The Rockefeller Foundation
Preselected recipients only
The Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $188 million in 381 grants; the typical grant was $170,914 and the largest $75.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$188 million
- Number of grants381
- Typical grant$170,914
- Largest grant$75.0 million
- Assets$6.4 billion
- New grantees44%
Giving in 2024 was down from $274 million the year before.
44% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $274 million | 1,029 | $6.2 billion |
| 2024 | $188 million | 381 | $6.4 billion |
How to apply
The 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.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Rockefeller Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 34 states, the most to New York. It also paid $35.7 million in 97 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 64 | $127 million |
| District of Columbia | 70 | $24.4 million |
| Texas | 10 | $14.1 million |
| California | 29 | $5.1 million |
| Massachusetts | 19 | $4.5 million |
| Colorado | 12 | $4.4 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $3.4 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Illinois | 8 | $1.4 million |
| Virginia | 5 | $1.1 million |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | Toward the costs of launching and operationalizing its efforts to harness the full potential of green energy to create a more sustainable and equitable world | $75.0 million |
| American Heart Association Inc | Toward the costs of generating evidence to help the health sector scale food is medicine interventions to benefit lower-income, historically marginalized groups in the us | $11.8 million |
| Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc | Toward the costs of the gender fund to transform health, education, and economic systems to ensure gender equitable and inclusive outcomes which allow all people to live fulfilling lives | $10.0 million |
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | Towards the costs of the invest in our future fund to accelerate emissions reduction and the equitable implementation of federal funding | $10.0 million |
| Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc | For use by co-impact, a global collaborative for systems change, toward the costs of funding systems change efforts in health, education and economic opportunity focusing on underserved populations with the greatest need | $8.5 million |
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | Building local capacity to increase access to electricity in africa | $7.4 million |
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis & Malaria | Toward the costs of a laboratory systems catalytic fund to strengthen laboratory capacity across low- and middle-income countries for infectious disease detection and response | $7.0 million |
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | Expanding access to and affordablilty of electricity in africa | $6.4 million |
| World Food Programme | Toward the costs of producing a scientific update of the eat-lancet commission on food, planet, health in order to inform shifts towards healthy and sustainable food environments, procurement practices, and public food access | $3.9 million |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | A matching gift program that matches donations from eligible employees and trustees to eligible charitable organizations. | $3.2 million |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Towards the costs of a financial intermediary fund (fif) for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response hosted by the world bank | $2.5 million |
| United Nations Office for Project Service (Unops) | Accelerating energy access in zambia through mini-grids and rural electrification | $2.5 million |
| African Field Epidemiology Network | For use by the africa centres for disease control and prevention toward the costs of strengthening its institutional framework, core preparedness, and emergency response capacities | $2.0 million |
| Hopewell Fund | In support of a national tax infrastructure project to align state and federal organizations around a tax and revenue strategy that benefits low-wage workers and supports a transition to a greener economy | $2.0 million |
| Freunde von Gisaid Ev | In support of a pathogen data sharing platform and tools for the global community of data producers to share data for real-time development of vaccines, drugs, therapeutics and tests to prevent, treat, detect, identify, and track pathogen threats. | $1.5 million |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | For use by its adrienne arsht-rockefeller foundation resilience center in support of identifying, implementing, and scaling solutions to the urgent crises of climate change, migration, and security | $1.5 million |
| Seed to Growth Foundation | In support of seeding and formalizing the fortified wholegrain alliance with an immediate focus on sub-saharan africa with the goal of improving diets in underserved communities globally through increased consumption of fortified wholegrain foods | $1.4 million |
| Brookings Institution | In support of the annual 17 rooms process including events and research focused on advancing the sustainable development goals. | $1.3 million |
| Nrel Foundation | In support of launching and operationalizing the net zero world climate initiative in priority markets across asia and africa | $1.3 million |
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | Expanding resources for community development organizations and small and underserved businesses in the us | $1.3 million |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | In support of developing analytical methods to identify conditions that amplify the positive impact of energy access and consumption and, ultimately, reduce energy poverty. | $1.1 million |
| African American Alliance of Cdfi Ceos Inc | Toward the costs of creating a fund for member cdfis to originate credit enhancement loans for disadvantaged small businesses in low-to moderate income communities in baltimore, md, chicago, il, and miami, fl. | $1.0 million |
| Economic Policy Institute | Toward the costs of strengthening the capacity of economic analysis and research network (earn) groups in key states to advance a compelling worker-centered agenda rooted in racial and gender equity. | $1.0 million |
| New Venture Fund | In support of developing and distributing epidemic intelligence software to help establish a more coherent and well-integrated international public health tech landscape | $1.0 million |
| Pasteur Network | Developing observatories to monitor the relationship between health and climate | $1.0 million |
| Results Educational Fund Inc | General support | $1.0 million |
| The African Capacity Building Foundation | Development of a sustainable energy model in africa | $1.0 million |
| Meridian Institute | Toward the costs of defining and accelerating regenerative agriculture across global food systems | $908,422 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General support | $825,000 |
| Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford | In support of developing rigorous and scalable methods to characterize the threat of emerging pathogens by integrating epidemiological, genomic, mobility, climate, policy, and other data sources | $800,000 |
| New Venture Fund | In support of democratizing and reimagining the use of data to tackle society?s greatest challenges and improve lives across the globe. | $800,000 |
| Sustainable Energy for All Verein Fur Nachhaltige Energie | In support of developing carbon market activation plans in ghana, nigeria and rwanda as a basis for attracting climate finance for economic development | $800,000 |
| African Climate Foundation Trust | Strengthening energy systems research and analysis across africa | $750,000 |
| The Energy for Growth Hub | Toward the costs of analytical and advocacy work to inform the effort to address energy poverty and climate change | $750,000 |
| American Heart Association Inc | In support of the creation of good food fellows training fellowships in the global south to create a new pipeline of food scientists in underserved regions | $714,845 |
| Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz | In support of the development of rf/pprs proof of concept and emerging co-creation strategy for pandemic prevention data insight generation, as well as iterative development of geoseeq as part of its' network of global network(s) approach. | $710,520 |
| C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | Assisting city official response to exteme heat in vulnerable populations | $700,000 |
| Meridian Institute | Scaling regenerative agriculture to benefit underserved populations in east africa, india, brazil, and midwest USA. | $700,000 |
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | Building capacity in senegal and uganda to finance adaptation projects and strengthen health systems | $700,000 |
| The German Marshall Fund of the United States | In support of government, civil society and private sector dialogues and educational efforts for journalists. | $700,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Afsaneh Beschloss
- Agnes Binagwaho
- Gordon Brown As of 032024
- Laura Cha
- Mellody Hobson Thru 062024
- Donald Kaberuka
- Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
- Paul Polman
- Sharon Percy Rockefeller
- Juan Manuel Santos Calderon
- Adam Silver
- James G Stavridis
- Patricia Stonesifer
- Ravi Venkatesan
- Rajeev J Shah
Questions people ask
Does The Rockefeller Foundation accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does The Rockefeller Foundation give?
$188 million in tax year 2024, across 381 grants, with a typical grant of $170,914.
Who runs The Rockefeller Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Afsaneh Beschloss (Investment Committee Chair), Agnes Binagwaho (Trustee), Gordon Brown As of 032024 (Trustee) and Laura Cha (Trustee) among 15 officers and trustees.
What does The Rockefeller Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, international and health.