Industrial Relations Counselors Inc
EIN 131624043 Private FoundationTotal Given 2017–2025
$824K
37 grants · $92K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$17K
typical small grants · $5K–$30K
grant size
28%
balanced · 7/25 multi-year
repeat
$9.6M
Assets (2025)
25
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
JODI STARKMAN
Phone
(212) 475-4378
Deadlines
GRANT REQUESTS ARE CONSIDERED ON A ROLLING CALENDAR BASIS.
How to Apply
GRANT REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN A MICROSOFT WORD OR PDF FORMAT AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF INFORMATION: NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR KEY RESEARCH STAFF, TITLE OF PROJECT, ORGANIZATION(S), ETC. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED STUDY AND HOW IT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO IRC'S MISSION AND AREAS OF INTEREST. THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE FOR THIS KIND OF RESEARCH AND HOW YOUR PROPOSED STUDY AND EXPECTED RESULTS WILL BE DIFFERENTIATED FROM EXISTING OR OTHER CURRENT RESEARCH IN THIS AREA. THE OUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES YOU EXPECT TO GENERATE (E.G., WHITE PAPERS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, PARTICIPANT REPORTS, ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS, TOOLS, LEARNING MATERIALS, ETC.). A REASONABLY DETAILED PROJECT TIMELINE WITH KEY TASKS AND A BUDGET ALLOCATED ACROSS KEY TASKS AND RESOURCES.
Restrictions
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COUNSELORS, INC. (IRC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1926 TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN ORGANIZATIONS. OUR CURRENT FOCUS IS ON "PRACADEMIC" RESEARCH; STUDIES THAT GENERATE PRACTICAL AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS, LEADERS, AND WORKERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY. STRICTLY ACADEMIC RESEARCH THAT DOES NOT RESULT IN PRACTICAL AND ACTIONABLE OUTCOMES WILL GENERALLY NOT RECEIVE FUNDING.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $120K | $9.4M | $198K | 2 |
| 2018 | $170K | $9.8M | $466K | 4 |
| 2021 | $179K | $10.5M | $503K | 8 |
| 2022 | $196K | $9.3M | $1.1M | 9 |
| 2023 | $62K | $8.8M | $131K | 6 |
| 2025 | $99K | $9.6M | $772K | 8 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 37 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$17K
Average
$22K
75th Pctl
$30K
Maximum
$90K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
HB
Harold W Burlingame
6+ yrs
President&Treasurer
Leadership
RA
Richard L Antoine
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SR
Sydney R Robertson
4 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
ES
Eva Sage-Gavin
4 yrs
Trustee
AL
Antoinette Labelle
4 yrs
Trustee
JS
John C Steele
6+ yrs
Trustee
KB
Kathleen Barclay
4 yrs
Trustee
DC
Deborah Caplan
Trustee
JS
Jodi Starkman
5 yrs
Executive Dir
HB
Harold W Burlingame
6+ yrs
President&Treasurer
Leadership
RA
Richard L Antoine
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SR
Sydney R Robertson
4 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
ES
Eva Sage-Gavin
4 yrs
Trustee
AL
Antoinette Labelle
4 yrs
Trustee
JS
John C Steele
6+ yrs
Trustee
KB
Kathleen Barclay
4 yrs
Trustee
JS
Jodi Starkman
5 yrs
Executive Dir
HB
Harold W Burlingame
6+ yrs
President & Treasurer
Leadership
RA
Richard L Antoine
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
Jodi Starkman
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
SR
Sydney R Robertson
4 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
KB
Kathleen Barclay
4 yrs
Trustee
JS
John C Steele
6+ yrs
Trustee
AL
Antoinette Labelle
4 yrs
Trustee
ES
Eva Sage-Gavin
4 yrs
Trustee
HB
Harold W Burlingame
6+ yrs
President & Treasurer
Leadership
RA
Richard L Antoine
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SR
Sydney R Robertson
4 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
ES
Eva Sage-Gavin
4 yrs
Trustee
KB
Kathleen Barclay
4 yrs
Trustee
SL
Sandra Lamb
3 yrs
Trustee
JS
John C Steele
6+ yrs
Trustee
AL
Antoinette Labelle
4 yrs
Trustee
JH
John D Hofmeister
Trustee
HB
Harold W Burlingame
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RA
Richard L Antoine
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
Jodi Starkman
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
DA
Debra M Alexander
2 yrs
Treasurer and Secretary
Leadership
JS
John C Steele
6+ yrs
Trustee
SL
Sandra Lamb
3 yrs
Trustee
FD
Frank P Doyle
2 yrs
Trustee
DM
David E McKinney
2 yrs
Trustee
HB
Harold W Burlingame
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RA
Richard L Antoine
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
Jodi Starkman
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
DA
Debra M Alexander
2 yrs
Treasurer and Secretary
Leadership
DM
David E McKinney
2 yrs
Trustee
JS
John C Steele
6+ yrs
Trustee
SL
Sandra Lamb
3 yrs
Trustee
FD
Frank P Doyle
2 yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (37 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, NY | $90,000 | THE $90,000 GRANT TO CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY WAS MADE TO SUPPORT OF CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY'S... | 2018 |
