Funding search · EIN 133533359 · New York, NY
The David Rockefeller Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 258
- grants reported
- $12.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- 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.
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5 grants matching “democracy and civic engagement” · $290,000
- $75,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Resilient democracy action fund - effort to build the technological capacity of civic engagement organizations.
- $80,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Resilient democracy action fund - effort to build the technological capacity of civic engagement organizations.
- $75,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Resilient democracy action fund, an effort to build the technological capacity of local civic engagement organizations well-positioned to engage black, brown, and low-income individuals.
- $50,000
Center for Cultural Power · Oakland, CA · 2022
Artist-driven civic engagement and democracy program engaging bipoc youth in critical movements for social justice.
- $10,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2022
Formerly incarcerated, convicted people and families movement's quest for democracy conference - annual convening to build community and advance civic engagement among a national network of formerly incarcerated leaders.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Georgia Alliance Education Fund3 grants · $755,000
- Michigan Civic Action Fund3 grants · $605,000
- Mighty Earth2 grants · $500,000
- Private Equity Stakeholder Project3 grants · $450,000
- Action for Safety and Justice3 grants · $305,000
- League of Conservation Voters3 grants · $305,000
- Climate Emergency Advocates4 grants · $305,000
- Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs9 grants · $277,500
- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors3 grants · $255,000
- Tides Foundation5 grants · $250,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 258 grants.
- $255,000
Georgia Alliance Education Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Statewide coalition of community organizing and civic engagement initiatives.
- $255,000
Michigan Civic Action Fund · Madison Heights, MI · 2023
To provide education about civic engagement opportunities and public policy issues in michigan, and provide technical assistance infrastructure for state-based movement partner organizations.
- $250,000
Georgia Alliance Education Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2024
To support a statewide coalition of community organizing and civic engagement initiatives in georgia.
- $250,000
Mighty Earth · Washington, DC · 2023
To transform global markets to protect human rights and eliminate commodity-driven deforestation.
- $250,000
Georgia Alliance Education Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Coalition to build a strategic and inclusive progressive movement in georgia.
- $250,000
Michigan Civic Action Fund · Madison Heights, MI · 2022
Educating bipoc voters about public policy issues in michigan.
- $250,000
Mighty Earth · Washington, DC · 2022
Transform global markets to protect human rights and eliminate commodity-driven deforestation.
- $150,000
Private Equity Stakeholder Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
To monitor and draw attention to private equity investments in fossil fuel assets.
- $150,000
Private Equity Stakeholder Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
To monitor and draw attention to private equity investments in fossil fuel assets.
- $150,000
Air Alliance Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Community air monitoring program (camp) neighborhood-level air quality monitoring program in houston, tx.
- $150,000
Global Greengrants · Boulder, CO · 2022
Agroecology fund addresses the impacts of climate change by advancing a transformational redesign of global food systems towards greater sustainability and justice.
- $150,000
Private Equity Stakeholder Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Monitor and draw attention to private equity investments in fossil fuel assets.
- $130,000
Climate Equity Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To strengthen organizational infrastructure in the midst of an ongoing transition to an independent entity dedicated to building long-term power to ensure an equitable clean energy future.
- $125,000
Unkitawa · Kent, WA · 2023
Movement infrastructure services for climate justice organizations working to protect the environment and ensure the wellbeing of their communities.
- $125,000
Sixteen Thirty Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Climate equity action fund creates power to stop climate change and advance clean energy solutions.
- $105,000
Action for Safety and Justice · Sacramento, CA · 2023
To educate the public on public safety solutions for reducing mass criminalization and incarceration.
- $105,000
Climate Emergency Advocates · Charlestown, MA · 2023
To support strategic communications and digital media campaigns to advance climate advocacy for renewable energy solutions.
- $105,000
League of Conservation Voters · Washington, DC · 2023
Chispa program, advancing climate solutions and environmental justice.
- $105,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Illuminative project's native artists and storytellers fund.
- $105,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
2022 trustee discretionary and matching allocation, to support trustees charitable interests.
- $100,000
Action for Safety and Justice · Sacramento, CA · 2024
To educate the public on public safety solutions for reducing mass criminalization and incarceration.
- $100,000
Croatan Institute · Durham, NC · 2024
For rural beacon initiative's free union farm regenerative sustainability hub and seed sanctuary project.
- $100,000
Illuminative · Washington, DC · 2024
Illuminative's native artists and storytellers fund
- $100,000
League of Conservation Voters · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the chispa program's efforts to advance climate solutions and environmental justice.
- $100,000
Michigan Civic Action Fund · Madison Heights, MI · 2024
To provide education about civic engagement opportunities and public policy issues in michigan, and provide technical assistance infrastructure for state-based movement partner organizations.
- $100,000
Croatan Institute · Durham, NC · 2023
For rural beacon initiative's free union farm regenerative sustainability hub and seed sanctuary project.
- $100,000
Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023
Agroecology fund - addresses the impacts of climate change by advancing a transformational redesign of global food systems towards greater sustainability and justice.
