Data / Foundation grants / Social science / New York
Who funds social science in New York: 178 foundations, $25.9 million in grants
178 private foundations paid 234 grants totaling $25,894,390 to social science nonprofits in New York, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, with $5,001,126 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Social science
- Recipients in
- New York
- Foundations
- 178
- Grants
- 234
- Total granted
- $25,894,390
Foundations that funded social science in New York
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $5,001,126 | $5,001,126 | Global Poverty Project Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 5 | $4,536,096 | $2,250,000 | Global Poverty Project Inc | Agricultural development; global health and development public awareness and analysis; nutrition; polio; vaccine delivery | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $1,651,263 | $767,551 | Social Science Research Council | To provide professional development opportunities to sloan scholar alumni of the legacy, ucem, and sigp programs via the sloan scholars mentoring network, track scholar outcomes, and facilitate connec | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $1,500,750 | $700,000 | Common Justice Inc | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | North American Arab Council for the Social Sciences | For social science research, training, and networks. | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $900,000 | $500,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| JTMF Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $650,000 | $650,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | MTI Biotech Study, Lipid Dicarbonyl Scavengers for the prevention of alzheimer's disease fund | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | $650,000 | $450,000 | A Better Balance | Health and Health Equity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $625,000 | $400,000 | Ithaka Harbors Inc | To continue support for jstor access in prison | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $505,000 | $505,000 | A Better Balance | To advance policies supportive to workers, such as paid family medical leave and sick time, in louisiana | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Council for Economic Education | Technology plan | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $472,000 | $222,000 | Just Capital Foundation Inc | Support the documentation of frontline worker insights and the development of a scorecard to promote policies and practices in the corporate sector | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $460,000 | $260,000 | Common Justice Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $370,000 | $370,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | Fund general program expenditures | apps.irs.gov |
| G & E Dubin Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $333,334 | $333,334 | Just Capital Foundation Inc | Charitable organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Inside Climate News | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $278,000 | $200,000 | Inside Climate News | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $230,000 | $150,000 | Inside Climate News | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Nextcorps Inc | Regional Startup Incubation Capacity Building | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | 2 | $200,000 | $150,000 | A Better Balance | To provide general operating support to a better balance's southern regional office | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thompson Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Common Justice | To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $196,917 | $196,917 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | Support immigration justice project providing legal services to asylum seekers | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 2 | $180,000 | $150,000 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | To hire an attorney to provide pro bono legal services to local news outlets on business formation, governance and employment law. | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Inside Climate News | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Common Justice Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Common Justice | Core grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $134,571 | $134,571 | Ithaka Harbors Inc | To support research to improve accreditation practices that maximize the impact of the national advisory committee on institutional quality and integrity. | apps.irs.gov |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $131,000 | $131,000 | Council for Economic Education | Funding supports general operations and programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl & Brenda Shapiro Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Inside Climate News | To support program and operational expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalia and Larry Leeds Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $119,520 | $119,520 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $110,000 | $75,000 | Inside Climate News | Toward reporting on the issue of produced water in Texas | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $107,500 | $107,500 | Just Capital Foundation Inc | 80618 advancing equity and wellbeing for all americans by guiding america's largest public companies to improve job quality for u.s. workers | apps.irs.gov |
| Peck Stacpoole Foundation | Marlboro, NY | 1 | $101,100 | $101,100 | New Netherland Institute | Digitize 17th century Van Rensselaer New Netherland Dutch records in NY State Library | apps.irs.gov |
| American Express Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $100,145 | $100,000 | Council for Economic Education | Invest in girls in new york, arizona and florida | apps.irs.gov |
| Hampshire Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Inside Climate News | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Krouse Family Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Oliveas Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Meadows Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Inside Climate News | Toward hiring a full-time journalist to cover clean energy issues in Texas | apps.irs.gov |
| Milkweed Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Inside Climate News | Charitable donation aimed at conserving biodiversity and limiting global climate change. | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Sifma Foundation for Investor Education Fie Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| No 33 the 1994 Christopher W Johnson Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | A Better Balance | Research and education on family economic stability | apps.irs.gov |
| The Common Sense Fund Inc | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Inside Climate News | To support the organization's mission to produce clear, objective stories that give the public and decision-makers the information they need to navigate the heat and emotion of climate and energy deba | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Ithaka Harbors Inc | Project support to expand stranded credits clearinghouses in three states to allow students to use previously earned credits to continue their education and obtain a credential. | apps.irs.gov |
