Funding search · EIN 226029397 · Princeton, NJ

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

13,555
grants reported
$2.27B
total given
2020–2024
filing years
$29,091
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20202024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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

  • State and federal health policy advocacy, Medicaid and coverage defense
  • Racial equity and structural racism work across health, housing, economy
  • Health data infrastructure, dashboards, county rankings, disaggregated data
  • Research and leadership programs run through university national program centers
  • Family economic policy: childcare, paid leave, progressive tax, food security
  • New Jersey health equity, food security, and local institutions

Typical grant

Median grant is about $29,000, but the money is barely there: half of all grants sit between $1,250 and $150,000 while the top of the range runs $1M to $12M. The large checks go to national coordinating offices, university program centers, and multiyear general operating support for policy advocacy groups. Repeat giving is the norm, with organizations like Community Catalyst, PolicyLink, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Third Sector New England appearing multiple times in a single year.

Their words

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

  • health equity
  • structural racism
  • narrative change
  • general operating support
  • technical assistance and direction
  • communities most impacted

Positioning adjacent work

  • Frame research as building the field, not producing a paper. Name the policy audience and the systems change sought.
  • Connect to an existing named program (Evidence for Action, Policies for Action, Systems for Action) rather than proposing a standalone study.
  • For a first university-based project, ask $1M to $3M over two to three years; that is their standard research center size.
  • Center community leadership and lived experience in the design, and say who holds decision-making power in the project.

Worth knowing: Giving is heavily concentrated in DC policy shops, New Jersey (their home state, with dedicated initiatives), and a small set of intermediaries like New Venture Fund, Third Sector New England, and Borealis that regrant on their behalf. The 2020-2024 record shows an unmistakable turn toward explicitly antiracist framing and movement infrastructure, so adjacent work that reads as neutral clinical research will not land.

137 grants matching “effectively · $37.7M

  • $2.0M

    Ms Foundation for Women · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    81482 supporting and growing a stronger, more effective u.s. Movement to advance birth justice, 2024-2026

  • $1.8M

    National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    80707 supporting stretch 2.0 in supporting the skills of state team members and community partners to effect systems change to advance health equity

  • $1.7M

    University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2024

    82172 highlighting the effectiveness of community ownership of affordable housing and commercial real estate in advancing racial and health equity

  • $849,867

    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024

    82089 understanding strategies to boost the influence and effectiveness of worker organizations in healthcare to combat structural racism and discrimination

  • $828,968

    National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    82372 continuing support for the places project in delivering the high-quality local data necessary to advance effective public health action and equity

  • $787,500

    Taskforce · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    80241 launching an innovative organic-content initiative to provide the digital tools needed for more effective, impactful advocacy for a culture of health

  • $500,000

    National Health Law Program Inc (Nhelp) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    82259 equipping advocates with the tools needed to protect medicaid applicants and enrollees against the harmful effects of automated decisionmaking systems

  • $450,000

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    82378 general operating support for the center for effective philanthropy, 2024-2026

  • $354,900

    Public Justice Center · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    81029 advocating the recognition and effective implementation in every state of a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction

  • $316,079

    Vose River Charitable Fund · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    80748 supporting the vose river charitable fund to enable the phcc academy to strengthen effective communication skills of public health practitioners

  • $308,443

    National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024

    81706 fostering cross-agency collaboration to support effective federal health communications

  • $299,820

    Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    82005 piloting a campaign to address structural racism by countering the harmful effects of marketing sugar-sweetened beverages to indigenous youths

  • $250,000

    Grantmakers for Effective Organizations · Washington, DC · 2024

    82546 general operating support for grantmakers for effective organizations, 2024-2027

  • $241,762

    University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    80229 evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of the pop-up village model addressing inequities in perinatal care

  • $195,588

    University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    82100 generating evidence on effective strategies to promote equitable access to covid-19 vaccination for minoritized racial/ethnic populations

  • $183,660

    Frameworks Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    80873 supporting leading for kids in partnering with advocates to communicate effectively to prioritize child and family well-being

  • $180,000

    Ms Foundation for Women · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    78147 supporting and growing a stronger, more effective u.s. Movement to advance birth justice, 2021-2024

  • $151,250

    Jolu Productions · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    81275 highlighting effective solutions to inequitable fines and fees and transforming narratives for populations historically victimized by inequitable laws

  • $151,234

    Lolita Moss - Tulane U · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    81525 examining potential effects of lgbtq legislation on relationship violence and related psychosocial outcomes, focusing on african american lgbtq youths

  • $148,473

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024

    81682 examining the racially disparate effect of north carolina's policy limiting local enforcement of housing codes for rental properties

  • $137,447

    Child Trends Incorporated · Rockville, MD · 2024

    82564 examining implementation of universal free school meals in colorado and the effects on students at highest risk for food and nutrition insecurity

