Arizona · Nonprofit
Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement (Arizona) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,930,000 to it, the largest being ALLEN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES ($1,500,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $29M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $3.9M
- Net assets
- $237M
What Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement does
Programs
Scialog supports research, intensive dialog and community building to address scientific challenges of global significance. Within each multi-year initiative, Scialog Fellows collaborate in high-risk discovery research on untested ideas and communicate their progress in annual closed conferences. Through the give-and-take of community building, it is the Foundation's hope that Scialog Fellows grow better equipped to tackle ever more challenging multidisciplinary problems. Scialog is intended to: 1) support early career faculty to expand research in a focused area of high scientific importance; 2) encourage scientists to form multidisciplinary teams to tackle these critical challenges, and; 3) help transition awardees to obtain further funding for their innovative ideas. In 2024 five Scialog conferences were held at which grant proposals were received for the awards made.
$4,824,243 spentThe Cottrell Scholar Award develops outstanding Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy teacher-scholars at colleges and universities who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their academic leadership skills. This award provides entry into a national community of outstanding scholar-educators who produce significant research and education outcomes. 19 Cottrell Scholar Awards and 3 collaborative awards were given in 2024.
$2,355,000 spentCottrell Scholar Career Advancement Awards are aimed at advancing the skills, knowledge and experience of Cottrell Scholars toward attaining a leadership role in their institutions. The Career Advancement Awards represent a commitment to Cottrell Scholars throughout their careers. In 2024, 11 SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery) Awards were made. Four SEED awards were for Exceptional Opportunities, seven were for New Research Directions. Additionally, one STAR (Science Teaching and Research) Award, and two IMPACT Awards were made.
$675,000 spentThe Robert Holland Jr. Award (Holland Award) recognizes and welcomes outstanding senior scientists with diverse perspectives and backgrounds into the Cottrell Scholar community. Holland Award recipients are invited to join the Cottrell Scholar community, bringing important new voices and ideas to the annual Cottrell Scholar Conference and Cottrell Scholar Collaborative teams. In 2024, four Holland Awards were made.
$20,000 spent
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-PF.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $242M to $195M (−19%).
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Dr Daniel Linzer
CEO/President & Board Member
Board chair
Dr Peter Dorhout
Chair of the Board
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-PF.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $50k → $965k.
From the IRS filings of Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement leans on a few funders — its largest provides 38% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 47% · 2023 52% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Arizona, across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $605k on record.
- National Science Foundation$605k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement
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In Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement?
- Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement (Arizona) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,930,000 to it, the largest being ALLEN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES ($1,500,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $3,930,000 in grants to Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement?
- ALLEN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES is the largest funder on record, with $1,500,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing