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Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 462261050

Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $20,400 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $700 the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7002$17.6 million
2024$20,40011$17.3 million

How to apply

Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York10$20,000
Massachusetts1$400

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia Land Conservancy
Chatham, NY
General support$5,000
Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Project
Ghent, NY
General support$3,000
CMH Foundation
Hudson, NY
General support$2,500
Livingston Pumper Company No 1
Livingston, NY
General support$2,500
Zion Community Food Pantry
Hudson, NY
General support$2,000
Churchtown Fire Company
Hudson, NY
General support$1,000
Germantown Hose Company
Germantown, NY
General support$1,000
Germantown Library
Germantown, NY
General support$1,000
Livingston Free Library
Livingston, NY
General support$1,000
The Olana Partnership
Hudson, NY
General support$1,000
Natick Community Organic Farm
Natick, MA
General support$400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation give?

$20,400 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists David Rockefeller Jr (President), Abby Rockefeller (Director), Peggy Dulany (Director) and Susan Rockefeller (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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