What Kyndryl Foundation does

Kyndryl Foundation is a private nonprofit charitable foundation incorporated in Delaware, USA, and the philanthropic arm of Kyndryl Inc. — the IT infrastructure services business spun off from IBM in 2021. It does not sell products or services and has no proprietary technology platform, API, or SaaS offering; its sole function is grantmaking. The foundation receives contributions from its parent company and selects nonprofit grantees through an application process managed via the WizeHive platform, disbursing multi-year grants to organizations that deliver cybersecurity and AI skills training, digital inclusion, and workforce readiness programs.

The foundation's portfolio spans 13 countries (USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, UK, France, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Japan, India) and 14 nonprofit grantees as of its 2026 cycle, up from 11 grantees in 7 countries at launch in 2024. Reported cumulative outcomes include 500,000+ hours of learning delivered to 49,000+ individuals in Year 1 and an anticipated 100,000+ individuals reached in Year 3. Programs are grouped around three stated impact pillars — future-forward education, climate action, and inclusive economy — though actual grantmaking to date is concentrated almost entirely in workforce-oriented cybersecurity and AI skills development.

Operationally, the foundation is run by a small staff (1–10 employees) with a board chaired by Martin Schroeter (Kyndryl Chairman), Una Pulizzi (President), and additional Kyndryl executives serving as board members, treasurer, and secretary. Distribution is exclusively B2B2C: direct grant distribution to vetted nonprofit organizations, which then deliver training to end beneficiaries. There is no traditional pricing model, no revenue mechanics beyond parent-company funding, and no external shareholders or venture investors.

Name

Kyndryl Foundation

Legal name

Kyndryl Foundation

Website

https://kyndryl.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kyndryl Foundation is the charitable arm of Kyndryl Inc., providing multi-year grants to vetted nonprofit organizations worldwide that deliver cybersecurity and AI skills training and workforce readiness programs to underrepresented communities.

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Product category

Philanthropic Foundation Grants

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity skills training
• AI workforce development
• Nonprofit grant funding
• Digital inclusion programs
• Workforce readiness grants

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grant Funding: Kyndryl Foundation receives funding from its parent company Kyndryl Inc. and distributes grants to nonprofit organizations. As a foundation, it does not generate revenue from products or services but serves as a philanthropic entity focused on future-forward education, climate action, and inclusive economy initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kyndryl Foundation is a corporate philanthropic foundation that provides multi-year grants to nonprofit organizations worldwide. The foundation funds programs focused on cybersecurity and AI skills training, digital inclusion, and workforce readiness for underrepresented communities. In its third year, the program supports 14 nonprofit organizations across 13 countries, with an anticipated impact of over 100,000 people globally.

