The Rockefeller Foundation Opportunity Collective (ROC) is a grant initiative from The Rockefeller Foundation focused on advancing U.S. economic opportunity. Since 1913, the Foundation has leveraged grantmaking alongside other tools to deliver results for people in the United States and around the world.

The Foundation's current U.S. work aims to harness technological innovation, bold new ideas, and the power of unlikely partnerships to help improve economic outcomes for people facing the greatest barriers. The Rockefeller Foundation 's endowment of approximately $6 billion supports its philanthropic mission, and over its history the Foundation has invested more than $26 billion in philanthropic capital globally.

Prospective grantees should explore the Foundation's active grant areas and strategic focus on U.S. Economic Opportunity for current funding opportunities.

Since 1913, The Rockefeller Foundation has leveraged grant-making as one tool of many to deliver results for people in the United States and around the world. Explore active and past grants within the past five years. Please refer to the Foundation’s 990-PF documents for the complete list of all individual grants.

U.S. Economic Opportunity → Since 1913, our mission has been to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world. We know we can’t do this alone. Solving today’s toughest problems requires courage, creativity, and cooperation.

That’s why we’re dedicated to making change the best way we know how — together. Frequently Asked Questions Where does The Rockefeller Foundation get its funding? Between 1913 and 1929, the Rockefeller family endowed The Rockefeller Foundation with around $4 billion (in today’s dollars).

Thanks to prudent management over the last century, we have been able to invest more than $26 billion in philanthropic capital to different organizations and initiatives in the United States and around the world. Today, the Foundation’s endowment, which is around $6 billion, is our institution’s main source of financial support. What does The Rockefeller Foundation fund?

Since 1913, The Rockefeller Foundation has used grantmaking as a tool to make big bets and deliver results for people in the United States and around the world. Our current work aims to harness technological innovation, bold new ideas, and the power of unlikely partnerships to help improve public health, create nutritious and sustainable food systems, connect people to electricity, and advance meaningful economic opportunity.

Does The Rockefeller Foundation receive federal government funding? No. The Foundation and its subsidiaries do not receive federal or state federal or state funding. Over the last 25 years, the only evidence we have of U.S. government funding was in 2020-21 when The Foundation helped expedite different states’ purchases of Covid testing — some of which leveraged federal funding — to get children back in schools and people back to work.

Does The Rockefeller Foundation accept proposals for grants? No. The Rockefeller Foundation does not accept unsolicited grants proposals. Our scientific approach to philanthropy is different — trying to solve problems at the root by with the latest innovations and ideas, by leveraging grants, contracts, and other tools, and by bringing together likely and unlikely partners.

How does The Foundation manage its endowment? The Foundation’s endowment is managed internally by an investment team whose sole goal is to ensure the Foundation has the assets it needs to deliver on its mission of supporting vulnerable people around the world. The Foundation works with experienced managers and invests in public and private markets in the United States and around the world.

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