- $100,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Equation campaign's brownsville ecosystem development project - support the development of a collaborative, networked grassroots movement ecosystem organizing to block new fossil fuel infrastructure in the rio grande va… read allEquation campaign's brownsville ecosystem development project - support the development of a collaborative, networked grassroots movement ecosystem organizing to block new fossil fuel infrastructure in the rio grande valley region. less
- $100,000
Texas Civil Rights Project · Austin, TX · 2023
To protect the right to protest and serve the social justice movement in texas with legal representation and creative strategies.
- $100,000
Action for Safety and Justice · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Educate the public on shared public safety solutions for reducing mass criminalization and incarceration.
- $100,000
Climate Emergency Advocates · Charlestown, MA · 2022
To conduct strategic communications and digital media campaigns to educate young climate activities
- $100,000
League of Conservation Voters · Washington, DC · 2022
Chispa, a program to engage latinx families and communities of color in the fight against climate change and environmental injustice.
- $100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Native artists and storytellers fund harnesses the talent, leadership and power of artists and storytellers to advance equity and justice in native communities and society at large.
- $100,000
Texas Civil Rights Project · Austin, TX · 2022
Litigation to protect the right to protest and serve the rising movement for equality and justice in texas with legal representation and creative strategies.
- $90,000
California Institute of Integral Studies · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Initiative to support degree completion of low-income, bipoc integral counseling psychology students.
- $80,000
The Years Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To produce multi-media digital communications in collaboration with the beyond petrochemicals campaign.
- $80,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Hive fund for climate and gender justice - invests in the expertise and long-term success of organizations building power to address intersecting climate, gender, and racial justice crises.
- $80,000
New York Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Youth organizing & culture change fund, a pilot program to increase funding and supports for youth organizing and cultural strategies across the country.
- $80,000
Poder · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
To educate arizona communities about civic engagement and opportunities to advance their health and safety at the local and state level.
- $80,000
Progressive Multiplier Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support nonprofit voter engagement and climate justice groups in the implementation of independent, scalable revenue generation techniques.
- $80,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2023
Formerly incarcerated, convicted people and families movement - national network of civil and human rights organizations working to end mass incarceration.
- $80,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Resilient democracy action fund - effort to build the technological capacity of civic engagement organizations.
- $80,000
Uscan (US Climate Action Network) · Washington, DC · 2023
Arm in arm grassroots campaign to catalyze a long-term movement to address interconnected climate, economic, health, and racial justice crises.
- $80,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Hive fund for climate and gender justice - invests in the expertise and long-term success of organizations building power to address intersecting climate, gender, and racial justice crises.
- $75,000
Center for Artistic Activism · Leeds, NY · 2024
Unstoppable voters a training and mentoring program that educates artists and activists on research-based tools to design and implement effective civic engagement creative campaigns.
- $75,000
Climate Emergency Advocates · Charlestown, MA · 2024
To support strategic communications and digital media campaigns to advance climate advocacy for renewable energy solutions.
- $75,000
Global Impact · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Galaxy gives' galaxy leader fellowship project - support for directly-impacted, visionary leaders working to end mass incarceration in the united states.
- $75,000
Latino Community Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Poderarte - participatory grantmaking initiative supporting the use of art and culture strategies to increase public awareness, civic engagement, and social justice.
- $75,000
Progressive Multiplier Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support nonprofit voter engagement and climate justice groups in the implementation of independent, scalable revenue generation techniques.
- $75,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2024
Formerly incarcerated, convicted people and families movement - national network of civil and human rights organizations working to end mass incarceration.
- $75,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Resilient democracy action fund - effort to build the technological capacity of civic engagement organizations.
- $75,000
Uscan (US Climate Action Network) · Washington, DC · 2024
To support climate and environmental organizations engaged in local, national, and global climate policy advocacy toward a just transition and related civic engagement.
- $75,000
Center for Artistic Activism · Leeds, NY · 2023
Unstoppable voters, a training and mentoring program that educates artists and activists on research-based tools to design and implement effective pro-voting rights creative campaigns.
- $75,000
Az Poder · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Educating communities of color about civic engagement at the local and state level.
- $75,000
Hip Hop Caucus Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Educating the public on environmental justice through media.
- $75,000
Indigenous Environmental Network · Bemidji, MN · 2022
Keep it in the ground campaign - public education and nonviolent direct action against extractive energy projects and climate injustice.
- $75,000
New York Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Youth organizing & culture change fund's a pilot program to increase funding and supports for youth organizing and cultural strategies across the country.
- $75,000
Progressive Multiplier Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Educate progressive nonprofits and voter engagement and climate justice groups about techniques to implement and scale independent revenue generation
- $75,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2022
Formerly incarcerated, convicted people and families movement - national network of civil and human rights organizations led by people who have conviction histories and their family members.
- $75,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Resilient democracy action fund, an effort to build the technological capacity of local civic engagement organizations well-positioned to engage black, brown, and low-income individuals.
- $75,000
Unkitawa · Kent, WA · 2022
Movement infrastructure for native american and indigenous-led climate justice organizations working to protect the environment and ensure the wellbeing of their communities.
- $75,000
US Climate Action Network · Washington, DC · 2022
Arm in arm campaign to catalyze a long-term movement that addresses interconnected health, economic, racial justice, and climate crises.
