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Sociological Abstracts Inc

Boston, MA  ·  EIN 112000581  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$5.7M

Total Giving

$718K

Grants on File

36

Average Grant

$20K

Giving Radius

Where Sociological Abstracts Inc Has Given

AK — $20K across 1 grant AL — no grants on file AR — $20K across 1 grant AZ — no grants on file CA — $80K across 4 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — $74K across 4 grants GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $44K across 2 grants IN — $20K across 1 grant KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $80K across 4 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — $20K across 1 grant NY — $100K across 5 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — $60K across 3 grants PA — $20K across 1 grant RI — $20K across 1 grant SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $40K across 2 grants TX — $60K across 3 grants UT — no grants on file VA — $20K across 1 grant VT — $20K across 1 grant WA — no grants on file WI — $20K across 1 grant WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 36 recipients across 17 states. Top concentrations: CHICAGO ($44K, 2 grants), LONG BEACH ($40K, 2 grants), EUGENE ($40K, 2 grants), AUSTIN ($40K, 2 grants), ANCHORAGE ($20K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

Applicants should submit their concept application online via the foundation's website (page 5, part VII-A of form 990-PF). No e-mail or paper applications will be accepted. The foundation notifies applicants who have submitted concept applications if their preliminary request has been accepted by the trustees and a full proposal will be considered. General instructions and an application form will be sent out with the letter of notification. From time to time, the trustees review these guidelines and may make changes without notice.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

Grant recipients should wait one year before submitting a new request. Organizations whose concept applications or full proposals are denied may reapply after one full year from the date of the notification of the denial. The foundation will not consider proposals that: 1) represent the work of a lone academic without an ongoing partnership with a community organization; 2) do not demonstrate the capacity or intent to carry out bona fide research, as indicated by either a past track record or a credentialed research partner; 3) are led by government/municipal agencies; 4) result only in reports, publications, websites, gatherings, films, theatrical productions, concerts, conferences, or the like that are not part of a larger explicit social change strategy; 5) only evaluate existing programs. Program evaluation is not a priority; and 6) request funds for operating support or capital grants.

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Csulb 49Er Foundation $20K 2020
Pioneer Valley Workers Center $20K 2020
University of Miami $19K 2020
The Syracuse Center $20K 2020
Project Light of Manatee INC $20K 2020
Rural Women's Health Project INC $15K 2020
Food Chain Workers Alliance $20K 2020
Csulb Research Foundation $20K 2020
National Family Farm Coalition $20K 2021
Reentry Campus Program $20K 2021
New York University Fbo Met Center for Research $20K 2021
Alaska Public Interest Research Group $20K 2021
Arkansas Community Institute $20K 2021
Centro Latino Americano $20K 2021
Emerson College $20K 2021
Equity and Transformation $20K 2021
Middle Tennessee State University $20K 2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology $20K 2023
Chicago Torture Justice Center $24K 2023
Hobart & William Smith Colleges $20K 2023
Period INC $20K 2023
Salem State University $20K 2023
Struggle for Miami's Affordable and Sustainable Housing INC $20K 2023
Texas Center for Justice and Equity $20K 2023
Texas Defender Service $20K 2023

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • GLENN JACOBS PRESIDENT
  • BARBARA FREED V.P./TREASURER
  • RAMONA HERNANDEZ DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN GREENBAUM SECRETARY
  • JONATHAN GAYLES DIRECTOR
  • BARBARA FREED V.P./TREASURER
  • RAMONA HERNANDEZ DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN GREENBAUM PRESIDENT/SECRETARY
  • JONATHAN GAYLES DIRECTOR
  • GLENN JACOBS PASSED AWAY 12022 PRESIDENT
  • BARBARA FREED V.P./TREASURER
  • RAMONA HERNANDEZ DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN GREENBAUM PRES (APPT 2/22)/SECRETARY (FULL YEAR)
  • JONATHAN GAYLES DIRECTOR
  • GLENN JACOBS PRESIDENT
  • BARBARA FREED V.P./TREASURER
  • RAMONA HERNANDEZ DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN GREENBAUM SECRETARY
  • JONATHAN GAYLES DIRECTOR

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $5.2M $253K $181K $328K
2022 $5.2M $254K $530K $290K
2021 $5.9M $270K $499K $306K
2020 $5.3M $235K $218K $261K
2019 $5.0M $230K $320K $280K
2015 $4.4M $215K $415K $263K
2014 $4.5M $211K $323K $267K
2013 $4.4M $194K $304K $204K
2012 $3.8M $182K $94K $225K
2011 $3.6M $180K $273K $228K

Section VII

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