The IDC Foundation is the legacy of the Institute of Design and Construction. The Foundation provides grants to educational institutions in Greater New York City to advance research and the training of students in fields relating to architectural design, engineering, and building construction.
Since its founding in 2015, the IDC Foundation has provided grants of more than $14 million to five institutions of higher education in Greater New York City:
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A core component of the IDC Foundation’s grantmaking is the creation and support of innovation spaces – physical settings where students, faculty members, and others can explore creatively the interaction of architecture, engineering, and building construction. With IDC Foundation support, innovation spaces foster ingenuity at Columbia GSAPP, NYIT, Pratt Institute, and The Cooper Union.
The Members of the IDC Foundation’s Board of Directors join Maria Perbellini (center), Dean of New York Tech’s School of Architecture & Design, for a tour in November 2025 of New York Tech’s New York City-based Fab Lab, for which the IDC Foundation provided essential funding. The Board Members are (left to right): Carol Loewenson, Raymond R. Savino, Frank Fortino, and Elizabeth Battista.
RECENT NEWS
$1 Million Grant Supports the Institute for Design Research and Innovation at the School of Architecture and Design (New York Institute of Technology, July 7, 2025)
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IDC Foundation Awards Second $1 Million Grant to Pratt's Research Accelerator Hub (Pratt News, April 17, 2025)
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$1 Million Grant Takes Innovation To The Next Level (The Cooper Union, April 1, 2025)