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Grant recipient EIN 27-0480740Social science

Who funds Scholars Strategy Network?

9 private foundations gave Scholars Strategy Network in Boston, MA $5.7 million across 28 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

28 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Program support

    $555,266
  2. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Program support

    $501,902
  3. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    82200 general operating support for the scholars strategy network

    $500,000
  4. Kanter Family FoundationSandy, UT 2024

    Support charitable purpose

    $1,000
  5. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Program support

    $497,828
  6. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $150,000
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $150,000
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  9. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Project support

    $310,740
  10. William T Grant Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Training and coaching to help scholars ensure that research is used to improve policy

    $175,893
  11. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For general operating support

    $170,000
  12. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $150,000
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $11
  14. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Project support

    $400,112
  15. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $160,000
  16. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $150,000
  17. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $65,000
  18. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Community development

    $11,833
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $17
  20. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Project support

    $376,340
  21. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $195,000
  22. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support to improve public policy and strengthen democracy by organizing scholars working in colleges and universities and connect their research to policymakers citizens group and the media

    $150,000
  23. William T Grant Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    Coaching and mentoring to help researchers increase the likelihood that research is used to inform policy

    $128,350
  24. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    Project support

    $402,391
  25. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $240,000
  26. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $150,000
  27. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2018

    General operating support

    $30,000
  28. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2017

    General operating support

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other social science organizations in Cambridge, MA and are not among Scholars Strategy Network’s funders above.

  1. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 62 grants Accepts applications $12,410,260 to similar organizations
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 7 grants Preselected only $1,430,200 to similar organizations
  3. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 4 grants Accepts applications $525,000 to similar organizations
  4. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland, OH 13 grants Accepts applications $3,938,214 to similar organizations
  5. Edward C Johnson FundBoston, MA 1 grant Preselected only $2,500,000 to similar organizations
  6. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 7 grants Accepts applications $2,322,551 to similar organizations
  7. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 4 grants Accepts applications $2,020,766 to similar organizations
  8. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2 grants Preselected only $2,000,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-0480740 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.