The Mizuho USA Foundation believes that education and career are interconnected parts of a continuous pathway, building early STEM skills in K-12 and advancing them through targeted training and support that prepare young adults for technology careers and long-term economic mobility.
The Foundation uses a targeted, results-driven approach to grantmaking, supporting organizations that prepare young adults for technology roles and help them enter the workforce.
The Foundation supports impactful STEM initiatives that build the skills and mindsets students need to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
Launched in 2023, FutureReady Career Grants offer long-term funding to nonprofits that provide in-demand technology training, expand career opportunities, and promote employment success. Our multi-year commitment supports longer-term results, enabling partners to strengthen programs and respond to shifting needs.
The Marcy Lab School is a college alternative preparing underestimated young adults to access financially rewarding, purpose-driven tech careers. MLS provides tuition-free, 12-month Software Engineering and Data Analytics Fellowships for recent high school graduates ages 18 to 24 from underestimated backgrounds.
Mizuho USA Foundation Support
The Mizuho USA Foundation awarded its first FutureReady Career Grant to The Marcy Lab School in 2024, providing multi-year funding to expand its technology curriculum through a new Data Analytics Fellowship.
Partnership Impact
"Mizuho USA Foundation's three-year commitment to The Marcy Lab School has been transformational. Their sustained partnership enabled us to launch our Data Analytics Fellows program with the confidence and stability needed to build something truly impactful. Multi-year funding doesn't just support programs, it empowers organizations to innovate, take risks, and create lasting change. We're deeply grateful for Mizuho's vision and partnership. Because of it, we have been able to fundamentally transform our organization to be resilient in the face of a rapidly changing industry." – Reuben Ogbonna, Co-founder and Executive Director, The Marcy Lab School
The Marcy Lab School is a college alternative preparing underestimated young adults to access financially rewarding, purpose-driven tech careers. MLS provides tuition-free, 12-month Software Engineering and Data Analytics Fellowships for recent high school graduates ages 18 to 24 from underestimated backgrounds.
Mizuho USA Foundation Support
The Mizuho USA Foundation awarded its first FutureReady Career Grant to The Marcy Lab School in 2024, providing multi-year funding to expand its technology curriculum through a new Data Analytics Fellowship.
Partnership Impact
"Mizuho USA Foundation's three-year commitment to The Marcy Lab School has been transformational. Their sustained partnership enabled us to launch our Data Analytics Fellows program with the confidence and stability needed to build something truly impactful. Multi-year funding doesn't just support programs, it empowers organizations to innovate, take risks, and create lasting change. We're deeply grateful for Mizuho's vision and partnership. Because of it, we have been able to fundamentally transform our organization to be resilient in the face of a rapidly changing industry." – Reuben Ogbonna, Co-founder and Executive Director, The Marcy Lab School
NPower is a national nonprofit that launches technology careers through free training, tailored support, and job placement for young adults from low-income and military-connected backgrounds. NPower combines rigorous technical education with mentorship and wellness support, enabling students to navigate transitions and excel in competitive industries.
Mizuho USA Foundation Support
In 2025, the Mizuho USA Foundation became the founding partner of Path2TECH: Networking & Systems Administration (NetSA), a free, blended, asynchronous 26-week program that prepares young adults in the New York metro area for careers in computer networking, systems administration, cloud technologies, and generative AI.
Progress to Date
Path2TECH: NetSA Impact and Insights in 2025:
NPower is a national nonprofit that launches technology careers through free training, tailored support, and job placement for young adults from low-income and military-connected backgrounds. NPower combines rigorous technical education with mentorship and wellness support, enabling students to navigate transitions and excel in competitive industries.
Mizuho USA Foundation Support
In 2025, the Mizuho USA Foundation became the founding partner of Path2TECH: Networking & Systems Administration (NetSA), a free, blended, asynchronous 26-week program that prepares young adults in the New York metro area for careers in computer networking, systems administration, cloud technologies, and generative AI.
Progress to Date
Path2TECH: NetSA Impact and Insights in 2025:
Pursuit is a New York City-based nonprofit that creates economic mobility by training adults with the highest need and potential for AI-enabled careers. Pursuit’s AI-native model emphasizes building real products and solving live business problems, ensuring participants graduate with portfolios and experience - not just training. Pursuit estimates it has helped generate over $1 billion in lifetime wage gains for participants.