  • $129,531

    Damian Chase-Begay - Montana U of · Missoula, MT · 2024

    81522 studying indigenous traditional ceremonial practices as a culturally effective strategy for reducing problem substance use in indigenous communities

  • $113,322

    University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    80766 hosting meetings targeting health data sectors to brainstorm effective approaches for driving data equity

  • $105,000

    Jose F Figueroa - Harvard U Th Chan · Boston, MA · 2024

    77155 understanding the effect of accountable care organizations in people with mental health disorders and complex chronic conditions -- jose figueroa, md

  • $99,846

    National Health Law Program Inc (Nhelp) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    79662 protecting individuals against the adverse effects of automated decision-making systems and enforcing due process in determining medicaid coverage

  • $40,000

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024

    80521 identifying the effect of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility/purchasing-power policies on labor-market and health outcomes

  • $32,191

    Grantmakers in Health · Washington, DC · 2024

    77110 supporting grantmakers in health and its effective philanthropy fund

  • $31,219

    Virginia Center for Health Innovation · Midlothian, VA · 2024

    81876 studying medicaid rate adjustments to more effectively promote equity, expand access to care, and prioritize limited state resources

  • $29,900

    National Center for Transgender Equality · Washington, DC · 2024

    80602 supporting completion of the 2022 u.s. Transgender survey to provide a portrait of the lives of transgender adults and to effect policy change

  • $27,590

    Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    77406 studying the effectiveness of west side united's collaborative approach to cross-sector alignment in chicago to advance health equity

  • $25,400

    League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    79584 leveraging a transportation funding plan in maricopa county, az, to reduce the heat island effect and fund urban greenways in communities of color

  • $15,000

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    80763 examining endowment-funding practices and the role endowment grants can play in promoting equity to inform foundation leaders

  • $14,503

    Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers · Camden, NJ · 2024

    79073 developing a structured curriculum to train complex-care providers to effectively serve individuals with complex health and social needs

  • $12,500

    Council of State Governments · Lexington, KY · 2024

    79353 promoting community responder programs as an effective alternative response to behavioral health crises

  • $10,762

    Georgians for a Healthy Future · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    78788 supporting the consumer representatives program for an effective, equitable voice for consumers at the national association of insurance commissioners

  • $10,617

    Social Science Research Council · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    78973 creating a health information research consortium to support a more effective and more equitable response to public health crises

  • $8,500

    Spitfire Strategies Llc · Washington, DC · 2024

    80692 uncovering solutions to increasing trust in institutions and creating a guide for effective approaches

  • $7,500

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Matching gifts

  • $2.0M

    National Foundation for the Centers for · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    80707 supporting stretch 2.0 in supporting the skills of state team members and community partners to effect systems change to advance health equity

  • $1.6M

    Ms Fdn for Women · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    78147 supporting and growing a stronger, more effective u.s. Movement to advance birth justice, 2021-2024

  • $898,609

    National Hlt Law Prog · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    79662 protecting individuals against the adverse effects of automated decision-making systems and enforcing due process in determining medicaid coverage

  • $875,000

    Taskforce · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    80241 launching an innovative organic-content initiative to provide the digital tools needed for more effective, impactful advocacy for a culture of health

  • $500,000

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    79083 general operating support for the center for effective philanthropy, 2021-2024

  • $455,933

    Frameworks Inst · Washington, DC · 2023

    80873 supporting leading for kids in partnering with advocates to communicate effectively to prioritize child and family well-being

  • $355,572

    Vose River Charitable Fund · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    80748 supporting the vose river charitable fund to enable the phcc academy to strengthen effective communication skills of public health practitioners

  • $352,652

    Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2023

    78395 ensuring that effective laws and policies are in place to address future public health emergencies and create more-equitable health outcomes

  • $269,098

    National Ctr for Transgender Equality · Washington, DC · 2023

    80602 supporting completion of the 2022 u.s. Transgender survey to provide a portrait of the lives of transgender adults and to effect policy change

  • $250,000

    Grantmakers for Effective Orgs · Washington, DC · 2023

    78994 general operating support for grantmakers for effective organizations

  • $228,600

    League of Conservation Voters Education · Washington, DC · 2023

    79584 leveraging a transportation funding plan in maricopa county, az, to reduce the heat island effect and fund urban greenways in communities of color

  • $225,000

    Asian Am Fdn · Washington, DC · 2023

    81090 creating data visualizations to understand the impact of structural racism on anti-asian hate crime during covid-19 and to mitigate its effects

  • $211,800

    Public Justice Ctr · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    81029 advocating the recognition and effective implementation in every state of a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction

  • $171,920

    Temple U Beasley Sch of Law · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    77249 enhancing the use of policy surveillance in advancing the effective use of law for health and a culture of health

