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Social Science Research Council
BROOKLYN, NY
Total revenue
$16.7M
Total expenses
$19.8M
Net assets
$59.2M
Grants received
$53.3M
132 grants
EIN
131325070
Tax year
2023
Mission
The council appoints committees of scholars to advance research in the social sciences through the generation of new ideas and the training of scholars.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Contributions & grants$14.8M
Program service revenue—
Investment income$1.8M
Other revenue$23K
Total revenue$16.7M
Expenses
Grants paid$7.3M
Salaries & benefits$6.9M
Fundraising$391K
Other expenses$5.6M
Total expenses$19.8M
Total assets$72.3M
Net assets$59.2M
People
21 listed
NameRoleCompensation
ANNA HARVEY
PRESIDENT
Board
$381K
35 hrs/wk
CARL JOHAN FREDRIK PALM
VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMIN &
Board
$298K
35 hrs/wk
PETER NAGER
DIRECTOR (THRU MAR 2024)
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
GINA NEFF
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
MELISSA NOBLES
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
HELEN V MILNER
CHAIRPERSON
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
RAKA RAY
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
JOSEPH SCHULL
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
MIGUEL URQUIOLA
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
WALTER W POWELL
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
NAOMI LAMOREAUX
SECRETARY
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
TIL SCHUERMANN
TREASURER
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
WILLIAM H JANEWAY
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
ISABELLE DE LAMBERTERIE
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
MARGARET LEVENSTEIN
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
SARA MILLER MCCUNE
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
KRISTEN LEWIS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Staff
$205K
35 hrs/wk
CALLY WAITE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Staff
$185K
35 hrs/wk
CYRIL OBI
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Staff
$172K
35 hrs/wk
LISA YANOTI
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Staff
$165K
35 hrs/wk
TATIANA CARAYANNIS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Staff
$151K
35 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
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BENEFITS CONSULTING
Grants received
Showing 132 of 132
FromAmountPurposeYear
$778K
To match research fellows with organizations participating in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative and to support their work.
2024
$500K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE JUST TECH FELLOWSHIP TO ADVANCE JUSTICE & EQUITY BY TRANSFORMING RACIAL & GENDER POWER IMBALANCES WITHIN THE FIELD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AND ADVANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL JUST
2024
$363K
TO SUPPORT CONTINUED DATA COLLECTION AND DASHBOARD MAINTENANCE FOR THE JAIL DATA INITIATIVE (JDI), THE ONLY LARGE-SCALE EFFORT TO COLLECT DAILY INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL JAIL RECORDS IN THE UNITED STATES.
2024
$200K
a quasi-endowment fund to be used for the purpose of developing philanthropic and public investments in social and behavioral science aimed at addressing pressing societal challenges (the "Agenda Fund")
2024
$150K
TO SUPPORT THE AI COMMERCIALIZATION RISKS & DISCLOSURES RESEARCH PROJECT
2024
$100K
TO COMPLETE A PROOF OF CONCEPT USING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT THE LIKELIHOOD OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
2024
$55K
TO SUPPORT THE TRANSLATION AND COMMUNICATION OF NONPARTISAN TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY RESEARCH FOR RELEVANT POLICY AUDIENCES THROUGH RENEWED SUPPORT FOR MEDIAWELL AT THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL.
2024
$11K
78973 CREATING A HEALTH INFORMATION RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TO SUPPORT A MORE EFFECTIVE AND MORE EQUITABLE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES
2024
$4.4M
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE MELLON MAYS GRADUATE INITIATIVES PROGRAM
2023
$2.5M
TOWARD THE COSTS OF LAUNCHING A RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TO DRIVE ACCEPTANCE AND UPTAKE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION EFFORTS AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS TO COUNTER HEALTH MIS- AND DIS- INFORMATION
2023
$1.2M
To support the Fellows who will conduct ethnographies/histories of the arts organizations in the new initiative.
2023
$719K
TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SLOAN SCHOLAR ALUMNI OF THE LEGACY, UCEM, AND SIGP PROGRAMS VIA THE SLOAN SCHOLARS MENTORING NETWORK, TRACK SCHOLAR OUTCOMES, AND FACILITATE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN CURRENT SLOAN SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI
2023
$500K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE JUST TECH FELLOWSHIP TO ADVANCE JUSTICE & EQUITY BY TRANSFORMING RACIAL & GENDER POWER IMBALANCES WITHIN THE FIELD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AND ADVANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL JUST
2023
$309K
TO ESTIMATE THE CAUSAL EFFECT OF PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION AND POLICY CHANGES.
