Pennsylvania · Public charity
The Character Lab Inc
Character lab advances scientific insights that help kids thrive.
- $10k
- Granted FY2021
- 1
- Grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations The Character Lab Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $70k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $630k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $615k | 88% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $238k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $278,514 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $223,193 | 2 | n/a |
| Foundation for Orange County Public Schools Inc | $158,214 | 2 | 5% |
| New York University | $155,472 | 3 | 0% |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | $151,625 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $118,997 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | $106,781 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $105,163 | 1 | 0% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $78,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $77,150 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $278,514 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $223,193 | 2 | n/a |
| Foundation for Orange County Public Schools Inc | $158,214 | 2 | 5% |
| New York University | $155,472 | 3 | 0% |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | $151,625 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $118,997 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | $106,781 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $105,163 | 1 | 0% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $78,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $77,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation | $44,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Texas | $38,470 | 2 | n/a |
| Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| We the Protesters Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Higher Ground A Resource Center | $7,925 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Character Lab Inc supplied at peak.
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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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About The Character Lab Inc
- How much does The Character Lab Inc give?
- The Character Lab Inc reported 1 grants totaling $10,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Character Lab Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Education (68%), Social Science (14%), Health (8%).
- Who are The Character Lab Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Indiana University School of Medicine ($279k), Regents of the University of Michigan ($223k), Foundation for Orange County Public Schools Inc ($158k).
- Does The Character Lab Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Character Lab Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Character Lab Inc based?
- The Character Lab Inc is based in PA.
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