William T. Grant Foundation Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States11-50 Employees
The William T. Grant Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in New York, New York, at 60 East 42nd Street, 43rd Floor. It supports research intended to improve the lives of young people aged 5 to 25 in the United States. The foundation pursues its mission through two focus areas: reducing inequality in youth outcomes, particularly across race, ethnicity, economic status, or immigrant origin, and improving the use of research evidence by decision makers, including state and local authorities, mid-level managers, and intermediaries. Funding opportunities include major research grants for mid-career researchers, career-development awards for promising early-career academics, and an Institutional Challenge Grant program to promote collaborative, community-engaged research at universities. The organization employs 11-50 staff and maintains a presence in the nonprofit sector, with a website at wtgrantfoundation.org.