How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Florida?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Florida, currently Building America's Future, John D and Catherine T Macarthur, Donors Trust Inc. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Florida from out of state.

How much grant money goes to social science in Florida?

$6M reached 17 social science organizations in Florida, from 60 funders. 17% came from funders also based in Florida.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Florida · Social science

Who funds social science in Florida

Most of it comes from outside Florida: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$6M

granted

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

60 funders gave $6M to 17 social science organizations in Florida across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% of that came from funders also based in Florida; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Florida is Building America's Future, at $2M.
The social science organization drawing the most is Data For Black Lives Inc, at $2M.

Largest funders of social science in Florida

The funders giving the most to social science organizations in Florida, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Building America's Future$2M 2John D and Catherine T Macarthur$1M 3Donors Trust Inc$345k 4The Gordon and Marilyn Macklin$244k 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$233k 6The Batchelor Foundation Inc$200k 7Network for Good$172k 8Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc$150k 9Council for Economic Education$139k 10V Kann Rasmussen Foundation$135k

Social science organizations in Florida that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Data For Black Lives Inc$2M Let's Preserve the American Dream Inc$2M Caring Fields Felines Inc$457k Leverage Research Inc$457k Florida Council on Economic Education$431k Evolution Institute Inc$338k Selective Mutism Association$249k Center for Violence Prevention$150k

How to find social science funders in Florida

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Start with the funders already active in Florida
The funders giving the most to social science in Florida are Building America's Future, John D and Catherine T Macarthur, Donors Trust Inc. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
83% of social science money in Florida comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Florida.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Florida?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Florida, currently Building America's Future, John D and Catherine T Macarthur, Donors Trust Inc. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Florida from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Florida?: Building America's Future gives the most to social science organizations in Florida, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Florida?: $6M reached 17 social science organizations in Florida, from 60 funders. 17% came from funders also based in Florida.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.