  • $138,500

    Grove Park Renewal · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    80864 interdisciplinary research leaders: evaluating a multilevel strategy to address the effects of structural racism on housing and health

  • $135,000

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    80763 examining endowment-funding practices and the role endowment grants can play in promoting equity to inform foundation leaders

  • $130,523

    Camden Coal of Hltcare Providers · Camden, NJ · 2023

    79073 developing a structured curriculum to train complex-care providers to effectively serve individuals with complex health and social needs

  • $124,087

    California U of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    80766 hosting meetings targeting health data sectors to brainstorm effective approaches for driving data equity

  • $113,741

    Loren Bauerband - Missouri U of Sys · Columbia, MO · 2023

    79243 studying the effects of the developmental experiences of transgender and gender diverse people on their mental and behavioral health risks

  • $107,713

    Council of St Govts · Lexington, KY · 2023

    79353 promoting community responder programs as an effective alternative response to behavioral health crises

  • $106,449

    Zoe R Smith - Loyola U of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    79247 examining the effect of culturally responsive well-being assessments for black and latinx adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

  • $95,559

    Social Science Research Council · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    78973 creating a health information research consortium to support a more effective and more equitable response to public health crises

  • $87,371

    National Partnership for Women & Fams · Washington, DC · 2023

    80067 addressing the u.s. Maternal health crisis to provide mothers and babies with equitable, safe, respectful, effective, and affordable care

  • $83,770

    Jackson City of · Jackson, MS · 2023

    78017 adapting nature-based solutions from spain, cuba, and japan to address the urban-heat-island effect in jackson, miss.

  • $82,552

    Swinomish Indian Tribal Comm · La Conner, WA · 2023

    76577 assessing how well an indigenized building resilience against climate effects framework advances equitable health outcomes in climate adaptation

  • $76,500

    Spitfire Strat · Washington, DC · 2023

    80692 uncovering solutions to increasing trust in institutions and creating a guide for effective approaches

  • $64,953

    Virginia U of · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    78485 evaluating the effectiveness of the compassionate schools project, using a group randomized controlled trial, 2021-2022

  • $49,059

    Grantmakers in Hlt · Washington, DC · 2023

    77110 supporting grantmakers in health and its effective philanthropy fund

  • $38,781

    Columbia U · New York, NY · 2023

    77264 investigating the reciprocal effect of the carceral experience and individual and community health

  • $30,717

    Health Res in Action · Boston, MA · 2023

    79028 determining the training and technical assistance necessary to effectively implement the hospital-based violence intervention program model

  • $19,642

    Vanderbilt U Med Ctr · Nashville, TN · 2023

    77288 developing recommendations for implementing tools for drug pricing transparency to effectively and equitably inform cost conversations

  • $13,750

    Jolu Prods · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    81275 highlighting effective solutions to inequitable fines and fees and transforming narratives for populations historically victimized by inequitable laws

  • $12,714

    Diffusion Assoc · East Lansing, MI · 2023

    76667 learning from effective implementation of echo hubs and sharing results throughout the echo network

  • $8,335

    Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023

    76647 establishing a network of n.j. Shelter providers to more effectively address issues of homelessness

  • $7,500

    Kansas U of Ctr for Rsh · Lawrence, KS · 2023

    76984 examining causal effects of changes in state policies on access to temporary assistance for needy families benefits and tanf case closures

  • $2.9M

    Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2022

    78395 ensuring that effective laws and policies are in place to address future public health emergencies and create more-equitable health outcomes

  • $1.8M

    Ms Fdn for Women · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    78147 supporting and growing a stronger, more effective u.s. Movement to advance birth justice

  • $976,545

    National Hlt Law Prog · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    79662 protecting individuals against the adverse effects of automated decision-making systems and enforcing due process in determining medicaid coverage

  • $955,589

    Social Science Research Council · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    78973 creating a health information research consortium to support a more effective and more equitable response to public health crises

  • $786,339

    National Partnership for Women & Fams · Washington, DC · 2022

    80067 addressing the u.s. Maternal health crisis to provide mothers and babies with equitable, safe, respectful, effective, and affordable care

  • $500,000

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    79083 general operating support for the center for effective philanthropy, 2021-2024

  • $381,449

    Locus Impact Investing · Richmond, VA · 2022

    77382 supporting the operations of the community investment guarantee pool and measuring its impact and effectiveness

  • $315,000

    National Acad of Scis · Washington, DC · 2022

    80349 supporting a workshop to advance effective health communication by exploring current health information environments and the federal government's role

  • $254,000

    League of Conservation Voters Education · Washington, DC · 2022

    79584 leveraging a transportation funding plan in maricopa county, az, to reduce the heat island effect and fund urban greenways in communities of color

