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Russell Sage Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 13-1635303 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$13.7M
Grants reported
308
Typical grant
$35.1K
Future commitments
$10.2M

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Rsf Programs Dept
Deadlines
See (b) above.
Application materials
Check the foundation's website for forms, deadlines and restrictions.
Restrictions
See (b) above.
Original filing text
Contact
RSF PROGRAMS DEPT
Address
112 E 64TH STREET NEW YORK, NY, 100657307
Phone
2127506000
Email
PROGRAMS@RSAGE.ORG
Deadlines
SEE (B) ABOVE.
Application materials
CHECK THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE FOR FORMS, DEADLINES AND RESTRICTIONS.
Restrictions
SEE (B) ABOVE.

Reported organization name: RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024137$6.4M
2023171$7.3M

Where Russell Sage Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

$199.1KTax year 2023

Informing Overconfident and Insecure Job Seekers

Columbia University

New York, NY

$181.2KTax year 2023

How Social Media Influencers Shape the Politics of Young Adults

University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$176.8KTax year 2023

The Geography of Race, Poverty, Crime, and Policing

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

$146.7KTax year 2023

PHLRentAssist-Direct Evaluation

New York University

New York, NY

$133.8KTax year 2023

The Effect of SNAP on Financial Health

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Russell Sage Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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