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Rocking Chair Foundation

Name: Rocking Chair Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

184
grants reported: $428,020
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients

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The Legal Aid Society3 grants · $150,000
Bank Street School for Children1 grant · $30,000
New York Studio School4 grants · $22,820
The Jackie Robinson Foundation1 grant · $20,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center4 grants · $20,000
New York University School of Law4 grants · $14,000
National Network of Abortion Funds3 grants · $12,500
Lymphoma Research Foundation1 grant · $10,000
National Dance Institute4 grants · $8,500
Center for Death Penalty Litigation3 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$159,550

2021

$96,860

2022

$101,210

2023

$70,400

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 184 grants.

$50,000
The Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$50,000
The Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$50,000
The Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$30,000
Bank Street School for Children · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$20,000
The Jackie Robinson Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Lymphoma Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
New York Studio School · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$10,000
New York University School of Law · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$7,600
New York Studio School · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,500
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2024
General support
$5,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
General support
$5,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Osborne Association · Bronx, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Center for Death Penalty Litigation · Durham, NC · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
The Jewish Board · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2021
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Project Healthy Minds · San Jose, CA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Southern Center for Human Rights · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$3,000
Bronx High School of Science · Bronx, NY · 2024
General support
$2,610
New York Studio School · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,610
New York Studio School · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2,500
Pregnancy Justice · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2,500
National Dance Institute · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General charitable purpose
$2,000
Coalition for Southern Equality · Asheville, NC · 2024
General support
$2,000
Leading for Children · South Orange, NJ · 2024
General support
$2,000
National Dance Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2,000
Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2024
General support
$2,000
The Mountain School · Vershire, VT · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,000
National Dance Institute · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,000
National Dance Institute · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$2,000
The Osborne Association · Bronx, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,500
Bank Street College · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,500
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice · Newark, NJ · 2024
General support
$1,500
New York University School of Law · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,500
Our Journey · Rocky Mount, NC · 2024
General support
$1,500
Bronx High School of Science · Bronx, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,500
Coalition for Southern Equality · Asheville, NC · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,500
Leading for Children · South Orange, NJ · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,500
New York University School of Law · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,500
Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,500
The Mountain School · Vershire, VT · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,450
Bank Street College · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,250
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice · Newark, NJ · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Alzheimers Association · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Buffalo Seminary Annual Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Casting for Recovery · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General support
$1,000
Citymeals-On-Wheels · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Climb Wyoming · Cheyenne, WY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
New 42nd Street · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
The Mountain School of Milton Academy · Vershire, VT · 2024
General support
$1,000
The New Jewish Home - Fund for the Aged · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
The New York Foundling · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Buffalo Seminary Annual Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Casting for Recovery · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Citymeals-On-Wheels · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Climb Wyoming · Cheyenne, WY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
New 42nd Street · New York, NY · 2023
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$1,000
Northern Westchester Hospital · Mt Kisco, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The New Jewish Home - Fund for the Aged · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The New York Foundling · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club of Dubois · Dubois, WY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Buffalo Seminary Annual Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Casting for Recovery · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Citymeals-On-Wheels · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Climb Wyoming · Cheyenne, WY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Coalition for Southern Equality · Asheville, NC · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Leading for Children · South Orange, NJ · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice · Newark, NJ · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
New Visions for Public Schools · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
New York University School of Law · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Northern Westchester Hospital · Mt Kisco, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The New Jewish Home - Fund for the Aged · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The New York Foundling · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Buffalo Seminary Annual Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Citymeals-On-Wheels · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Climb Wyoming · Cheyenne, WY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Coalition for Southern Equality · Asheville, NC · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Fund for the Aged · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Leading for Children · South Orange, NJ · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
New Visions for Public Schools · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Northern Westchester Hospital · Mt Kisco, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The New York Foundling · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Warm Valley Lodge · Dubois, WY · 2021
General charitable purpose
$500
Center for Community Transitions · Charlotte, NC · 2024
General support
$500
Center for Death Penalty Litigation · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
$500
Covenant House International · Topeka, KS · 2024
General support
$500
Dubois Museum · Dubois, WY · 2024
General support
$500
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General support
$500
Illinois Prison Project · Springfield, IL · 2024
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.