About Us

Advancing Innovation Collaboratively

The Charles Pankow Foundation combines a rich heritage with focused leadership to catalyze and drive sustainable programs for innovation. A private and independent public benefit foundation, the Charles Pankow Foundation serves a unique role in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. The Foundation provides leadership and catalytic funding to support game-changing research and industry collaborations to transform the industry.


VISION

To Provide the AEC Industry with a
Better Way to Design and Build

MISSION

To be a Catalyst to Advance Innovation in
the Design and Construction of Buildings

The Foundation embodies the spirit of our benefactor and namesake, Charles Pankow.


Board of Directors

The Charles Pankow Foundation Board of Directors, June 2023


Our Legacy


Our founder's distinguished career and the legacy he created continues to serve as our inspiration.

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Industry Endorsements


Testimonials from project collaborators and the beneficiaries of innovation.

REVIEWS

Annual Reports


Accountability and accomplishment are built into the Pankow Foundation Process.

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Foundation News

What's new from the Charles Pankow Foundation FOUNDATION NEWS

FOUNDATION NEWS

Foundation Podcasts

Rik Kunnath on 'Building Innovation Through Research' LISTEN HERE

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Ron Klemencic on 'Opportunities for Innovation are Profound' LISTEN HERE

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The Charles Pankow Foundation has always been very open about sharing its findings publicly. Shining a light on its work not only helps to accelerate acceptance of the new technology."
-JACK MOEHLE, PhD, PE, Principal Investigator, Guidelines to Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings; Chair of ACI 318-19 Building Code Committee