National Inventors Hall of Fame

The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), based in North Canton, Ohio, was founded in 1973 to honor U.S. patent holders whose inventions have advanced the nation’s technological innovation. NIHF delivers hands-on educational programs to schools and districts nationwide.

Programs

Camp Invention (NIHF)

He talks about it all year and very much looks forward to the next year immediately and all year long! Thank you for such an amazing program and making it available for children overseas. - Camp Invention Parent, Aukamm Elementary, Germany

Participant Data

Students

2,791 total student participants

Student Grade Level

Military-Connected Students

Category	Count	%
Military-connected	1,322	47.4%
Not Military-connected Student	1,469	52.6%

Geographic Reach

NIHF programming took place across the United States, with concentrations in Alabama, Ohio and Texas. In addition to the US locations, NIHF also had participants at several DoWEA (Department of War Education Activity) international locations.

Connectivity

Network Connectivity 

The following network map, known as a sociogram, displays the frequency of the partner’s interactions over a 6-month period (August 2025 to January 2026). Thicker lines represent interactions in which the partner interacted daily or weekly. Thinner lines represent interactions in which partners interacted monthly, twice per month, or quarterly or less. Colored circles represent STEM education partners (blue) and hub leads (green). The accompanying bar chart shows the distribution of the partner’s connections across interaction frequencies. 

NIHF reported interacting with 12 other partners. 

NIHF’s reported interactions with other partners occurred either monthly or quarterly or less. 