Funding search · EIN 131760106 · New York, NY
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Foundation website ↗Full IRS filings ↗
- $177.6M
- in grants paid
- 1,827
- grants
- 849
- recipients
- 2022–2024
- filing years
Recent grants
The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.
- $4.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
For its trust for civic life project
- $700,000
Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs · 2024
For general support
- $600,000
China Environmental Protection Foundation · 2024
For its platform on environmental governance and biodiversity protection
- $600,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
For its energy transition fund
- $500,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
For the georgetown climate center
- $500,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
For the richard rockefeller fellowship at columbia global
- $500,000
Beijing Friends of Nature Charity Foundation · 2024
For general support
- $500,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2024
For its ohio river valley regional climate action project
- $500,000
Beijing Chaoyang District Yongxu Global Environmental Institute · 2024
For general support
- $500,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024
For its state energy boost project
- $450,000
Bri International Green Development Coalition · 2024
For its green development investment and finance partnership
- $400,000
China Africa Project · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
For its project on sustainable and responsible investment in the global south
- $400,000
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
For its project, earth insight
- $400,000
Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation · 2024
For general support
- $400,000
Guangdong Harmony Foundation · 2024
For general support
- $400,000
The Ecology Trust · 2024
For its funders for fair trade initiative's work on trade and environmental policy
- $350,000
China Council for International Cooperation On Environment and Development · 2024
For general support
- $350,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For its project, the partnership funds
- $350,000
Hainan Zhiyu Sustainability Science and Technology Development Research Cen · 2024
For general support
- $350,000
2030 · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
For general support
- $350,000
Rock Environment and Energy Institute · 2024
For general support
- $325,000
Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense · Novato, CA · 2024
For general support
- $300,000
Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center · 2024
For its china office
- $300,000
Choose Love · New York, NY · 2024
For its project the collective for refugee leadership in mena
- $300,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
For its global china initiative
- $300,000
Shenzhen Zero Waste Environmental Public Welfare Undertakings Development C · 2024
For general support
- $300,000
Dialogue Earth · 2024
For general support
- $300,000
The New School · New York, NY · 2024
For its project, the institute on race, power and political economy
- $300,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024
For its project on strengthening democratic governance and public institutional capacity in guatemala
- $300,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For its trusted elections fund
- $275,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
For its congressional program
- $263,423
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For its climate and nature convening
- $252,000
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2024
For the rockefeller brothers fund's global travel and learning fund
- $250,000
Rise Education Fund · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
For its work to educate young voters
- $250,000
Reclaim Finance · 2024
For work on accountability in the financial sector
- $250,000
Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development · Washington, DC · 2024
For its climate program
- $250,000
Climate Jobs National Resource Center · New York, NY · 2024
For general support
- $250,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
For rebuild by design, a project of its institute for public knowledge
- $250,000
Stand · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For general support
- $250,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For its special initiative on offshore wind project
- $250,000
United Nations · New York, NY · 2024
For its program the united nations office for project services' accelerated partnership for renewables in africa project
- $250,000
Meliore · 2024
For its global strategic climate communications program
- $250,000
Latino Theater Company · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
For its latinx theater initiative
- $250,000
Beijing Haidian District Shan Shui Conservation Center · 2024
For general support
- $240,000
Greenfaith · New York, NY · 2024
For general support
- $231,421
Associacao Sumauma Organizacao De Comunicacao E Projetos Sociais · 2024
For general support
- $225,000
Laudato Si' Movement · Washington, DC · 2024
For its work decarbonizing finance
- $225,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024
For its financial taskforce for tropical forests project
- $220,000
Tracker Group Limited · 2024
For general support
- $220,000
Li Foundation Limited · 2024
For enhancing the capacity of emergent philanthropy in asia
- $215,000
Chulalongkorn University · 2024
For its center for social development studies regional fellowship program for sustainable development in asia
- $210,000
Civic Exchange · 2024
For general support
- $210,000
Katonah Museum of Art · Katonah, NY · 2024
For its artejuntos/arttogether program and shen wei: transference, a journey, exhibition
- $200,758
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024
For its china office's rural energy transition project
- $200,000
2030 · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
For its sustainable design program in china and asia
- $200,000
Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2024
For its racial equity governing agenda project
- $200,000
Shenzhen Goalblue Low Carbon Development Promoting Center · 2024
For general support
- $200,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
For its center for human rights and global justice
- $200,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For its project, social and economic justice leaders
- $200,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
For its environmental and climate governance capacity building project
- $200,000
Democracy Works · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general support
- $200,000
Inside Climate News · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general support
- $200,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
For its project, the guinier project
- $200,000
Mzc Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
For its row solar project
- $200,000
Urban Sustainability Directors Network · Sanford, NC · 2024
For general support
- $200,000
Ginkgo Foundation · 2024
For its climate fellowship project
- $195,000
Stichting Transnational Institute · 2024
For its work on trade and investment
- $190,000
Beijing Heyi Green Foundation · 2024
For general support
- $180,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
For its project to mainstream biodiversity risk and impact management in global investment
- $180,000
Chinese Academy of Sciences · 2024
For its guangzhou institute of energy conversion's research program
- $180,000
Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability · 2024
For general support
- $175,000
Colorofchangeorg Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
For general support
- $175,000
Demos a Network for Ideas and Action Ltd · New York, NY · 2024
For general support
- $175,000
Ballet Theatre Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
For creation of new choreography and a performance at the david rockefeller creative arts center
- $160,000
Center for Economic and Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2024
For its project on investor-state dispute settlement
- $155,000
Center for International Policy · Washington, DC · 2024
For general support
- $155,000
Makesense · 2024
For building capacity
- $151,400
New World Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
For its project amazon, energy, and alternatives
- $150,000
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
For its project, betanyc
- $150,000
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft · Washington, DC · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Free Press · Washington, DC · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2024
For its project, liberation ventures
- $150,000
European Council On Refugees and Exiles · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Ploughshares Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Pachamama Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For its project the global alliance for the rights of nature
- $150,000
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis · Lakewood, OH · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
The Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
For its track 2 dialogue on u.s.-china relations
- $150,000
Third World Network Berhad · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
New York Immigration Coalition · New York, NY · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Oil Change International · Washington, DC · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Beijing Greenovation Institute for Public Welfare Development · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Oil Change International · Washington, DC · 2024
For its africa program
- $150,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2024
For its project, more equitable democracy
- $150,000
Calstart · Pasadena, CA · 2024
For its drive to zero: northeast project
- $150,000
Building Decarbonization Coalition · Petaluma, CA · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
For its work in central america
- $150,000
Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
For its project on just transitions and rights of nature in latin america
- $150,000
The Social Change Nest Cic · 2024
For its project campaign collective
- $150,000
Brightline Defense Project · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Foundation Lighthouse Reports · 2024
For its war winners project
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