Technology trade group GTIA awards $3.2 million to 73 nonprofits, with a second referral round open until Oct. 2
The Global Technology Industry Association announced the grants on Sept. 2 as part of a $5 million giving commitment for 2026. Its member companies referred, nominated or voted for the recipients, and 51 of the 73 are in the United States.
Oakbrook Terrace. The Global Technology Industry Association, a trade group of information technology companies, said on Sept. 2 that it had awarded $3,212,600 to 73 nonprofit organizations that use technology to widen opportunity. A second 2026 round of its grants for nonprofits referred by member companies is open until Oct. 2.
The grants are part of a $5 million giving commitment for 2026 that the association, known as GTIA, announced in February, up from $1.9 million in 2025. GTIA says the money comes from its endowment and investment income, not from fundraising. Formerly the CompTIA Community, the membership arm of CompTIA, the association makes its grants through the GTIA Foundation, its charitable arm.
Three ways to a grant
The association says it represents nearly 3,000 companies, and its members steered the money three ways. The giving committee chose five strategic grants of $100,000 each: to the Boys and Girls Club of Strathcona County in Sherwood Park, Alberta; the British Columbia Technology for Learning Society in Burnaby, British Columbia; Miracles for Kids in Irvine, Calif.; the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in East Hills, N.Y.; and Teachers' Treasures in Indianapolis.
Another $2,012,600 went to 49 organizations that members had referred to apply, in grants of $12,500 to $50,000, for programs from cybersecurity careers for neurodiverse people in Evanston, Ill., to computer labs in rural Cambodia. And $700,000 went to 19 organizations that members nominated and voted for through the association's regional and topic groups, in grants of $25,000 or $50,000.
By the Herald's count of the lists, 51 of the 73 recipients are in the United States and received $2,189,600. The others are in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, Cambodia, Bulgaria and South Africa.
A second round closes Oct. 2
GTIA's grants FAQ says the second 2026 round of member-referral grants opened Sept. 1 and closes Oct. 2. Like the first, which closed May 1, it is open only to organizations referred by a GTIA member company.
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations or their foreign equivalents, or nonprofit schools, public schools included. The FAQ says GTIA does not fund for-profit ventures, partisan political groups, organizations whose main purpose is to influence legislation, religious organizations for their sacramental or theological work, or organizations that discriminate. Its grants are one-time awards: the charitable committee reviews the applications, and the board of directors gives final approval.
“What makes GTIA's giving distinct is that it's guided by our members, not dictated from the team. The causes we support reflect what our members care about and where they see technology making the biggest difference.”
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