The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 131659629 990-PF tax year 2024“Preselected organizations only” box checked
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2024). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Grants paid (tax yr 2024)
$233,227,602
Assets (fair market value)
$6,401,585,166
Median grant to orgs
$25,000
all loaded years
Grants in our data
2,387
since tax year 2022
Giving by tax year
$199,168,884
2022
977 grants
$275,477,614
2023
1,029 grants
$233,227,602
2024
381 grants
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Top recipient states
NY$290,018,886
Outside the U.S.$123,807,800
DC$115,053,732
TX$34,190,996
CA$30,030,020
MA$17,364,009
CO$12,171,479
GA$10,497,618
Cause areas funded
Philanthropy & Voluntarism106
International Affairs191
Environment122
Diseases & Disorders32
Education249
Social Science43
Community Improvement62
Public & Societal Benefit41
Only 59.5% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
How to apply (from the 990-PF, tax year 2024)
The foundation checked the box saying it contributes only to preselected organizations and doesn't accept unsolicited requests.
- Form & materials
- SEE STATEMENT 32
- Deadlines
- SEE STATEMENT 32
- Restrictions
- SEE STATEMENT 32
Recent grants to organizations
| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2024 |
| 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 IN THE US | $11,800,000 | 2024 |
| 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 | 2024 |
| 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 PEOPLE TO LIVE FULFILLING LIVES | $10,000,000 | 2024 |
| 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 OPPORTUNITY FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH THE GREATEST NEED | $8,500,000 | 2024 |
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY TO INCREASE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY IN AFRICA | $7,384,000 | 2024 |
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis & Malaria | Geneva, Switzerland | TOWARD THE COSTS OF A LABORATORY SYSTEMS CATALYTIC FUND TO STRENGTHEN LABORATORY CAPACITY ACROSS LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE | $7,000,000 | 2024 |
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | EXPANDING ACCESS TO AND AFFORDABLILTY OF ELECTRICITY IN AFRICA | $6,417,744 | 2024 |
| World Food Programme | Italy | 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 FOOD ENVIRONMENTS, PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, AND PUBLIC FOOD ACCESS | $3,901,164 | 2024 |
| 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 | 2024 |
| United Nations Office for Project Service (Unops) | Vernier, Switzerland | ACCELERATING ENERGY ACCESS IN ZAMBIA THROUGH MINI-GRIDS AND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION | $2,500,000 | 2024 |
| 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 | 2024 |
| 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 AND SUPPORTS A TRANSITION TO A GREENER ECONOMY | $2,000,000 | 2024 |
| African Field Epidemiology Network | Kampala, Uganda | FOR USE BY THE AFRICA CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TOWARD THE COSTS OF STRENGTHENING ITS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, CORE PREPAREDNESS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPACITIES | $2,000,000 | 2024 |
| Freunde Von Gisaid Ev | Munich, Germany | 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, THERAPEUTICS AND TESTS TO PREVENT, TREAT, DETECT, IDENTIFY, AND TRACK PATHOGEN THREATS. | $1,547,316 | 2024 |
| 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 CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY | $1,500,000 | 2024 |
| 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 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY THROUGH INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF FORTIFIED WHOLEGRAIN FOODS | $1,400,000 | 2024 |
| 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 | 2024 |
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | EXPANDING RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL AND UNDERSERVED BUSINESSES IN THE US | $1,250,000 | 2024 |
| 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 | 2024 |
| 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 ENERGY POVERTY. | $1,102,733 | 2024 |
| The African Capacity Building Foundation | Harare, Zimbabwe | DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MODEL IN AFRICA | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| Results Educational Fund Inc | Washington, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| Pasteur Network | Paris, France | DEVELOPING OBSERVATORIES TO MONITOR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND CLIMATE | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| 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 LANDSCAPE | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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