How We're Funded

Funding

U.S. Government

Congressional Research Service

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of Defense

Defense Centers of Excellence

Defense Health Agency

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Department of the Air Force

Space Security and Defense Program

Department of the Army

Department of the Navy

Marine Corps

Joint Staff

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

Office of Net Assessment

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Unified Combatant Commands

Department of Education

Institute of Education Sciences

Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Health Resources and Services Administration

National Institutes of Health

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

National Cancer Institute

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Institute on Aging

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

National Institute on Drug Abuse

National Institute of Mental Health

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

National Institute of Nursing Research

Department of Homeland Security

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Management Directorate

Science and Technology Directorate

Transportation Security Administration

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Secret Service

Department of Justice

COPS Office (Office of Community Oriented Policing Services)

Office of Justice Programs

National Institute of Justice

Department of State

Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations

Bureau of Counterterrorism

Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

Office of Acquisitions Management

Office of Inspector General

Special Envoys, Respresentatives, Coordinators

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

Department of the Treasury

Department of Veterans Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency

Millennium Challenge Corporation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Intelligence Community

U.S. State and Local Governments

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Department of Housing

District of Columbia

Pretrial Services Agency

State of California

Board of State and Community Corrections

California Correctional Health Services

California Energy Commission

California Health and Human Services Agency

California State Treasurer

CalPERS

City of El Monte

City of Los Angeles

Department of Mental Health

Department of Public Health

Los Angeles Unified School District

Probation Department

Public Defender

Department of Health Care Services

Department of Industrial Relations

Elk Grove Unified School District

Imperial County

Los Angeles County

San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District

San Diego County

Office of Education

Santa Clara County

Workforce Development Board

Yolo County

State of Louisiana

Department of Education

State of Minnesota

Council of Health Plans

State of Oregon

Multnomah County Health Department

State of Texas

City of Austin

Harris County

State of Washington

Non-U.S. Governments, Agencies, and Ministries

Commonwealth of Australia

Department of Defence

Department of Home Affairs

Seqwater

European Union

European Commission

Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs

Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

European Defence Agency

Government of Canada

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Government of Japan

Ministry of Defense

Japan Air Self-Defense Force

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Netherlands

Research and Data Centre

Republic of China

Ministry of National Defense, Taiwan (MND-ROC)

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles

State of Qatar

Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Council

United Arab Emirates

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

Government of Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority

United Kingdom

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Department of Health and Social Care

Department for Transport

Development, Concepts, and Doctrine Centre

Food Standards Agency

High Speed 2 (HS2)

Home Office

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Justice

National Institute for Health and Care Research

National Protective Security Authority

NHS England

NHS London Ambulence Service

UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub

UK Research and Innovation

UK Space Agency

International Organizations

Sasakawa Peace Foundation

United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Office for Project Services

World Bank

Colleges and Universities

Arizona State University

Boston University

Brown University

Clemson University

Columbia University

Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

Emory University

George Mason University

Harvard University

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Massachusetts General Hospital

President and Fellows of Harvard College

Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Northwestern University

Oregon Health & Science University

Pennsylvania State University

PennWest

RMIT University

Singapore Management University

Stanford University

Syracuse University

Tufts University

University of California

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

The University of Chicago

University of Colorado Denver

University of Georgia

University of Iowa

University of Leicester

University of Maryland

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Mississippi

University of New Mexico

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

University of Southern California

The University of Texas

The University of Texas at Austin

UT Southwestern Medical Center

The University of Utah

University of Washington

Western Michigan University

Yale University

Other Nonprofit Organizations

Advanced Education Research and Development Fund

AIA (The American Institute of Architects)

Allegheny Health Network

American College of Emergency Physicians

American Institutes for Research

America's Poison Centers

Association of American Medical Colleges

Association of Public Health Laboratories

Boston Medical Center

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica

Brilliant Corners

California Mental Health Services Authority

CASEL

Casimir Pulaski Foundation

Cedars-Sinai

Centerline Liberties

Central Indiana Corporate Partnership

Chey Institute for Advanced Studies

Clean Air Task Force

Clinton Health Access Initiative

College Bridge

The Council of State Governments

DARTNet Institute

Dream Academy Foundation

Economic Mobility Corporation

Ednovate

FINRA

Foundation for California Community Colleges

Four Corners Regional Education Cooperative

Fund for Public Schools

Getting Smart Collective

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses)

Impetus

Institute for Future Engineering

Inter-American Development Bank

Kaiser Permanente

Magee-Womens Research Institute

MDRC

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MITRE

National Academy of Sciences

National Bureau of Economic Research

National Committee for Quality Assurance

National Education Association

National Quality Forum

New Levant Initiative

Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness

Passport Academy Charter School

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Pew Research Center

Propel Schools Foundation

Renaissance Charitable Foundation

Resources Legacy Fund

SafeHaven

San Diego State University Research Foundation

Sitka Sound Science Center

SRI

Teach for All

TNTP

Urban Institute

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Water Institute of the Gulf

WestEd

Westmoreland/Frick Hospital Foundation

Wounded Warrior Project

Industry

Abt Associates

Adagio Health

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies

ASP.MD

Australian Dental Council

Black & Veatch

Brown and Caldwell

Civilian

Genentech

Harder + Company

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Health Services Advisory Group

Hillcrest Advisory

IBM Watson Health

Insight Investment

JBS International

Korea Institute for Defense Analyses

Lotic.AI

Mathematica

Pfizer UK

Policy Research Associates

The Policy & Research Group

Rose Li & Associates

Schell Games

St. Clair Health

Uber Advanced Technologies Group

WayBetter

Westat

Note: These funders commissioned one or more projects that were active in 2024 and that totaled at least $100,000.

Updated February 2025