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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $772,164 | $583,678 | $476,730 | $9,580,011 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 21% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARLAB ALLIANCE INCPALO ALTO, CA | THE $20,000 GRANT TO THE STAR (SOCIO-TECHNICAL ACTION RESEARCH) LAB ALLIANCE, INC. WAS MADE IN SUPPORT OF A STRUCTURED SERIES OF WORKSHOPS THAT USE DESIGN-THINKING TO EXPLORE THE FUTURE OFORGANIZATION DESIGN AND LEADERSHIP. THE WORKSHOPS ARE ATTENDED BY HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPERTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATION DESIGN. ATTENDEES WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE PROTOTYPES FOR THE FUTURE OF ORGANIZATION DESIGN AND LEADERSHIP TO BE TESTED IN PRACTICE. THE GRANT SUPPORTED THE CAPTURE OF THE METHODOLOGY AND VARIOUS FINDINGS FROM THE WORKSHOPS TO MAKE THEM BROADLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. | $20,000 | 2020 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jodi Starkman | Executive Dir. | 36.00 | $172,501 |
| Harold W Burlingame | President&Treas | 4.00 | $0 |
| Richard L Antoine | Vice President | 1.00 | $0 |
| Sydney R Robertson | Secretary |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $9,572,716 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $361,621 | $578,206 | $467,061 | $9,161,058 | $9,147,343 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $130,515 | $484,765 | $376,287 | $8,819,580 | $8,816,018 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,072,483 | $626,754 | $515,573 | $9,276,030 | $9,256,035 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $502,957 | $543,537 | $434,583 | $10,471,776 | $10,444,989 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $552,457 | $736,530 | $480,772 | $8,680,226 | $8,651,204 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $379,059 | $636,558 | $562,717 | $9,502,323 | $9,479,335 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $466,135 | $510,253 | $447,071 | $9,789,326 | $9,753,249 |
| FY2017amended | 990-PF | $198,395 | $535,436 | $421,276 | $9,393,710 | $9,353,756 |
| CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITYCLAREMONT, CA | THE $20,000 GRANT TO CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY WAS MADE IN SUPPORT OF AN ONGOING STUDY OF THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF ECOSYSTEM-BASED BUSINESS MODELS. BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES ARE BECOMING A MAJOR SOURCE OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND INDISPENSABLE FOR THE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF ORGANIZATIONS. THE CHALLENGES OF ENGAGING IN THIS NEW UNIVERSE ARE SUBSTANTIAL AND CAN BE DAUNTING FOR ORGANIZATIONS. DESPITE THE CURRENT HYPE AROUND THIS TOPIC, THERE IS STILL A LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS BETWEEN THE PARTICIPANTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM AND THE CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY LEVERAGE ITS POTENTIAL. BUILDING UPON A PREVIOUS IRC-FUNDED RESEARCH STUDY ON ORGANIZING FOR BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM LEADERSHIP, THIS GRANT IS BEING USED TO DEVELOP A CAPABILITY FRAMEWORK TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS CLOSE THIS GAP. | $20,000 | 2021 |
| THE NETWORK ROUNDTABLE LLCCONCORD, MA | THE $17,000 GRANT WAS MADE IN SUPPORT OF A STUDY THAT SHOWS HOW PEOPLE'S CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS CREATE THE ESSENTIAL FABRIC THAT UNDERPINS WELL-BEING. EVERY MODEL OF WELL-BEING INCLUDES RELATIONSHIPS AS A COMPONENT OF WHAT CREATES A HAPPIER PERSON. BUT IN MOST MODELS, THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER COMPONENTS RATHER THAN CONSIDERING HOW RELATIONSHIPS DRIVE THEM. THIS STUDY PLACES RELATIONSHIPS AT THE CENTER AND EXPLORES THE WAYS THAT CONNECTIONS ENABLE OR ENHANCE FOUR PILLARS OF WELL-BEING A SENSE OF PURPOSE, RESILIENCE, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND HOW PEOPLE WHO INTENTIONALLY MANAGE CONNECTIONS IN CERTAIN WAYS SEE BETTER RESULTS. | $17,000 | 2021 |
| 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 | 2025 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY ILR SCHOOLITHACA, NY | Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) School.ILR Future of Work FellowshipThis is the second annual payment in a three-year commitment 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.The fellowship program is designed to promote the benefits of strong collaboration between newer researchers and resident faculty members. The Fellows benefit directly from engagement and mentoring from the ILR faculty members they work with, establishing a track record and path to future career success. Faculty benefit from the work of the Fellows in advancing their research projects and opening new opportunities and innovations through collaborations with these early career academics. | $10,000 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR HUMAN RESOURCESDOWNERS GROVE, IL | THIS REPRESENTS TWO GRANTS OF $5,000 EACH THAT WERE MADE IN SUPPORT OF NAHR'S MISSION TO RECOGNIZE AND ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN THE HR PROFESSION. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY (1) RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSION (2) SHARING THE EXPERIENCE OF ITS NAHR FELLOWS (3) IMPACTING THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES OF THOSE STUDYING HR (4) SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING NAHR FELLOWS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH (5) EDUCATING BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE POSITIVE IMPACT EFFECTIVE HR HAS ON THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES. | $10,000 | 2022 |
