About Code for Science & Society
Advancing the power of data to improve the social and economic lives of all people
Focus Areas
open scienceopen scholarshipopen source softwarefiscal sponsorshipdata infrastructureequity and inclusion in scholarly communication
Who They Fund
not specified
Funding Style
program/project supportrestricted program fundingshort-term/project-based grants
Topics
no thematic focus specifiednot sector-specific
About Code for Science & Society
Code for Science & Society Inc. pairs open science with fiscal sponsorship, using programmatic support to back projects that build data infrastructure, open scholarship, and open-source software. A defining feature of the foundation is its use of several active grant programs, including the Open Infrastructure Fund pilot, the JROST Rapid Response Fund, the IOI Fund for Network Adoption, and an Event Fund for research software engineering communities. That mix shows a funder that supports both infrastructure maintenance and the community events and networks that help shared tools endure. The recent grants list reflects that pattern of practical support. The largest grant in the file is $100,000 to The Equity Engine for programmatic support, followed by $30,000 to Workers' Rights for programmatic support. Other grants went to Open Environmental Data Project Inc, Open Collective Foundation, Books Without Borders, and Opensource Collective. The foundation’s stated focus areas include open science, open scholarship, open source software, fiscal sponsorship, data infrastructure, and equity and inclusion in scholarly communication. Its philosophy tags point to restricted, short-term project funding rather than unrestricted institutional support.
What Code for Science & Society Funds
In open infrastructure, Code for Science & Society Inc. uses both pilot and rapid-response approaches. The Open Infrastructure Fund pilot provides $5,000–$25,000 for projects that strengthen sustainability, resilience, and adoption of open infrastructure, while the JROST Rapid Response Fund was launched for quick-turnaround support to maintain open research software, platforms, and tools. The foundation also backs networked adoption of shared infrastructure. Through the IOI Fund for Network Adoption, it provides $1,000,000–$1,500,000 in catalytic funding to networks of research institutions in Latin America, North America, and Africa. Alongside that, the Fiscal Sponsorship Program supports open source technology and research software projects with financial, operational, and strategic expertise. Community-building is another clear theme. The Event Fund / Event Fund Fellowship supports events and related activities for research software engineering and open-source communities, including an annual fellowship cohort.
How Code for Science & Society Gives
Typical awards cluster in the mid-five-figure range: the p25 is $14,085, the median is $19,200, and the p75 is $27,616. The recent grants list also shows one much larger award at $100,000, which sits above that distribution. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is short-term and project-based, with programmatic support and restricted program funding appearing in the recent grants. The grant list provided is all from 2025, so repeat-year patterns are not visible here.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$190K
Total Assets
$22M
Total Revenue
$20.8M
Total Expenses
$15.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $28K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$28K
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANIELLE ROBINSON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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