  • $250,000

    Grantmakers for Effective Orgs · Washington, DC · 2022

    78994 general operating support for grantmakers for effective organizations

  • $233,571

    Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2022

    78395 ensuring that effective laws and policies are in place to address future public health emergencies and create more-equitable health outcomes

  • $217,350

    Wake Forest U Hlt Scis · Winston Salem, NC · 2022

    76972 testing the causal effects of a civic-engagement intervention to improve the health and well-being of youths

  • $199,170

    Washington U in St Louis George Warren · Saint Louis, MO · 2022

    77431 evaluating a st. Louis initiative's effect on community organizations, on children referred to protective services, and on ensuing referrals and costs

  • $195,322

    National Ctr for Transgender Equality · Washington, DC · 2022

    76467 supporting the 2020 u.s. Transgender survey to provide a portrait of the lives of transgender adults and supply information to effect policy change

  • $177,450

    California U of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    80229 evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of the pop-up village model addressing inequities in perinatal care

  • $150,363

    Diffusion Assoc · East Lansing, MI · 2022

    76667 learning from effective implementation of echo hubs and sharing results throughout the echo network

  • $128,344

    Georgia Watch · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    77220 helping community health workers in georgia more effectively mobilize marginalized communities on issues of social and health policy

  • $125,000

    Vanderbilt U Med Ctr · Nashville, TN · 2022

    75821 identifying how current policies, processes, and programs might more effectively serve children and families in low-resource households in tennessee

  • $105,000

    Jose F Figueroa - Harvard U Th Chan · Boston, MA · 2022

    77155 understanding the effect of accountable care organizations in people with mental health disorders and complex chronic conditions -- jose figueroa, md

  • $103,300

    Grantmakers in Hlt · Washington, DC · 2022

    77110 supporting grantmakers in health and its effective philanthropy fund

  • $89,238

    Georgians for a Hlt Future · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    78788 supporting the consumer representatives program for an effective, equitable voice for consumers at the national association of insurance commissioners

  • $87,855

    Vanderbilt U Med Ctr · Nashville, TN · 2022

    77288 developing recommendations for implementing tools for drug pricing transparency to effectively and equitably inform cost conversations

  • $77,434

    United Way Ma Bay · Boston, MA · 2022

    77174 analyzing the effectiveness of a supported model of shared services in increasing access to child care in low-income neighborhoods in boston

  • $68,261

    Center for Creative Leadership · Greensboro, NC · 2022

    77734 continuing the collaborative design and delivery of the culture of health leaders curriculum to develop effective multisector change agents, 2020-2021

  • $50,000

    Michigan St U · East Lansing, MI · 2022

    80521 identifying the effect of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility/purchasing-power policies on labor-market and health outcomes

  • $44,431

    Iowa U of Col of Pub Hlt · Iowa City, IA · 2022

    76097 examining the effects of increasing the minimum wage on multiple dimensions of child health and development throughout childhood

  • $31,068

    Florida U of Col of Journalism & Comm · Gainesville, FL · 2022

    78420 creating plain-language guides to help 'everyday people' develop effective messaging to overcome covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in their social networks

  • $30,000

    Brookings Inst · Washington, DC · 2022

    78918 advancing collaborative, cross-sector approaches to achieving health equity and effective health care and health outcomes in communities

  • $25,114

    California U of Davis · Davis, CA · 2022

    75116 studying the causal effects of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children on infant and child outcomes

  • $25,000

    International Center for Resrch On Women · Washington, DC · 2022

    78221 identifying and analyzing effective global gender-equity policies that can serve as learnings for u.s. Policymakers that accelerate progress

  • $20,622

    National Opinion Rsh Ctr Norc · Chicago, IL · 2022

    77440 examining the impact of the range of state and local bans on vaping on the public's perception of health risks, particularly as effected by covid-19

  • $18,834

    Michigan U of Ford Sch of Pub Pol · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    75879 strengthening rwjf's effectiveness in removing barriers to health and well-being in vulnerable communities by asking residents to share their stories.

  • $18,533

    Center for Hlt Care Strat Supp Org · Hamilton, NJ · 2022

    77193 transitioning the better care playbook to the center for health care strategies to expand effectiveness and reach, 2020-2021

  • $17,200

    Emerson College · Boston, MA · 2022

    78175 laying the groundwork toward development of a framework in boston to effectively share power between the public and public sectors

  • $15,502

    Roger M Arce - Texas U of Hlt Scie · Houston, TX · 2022

    78393 exploring the effects of pathogen-differentiated dendritic cells in an experimental periodontitis mouse model -- roger arce, dds, phd (transfer grant)

  • $14,943

    Cornell U Joan & Sanford I Weill Med Col · New York, NY · 2022

    77962 studying the effectiveness of diverse approaches to preventing prenatal drug use, including consideration of the impact of race/ethnicity

  • $12,500

    Trust for Am Hlt · Washington, DC · 2022

    78133 developing recommendations to address barriers to acceptance of a safe and effective covid-19 vaccine in communities of color

  • $11,341

    Boston U Sch of Pub Hlt · Boston, MA · 2022

    75557 demonstrating the power of citizen-driven research to effect tangible change in addressing the health impact of community noise

  • $11,024

    Texas a&M U · College Station, TX · 2022

    76437 evaluating the effectiveness of transformative justice interventions from the perspective of health outcomes and recidivism

  • $10,000

    Federation of Appalachian Hous Enterpris · Berea, KY · 2022

    77495 building a unified narrative strategy to achieve 'strength in numbers' to effect positive change for communities challenged by persistent poverty

  • $837

    Community Sci · Gaithersburg, MD · 2022

    78316 understanding the strengths and weaknesses of mutual-aid and grassroots organizations to effectively respond to challenges and crises

  • $765,000

    Virginia U of · Charlottesville, VA · 2020

    77165 Evaluating the effectiveness of the Compassi

  • $600,000

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2020

    76952 General operating support for the Center for

  • $572,820

    Diffusion Assoc · East Lansing, MI · 2020

    76667 Learning from effective implementation of EC

  • $249,994

    Columbia U · New York, NY · 2020

    77264 Investigating the reciprocal effect of the c

  • $173,788

    Wake Forest U Hlt Scis · Winston Salem, NC · 2020

    76972 Testing the causal effects of a civic-engage

  • $152,970

    Rush U Med Ctr · Chicago, IL · 2020

    77406 Studying the effectiveness of West Side Unit

  • $150,274

    Grantmakers for Effective Orgs · Washington, DC · 2020

    75862 Supporting Grantmakers for Effective Organiz

  • $136,000

    Washington U in St Louis George Warren · Saint Louis, MO · 2020

    77431 Evaluating a St. Louis initiative's effect o

  • $134,499

    Cornell U Joan & Sanford I Weill Med Col · New York, NY · 2020

    77962 Studying the effectiveness of diverse approa

  • $112,500

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2020

    75222 Supporting ongoing activities of the Center

  • $105,000

    Jose F Figueroa - Harvard U Th Chan U Sch of Pub · Boston, MA · 2020

    77155 Understanding the effect of accountable care

  • $100,641

    United Way Ma Bay · Boston, MA · 2020

    77174 Analyzing the effectiveness of a supported m

  • $85,000

    Virginia U of Curry Sch of Edu · Charlottesville, VA · 2020

    76079 Evaluating the effectiveness of the Compassi

  • $80,000

    Georgians for a Hlt Future · Atlanta, GA · 2020

    76646 Ensuring an effective voice for consumers on

  • $66,556

    California U of Davis · Davis, CA · 2020

    75116 Studying the causal effects of the Special S

  • $58,965

    Texas a&M U · College Station, TX · 2020

    76437 Evaluating the effectiveness of transformati

  • $49,000

    Iowa U of Col of Pub Hlt · Iowa City, IA · 2020

    76097 Examining the effects of increasing the mini

  • $34,345

    Michigan U of Ford Sch of Pub Pol · Ann Arbor, MI · 2020

    75879 Strengthening RWJF's effectiveness in removi

  • $28,911

    Virginia Comm Capital · Richmond, VA · 2020

    76004 Testing the effectiveness of regional collab

  • $24,860

    Pan Am Hlt Org · Washington, DC · 2020

    76052 Analyzing and sharing evidence on effective

  • $17,300

    North Carolina U of Chapel Hill Gillings · Chapel Hill, NC · 2020

    76290 Designing and evaluating the effectiveness o

  • $10,486

    Pressley Ridge · Pittsburgh, PA · 2020

    75533 Examining the effectiveness of the ABLE (All

  • $2,325

    New York U Furman Ctr On Real Estate & · New York, NY · 2020

    74686 Comparing the effects of housing vouchers ve

Top recipients

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

  • Community Catalyst26 grants · $53.3M
  • New Venture Fund84 grants · $47.3M
  • Third Sector New England38 grants · $19.9M
  • Community Catalyst9 grants · $17.3M
  • Center On Budget and Policy Priorities11 grants · $17.0M
  • Urban Inst40 grants · $16.9M
  • Policylink20 grants · $15.5M
  • Borealis Philanthropy18 grants · $14.7M
  • Center On Budget & Pol Priorities20 grants · $13.9M
  • University of Wisconsin Population Healt4 grants · $13.2M

Giving over time

$531.4M
2020
$569.4M
2022
$543.6M
2023
$621.9M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 13,555 grants.