| Volo Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Just Capital Foundation Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Inside Climate News | renewed support for an environmental reporter covering Baltimore and Maryland | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | Program support for Lawyers for Reporters | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Inside Climate News | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Melvin R Clayman Charitable Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | To support medical research | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Cary, NC | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | Programmatic support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brady Hunter Foundation Inc | North Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Global Poverty Project Inc | Payments for supporting the program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Common Justice Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Common Justice | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Maurine Rothschild Fund Inc | Islesboro, ME | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Common Justice | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Ithaka Harbors Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Society of Daughters of Holland Dames | New York, NY | 2 | $51,750 | $51,500 | New Netherland Institute | Translation of Volume 9 of the New York Historical Manuscripts of the New York State Archives | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred and Dina Khoury Famiily Foundation | MC Lean, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | North American Arab Council for the Social Sciences | Unrestricted contributions | apps.irs.gov |
| Catherine Hawkins Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Inside Climate News | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Inside Climate News | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Jane and Carl Panattoni Charitable | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The George B Storer Foundation Inc | Jackson, WY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Inside Climate News | Coverage in wyoming and the mountain west | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Inside Climate News | To support environmental climate reporting in the region | apps.irs.gov |
| The MCJ Amelior Foundation | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Just Capital Foundation Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martin Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Inside Climate News | Florida reporter | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tianaderrah Foundation (ny) | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks Inc | General Funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Visa Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Council for Economic Education | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| Marc E Leland Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | The Henry Jackson Society Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skadden Foundation | White Plains, NY | 1 | $44,732 | $44,732 | A Better Balance | Payment for fellows | apps.irs.gov |
| First Eagle Investments Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $40,100 | $30,100 | Council for Economic Education | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Janet Prindle Seidler Foundation Dated | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lowell F Johnson Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | American Federation for Aging | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $27,212 | $27,212 | Huntington Youth Bureau Youth Development Research Institute Inc | Promote youth growth, development and well-being through responsive programs for youth, families and the community | apps.irs.gov |
| Ainslie Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Council for Economic Education | Support economic literacy and financial education | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Ithaka Harbors | Private higher education | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Erie, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Council for Economic Education | General operating support - general | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene M Lang Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Prosecutors' Center for Excellence | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Just Capital Foundation Inc | Legacy partner even sponorship | apps.irs.gov |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Council for Economic Education | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnny Carson Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Council for Economic Education | Lincoln, ne or los angeles, ca unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiwi Foundation | Averill Park, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Center for Economic Growth | General program operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kolatch Family Foundation | Englewood, NJ | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rga Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Council for Economic Education | Financial Literacy Programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Shamrock Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | A Better Balance | To support the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Shuchman Philanthropies Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Smart Family Foundation of New York | New Rochelle, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Ithaka Harbors Inc | Used to collect, analyze and distribute information in colonel samual alexander woods role as first commander | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barry S Sternlicht Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harjen Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Council for Economic Education | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Universal Music All Together Now Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Global Poverty Project Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Viola Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Council for Economic Education | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | Participatory Politics Foundation | Political engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Inside Climate News | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Inside Climate News | Revitalize the Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Felburn Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Inside Climate News | Florida bureau reporters salary and coverage expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Jenny Johnson Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Council for Economic Education | Bloomberg brackets for a cause | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter G Peterson Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Economic Club of New York | To support events and core activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kilian J and Caroline F Schmitt Foundation Inc | Pittsford, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Nextcorps Inc | Strategic plan | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul D Schurgot Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Common Justice | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Council for Economic Education | To support general operations. | apps.irs.gov |
| Environment Now | Newport Beach, CA | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Inside Climate News | Oil and gas coverage | apps.irs.gov |
| Select Equity Group Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $14,920 | $7,500 | Common Justice | Matching gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack and Stephanie Stahl Foundation | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Just Capital Foundation | Social | apps.irs.gov |
| Katz Bick Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Leon Levy Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | A Better Balance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Common Justice | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall & Yuko Hung Foundation | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Inside Climate News | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Participatory Politics Foundation | Sludge's digital content | apps.irs.gov |
