Deshpande Center - Support The Center



						The activities of the Deshpande Center are made possible by the significant financial support of our friends. Our grants provide funding for students and post-docs and allow them to conduct the translational research and “proof of concept” experiments for their innovations. Over the past 9 years, our $11+ million in grants have supported hundreds of students and researchers.

GIVING TO THE DESHPANDE CENTER

It takes resources and money to continue our programs and grants. Please join us and help drive innovation by supporting the Deshpande Center. Gifts of all sizes are welcome. You can give online, or if you would like to discuss opportunities to support the Deshpande Center please contact Leon Sandler at leons@mit.edu or at 617.253.0943.

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS

We appreciate the great generosity of all of the individuals who have supported and continue to support the Deshpande Center.

Lifetime Giving at the Innovation Grant Level (or above)
Mark Gorenberg
Parviz and Susan Tayebati
Anonymous - 1

Lifetime Giving at the Ignition Grant Level (or above)
Charles L. Cooney
Alex and Brit J. d'Arbeloff
Andrew Rappaport
Chris Schaepe
Anonymous - 2

CORPORATE PROGRAM

Our Corporate Program members engage with the Deshpande Center and provide us with significant financial support and give feedback to our projects on the market needs. Their generosity allows us to continue with our mission. We are grateful to them for their help.

Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

Sanofi-Aventis
Sanofi-aventis is a global healthcare leader. Focused on patients’ needs, Sanofi-Aventis offers a range of essential healthcare assets, including a broad-based product portfolio and a presence worldwide.

Sanofi Adventis

For more information about the Deshpande Center Corporate Program, please contact Leon Sandler at leons@mit.edu or 617-253-0943.

Giving Opportunities

Expendable and endowed gifts of any size are welcome. Smaller gifts will be combined into a larger fund. Larger donations can be designated as named gifts. Examples:

- $50,000 expendable named Ignition Grant

- $100,000 expendable "Friend of the Deshpande Center" gift

- $250,000 expendable named Innovation Grant

- $1,000,000 endowed named graduate research fellowship

- $1,000,000 endowed named Ignition Grant

- $5,000,000 endowed named Innovation Grant