  • $12.2M

    Center On Budget and Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2024

    79658 advancing racially equitable economic, tax, and social policy in states and growing essential state policy infrastructure

  • $10.5M

    Community Catalyst · Boston, MA · 2020

    77294 Serving as the national coordinating/program

  • $10.0M

    Community Catalyst · Boston, MA · 2023

    80591 supporting the coverage and care initiative to expand coverage, improve the enrollment experience and benefits, and ensure access to trusted providers

  • $8.6M

    Community Catalyst · Boston, MA · 2024

    80588 serving as the national coordinating/program office for rwjf's voices for health justice authorization

  • $8.3M

    Community Catalyst · Boston, MA · 2023

    80588 serving as the national coordinating/program office for rwjf's voices for health justice authorization

  • $7.4M

    University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · Madison, WI · 2024

    80417 continuing the county health rankings & roadmaps' path in developing narratives to address the structural drivers of health inequities

  • $7.4M

    University of Wisconsin Population Healt · Madison, WI · 2023

    80417 continuing the county health rankings & roadmaps' path in developing narratives to address the structural drivers of health inequities

  • $7.4M

    American Heart Assn · Dallas, TX · 2020

    77906 Supporting the American Heart Association's

  • $5.8M

    American Heart Assn · Dallas, TX · 2022

    77906 supporting the american heart association's next phase of the voices for healthy kids initiative, specifically to advance health equity for children

  • $5.8M

    Vose River Charitable Fund · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    78878 transforming local data environments through principles of health equity and justice to enable a better use of local data infrastructure and systems

  • $5.6M

    Illinois Pub Hlt Inst · Chicago, IL · 2020

    77041 Supporting the Data Across Sectors for Healt

  • $5.2M

    Economic Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    81568 anchoring work to make families an economic priority through the support of a new policy ecosystem -- economic policy institute

  • $5.2M

    Family Values Work a Multi State Consortium · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    81571 anchoring work to make families an economic priority through the support of a new policy ecosystem -- family values @ work

  • $5.0M

    Faith in Action Ntwk · Washington, DC · 2022

    80311 supporting the faith in action endowment in creating racial and economic justice in the united states

  • $5.0M

    Naacp Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    80310 supporting the naacp endowment in helping to sustain the fight for civil rights and to weather the rising tides of inequality and injustice

  • $5.0M

    Strategic Investment Fund for La Raza (S · Washington, DC · 2022

    80339 supporting the unidosus endowment in enabling action on issues/policies that require an immediate response on behalf of the latino community

  • $4.9M

    Princeton U · Princeton, NJ · 2022

    79459 continuing direct technical assistance to states, including advancing community leadership in policymaking, 2022-2024

  • $4.8M

    Princeton U · Princeton, NJ · 2023

    79459 continuing direct technical assistance to states, including advancing community leadership in policymaking, 2022-2024

  • $4.8M

    Princeton U · Princeton, NJ · 2020

    77271 Providing technical assistance and peer lear

  • $4.8M

    Race Forward · Washington, DC · 2023

    81035 general operating support for race forward, 2023-2025

  • $4.5M

    University of Wisconsin Population Healt · Madison, WI · 2022

    78090 strengthening county health rankings & roadmaps' efforts to change narrative and catalyze action on health and equity in communities

  • $4.5M

    Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    82080 supporting the black-led movement fund and disability inclusion fund in catalyzing investments in the racial justice and disability justice movements

  • $4.5M

    Trust for Am Hlt · Washington, DC · 2020

    77527 General operating support during the COVID-1

  • $4.4M

    Community Catalyst · Boston, MA · 2022

    79840 assisting with enrollment and renewal for populations most likely to be or become uninsured during a historically complex coverage environment

  • $4.3M

    Roosevelt Inst · New York, NY · 2022

    78053 accelerating learning about base-building organizations' role in creating community power, advancing systems change, and combating structural racism

  • $4.3M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2020

    77575 Advancing Forward Promise's efforts to addre

  • $4.3M

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    79851 recruiting and onboarding a second cohort of participants for the culture of health leadership institute for racial healing

  • $4.2M

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    81812 continuing direct technical assistance to states, including promoting community leadership in policymaking and advancing health equity, 2024-2025

  • $4.2M

    Center On Budget & Pol Priorities · Washington, DC · 2022

    79658 advancing racially equitable economic, tax, and social policy in states and growing essential state policy infrastructure

  • $4.2M

    New York U · New York, NY · 2023

    80586 continuing to build the city health dashboard's impact and to deepen engagement

  • $4.1M

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    82057 supporting johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health as national program center for rwjf's health policy research scholars program, 2024-2026

  • $4.0M

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch of Pub Hlt · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    79853 supporting johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health as national program center for rwjf's health policy research scholars program, 2022-2024

