Private foundation · EIN 13-1659629
The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY
The Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. On its Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, it reported $233M in grants and contributions paid across 381 grants, with $6.4B in assets (fair market value). It reports that it gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Its largest grants went to Rf Catalytic Capital Inc, American Heart Association Inc and Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc.
How to request funding
Gives only to preselected organizations. On its Form 990-PF, this foundation checked the box saying it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Relationships and invitations usually come first.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rf Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | 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 | $75,000,000 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | Toward the Costs of Generating Evidence to Help the Health Sector Scale Food Is Medicine Interventions to Benefit Lower-Income, Historically Marginalized Groups | $11,800,000 |
| Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc | New York, NY | Toward the Costs of the Gender Fund to Transform Health, Education, and Economic Systems to Ensure Gender Equitable and Inclusive Outcomes Which Allow All Peopl | $10,000,000 |
| Rf Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | Towards the Costs of the Invest in Our Future Fund to Accelerate Emissions Reduction and the Equitable Implementation of Federal Funding | $10,000,000 |
| Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc | New York, NY | For Use by Co-Impact, a Global Collaborative for Systems Change, Toward the Costs of Funding Systems Change Efforts in Health, Education and Economic Opportunit | $8,500,000 |
| Rf Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | Building Local Capacity to Increase Access to Electricity in Africa | $7,384,000 |
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis & Malaria | Geneva | Toward the Costs of a Laboratory Systems Catalytic Fund to Strengthen Laboratory Capacity Across Low- and Middle-Income Countries for Infectious Disease Detecti | $7,000,000 |
| Rf Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | Expanding Access to and Affordablilty of Electricity in Africa | $6,417,744 |
| 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 | $3,901,164 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | A Matching Gift Program That Matches Donations From Eligible Employees and Trustees to Eligible Charitable Organizations. | $3,152,963 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Washington, DC | Towards the Costs of a Financial Intermediary Fund (fif) for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Hosted by the World Bank | $2,500,000 |
| United Nations Office for Project Service (unops) | Vernier | Accelerating Energy Access in Zambia Through Mini-Grids and Rural Electrification | $2,500,000 |
| African Field Epidemiology Network | Kampala | For Use by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Toward the Costs of Strengthening Its Institutional Framework, Core Preparedness, and Emergency | $2,000,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | 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 an | $2,000,000 |
| Freunde Von Gisaid Ev | Munich | 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, | $1,547,316 |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | Washington, DC | For Use by Its Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center in Support of Identifying, Implementing, and Scaling Solutions to the Urgent Crises of Cl | $1,500,000 |
| Seed to Growth Foundation | Dover, DE | 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 Unders | $1,400,000 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | In Support of the Annual 17 Rooms Process Including Events and Research Focused on Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. | $1,342,173 |
| Nrel Foundation | Golden, CO | In Support of Launching and Operationalizing the Net Zero World Climate Initiative in Priority Markets Across Asia and Africa | $1,250,000 |
| Rf Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | Expanding Resources for Community Development Organizations and Small and Underserved Businesses in the US | $1,250,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Hadley, MA | In Support of Developing Analytical Methods to Identify Conditions That Amplify the Positive Impact of Energy Access and Consumption And, Ultimately, Reduce Ene | $1,102,733 |
| African American Alliance of Cdfi Ceos Inc | Orlando, FL | Toward the Costs of Creating a Fund for Member Cdfis to Originate Credit Enhancement Loans for Disadvantaged Small Businesses in Low-to Moderate Income Communit | $1,000,000 |
| Economic Policy Institute | Washington, DC | Toward the Costs of Strengthening the Capacity of Economic Analysis and Research Network (earn) Groups in Key States to Advance a Compelling Worker-Centered Age | $1,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | In Support of Developing and Distributing Epidemic Intelligence Software to Help Establish a More Coherent and Well-Integrated International Public Health Tech | $1,000,000 |
| Pasteur Network | Paris | Developing Observatories to Monitor the Relationship Between Health and Climate | $1,000,000 |
The 25 largest of 381 grants listed on the return. Names and purposes as reported to the IRS.
Where its grants went
- New York$127M · 64 grants
- District of Columbia$24.4M · 70 grants
- Texas$14.1M · 10 grants
- California$5.08M · 29 grants
- Massachusetts$4.47M · 19 grants
- Colorado$4.37M · 12 grants
- Pennsylvania$3.4M · 2 grants
- Delaware$1.4M · 1 grant
- Illinois$1.36M · 8 grants
- Virginia$1.1M · 5 grants
- Florida$1.06M · 3 grants
- Rhode Island$1.05M · 3 grants
Quick answers
Does The Rockefeller Foundation accept grant applications?
According to its Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, The Rockefeller Foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
How much does The Rockefeller Foundation give each year?
For tax year 2024, it reported $233,227,602 in grants and contributions paid (381 grants). Giving can change from year to year.
What organizations has The Rockefeller Foundation funded?
Its largest grants in tax year 2024 went to Rf Catalytic Capital Inc (NY), $75M, American Heart Association Inc (TX), $11.8M, Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc (NY), $10M, Rf Catalytic Capital Inc (NY), $10M and Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc (NY), $8.5M.