Orange Capital Media is a key component of Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ efforts to promote women in STEM and is the entity through which our IF/THEN® Initiative is funded and managed. Orange Capital Media provides multimedia entertainment programming and video production highlighting women STEM innovators

IF/THEN will work with the Museum’s exhibits team to add and replace graphic panels in each of the halls to include new profiles of women in STEM careers and achieve gender parity in the Museum’s career inspiration stores.

Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) is a foundation providing catalytic and opportunistic funding for innovative scientific research and the development of academic scientists-advancing American competitiveness in science and technology. IF/THEN supports research, educational activities and travel expenses for one female Cottrell Scholar for 2019. The Cottrell Scholar program develops outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their academic leadership skills.

The Rosalind Franklin Society recognizes and celebrates the contributions of outstanding women in the life sciences and affiliated disciplines, promotes broadened opportunities for women in the sciences, and through its many activities motivates new generations of women to this calling. The Society regularly communicates its activities and accomplishments to the scientific community and to talented young women as motivation to pursue science as a profession.

The Science & Entertainment Exchange is a program of the National Academy of Sciences that seeks to connect entertainment community professionals with top scientists and engineers to create a synergy between accurate science and engaging storytelling.

SheIS is a nonprofit membership organization for professional women’s sports leagues and organizations. SheIS aims to positively impact the women’s sports movement. IF/THEN will work with SheIS to support two sports Hackathons in partnership with Play-Like-A-Girl that aim to build new innovations to help advance the sports world. IF/THEN and SheIS will also create STEM-Meets-Sports content with the SheIS Collective focused on how STEM amplifies sports.

The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center engages, educates, and empowers the public to participate in technological, economic, and social change. Drawing on and contributing to the Smithsonian Institution’s world-leading collections of artifacts and archives, the Lemelson Center’s scholarship and programming advance the historical study of invention and innovation, encourage children and adults to apply their curiosity to real-world problems, and showcase the diversity of inventors who have shaped world history.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders.  SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, and outreach and advocacy activities.  SWE seeks to empower women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering and technology professions as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity and inclusion.

The Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) is recognized globally for its pioneering research in osteoarthritis, healing, surgery, injury prevention and rehabilitation. Since 1993, SPRI’s database has been collecting patient information that has led to significant treatment advances in these areas.

talkSTEM  is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that works to develop future generations of female and underrepresented STEM leaders by inspiring today’s youth to adopt a STEM mindset. talkSTEM creates unique STEM educational videos and other content, organizes community events, and provides educator professional development.  Its signature walkSTEM initiative highlights broad-based, authentic, and inquiry-based mathematics learning.  IF/THEN is partnering with talkSTEM to create new digital learning resources that will highlight girls and women in short educational videos and bring them into classrooms, after-school programs, and teacher education programs.

TFA is one of the largest and most diverse providers of STEM teachers in the country. As part of a broader IF/THEN arrangement with TFA, assets from the IF/THEN Digital Asset Library will be leveraged to help ensure TFA teachers have access to content that is accessible, relatable and inclusive of diverse STEM representations.

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a charitable environmental organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. TNC dedicates their efforts to tackling climate change, protecting lands and waters, providing food and water sustainably, and building healthy cities.

URU utilizes and applies multimedia solutions at the intersection of the arts, humanities, science and technology to bring together all stake holders with an emphasis on education and work force development to create a more equitable society. URU’s work is based upon the belief that art is a powerful source of expression fundamental to the individual human spirit, as well as to the functioning of a civil society.

U.S. Soccer will work with IF/THEN to hire more women into new, full-time positions to support the Federation’s high-performance department and initiatives. Covering such STEM areas as sports medicine, sports science, data and performance analysis, these positions will directly impact U.S. Soccer’s ability to support and develop world class players within the U.S. National Team program.

WCS is one of the world’s largest science-based conservation organizations, operating in over 60 countries and in their five NYC parks including the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium. Through our engagement strategies, we reach 200 million people a year. IF/THEN will fund WCS to create multiple mechanisms to share their inspiring science stories with our global audience.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization that seeks to preserve the wilderness and reduce human impact on the environment. WWF, the world’s leading conservation organization, works in 100 countries and is supported by more than one million members in the United States and close to five million members globally.