| Signet Love Inspires Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Council for Economic Education | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan Crown Exchange Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Buller Foundation | Jericho, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | Support alzheimers research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fat Tire Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Inside Climate News | Environmental preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| WWSG Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Council for Economic Education | To equip k12 students with the tools and knowledge of personal finance and economics. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arete Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $9,065 | $9,065 | The Economic Club of New York | Educational general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| MFS Investment Management Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $7,990 | $7,200 | Council for Economic Education | To support teachers attending financial literacy training Program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Warburg Pincus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Milton and Jena Berlinski Foundation | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Orchard Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Inside Climate News | To fund charitable mission of charitable organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark & Anla Cheng Kingdon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,275 | $5,275 | The Economic Club of New York | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 1 | $5,100 | $5,100 | Council for Economic Education | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizens Charitable Foundation | Johnston, RI | 1 | $5,019 | $5,019 | Council for Economic Education | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennett Thrasher Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Council for Economic Education | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Living Springs Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Inside Climate News | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha L Symington Charitable FDN | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Inside Climate News | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Mimi and Peter Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Madison, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Inside Climate News | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Sargent Family Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Council for Economic Education | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Schwartz Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Council for Economic Education | To support the general purpose fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burke and Violet Marshall Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Common Justice | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chin Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Inside Climate News | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Council for Economic Education | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Warren Township, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Common Justice | Purchase and installation of security equipment. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Living City Project Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Murphy Foundation | El Dorado, AR | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Council for Economic Education | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Waldron Rise Foundation Inc | Fairport, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Nextcorps | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 20 | $4,652 | $3,678 | Democratic Socialists of America Fund Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| SKB Foundation | Sunnyvale, CA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Taiwan Studies Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard Bayne Fund | Garden City, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | American Society for Psychical Research | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Renaissance Corporation of Albany | Albany, NY | 1 | $2,595 | $2,595 | Center for Economic Growth | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Jade Foundation | Plainview, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Moglia Family Foundation | Bellevue, NE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Council for Economic Education | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas H and Donna M Stone Foundation | Vernon Hills, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Inside Climate News | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| Ab Regester Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Democratic Socialists of America Fund Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| George & Miriam Martin Foundation | Chester Springs, PA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Inside Climate News | Support their work | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Arlene Taub Foundation | Florham Park, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Maple Grove Foundation | Archbald, PA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Inside Climate News | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Teeem Inc | Little Falls, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Council for Economic Education | Sustaining contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dickson Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Council for Economic Education | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roy & Niuta Titus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | The mission of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation is to rapidly accelerate the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease. | apps.irs.gov |
| National Endowment for Financial Education | Denver, CO | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Council for Economic Education | 75th anniversary campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Inside Climate News Inc | Matching gifts for general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | New Netherland Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Overbrook Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,285 | $1,285 | A Better Balance | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles R Wood Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks Inc | Great Camp Sagamore's Summer Concert Series | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen & William Mazer Foundation | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Open To Debate Foundation | Charitable purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Kay Torshen Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Council for Economic Education | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Kokilabh Kothary Foundation Inc | Roslyn, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Aapi of Queens and Long Island Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Elizabeth Fergus Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Philemon Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Inside Climate News | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephanie & Lawrence Flinn Jrcharitable Trust | Rye, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Council for Economic Education | All contributions are for the general support of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. | apps.irs.gov |