Mizuho USA Foundation Support
In 2026, the Mizuho USA Foundation awarded Pursuit a FutureReady Career Grant to support its AI Build Corps for Nonprofits initiative. This program places Pursuit Fellows in nonprofit organizations to build and implement AI solutions, providing paid, real-world project experience while strengthening the technology capacity of the nonprofit sector. For nonprofit organizations, this means access to applied AI capacity that is often otherwise out of reach - helping them improve efficiency, strengthen service delivery, and build internal momentum around innovation.
Looking Forward
The AI Build Corps for Nonprofits initiative is designed to create a virtuous cycle:
Pursuit is a New York City-based nonprofit that creates economic mobility by training adults with the highest need and potential for AI-enabled careers. Pursuit’s AI-native model emphasizes building real products and solving live business problems, ensuring participants graduate with portfolios and experience - not just training. Pursuit estimates it has helped generate over $1 billion in lifetime wage gains for participants.
Mizuho USA Foundation Support
In 2026, the Mizuho USA Foundation awarded Pursuit a FutureReady Career Grant to support its AI Build Corps for Nonprofits initiative. This program places Pursuit Fellows in nonprofit organizations to build and implement AI solutions, providing paid, real-world project experience while strengthening the technology capacity of the nonprofit sector. For nonprofit organizations, this means access to applied AI capacity that is often otherwise out of reach - helping them improve efficiency, strengthen service delivery, and build internal momentum around innovation.
Looking Forward
The AI Build Corps for Nonprofits initiative is designed to create a virtuous cycle:
FutureReady Education Grants launched in 2026 to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. Recognizing that the middle and high school years are critical for building curiosity, creativity, and proficiency in STEM, the program supports bold, high impact STEM and technology education initiatives.
Girls Inc. offers mentoring, education, and leadership programs to help girls become healthy, confident, and ready for college and careers. Guided by the motto “strong, smart, and bold,” the organization focuses on academic support, life skills, and helping girls overcome social and economic challenges.
Mizuho USA Foundation Support
As the signature STEM Partner of Girls Inc., Mizuho USA Foundation advances Girls Inc.’s strategic vision to engage girls in STEM through age-appropriate curricula that encourage exploration, inquiry, persistence, and problem-solving. Over the next three years, Girls Inc. will expand its STEM programs to ensure that the 120,000 girls served annually have access to relevant education that prepares them for a dynamic, technology-driven workforce.
Looking Forward
In a 2025 survey of Girls Inc. participants, 67% of respondents reported excitement about science, and 57% expressed curiosity to learn more. With Mizuho’s investment, Girls Inc. will strategically expand its STEM programs:
Girls Inc. offers mentoring, education, and leadership programs to help girls become healthy, confident, and ready for college and careers. Guided by the motto “strong, smart, and bold,” the organization focuses on academic support, life skills, and helping girls overcome social and economic challenges.
Mizuho USA Foundation Support
As the signature STEM Partner of Girls Inc., Mizuho USA Foundation advances Girls Inc.’s strategic vision to engage girls in STEM through age-appropriate curricula that encourage exploration, inquiry, persistence, and problem-solving. Over the next three years, Girls Inc. will expand its STEM programs to ensure that the 120,000 girls served annually have access to relevant education that prepares them for a dynamic, technology-driven workforce.
Looking Forward
In a 2025 survey of Girls Inc. participants, 67% of respondents reported excitement about science, and 57% expressed curiosity to learn more. With Mizuho’s investment, Girls Inc. will strategically expand its STEM programs:
Opportunity Grants provide annual, unrestricted support to nonprofits offering technology training and career access to economically disadvantaged young adults in New York City. General operating support stabilizes organizations and allows leaders to allocate resources where they are needed most. It also allows us to reach more students and young adults while accelerating progress towards our mission by enabling partners to deepen and scale their impact.
In 2025, the Foundation distributed $275,000 in Opportunity Grants across 11 nonprofit organizations.
Through the Community Involvement Grants Program, the Mizuho USA Foundation provides support to the nonprofits where Mizuho employees volunteer their time. This program strengthens Mizuho’s community relationships and deepens our partnerships with the organizations our offices are closely connected to.
In 2025, the Foundation distributed $250,250 across 24 nonprofit partners connected to Mizuho office locations and employee resource groups.
The Mizuho Matching Gifts Program provides matching funds to eligible nonprofit organizations that are supported by Mizuho employees in the United States.
The Mizuho USA Foundation was established in 2003 to support Mizuho Americas’ philanthropic activity.
We partner with innovative nonprofits in New York City that help economically disadvantaged young adults build technical and professional skills, connect to career pathways, and land competitive-wage jobs in the technology sector, as well as nonprofits that support K-12 STEM programming.
Applications are currently by invitation only and The Foundation does not accept unsolicited submissions.