NEW YORK, NY
Rockefeller Foundation
Quick Facts
- EIN
- 131659629
- Location
- NEW YORK, NY
- Category
- General
- Total Assets
- $6.4B
- Annual Income
- $4.7B
- IRS Ruling Year
- 1955
- Organization Type
- Corporation
- Tax Deductibility
- Contributions are deductible
About This Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation is a private corporation based in NEW YORK, NY. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1955. It holds total assets of $6.4B. Annual income is reported at $4.7B. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
View 990 FilingsFinancial Overview
Total Giving
$460.2M
2023+31%
Total Assets
$6.2B
2023+2%
Fair Market Value
$6.2B
2023
Net Worth
$5.4B
2023
Grants Paid
$273.6M
2023
Contributions
$0
2023
Net Investment Income
$177M
2023
Distribution Amount
$292.1M
2023
Total Giving by Year
$192.9M
11$199.4M
12$223.7M
13$178.2M
14$256M
15$249.5M
19$285.6M
20$612.6M
21$352.6M
22$460.2M
23Asset Growth
$3.5B
11$3.7B
12$4.1B
13$4.2B
14$4.2B
15$4.9B
19$7.1B
20$7.5B
21$6.1B
22$6.2B
23Investment Portfolio (2023)
Total: $471.8M
Corporate Stock: $369.4M
Government Obligations: $102.4M
Other Investments: $4.9B
Cash: $3.9M
Corporate Stock (7%)
Government Obligations (2%)
Other Investments (91%)
Cash (0%)
Expense Breakdown (2023)
Grants Paid$273.6M
Interest$17.6M
Pension & Benefits$15.9M
Travel & Conferences$9.4M
Occupancy$7.3M
Depreciation$5.9M
Officer Compensation$5.6M
Legal Fees$2.8M
Accounting Fees$756K
Printing & Publications$548K
Revenue Sources (2023)
- Capital Gains (Net)
- $191M
- Interest
- $29.4M
- Dividends
- $16.3M
- Other Income
- $1.5M
Financial Details (2023)
- Total Revenue
- $238.1M
- Total Expenses
- $460.2M
- Exempt Purpose Expenses
- $440M
- Required Distribution
- $292.1M
- Undistributed Income
- $0
- Grants Approved (Future)
- $92M
- Total Liabilities
- $839.5M
- Excise Tax
- $2.5M
Foundation Classification (2023)
Operating FoundationGrants to IndividualsNon-Charity GrantsLobbying ActivityExcess Business Holdings
Grantmaking Insights
Total Grants
50
Total Giving
$198.3M
Average Grant
$4M
Median Grant
$1.1M
Grant Range
Min$572K
Max$100M
Median: $1.1M
Smallest grantLargest grant
Geographic Distribution of Grants
AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
WA: $1.3M (1)
ID
MT
ND
MN
WI
WI: $1M (1)
MI
NY
NY: $127.7M (11)
MA
MA: $917K (1)
CT
RI
RI: $844K (1)
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IL
IL: $3.4M (2)
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
CO: $5.1M (2)
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
DE: $1.1M (1)
DC
DC: $21.5M (14)
AZ
AZ: $1M (1)
NM
NM: $750K (1)
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
FL
FL: $1.5M (1)
HI
TX
TX: $13.7M (3)
NY$127.7M (11)
DC$21.5M (14)
TX$13.7M (3)
CO$5.1M (2)
IL$3.4M (2)
FL$1.5M (1)
Past Grantees
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rf Catalytic Capital IncTOWARD THE COSTS OF LAUNCHING AND OPERATIONALIZING ITS EFFORTS TO HARNESS THE FULL POTENTIAL OF GREEN ENERGY TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE WORLD | New York, NY | $100M | 2023 |
| American Heart Association IncTOWARD 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 | Dallas, TX | $12.3M | 2023 |
| Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds IncFOR 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 | New York, NY | $8.5M | 2023 |
| Global Fund To Fight Aids Tuberculosis & MalariaTOWARD THE COSTS OF A LABORATORY SYSTEMS CATALYTIC FUND TO STRENGTHEN LABORATORY CAPACITY ACROSS LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE | Geneva | $6M | 2023 |
| Atlantic Council Of The United States IncFOR 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 | Washington, DC | $6M | 2023 |
| Rf Catalytic Capital IncTOWARDS THE COSTS OF THE INVEST IN OUR FUTURE FUND TO ACCELERATE EMISSIONS REDUCTION AND THE EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $5M | 2023 |
| Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds IncTOWARD 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 | New York, NY | $5M | 2023 |
| Nrel FoundationIN SUPPORT OF LAUNCHING AND OPERATIONALIZING THE NET ZERO WORLD CLIMATE INITIATIVE IN PRIORITY MARKETS ACROSS ASIA AND AFRICA | Golden, CO | $3.8M | 2023 |
| Csir Centre For Cellular And Molecular BiologyIN SUPPORT OF CONVENING A CONSORTIUM OF RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE PATHOGEN GENOMICS TO TRACK SARS-COV-2 VARIANTS AND ACCELERATE BIOINFORMATICS AND GLOBAL DATA SHARING | Hyderabad | $3M | 2023 |
| The Global Foodbanking NetworkIN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING A GLOBAL FOOD BANKING SYSTEM FOR IMPOVERISHED AND MALNOURISHED POPULATIONS | Chicago, IL | $2.8M | 2023 |
| Social Science Research CouncilTOWARD THE COSTS OF LAUNCHING A RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TO DRIVE ACCEPTANCE AND UPTAKE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION EFFORTS AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS TO COUNTER HEALTH MIS- AND DIS- INFORMATION | Brooklyn, NY | $2.5M | 2023 |
| Global Poverty Project IncIN SUPPORT OF AN EFFORT TO CREATE GREATER EQUITY FOR LOW- AND MID-INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN ACCESSING FINANCING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, POVERTY, AND THE FOOD CRISIS | New York, NY | $2.5M | 2023 |
| New Venture FundTOWARD THE COSTS OF ESTABLISHING A MULTI-DONOR FUND TO SUPPORT INNOVATION AMONG MULTI-LATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS AROUND THE WORLD | Washington, DC | $2.2M | 2023 |
| University Of StellenboschIN SUPPORT OF IMPROVING SAMPLING STRATEGIES, EXPANDING SEQUENCING, STREAMLINING BIOINFORMATICS PIPELINES, AND STRENGTHENING THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE TOWARDS MORE TIMELY, REPRESENTATIVE, AND RELIABLE GENOMIC SURVEILLANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | Stellenbosch | $2M | 2023 |
| New Venture FundIN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIZING AND REIMAGINING THE USE OF DATA TO TACKLE SOCIETYS GREATEST CHALLENGES AND IMPROVE LIVES ACROSS THE GLOBE. | Washington, DC | $2M | 2023 |
| United Nations Foundation IncIN SUPPORT OF ACCELERATING THE IMPACT OF THE WHO HUB FOR PANDEMIC AND EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE, BY DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR GENOMICS AND CLIMATE-HEALTH INTELLIGENCE, TO HELP IMPROVE PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE | Washington, DC | $1.5M | 2023 |
| African American Alliance Of Cdfi Ceos IncTOWARD 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. | Orlando, FL | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Dalberg CatalystIN SUPPORT OF ADMINISTERING THE UNCOMMON COLLABORATION FUND TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN EXPERTS ADVANCING PROJECTS EMERGING FROM CONVENINGS AND OTHER NETWORK CHANNELS THAT SEEK CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX CHALLENGES THE WORLD FACES TODAY. | Washington, DC | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Alliance For A Green Revolution In AfricaTOWARDS THE COST OF SUPPORTING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO PRODUCE BIOFORTIFIED CROPS IN AFRICA TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NUTRITIOUS AND SAFE FOOD FOR KEY INSTITUTIONAL MARKETS PARTICULARLY SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS. | Nairobi | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Fundacao Oswaldo CruzIN 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. | Rio De Janeiro | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Meridian InstituteTOWARD THE COSTS OF DEFINING AND ACCELERATING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ACROSS GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS | Dillon, CO | $1.4M | 2023 |
| Brookings InstitutionIN SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL 17 ROOMS PROCESS INCLUDING EVENTS AND RESEARCH FOCUSED ON ADVANCING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. | Washington, DC | $1.3M | 2023 |
