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Northwestern University, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Evanston, Illinois
  • Grants
    2
  • Total Awarded
    $345,000
  • Years
    2001 - 2012
  • Categories
    Policy Research

Grants

2012 (4 years 6 months)
$270,000

Northwestern University’s Professor Benjamin Page will work with NORC at the University of Chicago to design a survey questionnaire, identify a representative national survey, and prepare for a full study of the political and social attitudes and the behaviors of the top one percent of U.S. wealth holders. This grant is part of the Foundation’s exploration of the potential effects of the extreme concentration of wealth and income on the functioning of American democracy, and the role wealthy Americans play in democratic policymaking.

2001 (1 year 5 months)
$75,000

For "The Heart that Remembers: A Tale of Musicians in a Time of War."