Ideas Sparked. Inventors Activated. Communities Transformed.

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Support for Inventors + Entrepreneurs

The Cade Prize for Inventivity — named after Dr. Robert Cade, lead inventor behind Gatorade — celebrates inventors and entrepreneurs, who, through an innovative invention, demonstrate a creative approach to addressing problems in their field of expertise. Since its inception in 2010 we have received 1,175 applications from 27 states and have awarded a total of $981,000 to Cade Prize winners.

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Museum and R+D Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida is a place to discover the creative inventor inside you. Visitors explore STEAM concepts through invention-themed exhibits, hands-on activities, and lively community events.

The museum also serves as a testing ground for our educational tools

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Tools to Teach + Spread Inventivity

Our curriculum teaches STEAM concepts through the lens of invention. Our educational tools range from a proprietary K-12 curriculum, to an educator training program, to pop-up collaboration spaces for communities of all shapes and sizes.

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  • Harvey Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville

    "Gainesville is a more innovative, more imaginative and more interesting city because of the Cade.”

    — Harvey Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville

  • Headshot of Jayne Moraski

    “We were shocked to see that middle school science test scores more than doubled in a single year after working with the Cade.”

    — Jayne Moraski, Director of Grants and Programs Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

  • Headshot of Brandon M

    "The Cade sparked my creativity at a time when I really needed it."

    — Brandon M., camp scholarship recipient

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