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The Rockefeller Foundation Opportunity Collective (ROC) is sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation. ROC invests in partners, projects, and programs across 12 U.S. locations to reduce barriers to access capital and credit among low-wage workers and small businesses operated by women, Black, and Latinx owners.
This includes supporting local and national efforts to provide culturally competent and localized technical assistance through accelerators, incubators, collectives, and business service organizations.
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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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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations and initiatives in Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; El Paso, TX; Houston, TX; Jackson, MS; Louisville, KY; Miami-Dade County, FL; Newark, NJ; Norfolk, VA; and Oakland, CA, that focus on stabilizing and growing Black and Latinx small businesses and address barriers to capital and credit access. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $15,000,000 total investment across 12 U.S. places (individual grant amounts vary). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The Rockefeller Foundation Opportunity Collective (ROC) is funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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The Homeless Youth Program is a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services that funds services for homeless and at-risk youth across Illinois. Administered through the Office of Community and Positive Youth Development, it supports nonprofit organizations delivering shelter, outreach, and support services to young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Eligible applicants are Illinois-based nonprofits with demonstrated capacity to serve youth. Awards range from $100,000 to $800,000 per year under CSFA number 444-80-0711. This is a FY 2026 funding opportunity with an application deadline of May 21, 2025.
Community Investment Tax Credit Program (CITC) is a grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development that provides state tax credit allocations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, enabling them to attract private donations from individuals and businesses. Donors contributing $500 or more to approved projects receive tax credits equal to 50% of their contribution. The program has leveraged nearly $27 million in charitable contributions to approximately 700 projects statewide. Eligible project areas include education, housing, job training, arts and culture, economic development, and services for at-risk populations. Projects must be located in or serve residents of Maryland's Priority Funding Areas. The application period is typically held annually.