Dream.

Create.

Inspire.

The Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by Grant’s mother and several lifelong friends.

Our Mission

TO INSPIRE EMERGING TALENT AND EMPOWER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED YOUTH IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH EDUCATION

Programs

  • STEAM Star transforms industry professionals into “influencers,” who show students how ordinary STEAM concepts are used in extraordinary ways in the world’s coolest jobs.

  • Bot Battles is a LEGO® robotics experience. Players learn STEAM and life skills as they build, battle and roleplay. It is the world’s most accessible robotics program.

  • The Droidbuilders STEAM Academy gives students ages 5-18 the opportunity to explore hands-on learning activities and classes in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.

  • FAST pairs Stanford graduate student mentors with high minority enrollment high schools. Students answer open questions in science and engineer solutions to problems in their society.

  • The Grant Imahara Coding Challenge — supported by the Ohio Coders Project — utilizes miniature R2-D2 domes to teach electronics and coding skills.