- Rita Allen Foundation

All Grants

The below list reflects the Rita Allen Foundation's current and past grants to leverage the growth of transformative ideas in their earliest stages, going back to when our first staffed office was established following an influx of new resources. Read more about the Foundation's history here. In addition to the descriptions below, explore our website to learn more about our work, including highlights from the Rita Allen Foundation Scholars program and our investments to foster informed civic engagement, as well as what we're learning along the way.

2022

Discovery Science, Civic Science, and Philanthropic Lab

Rita Allen Foundation Scholars
$2,550,000
Advancing Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM Organizations: A Consensus Study
National Academy of Sciences $25,000
Advancing Implementation of Actionable Ideas through Innovative Policy Entrepreneurship
Federation of American Scientists $50,000
Arts-Science Project Landscape Research
Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin $27,000
Baker Institute Civic Science Fellow Program
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy $100,000
Bodegas and Barbershops: Engaging Civic Science Literacy and Combating Misinformation
New York Public Radio $50,000
Building Needed Infrastructure for New Collaboration between Scientists and Non-Scientists
research4impact $50,000
Building the Knowledge and Capacity of Funders Supporting Public Engagement with Evidence
Media Impact Funders $75,000
Civic Science Communication Graduate Certificate Program
Boston University College of Communication $95,540
Civic Science for Latino Civic Media
El Tímpano (Independent Arts & Media, fiscal sponsor) $50,000
Civic Science Projects
Tufts University $70,053
Civic Science Service Corps (C/Corps) Network Design
Future Proof Institute, Inc. $60,000
Civic Science: Microgrants, Science Communications, and Convenings
Research!America $175,000
Coming Home: Community and Science
Science Communication Lab, Inc. $49,995
Cultivating Inclusive Laboratory Environments for Early Career Investigators
RockEDU Science Outreach, The Rockefeller University $77,434
Engagement, Learning And Networking (ELAN) Platform
Future Proof Institute, Inc. $30,000
Engaging Faith Communities and Informal Science Learning Institutions
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) $50,000
Frank 2022
UF Foundation, Inc. $35,000
Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative Civic Science Associate Program
Health Research Alliance $60,000
Laboratorio de Ciencia Comunitaria (CienciaCoLab)
Ciencia Puerto Rico $150,000
Landscape of Federal Science Engagement Resources
Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) $123,635
Learning Lab
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) $75,000
Media Impact Funders
$50,000
Misinformation Review
Harvard College $75,000
National Academies Science Communication Colloquium
National Academy of Sciences $50,000
Nobel Prize Summit 2023: Truth, Trust, and Hope
National Academy of Sciences $75,000
Promoting Media Literacy for Civic Health Research and Practice
Dartmouth College $100,000
Redefining Subject Matter Experts for Boundary Organizations
California Council on Science and Technology $52,000
Science Philanthropy Alliance (New Venture Fund and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, fiscal sponsors)
$400,000
STEM Next Fellows Program
STEM Next Opportunity Fund $25,000
The Communications Network
$25,000
The Effects of Large, Unrestricted Gifts on Nonprofits: A Longitudinal Study
Center for Effective Philanthropy $50,000
Tools for Equitable Research Partnerships
Citizen Science Association $25,000