Social Science nonprofits

828 organizations, from IRS Form 990 filings and other public records.

Combined revenue $3.6B. Median revenue $260k — half of these organizations are smaller than that. Combined assets $7.8B.

Largest by revenue

Ranked on reported total revenue, not on any Helpfund score.

1. THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC — Washington, DC — $443.8M (FY2024)

2. AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE — Arlington, VA — $437.2M (FY2024)

3. NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER — Chicago, IL — $397.2M (FY2024)

4. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — Washington, DC — $146.3M (FY2024)

5. THE URBAN INSTITUTE — Washington, DC — $129.6M (FY2024)

6. ITHAKA HARBORS INC — New York, NY — $126.0M (FY2024)

7. THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION — Washington, DC — $89.4M (FY2022)

8. Human Resources Research Organization — Alexandria, VA — $70.4M (FY2023)

9. BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING — Novato, CA — $69.5M (FY2023)

10. AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC — Washington, DC — $68.0M (FY2023)

11. NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC — Cambridge, MA — $61.0M (FY2023)

12. CIVIL-MILITARY INNOVATION — Morgantown, WV — $57.0M (FY2023)

13. INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION — Washington, DC — $52.8M (FY2024)

14. ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION — New York, NY — $47.3M (FY2024)

15. Pew Research Center — Washington, DC — $46.7M (FY2023)

16. THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY — Washington, DC — $45.8M (FY2023)

17. GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT INC — New York, NY — $45.1M (FY2024)

18. RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC — San Francisco, CA — $41.0M (FY2024)

19. AFRICAN POPULATION & HEALTH — Rockville, MD — $39.5M (FY2024)

20. Mercatus Center Inc — Arlington, VA — $39.3M (FY2023)

21. WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER — Washington, DC — $30.4M (FY2023)

22. Atlas Economic Research Foundation — Arlington, VA — $28.8M (FY2023)

23. ESALEN INSTITUTE — Big Sur, CA — $22.4M (FY2024)

24. CPWR THE CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION — Silver Spring, MD — $19.7M (FY2023)

25. The Becket Fund — Washington, DC — $18.8M (FY2023)

26. Laureate Institute for Brain Research Inc — Tulsa, OK — $17.9M (FY2024)

27. HUMAN SERVICES RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC — Cambridge, MA — $17.9M (FY2023)

28. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES — Cambridge, MA — $17.3M (FY2023)

29. POPULATION CONNECTION — Washington, DC — $17.0M (FY2024)

30. Memorial Hermann Community Benefit — Houston, TX — $17.0M (FY2023)

31. SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL — Brooklyn, NY — $16.7M (FY2023)

32. SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR INC — Washington, DC — $16.5M (FY2024)

33. INSTITUTE FOR OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND — Catonsville, MD — $16.2M (FY2024)

34. IMAGINE NORTH CAROLINA FIRST — Raleigh, NC — $16.1M (FY2024)

35. AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING — New York, NY — $15.9M (FY2024)

36. OUT & EQUAL — Oakland, CA — $15.2M (FY2023)

37. AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION — Nashville, TN — $14.3M (FY2024)

38. NEXTCORPS INC — Rochester, NY — $13.6M (FY2023)

39. CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH — Santa Rosa, CA — $12.8M (FY2024)

40. THE ULI FOUNDATION — Washington, DC — $12.5M (FY2023)

41. WASHINGTON CENTER FOR EQUITABLE GROWTH — Washington, DC — $12.0M (FY2024)

42. ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE — Washington, DC — $11.9M (FY2024)

43. JUST CAPITAL FOUNDATION INC — New York, NY — $11.8M (FY2024)

44. POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU INC — Washington, DC — $11.7M (FY2023)

45. GRUPO NEXOS INC — Guaynabo, PR — $11.4M (FY2024)

46. INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY DEVELOPMENT — Federal Way, WA — $11.4M (FY2023)

47. THE NARBHA INSTITUTE INC — Flagstaff, AZ — $11.2M (FY2023)

48. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT — Minneapolis, MN — $11.1M (FY2024)

49. BEHAVIORAL IDEAS LAB INC — New York, NY — $11.0M (FY2024)

50. PETER G PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR — Washington, DC — $10.9M (FY2022)

51. ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE — New York, NY — $9.7M (FY2024)

52. OSLC DEVELOPMENTS INC — Eugene, OR — $9.6M (FY2023)

53. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC — Washington, DC — $9.2M (FY2024)

54. AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION — Washington, DC — $9.1M (FY2024)

55. THE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION — Washington, DC — $8.9M (FY2024)

56. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRIAL ADVOCACY — Louisville, CO — $8.7M (FY2024)