| The Network Roundtable Llc | Babson Park, MA | $70,000 | THE $70,000 GRANT TO THE NETWORK ROUNDTABLE LLC WAS MADE TO SUPPORT A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING ON HOW PEOPLE CAN THRIVE... | 2017 |
| Mit Initiative on the Digital Economy | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | THE $50,000 GRANT TO MIT'S INITIATIVE ON THE DIGITAL ECONOMY (IDE) WAS MADE TO SUPPORT A RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT... | 2021 |
| Mit Initiative on the Digital Economy | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | THE $50,000 GRANT TO MIT INITIATIVE ON THE DIGITAL ECONOMY WAS MADE TO SUPPORT MIT IDE'S RESEARCH WHICH HELPS... | 2017 |
| Mit Initiative on the Digital Economy | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | THIS IS THE THIRD PAYMENT OF A GRANT TO MIT IDE THAT WAS MADE TO SUPPORT A RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON EXPLORING HOW... | 2022 |
| Mit Initiative on the Digital Economy | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | THE $50,000 GRANT TO MIT INITIATIVE ON THE DIGITAL ECONOMY WAS MADE TO SUPPORT MIT IDE'S RESEARCH WHICH HELPS... | 2018 |
| The Network Roundtable Llc | Concord, MA | $40,000 | THE $40,000 GRANT TO THE NETWORK ROUNDTABLE, LLC WAS IN SUPPORT OF AN ONGOING STUDY ON THE PRACTICE OF AGILITY... | 2021 |
| International Longevity Centre | London, None | $40,000 | THE $40,000 GRANT IS BEING USED TO FUND WORK FOR TOMORROW, A GLOBAL INNOVATION COMPETITION, WHICH SEEKS TO IDENTIFY... | 2021 |
| The Network Roundtable Llc | Concord, MA | $33,000 | THIS REPRESENTS THE SECOND AND THIRD (FINAL) PAYMENT IN A GRANT TO THE NETWORK ROUNDTABLE, LLC THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF... | 2022 |
| International Longevity Centre | London, None | $30,000 | THIS IS THE SECOND PAYMENT OF A GRANT THAT IS BEING USED TO FUND "WORK FOR TOMORROW," A GLOBAL INNOVATION... | 2022 |
| Cornell University ILR CAROW | Ithaca, NY | $26,500 | Catalyzing Safe and Equitable Use of Artificial Intelligence in Home Health Care Work.The goal of this qualitative... | 2025 |
| Knology Ltd | New York, NY | $25,000 | Culture of Trust: How Interactions Around Contentious Issues Affect Trust in the Workplace.This project seeks to... | 2025 |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA | $25,000 | THIS IS THE SECOND (FINAL) PAYMENT OF A GRANT MADE TO DEVELOP A CAPABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM... | 2022 |
| Institute for Human & Machine Cognition | Pensacola, FL | $25,000 | THE $25,000 GRANT TO INSITITUTE FOR HUMAN & MACHINE COGNITION LLC WAS MADE TO SUPPORT OF INSITITUTE FOR HUMAN... | 2018 |
| Aleria Research Corporation | New York, NY | $24,000 | Agent-Based Simulation: Quantifying the Impact of Better Frontline Jobs on Business PerformanceThe goal of this... | 2023 |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA | $20,000 | THE $20,000 GRANT TO CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY WAS MADE IN SUPPORT OF AN ONGOING STUDY OF THE INCREASING... | 2021 |
| The Giving Back Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | THIS GRANT IS BEING USED TO FUND "BOUNCE FORWARD: HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES & WORKERS THRIVE TOGETHER (PART... | 2022 |
| Foundation for Inclusion | Washington, DC | $20,000 | THIS GRANT IS BEING USED TO FUND "BOUNCE FORWARD: HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES & WORKERS THRIVE TOGETHER (PART... | 2022 |
| The Network Roundtable Llc | Concord, MA | $17,000 | THE $17,000 GRANT WAS MADE IN SUPPORT OF A STUDY THAT SHOWS HOW PEOPLE'S CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS CREATE THE... | 2021 |
| Institute for the Future of Work IF | London, None | $12,840 | Tech Effects on Job Quality: Understanding and Mitigating Impacts.The purpose of the project is to uncover how... | 2025 |
| International Longevity Centre | London, None | $10,000 | Work for Tomorrow: Innovating for an Aging WorkforceThis was the third and final payment of a grant used to fund... | 2023 |
| Cornell University Ilr School | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 | Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) School.ILR Future of Work FellowshipThis is the first annual payment in a... | 2023 |
| The Giving Back Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | Bounce Forward: Helping Small Businesses & Workers Thrive Together (Part Two).The goal of the Bounce Forward... | 2023 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY ILR Future of Wo | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 | Future of Work Fellowship. This grant is to support the ILR Future of Work Fellowships at Cornell University. The... | 2025 |
| Empathable | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | Innovative Learning Approaches in Healthcare. This project explores how two innovative learning approaches... | 2025 |
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