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American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

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$6.6M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
34
Itemized grants FY2024
28
Organizations funded FY2023
68%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$4.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$75,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$750,000
Organizations funded a year
3 to 28
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
15
Total assets, FY2024
$1.1B

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 68% of the organizations American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationInternationalCivil RightsHuman ServicesFood & NutritionCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving34$4.2M65%
FY202328$4.8M68%
FY202216$3.3M56%
FY202120$443k75%
FY202024$382k83%
FY20193$230k33%
FY20185$769k0%
FY201713$679kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Civil Rights$4.0MEducation$2.9MHealth$1.8MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.8MCrime & Legal$1.6MSocial Science$958kYouth Development$459kEmployment$342kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 99 grantees
All grantees of American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Policing Equity$3,660,858310%
Institute for American Police Reform Inc$2,499,0682n/a
Campbell Collaboration$970,000514%
The Aspen Institute Inc$750,00010%
Georgetown University$555,00020%
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals$486,36830%
Say Yes to Education Inc$452,87123%
The Gaston & Porter Health Improvement Center Inc$328,756323%
Northeastern University$325,00040%
American Youth Policy Forum$285,750227%
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness$272,03889%
The Brookings Institution$208,35020%
The Urban Institute$187,71210%
Poverty and Race Research Action Council$176,426111%
The Century Foundation Inc$175,00021%
American University$174,90220%
Thinklive Inc$172,3601n/a
Nc State University$161,1721n/a
Children's Defense Fund$158,60011%
National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform$155,82912%
Funders Together to End Homelessnes$145,00032%
American Educational Research Association$142,50041%
The University of Memphis$135,7181n/a
New America Foundation$127,38410%
The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education$112,50012%
Norwegian Refugee Council USA$105,00011%
Trustees of Boston University$100,42810%
North Lawndale Employment Network$100,00011%
Build Inc$99,50020%
Ayuda Inc$96,00020%
Development in Gardening$96,00027%
LIV Recovery Sober Living$95,00015%
Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy Inc$87,18713%
Education Writers Association$74,00041%
Child Welfare League of America$50,00013%
University of Minnesota$50,0001n/a
Benchmark Analytics$50,0001n/a
Teachers College Columbia University$46,00030%
Justice System Partners$41,66711%
NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc$40,00010%
Vanderbilt University$39,96810%
Community Initiatives$38,47610%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$35,00020%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$33,1101n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate$32,17640%
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc$30,00010%
Education Northwest$27,75010%
University of California Davis$25,0001n/a
Colorado State University Foundation$21,99510%
Intersection Collective$20,0001n/a
Meals on Wheels and More Inc$17,58320%
Eduseed$16,50021%
Evaluation Studio$15,7281n/a
Team Rubicon Inc$15,00010%
The Global Hunger Project$15,00010%
University of Pittsburgh$15,00010%
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley$14,25010%
Public Affairs Council$13,50020%
The Enrichment Fund for Guilford County Schools Inc$13,112127%
World Central Kitchen Inc$12,50010%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$12,25010%
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$12,25010%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$12,25010%
Manna Food Center Inc$12,25010%
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$10,00010%
Coalition for Juvenile Justice$10,00012%
Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation$10,00011%
Muslim Community Center Inc$10,0001n/a
Women for Women International$10,00010%
Heartland Alliance International Inc$10,00010%
Regents of the University of Michigan$10,0001n/a
Autism Research Institute$10,00010%
University of Maryland Foundation Inc$10,00010%
First Nations Development Institute$10,00010%
Hope for Haiti Inc$10,00010%
Meals on Wheels America$10,00010%
Girlforward$10,00011%
Perfect Heart Inc$10,0001n/a
NATIONAL BLACK WOMENS HEALTH PROJECT dba BLACK WOMENS HEALTH IMPERATIVE$10,00010%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$10,00010%
Education Service Center Region II$10,00010%
She's the First Inc$10,00011%
Northwest Harvest Emm$9,25010%
Loaves & Fishes Community Services$9,2501n/a
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$8,50010%
American Society on Aging$8,50010%
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc$8,00010%
Church World Service Inc$7,61310%
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$7,25010%
Food for Others Inc$7,25010%
National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc$6,95011%
The Innocence Project Inc$6,78010%
Lafayette Tool Library$6,0001n/a
Southern Word Inc$6,00011%
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc$5,72010%
Center for Health Policy Development$5,50010%
Equal Justice Initiative$5,50010%
The Bail Project Inc$5,46010%
Breakthrough$5,33310%

Where it is load-bearing

American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 84 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPolicing Equity: $3,660,858 over 3y, 10% of budgetCampbell Collaboration: $970,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $750,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGeorgetown University: $555,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKaiser Foundation Hospitals: $486,368 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSay Yes to Education Inc: $452,871 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetThe Gaston & Porter Health Improvement Center Inc: $328,756 over 3y, 23% of budgetNortheastern University: $325,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Youth Policy Forum: $285,750 over 2y, 27% of budgetSociety for Research on Educational Effectiveness: $272,038 over 8y, 8.8% of budgetThe Brookings Institution: $208,350 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Urban Institute: $187,712 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPoverty and Race Research Action Council: $176,426 over 1y, 11% of budgetThe Century Foundation Inc: $175,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican University: $174,902 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Defense Fund: $158,600 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNational Institute for Criminal Justice Reform: $155,829 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetFunders Together to End Homelessnes: $145,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetAmerican Educational Research Association: $142,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetNew America Foundation: $127,384 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education: $112,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNorwegian Refugee Council USA: $105,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $100,428 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Lawndale Employment Network: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBuild Inc: $99,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAyuda Inc: $96,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDevelopment in Gardening: $96,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetLIV Recovery Sober Living: $95,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetRennie Center for Education Research & Policy Inc: $87,187 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetEducation Writers Association: $74,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetChild Welfare League of America: $50,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetTeachers College Columbia University: $46,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJustice System Partners: $41,667 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNAACP Empowerment Programs Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVanderbilt University: $39,968 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Initiatives: $38,476 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate: $32,176 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCongressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEducation Northwest: $27,750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetColorado State University Foundation: $21,995 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels and More Inc: $17,583 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEduseed: $16,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Global Hunger Project: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Harvest of Silicon Valley: $14,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Affairs Council: $13,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 84.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Annie E Casey Foundation IncMD24.6× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gates Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · The Ford Foundation · Tides Foundation · William T Grant Foundation Inc · The Spencer Foundation · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · The Joyce Foundation · Lumina Foundation for Education Inc · WK Kellogg Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

How much does American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences give?
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences reported 34 itemized grants totaling $4,203,677, out of $6,598,862 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Civil Rights (27%), Education (19%), Health (13%).
Who are American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Policing Equity ($3.7M), Institute for American Police Reform Inc ($2.5M), Campbell Collaboration ($970k).
Does American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 68% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Annie E Casey Foundation Inc, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Gates Foundation.
Where is American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences based?
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 100 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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