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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Name: Rockefeller Brothers Fund grants, 2022–2024
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A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,827
grants reported: $177.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $65,895
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

climate work center global membership rights democracy

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Climate and energy transition policy, especially finance and decarbonization
Chinese environmental NGOs and China-US environmental governance work
US democratic practice: elections, voter engagement, civic renewal
Racial and economic justice organizing and policy research
Trade, investment and corporate accountability advocacy
Arts and culture in New York, plus Rockefeller-named fellowships

Typical grant

Median grant is about $66,000, with the middle half between $40,000 and $100,000. Six-figure checks go to established policy shops, regranting intermediaries and China-based environmental groups; the largest single award in the file is $4.5 million to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors for the Trust for Civic Life. With 1,827 grants to 849 recipients over three years, most grantees appear more than once, so this is renewal-heavy money.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“FOR GENERAL SUPPORT”
“ENERGY TRANSITION”
“CLIMATE AND NATURE”
“ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE”
“SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT”
“STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie work to climate finance accountability or energy transition, their densest and best-funded cluster.
Ask $100,000 to $250,000 for a named project; reserve larger asks for multi-year regranting structures.
If your work touches China or Asia, say so explicitly. That is a standing commitment.
Frame research as feeding policy and governance decisions, not as academic output alone.

Worth knowing: Giving is concentrated in New York and Washington, with a large parallel stream to Beijing, Shenzhen and other Chinese cities that few US funders sustain. Intermediaries like Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, New Venture Fund and Multiplier absorb a big share, and universities get funded through named centers and fellowships rather than as institutions.

14 grants matching “guatemala” · $1.4M

$300,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024
For its project on strengthening democratic governance and public institutional capacity in guatemala
$100,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
For its water security work in guatemala
$100,000
Avocats Sans Frontieres Quebec · 2024
For its work in guatemala
$50,000
Covenant House · New York, NY · 2024
For promoting and strengthening prevention efforts and institutional responses to gender-based violence in guatemala
$50,000
Asociacion Civil Dialogos · 2024
For its project on corrupt political and economic networks in guatemala
$38,500
Asociacion Civil Dialogos · 2024
For its project to strengthen democracy and transparency in guatemala
$161,500
Asociacion Civil Dialogos · 2023
For its project to strengthen democracy and transparency in guatemala
$100,000
Avocats Sans Frontieres Quebec · 2023
For its work in guatemala
$100,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
For its water security work in guatemala
$85,000
Cristosal · Burlington, VT · 2023
For strengthening democracy and the rule of law in guatemala
$50,000
Covenant House · New York, NY · 2023
For promoting and strengthening prevention efforts and institutional responses to gender-based violence in guatemala
$100,000
Asociacion Civil Dialogos · 2022
For its project on corrupt political and economic networks in guatemala
$75,000
Corporacion Justicia Y Democracia · 2022
For its work on anti-impunity and the protection of democracy in guatemala
$40,000
Fundacion Cejil Mesoamerica · 2022
For its convening of experts on the international commission aganist impunity in guatemala (cicig) in costa rica with honduran officials

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors18 grants · $9.4M
New Venture Fund24 grants · $3.4M
Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs3 grants · $2.0M
Power Shift Africa2 grants · $2.0M
Rocky Mountain Institute6 grants · $1.9M
Georgetown University7 grants · $1.9M
Tides Center18 grants · $1.8M
20307 grants · $1.6M
Beijing Friends of Nature Charity Foundation3 grants · $1.5M
Beijing Chaoyang District Yongxu Global Environmental Institute3 grants · $1.5M

Giving over time

$61.2M

2022

$56.0M

2023

$60.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,827 grants.

