Private foundation · EIN 22-6029397
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a private foundation based in Princeton, NJ. On its Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, it reported $623M in grants and contributions paid across 3,093 grants, with $13.4B in assets (fair market value). Its return lists how to submit a request. Its largest grants went to Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Community Catalyst and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
How to request funding
- Contact
- Grants Management
- Phone
- 8778437953
- Address
- 50 College Road East, Princeton, Nj, 08543
- Form and materials
- Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.
- Deadlines
- No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).
- Restrictions
- Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. we are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems change by identifying and confronting structural barriers to health and wellbeing. our grantmaking takes a comprehensive approach to health, one rooted in equity and focused on addressing barriers to health caused by the intersection of structural racism, other forms of discrimination and social conditions that impact health. through funding, convening, advocacy, and evidence-building, we work side-by-side with communities, practitioners, and institutions to get to health equity faster.
As reported on the foundation's Form 990-PF for tax year 2024. Requirements change; confirm with the foundation before applying.
Largest grants, tax year 2024
Historical data · not a prediction| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | 79658 Advancing Racially Equitable Economic, Tax, and Social Policy in States and Growing Essential State Policy Infrastructure | $12,152,000 |
| Community Catalyst | Boston, MA | 80588 Serving As the National Coordinating/Program Office for Rwjf's Voices for Health Justice Authorization | $8,620,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute | Madison, WI | 80417 Continuing the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps' Path in Developing Narratives to Address the Structural Drivers of Health Inequities | $7,437,248 |
| Vose River Charitable Fund | Bethesda, MD | 78878 Transforming Local Data Environments Through Principles of Health Equity and Justice to Enable a Better Use of Local Data Infrastructure and Systems | $5,817,555 |
| Economic Policy Institute | Washington, DC | 81568 Anchoring Work to Make Families an Economic Priority Through the Support of a New Policy Ecosystem -- Economic Policy Institute | $5,220,000 |
| Family Values Work a Multi State Consortium Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 81571 Anchoring Work to Make Families an Economic Priority Through the Support of a New Policy Ecosystem -- Family Values @ Work | $5,220,000 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | 82080 Supporting the Black-Led Movement Fund and Disability Inclusion Fund in Catalyzing Investments in the Racial Justice and Disability Justice Movements | $4,500,000 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | 81812 Continuing Direct Technical Assistance to States, Including Promoting Community Leadership in Policymaking and Advancing Health Equity, 2024-2025 | $4,242,404 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | 82057 Supporting Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health As National Program Center for Rwjf's Health Policy Research Scholars Program, 2024-2026 | $4,094,899 |
| Center for Black Health and Equity | Durham, NC | 81364 Supporting the Center for Black Health and Equity As Regional Hub to Advance Equitable Commercial Tobacco Control in the South and Midwest | $4,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | 80940 Supporting the National Collaborative for Health Equity in Recruiting Cohort 3 for the Culture of Health Leadership Institute for Racial Healing | $3,550,416 |
| New York University | New York, NY | 80586 Continuing to Build the City Health Dashboard's Impact and to Deepen Engagement | $3,408,828 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | 81429 Renewing Support for the Center for Community Investment in Its Capital Absorption Approach to Addressing Structural Racism in Community Investment | $3,348,225 |
| Center for Community Change | Washington, DC | 81556 Developing a Vision for Antiracist Health Policy and Other Resources for Organizations Working to Advance an Antiracist Health Equity Movement | $3,262,500 |
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Baltimore, MD | 79853 Supporting Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health As National Program Center for Rwjf's Health Policy Research Scholars Program, 2022-2024 | $3,188,657 |
| Praxis Project Inc | San Francisco, CA | 81799 Supporting the Health Equity Collective in Growing and Sustaining the Movement for Liberated Leadership, Phase 4 | $3,150,000 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | 80607 Supporting the Network for Public Health Law, 2023-2025 | $3,113,279 |
| University of Minnesota Sponsored Projects Administration | Minneapolis, MN | 82063 Providing Technical Assistance and Direction for the Rwjf Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program, 2024-2025 | $3,029,918 |
| Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 82014 Rwjf President's Grants Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation - 2024 | $3,000,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | 81637 Continuing Evolving Rwjf's Evidence for Action Research Program to Be Relevant and to Advance Racial Equity, Year 10 | $2,885,380 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | 82190 Supporting Liberation in a Generation in Advancing an Economy in Which All Children and Families of Color Have Basic Needs Met, Are Valued, and Belong | $2,700,000 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | 81014 General Operating Support for Policylink, 2023-2025 | $2,700,000 |
| Well Being and Equity in the World Institute | Nashua, NH | 81470 Conducting Planning for Implementing Justice Squared, a Program to Prepare Healthcare and Public Health Leaders to Address Structural Racism | $2,590,975 |
| Prevention Institute | Oakland, CA | 81728 Expanding the People, Parks, and Power's Broad-Based Movement for Park and Green-Space Equity in the U.s., Led by the Most-Impacted Communities | $2,384,842 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | 81537 Supporting Equip-Nj in Strengthening the Ecosystem of Organizations Working to Advance Health Equity and Rwjf's Policy Priorities in New Jersey | $2,374,706 |
The 25 largest of 3,093 grants listed on the return. 278 grants to individuals ($13.9M) are counted but not named. Names and purposes as reported to the IRS.
Where its grants went
- District of Columbia$152M · 467 grants
- California$93.4M · 394 grants
- New York$54.7M · 347 grants
- Massachusetts$46.3M · 167 grants
- New Jersey$45.3M · 372 grants
- Maryland$29.4M · 112 grants
- Illinois$23.4M · 121 grants
- Georgia$20.5M · 82 grants
- Wisconsin$19.6M · 28 grants
- Minnesota$16.2M · 38 grants
- North Carolina$15.7M · 99 grants
- Pennsylvania$11.8M · 174 grants
Quick answers
Does The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation accept grant applications?
Its Form 990-PF lists how to submit a request. Form and materials: Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.. Deadlines: No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).. Restrictions: Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. we are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems change by identifying and confronting structural barriers to health and wellbeing. our grantmaking takes a comprehensive approach to health, one rooted in equity and focused on addressing barriers to health caused by the intersection of structural racism, other forms of discrimination and social conditions that impact health. through funding, convening, advocacy, and evidence-building, we work side-by-side with communities, practitioners, and institutions to get to health equity faster.. Confirm current requirements with the foundation before applying.
How much does The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation give each year?
For tax year 2024, it reported $622,577,112 in grants and contributions paid (3,093 grants). Giving can change from year to year.
What organizations has The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded?
Its largest grants in tax year 2024 went to Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (DC), $12.2M, Community Catalyst (MA), $8.62M, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (WI), $7.44M, Vose River Charitable Fund (MD), $5.82M and Economic Policy Institute (DC), $5.22M.