57. AMERICA'S TURNING POINT INC — Indianapolis, IN — $8.6M (FY2023)

58. INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC — Greenville, SC — $8.4M (FY2024)

59. AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — Washington, DC — $8.4M (FY2024)

60. Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies — New Orleans, LA — $8.2M (FY2024)

61. OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE — Springfield, OR — $7.8M (FY2024)

62. COMMON JUSTICE INC — Brooklyn, NY — $7.4M (FY2024)

63. Society for Research in Child Development Inc — Washington, DC — $7.4M (FY2024)

64. AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATIONINC — Alexandria, VA — $7.1M (FY2024)

65. COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION — New York, NY — $6.9M (FY2024)

66. Foundation for Economic Education Inc — Atlanta, GA — $6.7M (FY2024)

67. THE MOLINA FOUNDATION — Los Alamitos, CA — $6.7M (FY2024)

68. INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS INC — Brooklyn, NY — $6.6M (FY2024)

69. Democratic Socialists of America Inc — New York, NY — $6.4M (FY2024)

70. SECURED FINANCE NETWORK INC — New York, NY — $6.3M (FY2023)

71. THE MORNING STAR FOUNDATION — Woodland, CA — $6.2M (FY2024)

72. SAN DIEGO VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM INC — San Diego, CA — $5.9M (FY2024)

73. BLACK ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF MASSACHUSETTS — Boston, MA — $5.8M (FY2024)

74. AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — Arlington, VA — $5.8M (FY2023)

75. CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AGENCY ON — Worcester, MA — $5.7M (FY2023)

76. COLLECTIVE HERITAGE INSTITUTE — Santa Fe, NM — $5.3M (FY2024)

77. RESEARCH FOR ACTION INC — Philadelphia, PA — $5.2M (FY2022)

78. AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC — Great Barrington, MA — $5.1M (FY2024)

79. CENTER FOR EUROPEAN POLICY ANALYSIS — Washington, DC — $5.1M (FY2024)

80. Children and Family Futures Inc — Irvine, CA — $5.1M (FY2024)

81. INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH — San Antonio, TX — $5.1M (FY2023)

82. SR1 — Ridgeland, MS — $4.9M (FY2024)

83. COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF OREGON — Salem, OR — $4.8M (FY2023)

84. THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF NEW YORK — New York, NY — $4.7M (FY2024)

85. POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC — Somerville, MA — $4.7M (FY2023)

86. SIFMA FOUNDATION FOR INVESTOR — New York, NY — $4.6M (FY2023)

87. MK LEVEL PLAYING FIELD INSTITUTE — Oakland, CA — $4.5M (FY2024)

88. INTELLIGENCE SQUARED US FOUNDATION — New York, NY — $4.5M (FY2023)

89. AMERICAN ACTION FORUM INC — Washington, DC — $4.4M (FY2024)

90. Americans For Prosperity Foundation — Arlington, VA — $4.4M (FY2024)

91. GLOBAL WITNESS FOUNDATION — Palo Alto, CA — $4.2M (FY2024)

92. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH INC — New York, NY — $4.2M (FY2023)

93. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC — Storrs, CT — $4.1M (FY2024)

94. PACIFIC RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION AND — Honolulu, HI — $4.1M (FY2022)

95. LET'S PRESERVE THE AMERICAN DREAM INC — Tallahassee, FL — $4.1M (FY2024)

96. COALITION OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR — Portland, OR — $4.0M (FY2023)

97. COMMON SENSE INSTITUTE — Greenwood Village, CO — $4.0M (FY2024)

98. BETTER MARKETS INC — Washington, DC — $3.9M (FY2024)

99. Montana Policy Action Inc — Billings, MT — $3.8M (FY2024)

100. COALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS AMERICA INC — Washington, DC — $3.6M (FY2024)

Who funds this sector

Drawn from each funder's own IRS filing, not reported by the organizations they fund.

Ascendium Education Solutions Inc — 6 organizations funded, most recently 2024

UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION — 6 organizations funded, most recently 2024

COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION — 6 organizations funded, most recently 2024

THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC — 5 organizations funded, most recently 2024

ECMC FOUNDATION — 4 organizations funded, most recently 2024

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — 4 organizations funded, most recently 2024

COUNCIL OF AMERICAN OVERSEAS RESEARCH CENTERS — 4 organizations funded, most recently 2023

STRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC — 4 organizations funded, most recently 2024

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY — 4 organizations funded, most recently 2023

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE — 4 organizations funded, most recently 2024

Mercatus Center Inc — 4 organizations funded, most recently 2023

Where individual donors give

Donor-advised funds and giving platforms that pass on gifts from individual donors. They fund across every sector and do not take proposals.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST

MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

TIDES FOUNDATION

Donors Trust Inc

Trends

We hold one year of filings per organization today, so we cannot yet show how this sector has changed over time. We would rather leave this out than chart something that only looks like a trend.

Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.