2023
$250K
TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION TO REDUCE THE CONSUMPTION OF MISINFORMATION ONLINE
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE TRANSLATION AND COMMUNICATION OF NONPARTISAN TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY RESEARCH FOR RELEVANT POLICY AUDIENCES THROUGH RENEWED SUPPORT FOR MEDIAWELL AT THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL.
2023
$200K
Gift shall be contributed to a quasi-endowment fund to be used for the purpose of developing philanthropic and public investments in social and behavioral science aimed at addressing pressing societal challenges (the "Agenda Fund")
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE TRANSLATION AND COMMUNICATION OF NONPARTISAN TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY RESEARCH FOR RELEVANT POLICY AUDIENCES THROUGH RENEWED SUPPORT FOR MEDIAWELL AT THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL.
2023
$174K
TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM OF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS TO ENGAGE IN SCIENTIFICALLY INNOVATIVE AND POLICY-RELEVANT CAUSAL RESEARCH PROJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE SCHOLARS AND IN THE AREAS OF POLICING, PRETRIAL JUSTICE, AND CORRECTIONS.
2023
$96K
78973 CREATING A HEALTH INFORMATION RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TO SUPPORT A MORE EFFECTIVE AND MORE EQUITABLE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE GRANTEE'S WORK ON PROVIDING UN STAKEHOLDERS ACCESS TO SCHOLARS, EXPERTS, AND PRACTITIONERS FAMILIAR WITH COLOMBIA'S TOTAL PEACE POLICY
2023
$25K
FOR PLANNING OF MEASURE OF AMERICAS PORTRAIT OF LOS ANGELES PROJECT
2023
$20K
SUPPORT FOR A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON RELGION/SPIRITUALITY AND DEMOCRACY
2023
$10K
SUPPORT FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
2023
$2.5M
TOWARD THE COSTS OF LAUNCHING A RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TO DRIVE ACCEPTANCE AND UPTAKE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION EFFORTS AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS TO COUNTER HEALTH MIS- AND DIS- INFORMATION
2022
$2.2M
For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program
2022
$1.6M
For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program
2022
$976K
To support the Fellows who will conduct ethnographies/histories of the arts organizations in the new initiative.
2022
$956K
78973 CREATING A HEALTH INFORMATION RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TO SUPPORT A MORE EFFECTIVE AND MORE EQUITABLE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES
2022
$898K
TO CREATE A RESEARCH CONSORTIUM ON GENDER EQUITY IN ECONOMICS THAT STUDIES AND PROMOTES SCALABLE INTERVENTIONS FOR INCREASING WOMENS REPRESENTATION IN THE ECONOMICS PROFESSION
2022
$700K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE JUST TECH FELLOWSHIP TO ADVANCE JUSTICE & EQUITY BY TRANSFORMING RACIAL & GENDER POWER IMBALANCES WITHIN THE FIELD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AND ADVANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL JUST
2022
$559K
TO ESTIMATE THE CAUSAL EFFECT OF PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION AND POLICY CHANGES.
2022
$500K
TO PROVIDE MENTORING, NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO SLOAN MPHD GRADUATES THROUGH THE SLOAN SCHOLARS MENTORING NETWORK (SSMN), AND TO REVIEW THE IMPACTS OF THE SSMN AND MPHD AS SLOAN SCHOLARS MOVE THROUGH THEIR CAREERS
2022
$500K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE JUST TECH FELLOWSHIP TO ADVANCE JUSTICE & EQUITY BY TRANSFORMING RACIAL & GENDER POWER IMBALANCES WITHIN THE FIELD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AND ADVANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL JUST
2022
$250K
TO SUPPORT AND SHAPE RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS BY PROJECT MERCURY, A CONSORTIUM CONCERNED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES POSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
2022
$200K
TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR KNOWLEDGE GENERATION ON CHINA IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH BY MAPPING THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE HUBS AND NETWORKS, IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES AND CONNECTING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
2022
$100K
TO PROVIDE RENEWED SUPPORT TO SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL'S MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAM TO CATALYZE, CATALOG, AND DISSEMINATE NEW SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT THE IMPACT OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY ON DEMOCRACY.
