Social Science Research Council

The Social Science Research Council is a U.S.-based independent nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research in the social sciences and related disciplines.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Location: Brooklyn, NY View on map
Tax ID: 13-1325070
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $68,899,990 Revenue: $14,237,307 Expenses: $15,470,220

The Social Science Research Council is a U.S.-based independent nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research in the social sciences and related disciplines.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $68,899,990 $14,237,307 $15,470,220 View
2024 $72,277,885 $16,675,675 $19,834,993 View
2023 $72,040,198 $23,469,764 $19,860,896 View
2022 $63,899,235 $32,941,125 $25,597,451 View
2021 $62,507,345 $18,832,970 $16,133,230 View
2020 $54,330,052 $20,838,459 $18,868,694 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 62

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Anna HarveyPRESIDENT$383,329
Carl Johan Fredrik PalmCOO & VP OF ADMIN AND OPS$307,155
Cyril ObiPROGRAM DIRECTOR$236,366
Kristen LewisPROGRAM DIRECTOR$233,958
Cally WaitePROGRAM DIRECTOR$216,472
Lisa YanotiDIRECTOR OF FINANCE$199,468
Zachary ZinnDIRECTOR OF IT & DIGITAL COMMS.$174,218

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $242,168,911
  • Number of Grants: 494
  • Number of Funders: 101

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$7,500,0002021 The Rockefeller FoundationGrant 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
$5,000,0002020 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationIn support of the Just Tech Fellowship.
$4,800,0002020 The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationTo support the International Dissertation Research Fellowship program for graduate students in the humanities and social sciences
$4,409,0002022 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundationto continue support for the Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Program
$4,200,0002023 Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program
$3,652,0002021 Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program
$3,000,0002020 The Ford FoundationCore 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
$2,000,8012022 Gates Foundationto support international researchers understand how information disorder is changing vaccine uptake.
$2,000,0002025 The Ford FoundationCore support for the Just Tech Fellowship to advance just technological futures, identify community-driven priorities and conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersection of technology and society
$2,000,0002021 The Ford FoundationCore 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
$2,000,0002021 Robert Wood Johnson FoundationTo provide a research framework for the public health role in addressing misinformation.
$1,181,7812023 The Wallace FoundationTo support the Fellows who will conduct ethnographies/histories of the arts organizations in the new initiative.
$1,024,4082023 Leona M & Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustDATA2GO.NYC REVAMP AND DATA CLINIC
$975,7372022 The Wallace FoundationTo support the Fellows who will conduct ethnographies/histories of the arts organizations in the new initiative.
$778,0262024 The Wallace FoundationTo match research fellows with organizations participating in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative and to support their work.
$705,0002021 The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationTo support expansion of an open-source platform for multidisciplinary, online public scholarship in the humanities
$605,0002021 The Ford FoundationTo 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
$559,1682022 Arnold VenturesTO ESTIMATE THE CAUSAL EFFECT OF PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION AND POLICY CHANGES.
$500,0002021 Craig Newmark FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE
$500,0002020 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationIn general support.
$400,0002020 The Ford FoundationGeneral support to mobilize knowledge for the public good and project support to promote academic collaboration by supporting institutional networks and Cuban academics’ participation in international workshops, study tours, and professional meetings
$370,0002021 John E Fetzer Institute IncSUPPORT FOR A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON RELGION/SPIRITUALITY AND DEMOCRACY
$363,0342024 Arnold VenturesTO 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.
$350,0002022 John E Fetzer Institute IncTOWARD GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$335,0002022 Henry Luce FoundationA Digital Platform on Religion in International Affairs

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $2,860,860
  • Number of Grants: 56
  • Number of Recipients: 34

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$99,9652023 Indiana UniversityRESEARCH GRANT
$98,0582023 University of TulsaRESEARCH GRANT
$81,3902023 Arizona State UniversityRESEARCH GRANT
$76,3602021 Georgetown UniversityRESEARCH
$60,5002023 Documentary Educational Resources IncRESEARCH GRANT
$60,0002023 Modern Language Association of AmericaRESEARCH GRANT
$60,0002023 Regents of the University of California at RivRESEARCH GRANT
$60,0002023 St John Fisher UniversityRESEARCH GRANT
$60,0002023 State Univ Annuitants Association IllinoisRESEARCH GRANT
$60,0002023 University of Dayton – James MarxRESEARCH GRANT
$60,0002023 University of North Carolina at GreensboroRESEARCH GRANT
$59,8902023 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityRESEARCH GRANT
$59,7902023 Reinhardt UniversityRESEARCH GRANT
$59,4242023 Carleton CollegeRESEARCH GRANT
$56,8902023 Grambling State University IncRESEARCH GRANT
$55,2922023 San Jose State UniversityRESEARCH GRANT
$54,2612022 Arizona State UniversityRESEARCH GRANT
$50,0002023 Multiple MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RecipientsRESEARCH
$42,3902023 Rhode Island Urban Debate LeageRESEARCH GRANT
$40,0002022 Modern Language Association of AmericaRESEARCH GRANT
$40,0002022 Regents of the University of California at RiversideRESEARCH GRANT
$40,0002022 St John Fisher UniversityRESEARCH GRANT
$40,0002022 State Univ Annuitants Association IllinoisRESEARCH GRANT
$40,0002022 University of DaytonRESEARCH GRANT
$40,0002022 University of North Carolina at GreensboroRESEARCH GRANT

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