Your gift makes it possible for our diverse and unique community to do our work—every day.

By giving to one of the funds below, you become an active participant in our mission to create transformative technologies, experiences, and systems that enable people to reimagine and redesign their lives.

40 for 40

The 40 for 40 Drive celebrates the MIT Media Lab's 40th anniversary in 2025, focusing on innovation, professorships, fellowships, and research in critical areas like AI, sustainability, and creativity to enhance the human experience.

Other ways to give

Director's Discretionary Fund

Gifts to provide the Director of the MIT Media Lab flexibility to support existing and emerging priorities and promising new research directions.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fund

Gifts to support The MIT Media Lab's efforts to create an inclusive, safe, and supportive environment that equips all community members with the opportunities to thrive. This fund includes support for diversity in student recruitment and retention, hosting colloquia and special events, and more.

Student Support Fund

Gifts of alumni  and friends to provide support to students in the MIT Media Lab.

Cultivating Creativity Fund

Gifts to provide support to the MIT Media Lab’s students + faculty working to develop a new generation of tools, methods, and experiences to inspire and support creative thinking, creative expression, and creative computation—ultimately enabling people from all backgrounds to develop and share their ideas, explore new possibilities, and contribute to meaningful change in their communities.

Decentralized Society Fund

Gifts to provide support to the MIT Media Lab’s students + faculty conducting research on Web3 and decentralized technologies and digital public infrastructure. Our goal is to achieve planetary-scale Decentralized AI, identify best use cases, and create new models of cooperation and collaboration to create a more resilient, equitable, secure, and open future. 

Future Worlds Fund

Gifts to provide support to the MIT Media Lab’s students + faculty working to create transformative technologies, experiences, and systems that address challenges of sustainability, climate change, and energy—here on Earth and in worlds beyond.

Don’t hesitate to contact the Media Lab’s Director of Development,
David Cave, at dcave@media.mit.edu or 617-324-3786.