| THE GIVING BACK FUNDMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LOS ANGELES, CA | Bounce Forward: Helping Small Businesses & Workers Thrive Together (Part Two).The goal of the Bounce Forward program is to make work more equitable and fulfilling so that workers, businesses, and communities can thrive together. In Part Two of the pilot, owners of small businesses participated in an alumni program to develop their coaching skills and team leadership capabilities more fully. The alumni program also directly engaged employees in experiential learning to make work more enjoyable and enhance their well-being. This is the final payment of this grant. | $10,000 | 2023 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY ILR SCHOOLITHACA, NY | Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) School.ILR Future of Work FellowshipThis is the first annual payment in a three-year commitment 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.The fellowship program is designed to promote the benefits of strong collaboration between newer researchers and resident faculty members. The Fellows benefit directly from engagement and mentoring from the ILR faculty members they work with, establishing a track record and path to future career success. Faculty benefit from the work of the Fellows in advancing their research projects and opening new opportunities and innovations through collaborations with these early career academics.Future of work research includes topics in employment relations, human resources man | $10,000 | 2023 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY ILR Future of WoITHACA, NY | 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 | 2025 |
| INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE | Work for Tomorrow: Innovating for an Aging WorkforceThis was the third and final payment of a grant used to fund Work for Tomorrow, a global innovation competition, which seeks to identify and reward the most promising innovations to address the challenges and opportunities of an aging workforce. There were four key challenge areas, which include maintaining good health; building knowledge, skills, and competence; addressing discrimination and supporting diversity; and adapting the workplace. | $10,000 | 2023 |
| EMPATHABLESacramento, CA | 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 | 2025 |
| ALERIA RESEARCH CORPORATIONNEW YORK, NY | Agent-Based Simulation: Quantifying the Impact of Better Frontline Jobs on Business PerformanceThe 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.A further objective of this pilot project is to demonstrate the value of agent-based simulation (ABS), an innovative approach to human resource analytics that combines behavioral science and computer simulations to quantify the impact of human behaviors, interactions, and attitudes within an organization. This work aims to demonstrate the potential of the ABS approach as a workforce planning tool to support leaders in designing bet | $8,000 | 2024 |
| AMAZING COMMUNITYNEW YORK, NY | THE $5,000 GRANT TO AMAZING COMMUNITY WAS MADE TO SUPPORT OF WORK IN ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF AGEISM THAT IMPACT WOMEN IN THE TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE, 21ST-CENTURY WORKPLACE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO HELP DEFINE AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES WHERE PEOPLE ESPECIALLY OLDER WOMEN THRIVE, AND TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN 50+ AS THEY NAVIGATE THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK. | $7,500 | 2019 |
| National Academy of Human ResourcesSAG HARBOR, NY | 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 | 2025 |
| TAPWAGE INCNEW YORK, NY | THE $6,000 GRANT TO TAPWAGE INC. WAS MADE TO SUPPORT OF RESEARCH THAT MEASURES THE IMPACT OF JOB DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE ON RESPONDENTS' INTERESTS IN A JOB. THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO HELP HIRING ORGANIZATIONS AND RECRUITING SOFTWARE VENDORS IMPROVE THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN APPLICANT POOLS. | $6,000 | 2019 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HUMAN RESOURCESDOWNERS GROVE, IL | THE $5,000 GRANT TO CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY WAS MADE TO SUPPORT OF HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSION | $5,000 | 2018 |
| WORC INCEVANSTON, IL | This is the second and final payment of a grant made for the purpose of developing a set of educational materials and presentations to raise awareness among the private equity impact investor community of the evidence base regarding the power of improving job quality to generate above-market returns (alpha) and to execute a campaign to inform this audience. | $5,000 | 2023 |
