Research Corporation dba Research
Research Corporation dba Research is a private foundation based in Tucson, Arizona, that provides catalytic support for basic scientific research and the development of academic scientists. Its website identifies the organization as Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), founded in 1912.
Research Corporation dba Research at a glance
In short: Research Corporation dba Research gave $8.0M across 165 grants in 2024 (avg $48K), top state California. 29% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $7,964,645
- +6.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 165
- +4.4% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $48,271
- +1.7% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $55,000
- Total assets
- $241,476,977
- +8.7% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (31 of 106, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (14% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Research Corporation dba Research
- How to Apply
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Contact Daniel Gasch. Submit the program’s application fields and proposal PDF through the online system, along with any additional materials required by that program.
- Review Cycle
- The 2024 filing lists no deadlines. The website’s July 1, 2026 Cottrell Scholar proposal deadline has passed.
- Deadline
- The 2024 filing lists no deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Daniel Gasch
Mailing address: 4703 E Camp Lowell Suite 201, Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone: (520) 571-1111
Website: https://rescorp.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
6 open opportunities from Research Corporation dba Research
Cottrell IMPACT Award Grant
Research Corporation dba Research
Amount
US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Cottrell Scholar Award Grant
Research Corporation dba Research
Amount
US $120,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Cottrell SEED: Exceptional Opportunities Grant
Research Corporation dba Research
Amount
Up to US $60,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Research Corporation dba Research funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Northwestern University ($380K across 4 grants). Together the top 10 received $2.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
705 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 326 grants of 705 (46%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
RCSA says it supports basic research at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In 2024, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were directed to California (14%), Pennsylvania (9%), Massachusetts (8%), Illinois (8%), and Arizona (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 165 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Research Corporation dba Research open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 31 of 106 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $78K; repeat grants $74K. How we count
Medians: $66K first-time, $58K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5.6M (2020) to $8.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 165 grants totaling $8.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Developing Mathematical Models for the Formation of New Collaborations at Conferences | $193,142 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | Planetesimal interiors: Searching for evidence of core material | $120,000 |
| California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA | Colloidal Stabilization of Covalent Organic Frameworks with Acid-Base Chemistry and STEM Educator Training | $120,000 |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Measuring Cosmic Birefringence in the Presence of Galactic Foregrounds and Improving Career Preparation Through Advanced Physics Labs | $120,000 |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Characterizing and modulating interactions of disordered proteins that drive biomolecular condensate formation and cytotoxic aggregation | $120,000 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Machine Learning Aided Quantum Chemistry Discovery in the Solution Phase | $120,000 |
| Hamilton College Clinton, NY | Characterization of enzymes that build and degrade spore cortex peptidoglycan. | $120,000 |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Searching for New Physics with Galactic Neutrinos | $120,000 |
| Hope College Holland, MI | Chemical-Mechanical Control Over Nanoparticle-Hydrogel Sliding Interfaces | $120,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA | Allostery and Architecture: Building and Validating Functional Models of Multidomain Receptors | $120,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $241,476,977 | $29,142,107 | $18,290,785 | $7,964,645 | 165 | $13,226,677 | $21,125,529 |
| 2023 | $222,065,057 | $1,280,875 | $16,599,121 | $7,501,573 | 158 | $12,600,023 | — |
| 2022 | $195,484,115 | $7,402,998 | $13,673,482 | $7,749,954 | 166 | $12,045,362 | $2,608,159 |
| 2021 | $242,008,144 | $26,138,153 | $16,447,694 | $6,076,843 | 113 | $9,332,853 | $17,982,868 |
| 2020 | $216,769,898 | $4,524,753 | $12,375,756 | $5,578,196 | 103 | — | $2,096,596 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
RCSA’s stated mission is to advance early-stage, high-potential, basic scientific research. Its website describes support for astronomy, chemistry, physics, and related fields, including independently proposed faculty research and conferences. Its priorities include early-career faculty, innovative basic research, integration of research and science teaching, interdisciplinary work, and developing future academic leaders.
The Cottrell Scholars program supports early-career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy. The Scialog program supports interdisciplinary basic research on complex, timely problems and encourages new collaborations. RCSA also describes its Fellows program as supporting faculty excellence in the physical sciences through job-search preparation and community building.
The 2024 filing describes Cottrell Scholar Awards as developing chemistry, physics, and astronomy teacher-scholars and reports that 19 individual awards and three collaborative awards were made that year. It also reports 11 SEED Awards, one STAR Award, and two IMPACT Awards. These programs include awards to individuals and should be distinguished from grants to outside organizations.