  • $4.0M

    Center for Black Health and Equity · Durham, NC · 2024

    81364 supporting the center for black health and equity as regional hub to advance equitable commercial tobacco control in the south and midwest

  • $4.0M

    Catholic Charities USA · Alexandria, VA · 2020

    77463 Providing emergency assistance during the CO

  • $4.0M

    Feeding Am · Chicago, IL · 2020

    77464 Providing emergency assistance during the CO

  • $4.0M

    Mary Reynolds Babcock Fdn · Winston Salem, NC · 2020

    77538 Providing emergency assistance during the CO

  • $4.0M

    Meals On Wheels Am · Arlington, VA · 2020

    77467 Providing emergency assistance during the CO

  • $3.9M

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    80940 supporting the national collaborative for health equity in recruiting cohort 3 for the culture of health leadership institute for racial healing

  • $3.7M

    Urban Inst · Washington, DC · 2022

    79821 identifying policy and practice changes for medicaid and the social safety net to move the nation toward health equity and racial justice, 2022-2023

  • $3.6M

    Center On Budget & Pol Priorities · Washington, DC · 2020

    77522 General operating support during the COVID-1

  • $3.6M

    Roosevelt Inst · New York, NY · 2020

    78053 Accelerating learning about base-building or

  • $3.6M

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    80940 supporting the national collaborative for health equity in recruiting cohort 3 for the culture of health leadership institute for racial healing

  • $3.5M

    Minnesota U of · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    79917 continuing support for and evaluating the rwjf interdisciplinary research leaders program, 2022-2023

  • $3.5M

    Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2023

    80607 supporting the network for public health law, 2023-2025

  • $3.4M

    New York University · New York, NY · 2024

    80586 continuing to build the city health dashboard's impact and to deepen engagement

  • $3.4M

    Ideo Org · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    79490 implementing phase 2 of the health equity collective in advancing equity and addressing racism, sexism, ageism, and discrimination in institutions

  • $3.3M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024

    81429 renewing support for the center for community investment in its capital absorption approach to addressing structural racism in community investment

  • $3.3M

    Right To the City Allian · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    78048 strengthening base-building organizations to bring tens of thousands of people impacted by housing instability into a powerful movement for change

  • $3.3M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Adv · New York, NY · 2023

    81429 renewing support for the center for community investment in its capital absorption approach to addressing structural racism in community investment

  • $3.3M

    Leadership Conf Edu Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    78879 advancing state and federal policies for meaningful data disaggregation, allowing research and advocacy to identify gaps in and achieve racial equity

  • $3.3M

    Smart Growth Am · Washington, DC · 2023

    80673 reconnecting small and midsize communities harmed by divisive transportation infrastructure

  • $3.3M

    Center for Community Change · Washington, DC · 2024

    81556 developing a vision for antiracist health policy and other resources for organizations working to advance an antiracist health equity movement

  • $3.2M

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    79853 supporting johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health as national program center for rwjf's health policy research scholars program, 2022-2024

  • $3.1M

    Praxis Project · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    81799 supporting the health equity collective in growing and sustaining the movement for liberated leadership, phase 4

  • $3.1M

    Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2024

    80607 supporting the network for public health law, 2023-2025

  • $3.1M

    Vose River Charitable Fund · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    78878 transforming local data environments through principles of health equity and justice to enable a better use of local data infrastructure and systems

  • $3.1M

    Praxis Proj · Oakland, CA · 2023

    80797 implementing phase 3 of the health equity collective as a stand-alone, self-determined, co-led entity for modeling and spreading health equity

  • $3.0M

    Leadership Conf Edu Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    78879 advancing state and federal policies for meaningful data disaggregation, allowing research and advocacy to identify gaps in and achieve racial equity

  • $3.0M

    University of Minnesota Sponsored Projects Administration · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    82063 providing technical assistance and direction for the rwjf interdisciplinary research leaders program, 2024-2025

  • $3.0M

    Princeton Area Community Foundation · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    82014 rwjf president's grants fund at the princeton area community foundation - 2024

  • $3.0M

    Peoples Action Inst · Chicago, IL · 2023

    78049 training local tenant-led collectives and supporting base-building innovations to address crises in housing insecurity, homelessness, and evictions

  • $3.0M

    Princeton Area Comm Fdn · Princeton, NJ · 2023

    80890 rwjf president's grants fund at the princeton area community foundation - 2023

  • $3.0M

    Urban Inst · Washington, DC · 2023

    80785 providing actionable research to inform policy choices aimed at improving access to affordable coverage and care and addressing equity, 2023-2025

  • $3.0M

    Peoples Action Inst · Chicago, IL · 2022

    78049 training local tenant-led collectives and supporting base-building innovations to address crises in housing insecurity, homelessness, and evictions