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT LOS ANGELES AND NEW ORLEANS DISCONNECTED YOUTH REPORTS
2022
$90K
SUPPORT FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
2022
$75K
CORE SUPPORT FOR MEDIAWELL, WHICH AGGREGATES AND FACILITATES RESEARCH RELATED TO INFORMATION DISORDER AND DIS/MISINFORMATION; HELPS ALIGN RESEARCH WITH RELEVANT POLICY EFFORTS; AND BUILDS A DIVERSE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARLY NETWORK
2022
$2.1M
For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program
2021
$2.4M
TO SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
2020
$1.8M
FOR THE AFRICAN PEACEBUILDING NETWORK AND NEXT GENERATION SOCIAL SCIENCES IN AFRICA PROGRAM
2020
$1.6M
Core support for the Just Tech Fellowship to advance justice & equity by transforming racial & gender power imbalances within the field of artificial intelligence; and advance interdisciplinary research at the intersection of technology & social justice
2020
$600K
TO PROVIDE MENTORING, NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO SLOAN MPHD GRADUATES THROUGH THE SLOAN SCHOLARS MENTORING NETWORK (SSMN), AND TO REVIEW THE IMPACTS OF THE SSMN AND MPHD AS SLOAN SCHOLARS MOVE THROUGH THEIR CAREERS
2020
$380K
General support and project support to promote academic collaboration by supporting institutional networks and Cuban academics' participation in international workshops, study tours, and professional meetings
2020
$370K
SUPPORT FOR A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON RELGION/SPIRITUALITY AND DEMOCRACY
2020
$300K
Core support for the Just Tech Fellowship Bridge Project for planning of the Just Tech Fellowship Program and to catalyze urgent thinking and action on Covid 19's impact on public health, surveillance, and human rights
2020
$120K
TO SUPPORT THE EXTENSION OF THE MEDIA & DEMOCRACY PROGRAM AT THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
2020
$90K
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THREE DATA FOR IMPACT SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT GRANT GRANTEES
2020
$90K
SUPPORT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS BASELINE DATA AND TARGETS PROJECT
2020
$80K
FOR SUPPORT OF DIGITAL DISINFORMATION RESEARCH MAPPING AND POLICY TRANSLATION
2020
$75K
increase economic opportunities for young adults and young parents in New Orleans by producing a data report highlighting their needs, current barriers, and pathways to future success
2020
$72K
FOR EVALUATION OF THE ANXIETIES OF DEMOCRACY AOD PROGRAM
2020
$50K
COVID Emergency Grant: COVID-19 and the Social Sciences: A Virtual Research Center
2020
$46K
For a Digital Disinformation Research and Mapping Project, to track and aggregate ongoing research, facilitate the alignment of research with relevant policy efforts, and to build a diverse and multidisciplinary scholarly network
2020
$45K
TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (SSRC) TO TRACK AND AGGREGATE ONGOING RESEARCH ON DIGITAL MIS- AND DISINFORMATION AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOLARLY NETWORK FOCUSED ON THESE TOPICS.
2020
$10K
TO SUPPORT MEASURE OF AMERICA TO PROVIDE DATA ABOUT OPPORTUNITY YOUTH IN LOUISIANA WITH AN INCREASED FOCUS ON COVID 19-RELATED IMPACTS.
2020
$330K
SUPPORT FOR A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON RELGION/SPIRITUALITY AND DEMOCRACY
2019
$100K
MEASURE OF AMERICA - PRODUCING CALIFORNIA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT: TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WELL-BEING OF CALIFORNIANS USING THE AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, COMBINING DATA ON CALIFORNIA HEALTH, EDUCATION AND LIVING STANDARDS.
2019
$100K
Program support for the Digital Disinformation Research and Mapping Project
2018
$921K
FOR A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO PROMOTE DOCTORAL RESEARCH AND WRITING ON PEACEBUILIDNG BY AFRICAN SOCIAL SCIENTISTS
2017
Funded by
$53.3M from 55 funders · 132 grants · 2017–2024
Carnegie Corporation Of New York
$8.6M · 5 grants · 2017–2022
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
$8.2M · 3 grants · 2020–2023
John D And Catherine T Macarthur
$5.5M · 2 grants · 2020
The Rockefeller Foundation
$5M · 2 grants · 2022–2023
The Ford Foundation
$4.8M · 10 grants · 2020–2024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
$3.2M · 6 grants · 2020–2023
The Wallace Foundation
$2.9M · 3 grants · 2022–2024
Gates Foundation
$2.0M · 2 grants · 2022–2023
Details
EIN131325070
NTEE codeV200
Subsection03
Ruling date1928-04
Formed1924
Employees75
Volunteers16