Philanthropy plays a vital role in advancing Autodesk’s vision of a better world designed and made for all. Autodesk contributes financial resources, technology, and talent to the Autodesk Foundation to address some of the world's most pressing challenges.
Enabling impact across Autodesk through employee giving and volunteering and Autodesk software donations
Catalyzing industry innovation by investing in a portfolio of nonprofits and startups
Autodesk employee giving and volunteering is encouraged by Autodesk and rewarded by the Autodesk Foundation through matching funds and volunteer dollars. This work enables employees to deepen their own impact, while driving purpose and retention.
Through its Technology Impact Program, Autodesk facilitates software donations to organizations that change the world through design and make. Both of these functions accelerate progress of Autodesk’s impact strategy, which spans improving Autodesk operations, partnering with Autodesk customers, and advancing industries for sustainability.
in charitable donations from Autodesk employee giving combined with Autodesk Foundation matching funds
Autodesk employee volunteer hours, including Pro Bono Consulting hours
of Autodesk employees logged a donation and/or volunteering time
in Autodesk software donated to nonprofits and start-ups in FY26
organizations using donated Autodesk software to support impact outcomes in FY26
We operate in close collaboration and draw on the strengths, insights, and best practices of both corporate and philanthropy to amplify our collective impact.
We foster opportunities for employees to engage with giving and volunteering in ways that reflect their own passions.
The Autodesk Foundation invests in a global portfolio of startups and nonprofits that are transforming Autodesk’s industries to be more sustainable and resilient. Funding and in-kind support from the Autodesk Foundation helps spark disruptive innovation and de-risk transformative design and make-based solutions.
By combining catalytic capital, Autodesk technology, and the talented community of Autodesk employees, the Autodesk Foundation accelerates the growth of organizations on a path to scale.
in flexible, catalytic capital in the form of impact investments and unrestricted grants
in-kind support contributions, including Autodesk technology and Autodesk employee expertise
total nonprofits and start-ups included in our portfolio in FY26
countries reached*
individuals reached with resilient solutions in housing and infrastructure, energy access, agricultural productivity, and workforce development (cumulative)†
metric tons CO2e emissions reduced
individuals obtained quality jobs‡
** Based on data that were self-reported by portfolio organizations.
† This metric represents individuals reached with resilient solutions in housing and infrastructure, energy access, agricultural productivity, and economic development. Cumulative data from organizations, since their inception, that were a part of the Autodesk Foundation portfolio during the year.
‡ As of 2025, we are no longer collecting data on new or improved jobs from organizations in the H&R portfolio. The focus for this portfolio is on broader economic advancement, which we captured through qualitative responses.
Creating a robust portfolio of early-stage innovation requires both expertise and intuition, and an openness to learning and adapting as we go. We use philanthropy to de-risk technologies with calculated risk tolerance.
Flexible capital builds trust that allows for innovation. We deploy flexible capital and partner with the portfolio organizations to achieve milestones on their path to scale.
Connecting industry challenges and solutions with the innovation ecosystem has opened doors to fund solutions at the forefront. We apply our Autodesk industry knowledge to address the most pressing sustainability and workforce industry challenges.