| PathIN SUPPORT OF ACCELERATING THE DEPLOYMENT AND SCALE OF DIGITAL TOOLS THAT SUPPORT IN-COUNTRY EFFORTS TO DRIVE HYPER-LOCAL DEMAND FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE AND ACTIVATION | Seattle, WA | $1.3M | 2023 |
| International Bank For Reconstruction And DevelopmentTOWARDS THE COSTS OF A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FUND (FIF) FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE HOSTED BY THE WORLD BANK | Washington, DC | $1.3M | 2023 |
| Seed To Growth FoundationIN 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 | Dover, DE | $1.1M | 2023 |
| State Innovation ExchangeIN SUPPORT OF IMPROVING VULNERABLE PEOPLE'S LIVES BY INFORMING STATE LEGISLATORS OF THE IMPACT OF TAX AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICIES | Madison, WI | $1M | 2023 |
| Sustainable Energy For All Verein Fr Nachhaltige EnergieTO SUPPORT OF AN INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF THE CARBON MARKETS IN AFRICA TO ENABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS AND ACCELERATE DE-CARBONIZATION PATHWAYS | Vienna | $1M | 2023 |
| Economic Policy InstituteTOWARD 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. | Washington, DC | $1M | 2023 |
| Chancellor Masters And Scholars Of The University Of OxfordIN 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 | Oxford | $1M | 2023 |
| Purpose Campaigns LlcIN SUPPORT OF FACILITATING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OF TRUSTED MESSENGERS, CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS AND TRAINED MEDIA TO AMPLIFY ACCURATE INFORMATION AND COMBAT MIS- AND DIS-INFORMATION ON COVID-19 VACCINES | New York, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| New Venture FundIN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING AND DISTRIBUTING EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE TO HELP ESTABLISH A MORE COHERENT AND WELL-INTEGRATED INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH TECH LANDSCAPE | Washington, DC | $1M | 2023 |
| Arizona Community Foundation IncTOWARD THE COSTS OF THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT POOLED FUND TO GAIN TAX FAIRNESS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-INCOME WORKERS AND FAMILIES THROUGH TAX CREDITS AND REBATES | Phoenix, AZ | $1M | 2023 |
| Amref Health Africa IncIN SUPPORT OF FACILITATING ACCESS TO AND CONFIDENCE IN SAFE, EFFECTIVE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR THOSE MOST SOCIOECONOMICALLY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY DISADVANTAGED | New York, NY | $1M | 2023 |
| Rf Catalytic Capital IncIN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING STANDARDIZED METHODS, KITS, AND DATA PLATFORMS FOR A MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSES THAT WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR MAP OF THE FOOD SYSTEM | New York, NY | $995K | 2023 |
| Fondation Kofi AnnanIN SUPPORT OF CONVENING LEADERS TO OUTLINE MODELS OF A FOOD GOVERNANCE SYSTEM FIT FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, AND RESILIENT FOOD SECURITY AT A GLOBAL SCALE | Geneva | $980K | 2023 |
| Clinton Health Access Initiative IncIN SUPPORT OF INCREASING COVID-19 VACCINATION ACCESS AND UPTAKE IN VULNERABLE AND HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE, DATA-DRIVEN HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY APPROACHES | Boston, MA | $917K | 2023 |
| Brown UniversityIN SUPPORT OF ITS EFFORTS TO MANAGE THE STATE AND TERRITORY ALLIANCE FOR TESTING | Providence, RI | $844K | 2023 |
| American Heart Association IncIN 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 | Dallas, TX | $834K | 2023 |
| Dalberg CatalystIN SUPPORT OF THE AFRICA CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT, A CONVENING TO ARTICULATE AND EXECUTE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE-SCALE, SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE ACTION IN AFRICA, TO BE HELD IN KENYA IN SEPTEMBER 2023 | Washington, DC | $800K | 2023 |