- $75,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Hive fund for climate and gender justice - invests in the expertise and long-term success of primarily women of color-led organizations building power to dismantle oppressive systems.
- $70,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
The movement institute - a platform to scale technological and inter-organizational infrastructure in support of movement groups.
- $70,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
The movement institute - a platform to scale technological and inter-organizational infrastructure in support of movement groups.
- $70,000
Center for Artistic Activism · Leeds, NY · 2022
Unstoppable voter's a training and mentoring program that educates artists and activists on research-based tools to design and implement effective pro-voting rights creative campaigns.
- $65,000
Georgia Investor Action Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Conduct inclusive civic engagement and voter education programs across the state of georgia.
- $65,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
The movement institute, an effort to scale technological and inter-organizational infrastructure in support of movement groups.
- $65,000
Research Foundation of Cuny · New York, NY · 2022
David rockefeller fund fellowship program, housed at the institute for justice and opportunity at john jay college.
- $62,500
Dreamorg · Oakland, CA · 2023
Empathy network - provide issue education to state and federal policymakers with the goal of bringing about powerful changes to the justice system.
- $60,000
Critical Resistance · Oakland, CA · 2023
To build an international movement to end the prison industrial complex.
- $60,000
Critical Resistance · Oakland, CA · 2022
Building an international movement to end the prison industrial complex.
- $57,500
Dream Corps · Oakland, CA · 2022
Cultivate a national empathy network of directly-impacted grassroots leaders working to advance support for decarceration and criminal legal system transformation.
- $55,000
Brooklyn Arts Exchange · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To continue national expansion of emergenyc, a support network for emerging artist-activists.
- $55,000
Business Capacity Development Alliance · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Canary impact fund participatory grantmaking committee.
- $55,000
Center for Cultural Power · Oakland, CA · 2023
To engage young people in movements using arts and culture for social justice at the national, state, and local levels.
- $55,000
Gamaliel Faith and Democracy Campaign · Chicago, IL · 2023
To scale the transformational justice in action campaign's in-prison outreach program.
- $55,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2023
Republicen.org - mobilize support for bipartisan climate solutions.
- $55,000
Hi-Arts · New York, NY · 2023
Community and civic engagement through the arts.
- $55,000
Lucha · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
To educate communities in arizona about local economic and social issues.
- $55,000
Nextgen Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To educate, empower, and encourage civic engagement and community leadership among young adults and cultivate youth organizing in support of climate justice.
- $55,000
One for Democracy · New York, NY · 2023
To strengthen the infrastructure needed for democracy, and ultimately communities, to thrive.
- $55,000
Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2023
To mobilize the outdoor sport enthusiast community to take action in support of climate and clean energy solutions.
- $55,000
Restoreher · Fayetteville, GA · 2023
National network advocating for improved conditions of confinement and justice system transformation in the u.s. South and beyond.
- $55,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Mass liberation fund - training and support to organizations working to advance decarceration nationwide.
- $55,000
Urban Bush Women · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To promote dance programming that deepens and expands community organizing.
- $55,000
W Haywood Burns Institute · Oakland, CA · 2023
To advance a structural well-being framework that reduces disparities in the criminal legal system and increases community participation in the formulation and delivery of justice services.
- $50,000
A Blade of Grass · Long Island City, NY · 2024
To facilitate a learning community of funders supporting socially engaged art.
- $50,000
A Climate To Thrive · Mount Desert, ME · 2024
To engage in knowlege sharing and collaboration to advance community-owned micro-grid infrastructure projects.
- $50,000
Brooklyn Arts Exchange · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To expand and replicate the emergenyc incubator and support network for emerging artist-activists.
- $50,000
Business Capacity Development Alliance · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For canary impact participatory grantmaking committee.
- $50,000
Casa · Hyattsville, MD · 2024
To provide education on climate justice issues in pennsylvania.
- $50,000
Commission Shift · Laredo, TX · 2024
To support education and research on oil and gas regulatory compliance aimed at ensuring the railroad commission of texas is responsive to its mandate in a changing energy landscape.
- $50,000
Dreamorg · Oakland, CA · 2024
Empathy network - provide issue education to state and federal policymakers with the goal of bringing about powerful changes to the justice system.
- $50,000
Fair Count · Atlanta, GA · 2024
To build civic power for an equitable electorate and climate movement in the state of georgia.
- $50,000
Impactassets · Bethesda, MD · 2024
To support the upstart co-lab inclusive creative economy strategy, the first ever national impact investing vehicle to support creative industries within the united states.
- $50,000
Lucha · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
To educate communities in arizona about local economic and social issues.
- $50,000
New Left Accelerator · Alameda, CA · 2024
Empower & protect arizona - an equity-informed capacity-building program providing technical assistance to arizona-based organizations engaged in power-building work.
- $50,000
Nextgen Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To educate, empower, and encourage civic engagement and community leadership among young adults and cultivate youth organizing in support of climate justice.
- $50,000
One for Democracy · New York, NY · 2024
To strengthen the infrastructure needed for democracy, and ultimately communities, to thrive.
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