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The American Society for Cell Biology
To lead a diverse, global and multidisciplinary scientific community focused on the cell, the basic unit of all life.
- $315k
- Granted FY2021
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $266k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $20,738
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $41,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 9
- Total assets, FY2021
- $15M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 50% of the organizations The American Society for Cell Biology funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $159k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 10 | $225k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $293k | 75% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $163k | 83% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $37k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
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 FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University | $74,465 | 3 | 0% |
| The University Corporation | $65,930 | 3 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $56,974 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $47,254 | 2 | n/a |
| Science Clubs International Inc | $42,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Science Moab Engagement Initiative | $40,376 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| STEM Advocacy Institute Aka Civic Science Media Lab | $35,000 | 1 | 57% |
| West Chester University Foundation | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Utah | $33,500 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University | $74,465 | 3 | 0% |
| The University Corporation | $65,930 | 3 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $56,974 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $47,254 | 2 | n/a |
| Science Clubs International Inc | $42,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Science Moab Engagement Initiative | $40,376 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| STEM Advocacy Institute Aka Civic Science Media Lab | $35,000 | 1 | 57% |
| West Chester University Foundation | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Utah | $33,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Toledo | $33,396 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group Inc | $32,979 | 1 | 0% |
| University of California San Francisco | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Rochester | $29,867 | 2 | 0% |
| American Physical Society | $28,019 | 1 | 0% |
| American Physiological Society | $24,155 | 2 | 0% |
| Vcuvcu Health Campus | $16,226 | 1 | n/a |
| Duke University | $13,407 | 1 | 0% |
| California State University Northridge Foundation | $6,105 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $6,032 | 1 | n/a |
| Albany State University | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Barry University Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Clayton State University | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Meharry Medical College | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Queensborough Community College of Cuny | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lane College | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
The American Society for Cell Biology supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 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: National Collegiate Athletic Association · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The American Society for Cell Biology
- How much does The American Society for Cell Biology give?
- The American Society for Cell Biology reported 11 itemized grants totaling $266,342, out of $315,110 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The American Society for Cell Biology fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Science & Tech (34%), Health (25%), Education (23%).
- Who are The American Society for Cell Biology's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: High Point University ($74k), The University Corporation ($66k), University of California Davis ($57k).
- Does The American Society for Cell Biology fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The American Society for Cell Biology?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The American Society for Cell Biology based?
- The American Society for Cell Biology is based in MD.
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