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The Computing Research Association Inc

The specific purposes of the corporation include the following:a.) to consider and act on general problems regarding computer science and computer engineering research and graduate education;b.) to foster interaction between the university and non-university computer science engineering research communities;c.) to interact with and…

$8.0M
Granted FY2025still arriving
58
Grants FY2025still arriving
27
States reached
$989k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Science & Tech$42MEducation$5.7MRecreation & Sports$783kHealth$478kHuman Services$315kPhilanthropy$53kYouth Development$44k
02FY2025 · 58 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 58 grants below total $7,633,685, the rows itemized in this filing. The $8,046,760 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $413,075 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $271k
  • $50k–250k39 grants · $3.6M
  • $250k+10 grants · $3.8M
$79,073
Median grant
27
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$988,865
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE$400,000
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$334,112
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$333,711
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$333,230
LAST MILE EDUCATION FUND$315,000
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION INC$287,919
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH$283,577
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$265,000
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY$264,104
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$244,098
MODERN FIGURES INC$214,165
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$195,335
CORNELL UNIVERSITY$159,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ$159,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $315k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%LAST MILE EDUCATION FUND: $315k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NC
HI
LA
MS
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$38M · 60 repeat orgs$2.0M to everyone else

60 repeat relationships: 38 still active in FY2025, 22 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

60
4

Total granted

$38M
$676k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+755%

Still filing today

40%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CM
    Carnegie Mellon University
    5× · 2021–2025 · $1.7M · revenue +27%
  • University of Chicago
    5× · 2021–2025 · $1.2M · revenue +34%
  • LU
    LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2021–2025 · $1.2M · revenue +42%

Funded once

  • RO
    REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    one grant, 2021 · $430k
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $154k · revenue +755%
  • SU
    STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE AT PURCHASE
    one grant, 2021 · $59k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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William Marsh Rice University

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…

Education
2
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
3
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
4
Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is an independent, research-oriented university with broadly based strengths in health, including medicine, nursing and dentistry; in engineering; in the arts and sciences; and in law, management and social…

Education
5
Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford

The principal objects of the University are the advancement of learning by teaching and research, and its dissemination by every means. We work as one Oxford bringing together our staff, students and alumni, our colleges, faculties,…

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6
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
7
The Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
8
Washington University

The washington university is a co-educational, nondenominational university with a long and distinguished history of teaching, research and (cont'd on schedule o)

Education
9
Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
10
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
11
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
12
Illinois Institute of Technology

To provide distinctive and relevant education in an environment of scientific, technological, and professional knowledge creation and innovation.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Trustees of Tufts College; the most unlike its peers is Oregon Health & Science University Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

42 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 42 of the 87 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
30/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $2,485,739 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: $1,831,861 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOCarnegie Mellon University: $1,660,829 · OtherCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin Madison: $1,504,994 · OtherUniversity of Wisconsin MadisonREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY: $1,446,870 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: $1,227,395 · OtherTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: $1,109,015 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: $1,091,948 · Other+41 more: $15,338,401 · Other+41 moreMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $1,702,696 · EducationMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $1,657,637 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN TH…THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $1,452,875 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANF…University of Chicago: $1,239,354 · EducationUniversity of ChicagoLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $1,211,120 · EducationLEHIGH UNIVERSITYNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $1,172,718 · EducationNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYCornell University: $1,080,678 · EducationCornell UniversityThe Trustees of Princeton University: $1,049,492 · EducationThe Trustees of Princeton UniversityNew York University: $1,009,892 · EducationNew York UniversityUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $949,857 · EducationYale University: $934,992 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $691,595 · Education+21 more: $4,004,698 · Education+21 moreGEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION: $1,158,736 · HealthDUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $230,648 · HealthBROWN UNIVERSITY: $981,964 · Community ImprovementNorthwestern University: $782,778 · Recreation & SportsLAST MILE EDUCATION FUND: $315,000 · Human Services
Other$27,697,052Education$18,157,604Health$1,389,384Community Improvement$981,964Recreation & Sports$782,778Human Services$315,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $1,702,696 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $1,660,829 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $1,657,637 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $1,452,875 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $1,239,354 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $1,211,120 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $1,172,718 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION: $1,158,736 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCornell University: $1,080,678 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $1,049,492 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $1,009,892 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $981,964 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $949,857 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYale University: $934,992 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $782,778 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $691,595 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $487,166 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTrustees of Dartmouth College: $449,796 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University: $338,258 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $317,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLAST MILE EDUCATION FUND: $315,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $311,274 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $305,253 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York: $269,240 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $257,835 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: $249,278 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $247,453 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $230,648 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $223,117 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHarvey Mudd College: $165,687 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FOUNDATION INC: $153,655 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $151,347 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $146,449 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetToyota Technological Institute at Chicago: $106,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetVIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC: $104,678 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilliams College: $60,307 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $53,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION SDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $53,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeachers College Columbia University: $32,728 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDREXEL UNIVERSITY: $26,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetResearch Foundation of the City University of New York: $23,647 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Massachusetts Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds Carnegie Mellon University ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds University of Chicago ↗
  • Who funds LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds New York University ↗
  • Who funds BROWN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds Yale University ↗
  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Trustees of Dartmouth College ↗

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.

American Chemical Soc…The Trustees of Colum…Tulsa Community Found…
American Chemical SocietyDC13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Chemical Society · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Tulsa Community 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Computing Research Association Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Computing Research Association Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • University of Delaware: 30% of income from government
  • Trustees of Tufts College: 13% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Yale University: 12% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Northeastern University: 7% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • Oregon Health & Science University Foundation: 1% of income from government
  • Williams College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 87 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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