The Foundation
The Sensata Foundation, launched in 2017, is a 501(c)3 organization whose objective is twofold:
- To benefit the communities in which the company operates
- To foster a passion about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
A message from our President & CEO
“Sensata has a long and proud history of supporting the communities in which we operate. For nearly all of our 100-year history, we have been involved with outreach programs that nurture and support education, economic development, civic involvement and diversity. As we enter our second century, we want to leverage our own Sensata Technologies Foundation to make a greater impact on our world through more focused giving of our resources.”
- Martha Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer
Our Vision
The Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting communities where we live & work and fostering a passion for STEM subjects and all that they can make possible in the 21st century.
Our Mission
Our mission is to deliver a diverse set of employee-driven community outreach activities that will have a focused and measurable impact to those in need.
2018 Statistics
3,000+
Hours of Volunteering
1,170
Volunteers
45
Unique Organizations
Volunteerism
Spring clean-up and building project at Children’s Learning Center
100+ acres cleared and play house built at Wildlife Sanctuary
Summer Camp readied for youth aged 4 - 13 years
90 bags of athletic shoes collected and packed for the Attleboro Arts Museum drive for the Epilepsy Foundation of New England
1650+ pounds of trash removed from ocean beach site
70+ volunteer hours at The Literacy Center
58,000 meals packed for local food pantries
Outdoor classroom built at independent school for girls of low-income families
Stocking shelves at local food banks
Career development counseling
Empowering the next generation of engineers.
Our vision is a world where all students have the opportunity and encouragement to develop a passion for STEM careers and all that they can make possible in the 21st century.
Our mission is to bring students into the pipeline to pursue STEM careers and show how they can make the world better, improve our communities, and create the future.
The Foundation connects our employees to STEM initiatives that inspire students and enable teachers through problem solving activities and real-world experiences.
STEM knowledge has many benefits that transfer to a wide variety of careers. Critical thinking, management, and technology skills are used in many jobs besides engineering.
STEM Events
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day - MA
Introduce a Kid to Engineering Day - CA
Day of Service
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day - Attleboro, MA
Grant Applications
Sensata has a long and proud history of supporting the communities in which we operate. For nearly all of our 100-year history, we have been involved with outreach programs that nurture and support education, economic development, civic involvement, and diversity. In 2017, the Company founded the Sensata Foundation to more closely support qualifying charitable entities that support the Company's core initiatives.
Today, our global customers choose Sensata for the engineering excellence, diversity of thought and manufacturing scale we deliver. To this end, we believe that it makes sense for our Foundation to focus on empowering the next generation of engineers and supporting communities where we live and work.
Sensata will annually provide local community grants to qualifying 501(c)3 charitable entities that support the Company's core initiatives including promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and supporting our communities. All organizations that receive philanthropic support must employ a non-discrimination policy and provide information detailing their impact on the community and financial responsibility.
In 2018, we completed our first grant application cycle for 2019 funding.
Our 2019 Grant Recipients are:
- New Hope, Attleboro, MA
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA
- Attleboro Art Museum, Attleboro, MA
- Attleboro YMCA, Attleboro, MA
- Boys & Girls Club Taunton, Taunton, MA
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard & Port Hueneme, Oxnard, CA
- Girls, Inc., Taunton, MA
- Iron Tigers Robotics, North Easton, MA
- Kennedy - Donovan Center, Foxboro, MA
- Meeting Street, Providence, RI
- Old Colony YMCA, Brockton, MA
- Our Sisters School, New Bedford, MA
- PRIDE, Inc., Taunton, MA
- RI Community Food Bank, Providence, RI
- Robbins Children’s Programs, Attleboro, MA
- STEMbassadors, Ventura, CA
- The Arc of Bristol County, Attleboro, MA
- The Literacy Center, Attleboro, MA
- Food 'N Friends Program Attleboro Area Council of Churches, Attleboro, MA
- Society of Automotive Engineers, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
The Grant Application cycle is open. Applications must be submitted by 5 PM on Friday, June 28, 2019 to be considered for 2020 funding.
Grant Application
Please continue to our Eligiblity Questionnaire to begin the application process.
Questionnaire