Product overview

Kyndryl Foundation is a purpose-driven grant-making foundation, not a technology product company. It operates as a single unified grant program that funds nonprofit organizations to deliver cybersecurity training, AI skills development, digital inclusion, and workforce readiness programs. The foundation does not offer a platform, SaaS product, or modules; its offering consists entirely of financial grants and support to third-party nonprofit grantees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kyndryl Foundation Grant Program A multi-year global grant program supporting nonprofit organizations focused on cybersecurity and AI skills development, digital inclusion, and workforce readiness. The program has expanded to 13 countries across its third year with 14 nonprofit partners, with anticipated impact of over 100,000 people globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ hours of learning delivered to 49,000+ individuals in Year 1
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Article 1 (France)coreOthersFrench nonprofit supporting youth employability through STEM education. Kyndryl Foundation grant helps Article 1 incorporate AI-powered tools into its mentoring platform and expand AI-literacy training for 4,000 students, with national and regional AI workshops for 200 participants.
• CLACK (Japan)coreOthersJapanese nonprofit offering the 'Be Pro Cybersecurity' course for 700 students from economically disadvantaged families in Tokyo and Osaka. Two-day skilling program trains students on cybersecurity basics and career expansion.
• Czechitas (Czechia)coreOthersCzech nonprofit providing SOC Analyst and Information Security Specialist training programs. Will certify 110 individuals in cybersecurity tracks, train 1,000 in cybersecurity courses, and reach 50,000 through awareness and online programming.
• Data Security Council of India (DSCI)coreOthersIndian nonprofit continuing to train 50 individuals under the Cyber Vaahini program. Will establish a new training center in Delhi providing industry-standard skills, hands-on experience, and employment support under expert mentorship.
• Fair Chance Futures (US)coreOthersColumbia University initiative (formerly Justice Through Code) expanding its AI workforce pathways program to other universities, helping deliver AI capstone solutions, serving 1,000 fellows, and supporting job placement through 'Just Hire One' program.
• Fundación Cibervoluntarios (Spain)coreOthersSpanish nonprofit running the #RetoHacker cybersecurity skilling course. Over two years, will train 10,000 young people in cybersecurity and ethical hacking through 400 practical training sessions, reaching 300,000 through awareness campaigns.
• Generation UKcoreOthersUK nonprofit delivering train-and-place boot camps supporting 400 people over two years who face barriers to employment toward careers in tech and cybersecurity.
• Girl Security (US)coreOthersUS nonprofit creating talent development pathway supporting over 1,200 participants for cybersecurity and AI careers by 2027 through security clinics, mentor network, and All Secure AI learning platform. Aims to reach 50,000 educators and students.
• Joint Economic and Development Initiative (JEDI) (Canada)coreOthersCanadian nonprofit supporting economic growth across New Brunswick's 16 Indigenous communities through IT and cybersecurity training. Will support 60 Indigenous students with IT and cybersecurity training, internships, employment, and industry conference access.
• Junior Achievement Americas (Brazil and Costa Rica)coreOthersRegional nonprofit running 'She is Digital' program focused on training and employability in cybersecurity. Will deliver cybersecurity and career skills training to 720 individuals from Brazil and Costa Rica and support job placement.
• Laboratoria (Mexico)coreOthersMexican nonprofit expanding access to technology education and workforce pathways in Latin America's digital economy. Will train 200 under- and unemployed individuals in foundational cybersecurity and job-readiness skills.
• NPO Sodateage Net (Japan)coreOthersJapanese nonprofit enabling youth empowerment through employment support programs. Will provide cybersecurity skilling program to nearly 1,500 young people with internship and job placement support, sharing recommendations with government and corporations.
• Mamo Pracuj Foundation (Poland)coreOthersPolish nonprofit organizing 'The Cyber Women Pro' program enabling individuals including refugees and migrants to return to workforce after career break. Will certify 400 in cybersecurity-basics course, support 50 in CompTIA Security+ certifications.
• United Way HungarycoreOthersHungarian nonprofit offering 'United for CyberSafe Youth' cybersecurity training for secondary school students. Will update and expand program modules including AI and career guidance to reach 1,500 classroom students and 2,000 via e-learning, training educators as well.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Tata Trusts: India-focused philanthropic foundation with significant portfolio in education, skills development, and digital literacy. Comparable in education-skills grantmaking orientation, though operates primarily in India with a much larger endowment than Kyndryl Foundation.

Direct peers

• Deloitte Foundation: Corporate foundation of Deloitte with similar workforce development and education grantmaking focus. Operates with comparable scale, structure, and orientation toward supporting skills training through nonprofit partners.
• Accenture Foundation: Corporate foundation of Accenture, a global IT services and consulting firm comparable to Kyndryl. Funds workforce reskilling and digital inclusion programs through nonprofit partners, operating with a similar grantmaking model and skills-development focus.
• Infosys Foundation: Corporate foundation of Infosys, a global IT services peer to Kyndryl. Both fund education, skills development, and digital inclusion initiatives, with Infosys Foundation particularly active in India — overlapping with Kyndryl Foundation's grantee DSCI.
• Wipro Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Wipro, another major IT services company with a comparable corporate-foundation structure. Focused on education, skills training, and inclusive growth — directly analogous to Kyndryl Foundation's mission and operating model.
• Cisco Foundation: Corporate foundation of Cisco with overlapping focus on cybersecurity workforce development and digital inclusion. Operates with a similar model of grantmaking to nonprofits addressing technology skills gaps, making it a direct functional peer.
• IBM Foundation: Philanthropic arm of IBM, the company from which Kyndryl was spun off in 2021. Both foundations share the same origin story (IBM heritage), operate as corporate foundations focused on skills and workforce development, and have similar governance models tied to parent company leadership.

Broad incumbents

• Google.org: Philanthropic arm of Google/Alphabet with substantial grantmaking in AI skills, education, and workforce development. Much larger in scope and budget but overlapping thematic focus, particularly on AI literacy and underrepresented communities in tech.
• Salesforce.org (Salesforce Foundation): Philanthropic arm of Salesforce focused on workforce development, education, and digital inclusion. Operates at a significantly larger scale but shares the tech-industry corporate-foundation model and emphasis on skills training for underrepresented communities.
• Microsoft Philanthropies: Philanthropic arm of Microsoft, vastly larger in scale but overlapping in mission on AI skills, digital inclusion, and workforce development. Represents the upper-bound benchmark for what a tech corporate foundation can accomplish and serves as a broader incumbent reference point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments12 records

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