paid | INNOVATION ADOPTION PROGRAM ($20,000) INTERN PROGRAM ($2,500) | 202441369349307664 |
| 2023 | Je Weinel DBA Rock-N-Rescue Butler, PA | A | $6,000 | paid | INNOVATION ADOPTION PROGRAM ($6,000) | 202441369349307664 |
| 2023 | Encotech Inc Eighty Four, PA | A | $5,728 | paid | INNOVATION ADOPTION PROGRAM ($5,728) | 202441369349307664 |
| 2022 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | UNIVERSITY INNOVATION GRANT ($25,000) | 202341329349307589 |
| 2022 | Raven Industries Inc Latrobe, PA | A | $15,000 | paid | INNOVATION ADOPTION PROGRAM ($15,000) | 202341329349307589 |
| 2022 | Estat Actuation Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $6,393 | paid | INNOVATION ADOPTION PROGRAM ($3,893), INTERN PROGRAM ($2,500) | 202341329349307589 |
| 2021 | Pathway Accessibility Solutions Inc DBA Pathvu Pittsburgh, PA | A | $27,420 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT ($25,000), INTERN PROGRAM ($2,420) | 202201339349306820 |
| 2021 | Pimios LLC New Brighton, PA | A | $17,125 | paid | INNOVATION ADOPTION PROGRAM ($15,000), INTERN PROGRAM ($2,125) | 202201339349306820 |
| 2021 | D Squared Plant Traps LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $15,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 202201339349306820 |
| 2021 | Sterile Vision Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $15,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 202201339349306820 |
| 2021 | Bansen Labs LLC Coraopolis, PA | A | $13,092 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 202201339349306820 |
| 2021 | Leaders of Change LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $11,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 202201339349306820 |
| 2021 | Encotech Inc Eighty Four, PA | A | $9,213 | paid | INNOVATION ADOPTION PROGRAM | 202201339349306820 |
| 2021 | Luminaerospace LLC N Huntingdon, PA | A | $7,178 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 202201339349306820 |
| 2021 | Realbotics Inc Bethel Park, PA | A | $6,250 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 202201339349306820 |
| 2020 | Footbridge for Families Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $170,000 | paid | SPECIAL INITIATIVE SPONSORSHIP ($10,000) AND UPPRIZE AWARD ($160,000) | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Honeycomb Credit Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $110,000 | paid | UPPRIZE AWARD | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Civic Champs Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $60,000 | paid | UPPRIZE AWARD | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Junebrain Inc Rockville, MD | A | $53,000 | paid | HARDWARECUP PRIZE | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Cassian Solutions Inc Phoenixville, PA | A | $45,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Wright Wold Scientific LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Sparkwear Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Farm Jenny LLC Mars, PA | A | $24,064 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Homewood Children's Village Pittsburgh, PA | A | $20,000 | paid | UPPRIZE AWARD | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Beamdata Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $20,000 | paid | UPPRIZE AWARD | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Bansen Labs LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $16,675 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | A | $10,000 | paid | UNIVERSITY INNOVATION GRANT | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Ahemet Antidotes LLC Allison Park, PA | A | $10,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Trek Gum LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $10,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Touchwood Labs Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $10,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Benchtop Bioreactors Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $10,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 202111349349307011 |
| 2020 | Digitalkonnect LLC North Versailles, PA | A | $5,000 | paid | HARDWARECUP PRIZE | 202111349349307011 |
| 2018 | Pennsylvania State University New Kensington Campus New Kensington, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | ENTREPRENEURIAL SERVICE GRANT | 201921359349307677 |
| 2018 | Washington and Jefferson College Washington, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | ENTREPRENEURIAL SERVICE GRANT | 201921359349307677 |
| 2018 | Cleanrobotics Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $35,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT ($25,000) AND PRODUCT GRANT ($10,000) | 201921359349307677 |
| 2018 | Cognowear Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 201921359349307677 |
| 2018 | Hibersense Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 201921359349307677 |
| 2018 | Adrich Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $25,000 | paid | SCALEABLE MANUFACTURING GRANT | 201921359349307677 |
| 2018 | Atlas Medtech LLC Greensburg, PA | A | $20,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 201921359349307677 |
| 2018 | Zoobean Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $20,000 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 201921359349307677 |
| 2018 | Nside Out Spaces LLC Pittsburgh, PA | A | $12,500 | paid | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 201921359349307677 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202611359349313176 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202521359349310282 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202441369349307664 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202341329349307589 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202201339349306820 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202111349349307011 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201921359349307677 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/251588611.json.
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