  • $3.0M

    Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2020

    77744 Supporting Borealis Philanthropy's Black-led

  • $3.0M

    National Domestic Workers Allian · New York, NY · 2020

    77472 Providing emergency assistance during the CO

  • $3.0M

    National Low Income Hous Coal · Washington, DC · 2020

    77462 Providing emergency assistance during the CO

  • $3.0M

    Notah Begay Iii Fdn · Santa Ana Pueblo, NM · 2020

    77976 General operating support during the COVID-1

  • $3.0M

    Peoples Action Inst · Chicago, IL · 2020

    78049 Training local tenant-led collectives and su

  • $3.0M

    Southern Partners Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2020

    77534 Providing emergency assistance during the CO

  • $3.0M

    Minnesota U of · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    81124 continuing support for and evaluating the rwjf interdisciplinary research leaders program, 2023-2024

  • $2.9M

    Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2022

    78395 ensuring that effective laws and policies are in place to address future public health emergencies and create more-equitable health outcomes

  • $2.9M

    Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2020

    76499 Increasing the Network for Public Health Law

  • $2.9M

    University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    81637 continuing evolving rwjf's evidence for action research program to be relevant and to advance racial equity, year 10

  • $2.9M

    Center On Budget & Pol Priorities · Washington, DC · 2020

    77552 Expanding the Safety Net Initiative to provi

  • $2.8M

    Rutgers St U of Nj Ctr for St Hlt Pol · New Brunswick, NJ · 2020

    77873 Implementing a population-based cohort study

  • $2.8M

    Lincoln Inst of Land Pol · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    77272 transforming the community investment system to improve population health, 2020-2023

  • $2.8M

    Robert Wood Johnson U Hosp Fdn · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022

    79910 installing a digital operating system for 26 operating rooms at rwj university hospital to streamline surgical flow and ensure patient safety

  • $2.7M

    Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2024

    81014 general operating support for policylink, 2023-2025

  • $2.7M

    Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2024

    82190 supporting liberation in a generation in advancing an economy in which all children and families of color have basic needs met, are valued, and belong

  • $2.7M

    Community Catalyst · Boston, MA · 2020

    77520 Organizing outreach and public education in

  • $2.6M

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    79428 supporting the culture of health leadership institute for racial healing and its first cohort to advance racial and health equity in the leaders' work

  • $2.6M

    Camden Coal of Hltcare Providers · Camden, NJ · 2020

    77319 Advancing the complex-care field and maturin

  • $2.6M

    Well Being and Equity in the World Institute · Nashua, NH · 2024

    81470 conducting planning for implementing justice squared, a program to prepare healthcare and public health leaders to address structural racism

  • $2.5M

    Array Allian · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    80614 supporting the production of the origin film and narrative change social impact campaign

  • $2.5M

    Center for Popular Democracy · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    81163 building grassroots power to advance housing justice for tenants facing housing insecurity and to achieve transformational change

  • $2.5M

    Peoples Action Inst · Chicago, IL · 2023

    81191 building community power to support tenants facing housing insecurity and to advance base-building innovations to improve people's lives

  • $2.5M

    Right To the City Allian · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    81144 general operating support for the right to the city alliance

  • $2.5M

    America'S Promise Allian for Youth · Washington, DC · 2020

    77401 General operating support for America's Prom

  • $2.5M

    Center for the Collab Classroom · Alameda, CA · 2020

    77514 General operating support for Center for the

  • $2.5M

    One Fair Wage · Cambridge, MA · 2020

    77642 Providing emergency assistance during the CO

  • $2.5M

    Princeton Area Comm Fdn · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2020

    78043 RWJF President's Grants Fund at the Princeto

  • $2.5M

    American Nonsmokers Rights Fdn · Berkeley, CA · 2020

    77723 General operating support for American Nonsm

  • $2.4M

    Prevention Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024

    81728 expanding the people, parks, and power's broad-based movement for park and green-space equity in the u.s., led by the most-impacted communities

  • $2.4M

    Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2024

    81537 supporting equip-nj in strengthening the ecosystem of organizations working to advance health equity and rwjf's policy priorities in new jersey

  • $2.4M

    Lincoln Inst of Land Pol · Cambridge, MA · 2020

    77272 Transforming the community investment system

  • $2.4M

    American Heart Assn · Dallas, TX · 2022

    79656 strengthening voices for healthy kids financially as it evolves from rwjf funding to a multifunder movement

  • $2.3M

    Cultural Wellness Ctr · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    81221 providing technical assistance and direction for rwjf's community solutions for health equity program

  • $2.3M

    Praxis Proj · Oakland, CA · 2020

    76474 General operating support for the Praxis Pro

  • $2.3M

    Center for Popular Democracy · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    78050 building community power through housing justice and local base-building

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