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Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Institute is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 3,700 provides research and technical (continued on Schedule O, Part III, Line 1) expertise to governments and businesses in approximately 70 countries in the…
- $263k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $244k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $71,700
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $152,174
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 30
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $947M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Research Triangle Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $244k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $251k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $3.1M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 28 | $380k | 36% |
| FY2021 | 30 | $621k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 21 | $587k | 76% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $367k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $344k | 67% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ncinnovation Inc | $2,900,000 | 1 | 28% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $1,113,272 | 9 | 0% |
| United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc | $845,513 | 9 | 1% |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $151,799 | 2 | 0% |
| Benevolent Healthcare Foundation | $140,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Durham Jazz Workshop | $60,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc | $58,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Children's Inn at Nih Inc | $56,500 | 3 | 0% |
| American Red Cross Metro Atlanta Chapter | $55,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Durham Technical Community College | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
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Where it is load-bearing
Research Triangle Institute supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Triangle Community Foundation Inc · United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc · Duke University · Aj Fletcher Foundation · Duke University Health System Inc · North Carolina Community Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Carolinas Credit Union Foundation · W Trent Ragland Jr Foundation · The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost Pmb #101 · Credit Suisse Americas Foundation · The Leon Levine Foundation
How this is measured
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About Research Triangle Institute
- How much does Research Triangle Institute give?
- Research Triangle Institute reported 4 itemized grants totaling $243,874, out of $263,061 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 30 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Research Triangle Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (51%), Public Safety & Disaster (17%), Philanthropy (14%).
- Who are Research Triangle Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Ncinnovation Inc ($2.9M), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($1.1M), United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc ($846k).
- Does Research Triangle Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Research Triangle Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Triangle Community Foundation Inc, United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc, Duke University.
- Where is Research Triangle Institute based?
- Research Triangle Institute is based in NC.
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