| International Development Research CentreTOWARD THE COSTS OF A RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO CATALYZE CHANGE FOR HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES | Ottawa | $800K | 2023 |
| Rio Grande Community Development CorporationIN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING UNDERSERVED ALBUQUERQUE METRO-REGIONAL COMMUNITIES ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND REGENERATIVE FOOD, AND EXPANDING MARKETS FOR CLIMATE-SMART PRODUCERS | Albuquerque, NM | $750K | 2023 |
| Pulitzer Center On Crisis ReportingIN SUPPORT OF BUILDING JOURNALISM CAPACITY BY DEVELOPING INCLUSIVE REPORTER TRAINING, TOOLS FOR NEWSROOMS, PEER NETWORKS, AND RESOURCES TO EXPAND COVERAGE OF UNDER-REPORTED AND/OR INACCURATELY REPORTED CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION | Washington, DC | $750K | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncTOWARD THE COSTS OF A POOLED FUND TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY-LED STRATEGIES FOR HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEMS | Washington, DC | $750K | 2023 |
| Public Private Strategies InstituteIN SUPPORT OF CREATING A PHILANTHROPIC FUND TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS ENTITIES TO PROMOTE SPECIFIC ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT BENEFIT WORKING PEOPLE AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS | Washington, DC | $750K | 2023 |
| International Development Research CentreTOWARD THE COSTS OF A RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO CATALYZE CHANGE FOR HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES | Ottawa | $700K | 2023 |
| Georgetown UniversityIN SUPPORT OF A NETWORK SUPPORTING NEWLY ELECTED WOMEN HEADS OF STATE AND MINISTERS AND A GLOBAL WOMEN LEADERS RESPONSE NETWORK THAT WILL RESPOND TO ACUTE NEEDS IN CRISIS CONTEXTS | Washington, DC | $667K | 2023 |
| Creative Time IncIN SUPPORT OF CREATING AND ADMINISTERING THE ART FOR SOCIAL IMPACT DISTINGUISHED ARTIST FELLOWSHIP, AWARDING FELLOWSHIPS TO HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS WHO ARE DRIVING COLLECTIVE ACTION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF NEW YORKERS | New York, NY | $659K | 2023 |
| Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council NfpIN SUPPORT OF IMPLEMENTING CHICAGO'S THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO CREATE A HEALTHY AND RACIALLY EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM. | Chicago, IL | $600K | 2023 |
| American Heart Association IncIN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING A RESEARCH PROJECT TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FOOD IS MEDICINE PROGRAMS IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES ACROSS COMMUNITIES, AND REDUCE DIET-RELATED HEALTHCARE COSTS IN THE U.S. | Dallas, TX | $584K | 2023 |
| The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New YorkFOR USE BY COLUMBIA CLIMATE SCHOOLS CENTER FOR CLIMATE SYSTEMS RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING MODELS TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON NUTRITIOUS CROPS FOR FOOD-INSECURE POPULATIONS IN FIVE SUB-REGIONS OF AFRICA | New York, NY | $572K | 2023 |
990-PF Filings
| Tax Period | Return Type | View |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2022-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2021-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2020-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2018-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2017-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2016-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2015-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
Filings sourced from IRS e-file index. View all on ProPublica