Philanthropy plays a vital role in advancing Autodesk’s vision of a better world designed and made for all. Autodesk has committed to target 1% of annual operating profit for the longterm support of impact programs, which includes its philanthropic work and climate commitments.
The Autodesk Foundation has a dual purpose:
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.
charitable donations from Autodesk employee giving combined with Autodesk Foundation matching funds FY15–FY25
Autodesk employee volunteer hours, including Pro Bono Consulting hours FY15–FY25**
Autodesk employee Pro Bono Consulting volunteer hours FY15–FY25
value of donated software licenses to nonprofits and startups FY15–FY25†
organizations using donated Autodesk software to support impact outcomes FY15–FY25
* 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.
** In FY23 and FY24, we estimated that approximately 20% of employee volunteer hours occurred during company time. In FY25, the estimate increased to 32%, reflecting improved tracking through Benevity reporting.
†Autodesk calculates its product donations at commercial value. These data do not include the value of products granted to students, faculty, and educational institutions at no cost through the Autodesk Education Community.
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 provide emerging designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs with access to Autodesk software and technical training so they can test, refine, and scale impact innovation.
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 financial capital to the portfolio from FY15–FY25*
in-kind support to the portfolio from FY15–FY25†
nonprofits and startups funded
individuals reached with resilient solutions in housing and infrastructure, energy access, agricultural productivity, and workforce development§
metric tons CO₂e of GHG emissions reduced‖
individuals obtained new or improved jobs‖
* Financial capital deployed includes strategic grantmaking, crisis response grants, employee giving matching funds, and ERG grantmaking.
†In-kind support refers to donated technology, volunteer hours, space, and hardware.
‡Impact metrics in this section rely on data aggregated and sourced from financial reports, annual reports, organizational key performance indicators, and self-reported data from the Autodesk Foundation portfolio since 2019.
§Peak reach of cumulative data from organizations, since their inception, that were a part of the Autodesk Foundation portfolio in 2024.
‖Based on data that was self-reported by portfolio organizations.
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.
