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Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$8.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
165
Grants FY2024
96
Organizations funded FY2023
31%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$55,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$193,142
Organizations funded a year
74 to 99
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
33
Total assets, FY2024
$241M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 31% of the organizations Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationScience & TechHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving96$6.9M28%
FY202396$7.1M31%
FY202299$7.4M45%
FY202177$5.6M62%
FY202074$4.8Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$16MScience & Tech$10MHealth$4.7MEnvironment$1.6MRecreation & Sports$1.3MAnimals$403kCommunity Improvement$400kArts & Culture$174kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
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NH
WA
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northwestern University$1,288,70750%
University of Michigan$773,256566%
University of Chicago$525,00040%
Emory University$484,0353n/a
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$482,5003n/a
University of Washington$458,7505n/a
California Institute of Technology$425,00040%
Johns Hopkins University$425,00040%
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$390,0002n/a
Pennsylvania State University$389,7773n/a
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All grantees of Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northwestern University$1,288,70750%
University of Michigan$773,256566%
University of Chicago$525,00040%
Emory University$484,0353n/a
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$482,5003n/a
University of Washington$458,7505n/a
California Institute of Technology$425,00040%
Johns Hopkins University$425,00040%
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$390,0002n/a
Pennsylvania State University$389,7773n/a
Georgia Institute of Technology$387,5003n/a
Trustees of Boston University$385,00040%
Case Western Reserve University$385,00040%
University of Pittsburgh$350,00040%
University of Utah$343,0003n/a
University of Rochester$307,00020%
Cornell University$276,00030%
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$260,0002n/a
Chapman University$260,00030%
University of San Diego$258,00050%
Harvey Mudd College$255,00030%
Amherst College Trustees$250,00030%
Carnegie Mellon University$242,00020%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte$235,0004n/a
Trinity University$230,00020%
William Marsh Rice University$221,00030%
University of California- Davis$221,0003n/a
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$212,29330%
New York University$210,00020%
Michigan State University$210,0003n/a
University of Florida$200,0002n/a
Swarthmore College$200,00020%
Williams College$200,00020%
Vanderbilt University$184,28040%
The Scripps Research Institute$175,00020%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$155,00020%
Seattle University$155,00010%
Macalester College$155,00020%
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$150,00010%
Franklin & Marshall College$150,00010%
University of Arizona Foundation$146,00040%
Furman University$135,80040%
Trustees of Tufts College$135,00020%
Hope College$133,88020%
Syracuse University$125,00010%
Trustees of Purdue University$121,0002n/a
Trustees of Boston College$116,00020%
Baylor College of Medicine$110,00020%
University of California San Francisco$110,0002n/a
Scripps College$110,00020%
Washington University$110,00020%
University of California Santa Barbara$110,0001n/a
Duke University$107,64030%
The Colorado College$100,00010%
The George Washington University$100,00010%
Vassar College$100,00010%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc$100,00010%
Mississippi State University$100,0001n/a
Chatham University$100,00010%
University of Texas at El Paso$100,0001n/a
Creighton University$100,00010%
Washington State University$99,7033n/a
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$95,79920%
Emory University$75,96310%
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale$71,5182n/a
University of Delaware$67,00010%
The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology$66,00010%
Marine Biological Laboratory$66,00010%
The Council on Undergraduate Research$56,00023%
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$55,00010%
Carleton College$55,00010%
Regents of the University of California at San Diego$55,0001n/a
Carnegie Institution of Washington$55,00010%
Indiana University School of Medicine$55,0001n/a
Oakland University$55,0001n/a
Florida State University$55,0001n/a
Loyola Marymount University$55,00010%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$55,00010%
St Louis University$55,00010%
Davidson College$55,00010%
The Translational Genomics Research Institute$54,83530%
American Chemical Society$53,00050%
American Physical Society$51,25050%
Utah State University$50,0012n/a
Georgetown University$50,00010%
Coe College$46,25020%
Southern AZ Research Science & Eng FDN$40,00051%
National Academy of Sciences$25,00010%
Community Food Bank Inc$24,37650%
Tucson Festival of Books$21,00041%
Kansas State University$18,3131n/a
Northeastern University$16,00030%
Bucknell University$14,10010%
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Women Make Movies Inc$10,00010%
Aviva Children's Services$9,10830%
Soft Matter Association of the Americas$5,00011%
Aspen Center for Physics$5,00010%
Barnard College$5,00010%
Lafayette College$5,00010%
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum$5,00010%
The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College$5,00010%
Gordon Research Conferences Inc$4,00020%
The Biophysical Society$3,50020%
The Electrochemical Society Inc$2,50010%
National Society of Black Physicists$2,50010%
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Camp Kesem National$2,50010%
University of Oregon Foundation$2,50010%
The Trustees of Princeton University$2,30010%
Arizona Repertory Singers$1,75051%
LifeFlight of Maine LLC$1,00010%
Pikes Peak United Way$1,00010%
Ohio State University Foundation$1,00010%
Return to Freedom Inc$50010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$30020%
City Center for Collaborative Learning$25010%
Flinn Foundation$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 106 recipients with no EIN on record ($15M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 93 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorthwestern University: $1,288,707 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $773,256 over 5y, 66% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $525,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Institute of Technology: $425,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $425,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $385,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $385,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $350,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Rochester: $307,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $276,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChapman University: $260,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of San Diego: $258,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHarvey Mudd College: $255,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmherst College Trustees: $250,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $242,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity University: $230,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $221,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $212,293 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $210,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSwarthmore College: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWilliams College: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $184,280 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Scripps Research Institute: $175,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $155,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle University: $155,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMacalester College: $155,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of the College of the Holy Cross: $150,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFranklin & Marshall College: $150,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $146,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFurman University: $135,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $135,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope College: $133,880 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSyracuse University: $125,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $116,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $110,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScripps College: $110,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWashington University: $110,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $107,640 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Colorado College: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVassar College: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChatham University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCreighton University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $95,799 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University: $75,963 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Delaware: $67,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology: $66,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 93.

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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.

Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationCA20.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · The Kavli Foundation · The Simons Foundation Inc · Alfred P Sloan Foundation · The Heising-Simons Foundation · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · Johns Hopkins University · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase 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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Find your warmest path to Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement

How much does Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement give?
Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement reported 165 grants totaling $7,964,645 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 74 and 99 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (46%), Science & Tech (29%), Health (13%).
Who are Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Northwestern University ($1.3M), University of Michigan ($773k), University of Chicago ($525k).
Does Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation, The Kavli Foundation, The Simons Foundation Inc.
Where is Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement based?
Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement is based in AZ.

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 238 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-PF 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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