Industrial Relations Counselors Inc
Accepts applications
Industrial Relations Counselors Inc is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $98,840 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $26,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$98,840
- Number of grants8
- Typical grant$10,000
- Largest grant$26,500
- Assets$9.6 million
- New grantees88%
Giving in 2024 was down from $103,000 the year before.
88% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,500 | 6 | $8.8 million |
| 2023 | $103,000 | 3 | $9.2 million |
| 2024 | $98,840 | 8 | $9.6 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Jodi Starkman 362 Pacific Street 2, Brooklyn, NY 11217 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (401) 472-4470, info@irc4hr.org |
| What to submit | GRANT REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN A MICROSOFT WORD OR PDF FORMAT AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF INFORMATION: NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR KEY RESEARCH STAFF, TITLE OF PROJECT, ORGANIZATION(S), ETC. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED STUDY AND HOW IT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO IRC'S MISSION AND AREAS OF INTEREST.THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE FOR THIS KIND OF RESEARCH AND HOW YOUR PROPOSED STUDY AND EXPECTED RESULTS WILL BE DIFFERENTIATED FROM EXISTING OR OTHER CURRENT RESEARCH IN THIS AREA. THE OUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES YOU EXPECT TO GENERATE (E.G., WHITE PAPERS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, PARTICIPANT REPORTS, ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS, TOOLS,LEARNING MATERIALS,ETC.). A REASONABLY DETAILED PROJECT TIMELINE WITH KEY TASKS AND A BUDGET ALLOCATED ACROSS KEY TASKS AND RESOURCES. For more information about our grants, please go to https://irc4hr.org/grantseekers/. |
| Deadlines | Grant requests are considered on a rolling calendar basis. |
| Restrictions | Industrial relations counselors, inc. (IRC)was established in 1926 to advance the knowledge and practice of human relationships in organizations. Our current focus is on "pracademic" research; studies that generate practical and actionable insights to help organizations, leaders, and workers to be successful in the digital economy. Strictly academic research that does not result in practical and actionable outcomes will generally not receive funding. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Industrial Relations Counselors Inc funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York. It also paid $12,840 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | $73,000 |
| California | 1 | $10,000 |
| Arizona | 1 | $3,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University ILR CAROW | Catalyzing Safe and Equitable Use of Artificial Intelligence in Home Health Care Work.The goal of this qualitative study is to understand the perspectives and experiences of home care workers (HCWs) and other key stakeholders towards current and near-future artificial intelligence (AI) deployment in home care work.Emerging AI systems promise home care agencies, insurance companies, and public funders such as Medicaid and Medicare, immense gains in efficiency and cost savings through automation, including via patientcare worker matching, shift scheduling and coordination, predicting patient health, tracking worker performance, and more.However, without proper safeguards, AI systems deployed in these sensitive contexts could also have unintended negative consequences that harm HCWs and their patients. | $26,500 |
| Knology LTD | Culture of Trust: How Interactions Around Contentious Issues Affect Trust in the Workplace.This project seeks to identify ways nonprofit leaders, especially those working in museums, can support and build trust even when working through contentious issues.Because they are called upon to address social issues, museums provide a microcosm for studying trust in the organization. Modern museums are tackling issues such as unionization, climate change, racism, restitution of cultural artifacts, and sources of donor wealth. For organizations that have traditionally thought of themselves as neutral ground in their community, this is a challenge one that recalls the social revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s in the US, which led to a redefinition of museums from collecting to educational organizations. Findings from this study will support the development of strategies for building, supporting, and repairing trust between nonprofit leaders and staff when contentious issues arise. | $25,000 |
| Institute for the Future of Work IF | Tech Effects on Job Quality: Understanding and Mitigating Impacts.The purpose of the project is to uncover how different demographic and occupational groups experience job quality changes with the introduction of automation. Researchers will leverage a large-scale survey of UK workers to conduct their analysis. Current assumptions about the impact of automation on labor tend to be reduced to two perspectives: Automation will either completely displace labor or require labor to be retrained or upskilled to work with automation. The researchers in this project believe that we need more nuanced models that explore how choices about design, development, and deployment come together to produce different outcomes. Such approaches would also allow us to better examine who is benefitting from new technology and in what ways.The research is expected to provide valuable insights to help businesses, unions, policymakers, and regulators develop targeted strategies that ensure technology adoption l | $12,840 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY ILR Future of Wo | Future of Work Fellowship. This grant is to support the ILR Future of Work Fellowships at Cornell University. The Future of Work Fellowship Program is funded by an alumni gift and supports postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students who work with Cornell ILRs faculty on innovative research projects related to the future of work. | $10,000 |
| Empathable | Innovative Learning Approaches in Healthcare. This project explores how two innovative learning approaches first-person perspective, point-of-view (POV) storytelling and AI-powered conversational tools can transform workplace dynamics in healthcare settings.For decades, healthcare education has relied primarily on traditional approacheslectures, presentations, and text-based learning. While these methods effectively communicate information, they often fail to create the emotional and experiential connections needed to truly transform behavior in high-stakes, interpersonal healthcare settings.At the same time, research has consistently demonstrated that experiential learning coupled with reflective practice leads to significantly higher learning retention rates and behavior change. When learners actively engage with content that triggers emotional responses and then have opportunities to practice new approaches in a safe environment, the learning becomes embedded in both cognitive and e | $10,000 |
| National Academy of Human Resources | Richard A. Beaumont Memorial Scholarship 2024 and 2025. This grant is being used to fund one-half of an annual scholarship for a student pursuing a masters degree in human resources or a related field. The other half is being funded by the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR) Foundation. The scholarship is in memory of Richard A. Beaumont, IRCs former director of research and trustee emeritus, who also was a founding member of NAHR. The scholarship is administered by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Foundation. | $7,500 |
| Aleria Research Corporation | Agent-Based Simulation: Quantifying the Impact of Better Frontline Jobs on Business Performance. The goal of this project is to develop a computer simulation that quantifies the link between elevating the workplace experience of frontline workers and superior business results. The goal is to amplify and enhance the value of foundational research into job quality and human capital measures that both improve the worker experience and drive business performance, with a decision-support tool to test and evaluate the likely outcomes of various job-quality scenarios. | $4,000 |
| Legacy Global Programs | Work in Progress 2025. The purpose of this initiative launched in December 2024 is to establish and support a community of entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders to explore new possibilities for the future of work. The goal is to build a community of cross-functional visionaries committed to ensuring that as work evolves, it evolves intentionally.Work, as we know it, is being fundamentally transformed. AI is reshaping entire industries, and traditional work structures are under pressure from the weight of innovation. Participants in the Work in Progress community are engaging in conversations and activities that seek to answer the question, what comes next?.The Work in Progress convening of May 2025 brought together leaders for a curated half-day experience designed to explore the evolving nature of work through a deeply human lens. Attendees participated in one of three breakout sessions designed to explore fundamental questions about works future in an effort to generate new f | $3,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Jodi Starkman
- Harold W Burlingame
- Richard L Antoine
- Sydney R Robertson
- Kathleen Barclay
- John C Steele
- Antoinette Labelle
- Eva Sage-Gavin
- Deborah Caplan
Questions people ask
Does Industrial Relations Counselors Inc accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Grant requests are considered on a rolling calendar basis..
How much does Industrial Relations Counselors Inc give?
$98,840 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.
Who runs Industrial Relations Counselors Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Jodi Starkman (Executive Dir.), Harold W Burlingame (President&Treas), Richard L Antoine (Vice President) and Sydney R Robertson (Secretary) among 9 officers and trustees.
What does Industrial Relations Counselors Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and environment and conservation.