Russell Sage Foundation

• Check first that your project is social science research that extends the methods, data or theories of the social sciences, and that it sits within one of the four principal programmes: behavioural science and decision-making, the future of work, race, ethnicity and immigration, or social, political and economic inequality.
• A modest request fits its usual pattern, since about 8 in 10 grants fall between $10,000 and $88,500 and half are $35,000 or less, though its largest grant was about $200,000, so larger requests are not ruled out.
• Core research grants begin with a letter of inquiry, and only applicants invited after peer review go on to a full proposal, whereas the pipeline grants prioritise disciplinary diversity and encourage scholars underrepresented in the social sciences or at under-resourced universities.
• The filing shows 71% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so relationships seem to count for a good deal, though that is no reason for a new applicant not to approach it.
• It runs three funding cycles a year, so read its grant-writing guidelines and instructional webinar before choosing a cycle and preparing your submission.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• North Carolina State University · Police exposure and socioeconomic well-being among african american men
  $117,3642024 tax year
• Brookings Institution · Can transfer pathways promote diversity after the 2023 supreme court deci...
  $109,0002024 tax year
• National Academy of Sciences · Global forced migration and u.s. resettlement
  $100,0002024 tax year
• University of California Los Angeles · Political solidarity and political action among people of color
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Stanford University · A public platform for open mixed-methods research
  $100,0002024 tax year
• George Washington University · How does application assistance affect the receipt of unemployment benefi...
  $99,9962024 tax year
• University of Chicago · How homeownership stabilizes and destabilizes womens lives
  $99,0362024 tax year
• New York University · Bay area thriving families: qualitative assessment
  $98,8162024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.