$4.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
For its trust for civic life project
$1.5M
Power Shift Africa · 2022
For its africa climate energy and development program
$1.0M
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2022
For its accelerator for sustainable capital markets
$1.0M
Potential Energy Coalition · New York, NY · 2022
For its science moms project
$1.0M
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2022
For its climate policy lab
$900,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
For its energy transition fund
$850,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
For its energy transition fund
$750,000
Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs · 2022
For general support
$700,000
Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs · 2024
For general support
$650,000
Latindadd Red Latinoamericana Por Justicia Economica Y Social · 2022
For its work on debt and climate
$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
$600,000
Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs · 2023
For general support
$500,000
Beijing Chaoyang District Yongxu Global Environmental Institute · 2024
For general support
$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
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
For the georgetown climate center
$500,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024
For its state energy boost project
$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 Chaoyang District Yongxu Global Environmental Institute · 2023
For general support
$500,000
Beijing Friends of Nature Charity Foundation · 2023
For general support
$500,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
For the georgetown climate center
$500,000
Power Shift Africa · 2023
For its africa climate energy and development program
$500,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023
For its state energy boost project
$500,000
The New York Community Trust · New York, NY · 2023
For its mosaic network and fund
$500,000
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2022
For the implementation of the our common purpose report
$500,000
Beijing Chaoyang District Yongxu Global Environmental Institute · 2022
For general support
$500,000
Beijing Friends of Nature Charity Foundation · 2022
For general support
$500,000
Climate Jobs National Resource Center · New York, NY · 2022
For general support
$500,000
The New York Community Trust · New York, NY · 2022
For its mosaic network and fund
$450,000
Bri International Green Development Coalition · 2024
For its green development investment and finance partnership
$410,000
Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation · 2023
For general support
$410,000
Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation · 2022
For general support
$405,100
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2022
For the rockefeller brothers fund's global travel and learning fund
$400,000
Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation · 2024
For general support
$400,000
China Africa Project · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
For its project on sustainable and responsible investment in the global south
$400,000
Guangdong Harmony Foundation · 2024
For general support
$400,000
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
For its project, earth insight
$400,000
The Ecology Trust · 2024
For its funders for fair trade initiative's work on trade and environmental policy
$400,000
China Environmental Protection Foundation · 2023
For strengthening biodiversity protection and environmental governance in china
$400,000
Guangdong Harmony Foundation · 2023
For general support
$400,000
Polylat · 2023
For its work on debt and climate
$400,000
Rock Environment and Energy Institute · 2023
For general support
$350,000
2030 · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
For general support
$350,000
China Council for International Cooperation On Environment and Development · 2024
For general support
$350,000
Hainan Zhiyu Sustainability Science and Technology Development Research Cen · 2024
For general support
$350,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For its project, the partnership funds
$350,000
Rock Environment and Energy Institute · 2024
For general support
$350,000
Beijing Greenovation Institute for Public Welfare Development · 2023
For general support
$350,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
For its project, the partnership funds
$350,000
Shenzhen Goalblue Low Carbon Development Promoting Center · 2023
For general support
$350,000
Beijing Greenovation Institute for Public Welfare Development · 2022
For general support
$350,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
For the global accelerator program of its women's earth alliance project
$325,000
Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense · Novato, CA · 2024
For general support
$325,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
For its project, the equation campaign
$325,000
Seattle International Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
For its independent journalism fund
$300,000
Choose Love · New York, NY · 2024
For its project the collective for refugee leadership in mena
$300,000
Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center · 2024
For its china office
$300,000
Dialogue Earth · 2024
For general support
$300,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For its trusted elections fund
$300,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024
For its project on strengthening democratic governance and public institutional capacity in guatemala
$300,000
Shenzhen Zero Waste Environmental Public Welfare Undertakings Development C · 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
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
For its global china initiative
$300,000
China Council for International Cooperation On Environment and Development · 2023
For phase vii of the cciced policy research platform
$300,000
China Dialogue Trust · 2023
For general support
$300,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2023
For its ohio river valley regional climate action project
$300,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
For its trusted elections fund
$300,000
Pen American Center · New York, NY · 2023
For its centenary campaign
$300,000
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
For its project, earth insight
$300,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023
For its china office
$300,000
Stand · San Francisco, CA · 2023
For general support
$300,000
The New School · New York, NY · 2023
For its project, the institute on race, power and political economy
$300,000
Tracker Group Limited · 2023
For general support
$300,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
For its global china initiative
$300,000
China Council for International Cooperation On Environment and Development · 2022
For phase vii of the cciced policy research platform
$300,000
China Dialogue Trust · 2022
For general support
$300,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2022
For its ohio river valley regional climate action project
$300,000
Emerald Cities Collaborative · Washington, DC · 2022
For its project, centering equity in building electrification
$300,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
For the georgetown climate center
$300,000
Guangdong Harmony Foundation · 2022
For supporting community-based climate action and sustainable development
$300,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
For its project, the partnership funds
$300,000
Oil Change International · Washington, DC · 2022
For general support
$300,000
Pachamama Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2022
For its project, the global alliance for the rights of nature
$300,000
Rock Environment and Energy Institute · 2022
For general support
$300,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2022
For its china office
$300,000
Stand · San Francisco, CA · 2022
For general support
$300,000
Stichting Foundation for International Law for the Environment · 2022
For its legal work to stop new fossil fuel expansion
$300,000
The African American Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2022
For general support
$300,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
For its global china initiative
$275,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
For its congressional program
$275,000
Pesticide Eco-Alternatives Center Yunnan Thoughtful Action · 2023
For general support
$275,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
For its project, climate nexus
$263,423
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For its climate and nature convening
$260,000
United States Artists · Chicago, IL · 2023
For new york-based artists in its fellowship award program
$252,000
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2024
For the rockefeller brothers fund's global travel and learning fund
$250,144
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
For its project, the dignity and justice fund
$250,000
Beijing Haidian District Shan Shui Conservation Center · 2024
For general support
$250,000
Climate Jobs National Resource Center · New York, NY · 2024
For general support
$250,000
Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development · Washington, DC · 2024
For its climate program

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