| Tarbell Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Participatory Politics Foundation | SLUDGE fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clements Family Charitable Trust | Key West, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Inside Climate News | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richardson Foundation | Katonah, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Economic Club of New York | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas G & Andrea Mendell Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | A Better Balance | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Walking Stick Family Fund | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Inside Climate News | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $700 | $400 | Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks Inc | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Adco Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Center for Cuban Studies | Community service | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter & Naomi Chucnin Foundation | Sharon, MA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Chris Dennis Environment Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $250 | $250 | Inside Climate News Inc | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Staten Island Foundation | Staten Island, NY | 1 | $200 | $200 | Staten Island Women Inc | Employee matching gift by kathyrn rooney | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wardell Family Foundation Inc | Fair Haven, NJ | 1 | $180 | $180 | Inside Climate News | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zod Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150 | $150 | Inside Climate News | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $118 | $118 | Democratic Socialists of America Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nels and Liz Leutwiler Foundation | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $100 | $100 | Inside Climate News | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Rudolph Joseph Foundation | Rockville Centre, NY | 1 | $100 | $100 | Inside Climate News | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scholl Family Foundation Inc | Montclair, NJ | 1 | $50 | $50 | Inside Climate News | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurant Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $25 | $25 | Global Poverty Project Inc | Financial Assistance | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Global Poverty Project Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $5,001,126 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Global Poverty Project Inc | New York, NY | Agricultural development; global health and development public awareness and analysis; nutrition; polio; vaccine delivery | $2,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | North American Arab Council for the Social Sciences | New York, NY | For social science research, training, and networks. | $1,050,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Social Science Research Council | New York, NY | To provide professional development opportunities to sloan scholar alumni of the legacy, ucem, and sigp programs via the sloan scholars mentoring network, track scholar outcomes, and facilitate connec | $767,551 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Common Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | Postsecondary education | $666,096 | apps.irs.gov |
| JTMF Foundation | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | MTI Biotech Study, Lipid Dicarbonyl Scavengers for the prevention of alzheimer's disease fund | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | A Better Balance | New York, NY | To advance policies supportive to workers, such as paid family medical leave and sick time, in louisiana | $505,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | Technology plan | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Open To Debate Foundation | New York, NY | In support of general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | A Better Balance | New York, NY | Health and Health Equity | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | To continue support for jstor access in prison | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | Fund general program expenditures | $370,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| G & E Dubin Family Foundation | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Charitable organization | $333,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Common Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | A Better Balance | New York, NY | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Inside Climate News Inc | Brooklyn, NY | In support of general operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Social Science Research Council | New York, NY | To design, test, and promulgate standards for disclosing and auditing the management practices of companies that produce artificial intelligence systems | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | To promote economics education, especially in new york high schools, by recognizing innovative teachers, by promoting successful pedagogies, and by developing culturally relevant curricula that motiva | $244,688 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Nextcorps Inc | Rochester, NY | Regional Startup Incubation Capacity Building | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Support the documentation of frontline worker insights and the development of a scorecard to promote policies and practices in the corporate sector | $222,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Global Poverty Project Inc | New York, NY | Global health and development public awareness and analysis | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | A Better Balance | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thompson Family Foundation Inc | Common Justice | Brooklyn, NY | To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | For general support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | New York, NY | Support immigration justice project providing legal services to asylum seekers | $196,917 | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | A Better Balance | New York, NY | To provide general operating support to a better balance's southern regional office | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | New York, NY | In support of the cyrus r. vance center for international justice's project, lawyers for reporters | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | New York, NY | To hire an attorney to provide pro bono legal services to local news outlets on business formation, governance and employment law. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation | Common Justice | Brooklyn, NY | Core grant | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Common Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | For general support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Common Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Support the design of a Trauma and Healing measure for young men of color and/or ethnic minority in survivor-centered programs and services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Global Poverty Project Inc | New York, NY | Global health and development public awareness and analysis | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Journalism | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | To support research regarding the economic value of a liberal arts education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | To support one full-time reporter to publish articles about new york citys climate and environmental issues | $148,840 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | To assess the effectiveness of university open source program offices in facilitating development and maintenance of open source software in research | $137,961 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | To support research to improve accreditation practices that maximize the impact of the national advisory committee on institutional quality and integrity. | $134,571 | apps.irs.gov |
