About Us
The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose: to transform society for the better through education, research, and innovation. In departments across the Institute’s schools and college—as well as in labs, centers, and institutes—MIT’s faculty, researchers, students, and staff apply their ingenuity and drive to some of the most difficult problems facing the world today.
The Office of Foundation Relations (OFR) is a central resource for private foundations and MIT faculty and senior leadership. OFR collaborates closely with stakeholders across the Institute to strengthen MIT’s relationships with philanthropic entities. By highlighting the breadth of MIT’s exceptional work, OFR aims to inspire deeper connections and create opportunities for transformative impact.
If you represent a private foundation or philanthropic entity, OFR offers expert guidance and personalized support. We help you navigate the Institute, connect you with relevant faculty and programs that align with your mission, facilitate meetings with MIT leadership, assist in crafting funding proposals, provide reporting, and more.
If you’re an MIT faculty member or senior administrator, we can help develop and implement strategies to secure philanthropic support for Institute-wide initiatives and priorities, as well as those of MIT’s schools, college, and departments, labs, centers, and institutes, in close partnership with senior leadership, deans, assistant deans of development, faculty, and other fundraising staff. We assist with proposal development, outreach, and strategic solicitation planning. OFR also organizes campus visits and coordinates with MIT administrative partners.
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Janna Greene
Executive Director, Foundation Relations
jgreene1@mit.edu
For general questions, please contact the OFR operations team at ofr-ops@mit.edu.