| WORKFORCE & ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER INCEVANSTON, IL | THIS IS THE FIRST PAYMENT OF A GRANT MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A SET OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PRESENTATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THE IMPACT INVESTOR COMMUNITY OF THE EVIDENCE BASE REGARDING THE POWER OF IMPROVING JOBS TO GENERATE ABOVE-MARKET RETURNS (ALPHA) AND TO EXECUTE A CAMPAIGN TO INFORM THIS AUDIENCE. | $5,000 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR HUMAN RESOURCESDOWNERS GROVE, IL | THE $5,000 GRANT TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES (NAHR) IS IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION TO RECOGNIZE AND ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN THE HR PROFESSION. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY (1) RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSION (2) SHARING THE EXPERIENCE OF ITS NAHR FELLOWS (3) IMPACTING THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES OF THOSE STUDYING HR (4) SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING NAHR FELLOWS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH (5) EDUCATING BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE POSITIVE IMPACT EFFECTIVE HR HAS ON THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES. | $5,000 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR HUMAN RESOURCESDOWNERS GROVE, IL | THE $5,000 GRANT TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES (NAHR) IS IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION TO RECOGNIZE AND ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN THE HR PROFESSION. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY (1) RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSION (2) SHARING THE EXPERIENCE OF ITS NAHR FELLOWS (3) IMPACTING THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES OF THOSE STUDYING HR (4) SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING NAHR FELLOWS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH (5) EDUCATING BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE POSITIVE IMPACT EFFECTIVE HR HAS ON THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES. | $5,000 | 2020 |
| PHILANTHROPY GROWTH NETWORKNEW YORK, NY | THE $4,000 GRANT IS TO FUND THE SOCIAL IMPACT EXCHANGE, A LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT SHARES KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES TO HELP FUNDERS AND CROSS-SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS LEARN ABOUT AND ENGAGE IN SYSTEMS CHANGE INITIATIVES. | $4,000 | 2021 |
| ALERIA RESEARCH CORPORATIONNEW YORK, NY | 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 | 2025 |
| Legacy Global ProgramsMesa, AZ | 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 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR HUMAN RESOURCESDOWNERS GROVE, IL | THE $2,525 GRANT IS BEING USED TO FUND PART OF A SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT PURSUING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN HUMAN RESOURCES. IT IS IN MEMORY OF RICHARD A. BEAUMONT, IRC'S FORMER DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND TRUSTEE EMERITUS. | $2,525 | 2021 |
| AMAZING COMMUNITYNEW YORK, NY | THE $2,500 GRANT TO AMAZING COMMUNITY WAS MADE TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF AGEISM THAT IMPACT WOMEN FORTY-FIVE (45) AND OLDER IN THE TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE, 21ST-CENTURY WORKPLACE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO HELP DEFINE AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES WHERE PEOPLE THRIVE, AND TO SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN 45+ AS THEY NAVIGATE THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK IN THE DIGITAL WORLD. | $2,500 | 2020 |
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| Kathleen Barclay | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| John C Steele | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Antoinette Labelle | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Eva Sage-Gavin | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Deborah Caplan | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Apr 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202443559349100309
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Apr 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202430319349100303
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Apr 30, 2022
Filing id 202310689349101011
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Apr 30, 2021
Filing id 202113549349100306
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Apr 30, 2020
Filing id 202140219349100904
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Apr 30, 2019
Filing id 202010779349100801
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Apr 30, 2018
Filing id 201940729349100524
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Apr 30, 2017 · amended
Filing id 201921899349100517
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Apr 30, 2016
Filing id 201603479349100555
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