Support

Since 1981, when its award programming was established, the SOM Foundation has awarded more than $3.4 million to support research and emerging professionals making a difference in the built environment. The SOM Foundation currently offers six annual awards exploring critical issues of our time. Your donation will sustain and strengthen the academic development of students and faculty of architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, urban design, and engineering who undertake rigorous interdisciplinary research. Your contribution will also help support public events presented throughout the year.

Donations to the SOM Foundation, a nonprofit organization, are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.

Annual Report

2024–2025 Overview and Ways to Support

Dubai. © James Leng.

Structures of Landscape, Domo, Tippet Rise Art Center, Montana. © James Leng.

Buildings spring up opportunistically where ever the terrain allows. © James Leng.

Online Contribution

The SOM Foundation accepts one-time or recurring donations online. Donations support undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty-led academic units developing meaningful research that address the issues defined on an annual basis.

Make a Donation

Checks

The SOM Foundation accepts donations of any amount by check. Please make checks payable to the SOM Foundation and mail it to our office at 224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60604. Send checks to the attention of Catherine Boulazeris.

Stock Transfer

The SOM Foundation is able to receive donations of stock. For assistance in making a contribution in the form of stock, please contact us at info@somfoundation.com.

For more information about the different ways to support the SOM Foundation or to answer any questions, please contact us at info@somfoundation.com.