As we look back on an unpredictable year marked by record-breaking temperatures, geopolitical conflict, and a shifting labor market, what has held steady is the Autodesk Foundation’s commitment to addressing climate change and workforce development through catalyzing and de-risking innovative solutions. This year validated our work as a foundation, bolstered our commitments, and compelled us to leverage our best, brightest, and most strategic resources to enable greater impact.
We invest financial capital and facilitate in-kind support from Autodesk in a portfolio of nonprofits and startups catalyzing disruptive innovation and de-risking transformative solutions across industries.
$16.2 million in financial capital to the portfolio in FY24
We provide flexible, catalytic capital in the form of unrestricted grants and impact investments.
$9.2 million of Autodesk in-kind contributions to the portfolio in FY24
In FY24, 75% of our portfolio benefited from Autodesk in-kind support, including software donations, technical training, employee expertise, storytelling, access to spaces, and more.
individuals reached with resilient solutions in housing and infrastructure, energy access, agricultural productivity, and workforce development†
metric tons CO2e of GHG emissions reduced in 2023
individuals obtained new or improved jobs in 2023
* These impact metrics rely on data aggregated and sourced from financial reports, annual reports, organizational key performance indicators, and self-reported data from the Autodesk Foundation portfolio.
† Cumulative data from organizations, since their inception, that were a part of the Autodesk Foundation portfolio during 2023.
In FY24, 34% of Autodesk employees contributed their talent, time, and money in service of impact through volunteering and giving.
24,400 Autodesk employee volunteer hours in FY24
We connect Autodesk employees with opportunities to use their expertise for a better world through volunteering.
$5.34 million in Autodesk employee giving (including Autodesk Foundation match)
We enable Autodesk employees to support the causes they care most about and lead campaigns that accelerate their impact, including crisis response and Autodesk Employee Resource Group grantmaking.
HEIRLOOM
Heirloom’s direct air capture technology accelerates limestone’s natural ability to sequester CO2, enabling its safe, permanent, and cost-effective storage in materials like concrete.
Image courtesy of Heirloom
BUILDX STUDIO, BUILD HEALTH INTERNATIONAL, MASS DESIGN GROUP
The global construction community is facing a dire worker shortage—one solution is hiring and training more women. BuildX Studio, Build Health International, and MASS Design Group are leading the way.
Image courtesy of Build Health International
THE FAMILIES & WORKERS FUND
The Families and Workers Fund fosters large-scale collaboration and philanthropic investments to create more inclusive and sustainable opportunities for hundreds of thousands of workers and families across the US.
Image courtesy of The Families & Workers Fund