National Inventors Hall of Fame
A nonprofit founded in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 1973 that inducts U.S. patent holders into its Hall of Fame and turns their stories into invention education for hundreds of thousands of children a year.
Financial profile
National Inventors Hall Of Fame Inc · EIN 34-1580038 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $49,516,391 | $12,708,145 | $33,852,102 | $44,153,465 | $71,528,042 | Dec 2025 |
| FY2023 | $49,259,765 | $9,605,624 | $38,186,801 | $43,710,712 | $52,466,809 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $46,228,035 | $9,590,501 | $35,857,247 | $38,462,861 | $43,767,067 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $39,073,824 | $11,626,043 | $26,094,516 | $29,398,870 | $39,845,386 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $18,400,302 | $9,129,561 | $8,109,369 | $20,506,929 | $29,014,003 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $33,866,838 | $6,774,875 | $26,260,969 | $31,664,226 | $29,775,909 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies National Inventors Hall of Fame is read alongside.
SS
Society for Science
A century-old nonprofit that advances science in public life by running the nation's flagship youth science…
23 companies named
HML
Hagley Museum and Library
The keeper of the American story of business and innovation, a museum, library, and archive rooted on the…
NWHF
National Wrestling Hall of Fame
The keeper of wrestling's collective memory, the institution that decides which names and artifacts the sport…
6 companies named
ASTC
Association of Science and Technology Centers
The membership organization for science and technology centers and museums, supporting the field through…
3 companies named
National Academy of Inventors
National Academy of Inventors
An academy that grew out of a 2009 luncheon for patent holders at the University of South Florida, which now…
4 companies named
Who backs National Inventors Hall of Fame
Every company National Inventors Hall of Fame names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| 3M | Corporate partner | AACC ASA AAAS APPA AMPP +3 |
| ABB | Corporate partner | AEE ASCC AIST AACC BRCC +3 |
| CloroxPublished as The Clorox Company | Corporate partner | AHCA ACI ASCC AALS EBCF +3 |
| ConocoPhillipsPublished as ConocoPhilips | Corporate partner | AC BRCC BMCE CCC CHCI +3 |
| Covington & Burling | Meeting sponsor | ACB AGA ASIL AALS CBA +3 |
| Cummins | Corporate partner | ASLRR DRC GMC HF ICC +3 |
| Duke Energy | Corporate partner | AEE ANS AACC AIF CRC +3 |
| General Motors | Corporate partner | AEE AAI BGACC CHCI EEI +3 |
| GoodyearPublished as The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Corporate partner | AEE CMCA DPCCC GAC GTPTC +3 |
| Corporate partner | AAA ARF ACC AAF AAS +3 | |
| Greenberg Traurig | Meeting sponsor | ANA CBA CREWN CA DVDB +3 |
| Intel | Corporate partner | AAA ACT ACFE CCC CRA +3 |
| John Deere | Corporate partner | ARA AFBF APHA ARTBA ASABE +3 |
| Corporate partner | AAF AAAA ANA CAS CI +3 | |
| Micron | Corporate partner | BMCC CSTA IPO Education Foundation NSBE SIA +3 |
| Microsoft | Meeting sponsor | AEE AAAS AACC ACS AHA +3 |
| Qualcomm | Corporate partner | AAI AALS AUTM CTA IRST +3 |
| SolventumPublished as Solventum, In honor of Sandra Nowak | Corporate partner | AGD ASCA AAPD AACCN AAHKS +3 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | Meeting sponsor | ACB ACS ASIL AALS AUTM +3 |
| Insperity | Corporate partner | CPARF GACC GOCC IMA IMA +2 |
| Dinsmore | Meeting sponsor | CRC CMBA CLI DVDB IPOA +1 |
| TE Connectivity | Corporate partner | IRST MTS NSBE Out & Equal PCBI +1 |
| FirstEnergy | Corporate partner | GAC GCP TREEF WVCC |
| Marathon PetroleumPublished as Marathon Petroleum Company LP | Corporate partner | ACMP BMCE KCC LBACC |
| Trane Technologies | Meeting sponsor | ICOSE Out & Equal SHPE STLE |
| Brookshire Grocery Company | Corporate partner | FFIA NGA Foundation TACC |
| Finnegan | Meeting sponsor | AIPLA IPOA IPO Education Foundation |
| Foley | Meeting sponsor | GCSAA NPTC WMCA |
| Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | Corporate partner | NRECA NSBE NPPA |
| EQT | Corporate partner | SCF WVCC |
| Expand Energy | Corporate partner | GOCC WVCC |
| Nordson | Corporate partner | GCP LCCC |
| Simtra BioPharma SolutionsPublished as Simtra Biopharma Corp. | Corporate partner | AAPS GBCC |
| 48forty Solutions | Corporate partner | NWA |
| Central Insurance | Corporate partner | OIAA |
| First National Bank of Fort Smith | Corporate partner | FSRCC |
| Great River Energy | Corporate partner | GNDC |
| Idaho PowerPublished as Idaho Power Company | Corporate partner | NPPA |
| InterDigital | Meeting sponsor | IPO Education Foundation |
| Jones Metal ProductsPublished as Jones Metal Product Company | Corporate partner | FF |
| McWane Ductile | Corporate partner | RWAU |
| Schreiber Foods | Corporate partner | IFDA |
| Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Meeting sponsor | IPO Education Foundation |