Grantee examples include universities whose stated missions emphasize teaching, research, and scholarship. Northwestern University describes its mission as combining excellent teaching, innovative research, and students’ personal and intellectual growth. Case Western Reserve University describes itself as a research-oriented university with strengths across fields including health, engineering, arts and sciences, and law, management, and social work. These are the grantees’ descriptions, not RCSA’s mission.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 165 grants totaling $7,964,645. Grant amounts ranged from $74 to $193,142, with a median of $55,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $193,142 to Northwestern University for work on mathematical models of collaboration formation at conferences; $120,000 to California Institute of Technology for research on planetesimal interiors; $120,000 to Case Western Reserve University for work on cosmic birefringence and physics-lab career preparation; and $120,000 to Pennsylvania State University for functional models of multidomain receptors. Other $120,000 grants included awards to California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Dartmouth College, Emory University, Harvard University, Hope College, Hamilton College, Trinity University, and Queen’s University.
The filing says applications for RCSA grant programs are submitted through an online grantmaking system. Applicants create an account, complete applicant and institutional information, and submit a proposal PDF. Depending on the program, materials may also include recommendation, collaboration, or support letters; information demonstrating the applicant’s ability to complete the proposed work; and evidence of institutional approval. The filing says awards are restricted to individuals performing scientific research at academic institutions of all levels and lists no deadlines. It also says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
The Cottrell Scholar Award offers $120,000 over three years and may support research and educational activities. The website’s stated deadline for the 2026 proposal cycle was July 1, 2026, which has passed. The website lists the Robert Holland Jr. Award and Cottrell IMPACT Award as active programs; Source E describes each as a $5,000 award.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Dr. Daniel Linzer as CEO/President and board member; Mr. Daniel Gasch as CFO/Vice President; Dr. Peter Dorhout as chair of the board; Mr. James DeNaut as treasurer and board member; and Ms. Danielle Dana Johnson as secretary and board member. Other listed board members were G. Scott Clemons, Dr. Sean Decatur, Dr. Eugene Flood, Dr. Patricia K. Falcone, and Dr. Brent Iverson.
Research Corporation dba Research is led by Daniel I. Linzer, CEO, President & Board Member on every filing since 2020; 6 of 15 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Daniel I. Linzer
CEO, President & Board Member
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$378K (2020) → $408K (2024)
Peter Dorhout
Chair of the Board
Board Member → Chair of the Board, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$1K (2021) → $0 (2024)
Brent Iverson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$562 (2022) → $511 (2024)
Catherine J Murphy
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$1K (2021) → $0 (2024)
Daniel Gasch
CFO & Vice President
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$239K (2020) → $273K (2024)
Eugene Flood
Board Member
Treasurer & Board Member → Chair of the Board, 2022
Chair of the Board → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$2K (2022) → $836 (2024)
Kristine Lipscomb
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$586 (2021) → $577 (2024)
Danielle Dana Johnson
Secretary & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$558 (2022) → $0 (2024)
Amy Elaine Landis
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$625 (2024)
G Scott Clemons
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James DeNaut
Treasurer & Board Member
Board Member → Treasurer & Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lyman A Page
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Decatur
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia K Falcone
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Young-Kee Kim
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Nancy Haegel (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Joan Woodard (2020–2021) — Secretary & Board Member
- Former: Lars Bildsten (2020–2021) — Chair of the Board
- Former: Danielle Dana (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $408K, to Dr Daniel Linzer (CEO/President & Board Member). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Research Corporation dba Research
How much does Research Corporation dba Research give each year?
Research Corporation dba Research gave $8.0M across 165 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $7.5M across 158 grants.
What is Research Corporation dba Research's typical grant size?
Research Corporation dba Research's median grant in 2024 was $55,000, and its average grant was $48,271, across 165 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Research Corporation dba Research that year got $78K on average.
Where does Research Corporation dba Research give grants?
Research Corporation dba Research's top state is California, with 14% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (9%) and Massachusetts (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tucson, AZ (14 grants), New York, NY (8 grants), Tempe, AZ (6 grants) and Philadelphia, PA (6 grants).
Does Research Corporation dba Research give general operating support?
Occasionally: 1% of Research Corporation dba Research's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 165) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Gas Capture by Tuning Electric Fields in Conductive MOFs" (3 grants), "Synergistic Photomechanical Depolymerization" (3 grants) and "Water-Free Silicate Activation for Valuable Metal Extraction" (3 grants).
Who are Research Corporation dba Research's largest grantees?
Research Corporation dba Research's largest 2024 grantees include Northwestern University ($380,142 across 4 grants), Emory University ($264,035 across 4 grants) and Arizona State University ($262,325 across 6 grants), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 11% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Research Corporation dba Research?
Research Corporation dba Research reported $241.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $29.1M.
What does Research Corporation dba Research fund?
RCSA’s stated mission is to advance early-stage, high-potential, basic scientific research. Its website describes support for astronomy, chemistry, physics, and related fields, including independently proposed faculty research and conferences. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Research Corporation dba Research?
Contact Daniel Gasch. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Research Corporation dba Research's EIN?
Research Corporation dba Research's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1963407. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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