The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has supported the establishment and pilot work of the NCWIT Entrepreneurial Alliance, including the NCWIT Entrepreneurial Heroes interview series. Thanks to the Kauffman Foundation's generous support, this Alliance is researching the causes and possible interventions concerning the small number of women involved in starting businesses, filing patents, and transferring technology in the IT field.

Boehringer Ingelheim supports the inclusion of different cultures and diverse backgrounds and has a long history of engaging in the improvement of diversity in the area of science. BI's funding for NCWITsupport an important mission of the Workforce Alliance.