| Worthington Enterprises | Corporate partner | NPGA |
| Arney 2015 Venture Corp | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Carnero LLC | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Cavanaugh Construction | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Cirba Solutions | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| FloSource | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Haul & Spread | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| IProfitIP | Meeting sponsor | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Jay's Paint & Body | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Kindeva Drug Delivery | Meeting sponsor | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| MacSmith STEM Enterprises | Meeting sponsor | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Parker Lord | Meeting sponsor | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Ragle | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Raj-Al Moultrie LLC | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Ramm Recycling | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Sabin CorporationPublished as Sabin Corporation A Cook Polymer Technology | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Shurtape | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| State Nebraska Bank & Trust | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| US Safety Gear | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
| Westcoast Enterprises | Corporate partner | Only National Inventors Hall of Fame, so far |
Sources: 2 published lists, read October 2026
2026 Event Sponsors. Read October 14, 2026. Sponsors of the 2026 Induction Ceremony.
Our Sponsors and Donors. Read October 14, 2026. Sponsors and donors of the education programs, museum and annual fund.
Who backs National Inventors Hall of Fame's peers, but not National Inventors Hall of Fame
Companies named publicly by at least one of National Inventors Hall of Fame's five peer societies, and not found in National Inventors Hall of Fame's reviewed public records.
| Company | SS | NWHF | ASTC | National Academy of Inventors | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramco Services Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cesco Linguistic Services | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cisco Systems | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cliff Keen | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Command Strategies | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| DataClassroom | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Edison International | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fulgent GeneticsPublished as fulgent | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| GoFundMe | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| HP | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| HumanitruPublished as Humanitru logo | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| IDiyas | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Insaco | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Jacobs | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Jane Street Capital | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| LiquidAI | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Mary Kay | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Midjourney | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| National Bank of Arizona | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| OnCue Express | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| onsemi | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| OraclePublished as Oracle Academy | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Process CuriosityPublished as Process Curiosity logo | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Qorvo | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Regeneron | Title Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Resilite | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| RicohPublished as Ricoh USA, Inc | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Rudis | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Siemens Energy | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| SingleSpeed Brewing Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Thermo Fisher ScientificPublished as Themo Fisher Scientific | Title Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| VLockerPublished as logo-VLocker | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Wolfram Research | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Yellowblue LED | Named | 1 of 4 |
The outside view
A nonprofit founded in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 1973 that inducts U.S. patent holders into its Hall of Fame and turns their stories into invention education for hundreds of thousands of children a year.
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- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Citadel.
Strengths
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