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

Start with the funders already giving to social science in New York, currently Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Glenn Foundation for Medical. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New York from out of state.

Who is the largest social science funder in New York?

Gates Foundation gives the most to social science organizations in New York, $20M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to social science in New York?

$202M reached 64 social science organizations in New York, from 520 funders. 31% came from funders also based in New York.

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 · New York · Social science

Who funds social science in New York

New York's social science organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 8 funders each.

$202M

granted

organizations

31%

from in-state

The short version

520 funders gave $202M to 64 social science organizations in New York across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
31% of that came from funders also based in New York; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in New York is Gates Foundation, at $20M.
The social science organization drawing the most is Global Poverty Project Inc, at $35M.

Largest funders of social science in New York

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

1Gates Foundation$20M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$16M 3Glenn Foundation for Medical$11M 4The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$11M 5Carnegie Corporation of New York$8M 6The Rockefeller Foundation$8M 7National Philanthropic Trust$7M 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$7M 9The Ford Foundation$6M 10The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$6M

Social science organizations in New York that draw the most

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

Global Poverty Project Inc$35M Social Science Research Council$33M

54 other social science organizations$28M

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation$24M American Federation for Aging Research$19M Common Justice Inc$16M Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc$15M Just Capital Foundation Inc$11M Ithaka Harbors Inc$11M A Better Balance Inc$7M Council for Economic Education$5M

How to find social science funders in New York

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Start with the funders already active in New York
The funders giving the most to social science in New York are Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Glenn Foundation for Medical. 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
69% of social science money in New York comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New York.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in New York?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in New York, currently Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Glenn Foundation for Medical. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New York from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in New York?: Gates Foundation gives the most to social science organizations in New York, $20M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in New York?: $202M reached 64 social science organizations in New York, from 520 funders. 31% came from funders also based in New York.
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.