| Synchrony Foundation | Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | Funding supports general operations and programming. | $131,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl & Brenda Shapiro Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | To support program and operational expenses | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalia and Larry Leeds Family Foundation | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | General charitable purpose | $119,520 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 80618 advancing equity and wellbeing for all americans by guiding america's largest public companies to improve job quality for u.s. workers | $107,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Social Science Research Council | New York, NY | To create a research consortium on gender equity in economics that studies and promotes scalable interventions for increasing womens representation in the economics profession | $102,223 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peck Stacpoole Foundation | New Netherland Institute | Albany, NY | Digitize 17th century Van Rensselaer New Netherland Dutch records in NY State Library | $101,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | A Better Balance | New York, NY | Research and education on family economic stability | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Common Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Support scale-up of the Common Justice model for prison diversion | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Express Foundation | Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | Invest in girls in new york, arizona and florida | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milkweed Foundation Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable donation aimed at conserving biodiversity and limiting global climate change. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meadows Foundation Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Toward hiring a full-time journalist to cover clean energy issues in Texas | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Common Sense Fund Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | To support the organization's mission to produce clear, objective stories that give the public and decision-makers the information they need to navigate the heat and emotion of climate and energy deba | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hampshire Foundation Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Program support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | Project support to expand stranded credits clearinghouses in three states to allow students to use previously earned credits to continue their education and obtain a credential. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Volo Foundation | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Krouse Family Foundation Inc | Oliveas Inc | Albany, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| No 33 the 1994 Christopher W Johnson Charitable Trust | Open To Debate Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | Sifma Foundation for Investor Education Fie Inc | New York, NY | General operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | renewed support for an environmental reporter covering Baltimore and Maryland | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | Education & economic mobility | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Melvin R Clayman Charitable Foundation Inc | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | To support medical research | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | New York, NY | Program support for Lawyers for Reporters | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | New York, NY | Programmatic support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | Common Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brady Hunter Foundation Inc | Global Poverty Project Inc | New York, NY | Payments for supporting the program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyjn, NY | General donation | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | For its rights of nature work | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Toward reporting on the issue of produced water in Texas | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | To support an assessment of publishing models for scholarly monographs in ebook format | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | Common Justice | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Maurine Rothschild Fund Inc | Common Justice | Brooklyn, NY | General Operating Support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc | Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society of Daughters of Holland Dames | New Netherland Institute | Albany, NY | Translation of Volume 9 of the New York Historical Manuscripts of the New York State Archives | $51,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | A Better Balance | New York, NY | To provide accompaniment support for leadership transition and equity work | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Jane and Carl Panattoni Charitable | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | Program support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visa Foundation | Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | Charitable Event | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martin Foundation Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Florida reporter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catherine Hawkins Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The George B Storer Foundation Inc | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Coverage in wyoming and the mountain west | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | To support environmental climate reporting in the region | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The MCJ Amelior Foundation | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | For general operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Just Capital Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred and Dina Khoury Famiily Foundation | North American Arab Council for the Social Sciences | New York, NY | Unrestricted contributions | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tianaderrah Foundation (ny) | Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks Inc | Raquette Lake, NY | General Funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marc E Leland Foundation | The Henry Jackson Society Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skadden Foundation | A Better Balance | New York, NY | Payment for fellows | $44,732 | apps.irs.gov |
| Janet Prindle Seidler Foundation Dated | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Toward operating support for Inside Climate News' Texas bureau | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Eagle Investments Foundation | Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $30,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lowell F Johnson Foundation | American Federation for Aging | New York, NY | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | To hire a senior development officer to raise the funds needed to help fulfill icn's local mission, advance its work and increase the long-term sustainability of its newsroom. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Huntington Youth Bureau Youth Development Research Institute Inc | Huntington, NY | Promote youth growth, development and well-being through responsive programs for youth, families and the community | $27,212 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shamrock Foundation | A Better Balance | New York, NY | To support the organization | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barry S Sternlicht Foundation | Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable Event | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiwi Foundation | Center for Economic Growth | Albany, NY | General program operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rga Foundation | Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | Financial Literacy Programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.