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 Open Society Institute, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York. 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.

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

$343M reached 104 social science organizations in New York, from 758 funders. 59% 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 7 funders each.

$343M

granted

104

organizations

59%

from in-state

The short version

758 funders gave $343M to 104 social science organizations in New York across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
59% 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 Open Society Institute, at $67M.
The social science organization drawing the most is Social Science Research Council, at $105M.

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.

1Open Society Institute$67M 2The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$28M 3Carnegie Corporation of New York$22M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$16M 5Rosenkranz Foundation Inc$11M 6The Ford Foundation$9M 7The Rockefeller Foundation$8M 8Alfred P Sloan Foundation$7M 9Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$6M 10John D and Catherine T Macarthur 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.

Social Science Research Council$105M The Institute for New Economic Thinking Inc$67M

94 other social science organizations$50M

Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc$47M The Hastings Center Inc$14M Open to Debate Foundation$13M National Review Institute$13M Council for Economic Education$12M The Garrison Institute$11M

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 Open Society Institute, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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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.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
41% 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 Open Society Institute, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York. 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?: Open Society Institute gives the most to social science organizations in New York, $67M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in New York?: $343M reached 104 social science organizations in New York, from 758 funders. 59% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.