Russell Sage Foundation
Accepts applications
Russell Sage Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $7.0 million in 137 grants; the typical grant was $37,500 and the largest $117,364. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$7.0 million
- Number of grants137
- Typical grant$37,500
- Largest grant$117,364
- Assets$493 million
- New grantees38%
Giving in 2024 was up from $6.5 million the year before.
38% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $6.7 million | 155 | $423 million |
| 2023 | $6.5 million | 171 | $467 million |
| 2024 | $7.0 million | 137 | $493 million |
How to apply
| Contact | RSF Programs Dept 112 E 64th Street, New York, NY 10065-7307 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (212) 750-6000, programs@rsage.org |
| What to submit | Check the foundation's website for forms, deadlines and restrictions. |
| Deadlines, restrictions | See (b) above. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Russell Sage Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 30 states, the most to California. It also paid $27,850 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 27 | $1.4 million |
| New York | 22 | $1.0 million |
| District of Columbia | 8 | $564,506 |
| Illinois | 9 | $385,473 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | $310,877 |
| Texas | 6 | $291,127 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $232,090 |
| Georgia | 5 | $212,333 |
| North Carolina | 4 | $170,461 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $158,577 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University | Police exposure and socioeconomic well-being among african american men | $117,364 |
| Brookings Institution | Can transfer pathways promote diversity after the 2023 supreme court deci... | $109,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Global forced migration and u.s. Resettlement | $100,000 |
| Stanford University | A public platform for open mixed-methods research | $100,000 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Political solidarity and political action among people of color | $100,000 |
| George Washington University | How does application assistance affect the receipt of unemployment benefi... | $99,996 |
| University of Chicago | How homeownership stabilizes and destabilizes womens lives | $99,036 |
| New York University | Bay area thriving families: qualitative assessment | $98,816 |
| Syracuse University | Growing up in court | $98,512 |
| University of California San Diego | The geography of race and ethnicity in the united states | $97,511 |
| Arizona State University | Building a qualitative data infrastructure on how guns shape political life | $96,355 |
| Stanford University | The great work from home divide | $96,291 |
| University of California Berkeley | Long run impacts of women's education | $95,459 |
| Utah State University | Community impacts of immigration enforcement | $94,843 |
| Johns Hopkins University | How do high-achieving low-income students make postsecondary decisions? I... | $91,433 |
| Colby College | Rural work, precarity and resilience | $91,253 |
| Cornell University | Socioeconomic and racial disparities in drivers license suspension | $86,902 |
| University of California Berkeley | Geographic and neighborhood differences in intergenerational earnings mob... | $86,250 |
| Cornell University | The context and life course of racial/ethnic identities among multiracial... | $83,519 |
| Brown University | Estimating the experience of a worker's first job | $83,396 |
| University of Michigan | Enforcing inequality | $82,898 |
| University of Houston | A first examination of academic and early-career outcomes of refugee and ... | $81,395 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Emergency education and social inequalities: evidence from wwii in the u.s. | $80,964 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Inequities in the distribution of mortgage distress following flood events | $78,010 |
| American University | Escape from the criminal state | $75,000 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | The effects of diaper taxes on maternal employment | $75,000 |
| Graduate Center City University of New York | Public opinion and new yorks asylum crisis | $75,000 |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | State recreational cannabis laws and racial disparities in the criminal j... | $75,000 |
| University at Albany State University of New York | Anti-immigrant policies, rhetoric and violence in a new destination ethni... | $75,000 |
| University of Chicago | Complements to work: childcare subsidies and female labor supply | $75,000 |
| University of Miami | Forty acres and a mule: local reparations policies in comparative perspective | $75,000 |
| University of South Florida Research Foundation Inc | Place-, home-making, and incorporation after post-disaster migration | $75,000 |
| University of Southern California | The labor market impacts of remote work | $75,000 |
| Baruch College City University of New York | Post-deportation experiences in el salvador: a family communication approach | $74,984 |
| Northeastern University | The consequences of expungement policy on immigration outcomes | $74,973 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Understanding the voices of an increasingly diverse electorate through th... | $74,900 |
| University of Tennessee Knoxville | Legal representation in eviction court | $74,800 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Evolution, pathways, and behavioral patterns of the economic elite | $74,676 |
| Boston College | How much do older workers value retiree health insurance? | $71,733 |
| Chapman University | Polarization and partisan norms | $71,200 |
Officers and trustees
- Jennifer Richeson
- Earl Lewis
- David Laibson
- Marianne Bertrand
- Cathy Cohen
- James Druckman
- Jason Furman
- Jeffry Haber
- Michael Jones-Correa
- David Leonhardt
- Hazel Markus
- Tracey Meares
- Thomas Sugrue
- Celeste Watkins-Hayes
- Sheldon Danziger
Questions people ask
Does Russell Sage Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See (b) above..
How much does Russell Sage Foundation give?
$7.0 million in tax year 2024, across 137 grants, with a typical grant of $37,500.
Who runs Russell Sage Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Jennifer Richeson (Chairman), Earl Lewis (Vice-Chairman), David Laibson (Treasurer) and Marianne Bertrand (Trustee) among 15 officers and trustees.
What does Russell Sage Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and science and research.