Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 13-1760106 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$60.4M
Organizations funded645
Typical grant$60,000
Total assets$1.4B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $35,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | REFER TO WEBSITE HTTPSWWWRBFORGGRAN |
|---|---|
| Address | 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 900, NEW YORK NY 10115 |
| Phone | 2128124200 |
| Form and materials | SEE STATEMENT 27 |
| Deadlines | SEE STATEMENT 27 |
| Restrictions | SEE STATEMENT 27 |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
56% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | For its trust for civic life project | $4,500,000 |
| Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs | Beijing, CH | For general support | $700,000 |
| China Environmental Protection Foundation | Beijing, CH | For its platform on environmental governance and biodiversity protection | $600,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | For its energy transition fund | $600,000 |
| Beijing Chaoyang District Yongxu Global Environmental Institute | Beijing, CH | For general support | $500,000 |
| Beijing Friends of Nature Charity Foundation | Beijing, CH | For general support | $500,000 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown | Johnstown, PA | For its ohio river valley regional climate action project | $500,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | For the georgetown climate center | $500,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | For its state energy boost project | $500,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | For the richard rockefeller fellowship at columbia global | $500,000 |
| Bri International Green Development Coalition | Beijing, CH | For its green development investment and finance partnership | $450,000 |
| Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation | Beijing, CH | For general support | $400,000 |
| China Africa Project | Grand Rapids, MI | For its project on sustainable and responsible investment in the global south | $400,000 |
| Guangdong Harmony Foundation | Guangzhou, CH | For general support | $400,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | For its project, earth insight | $400,000 |
| The Ecology Trust | Reading, UK | For its funders for fair trade initiative's work on trade and environmental policy | $400,000 |
| 2030 Inc | Santa Fe, NM | For general support | $350,000 |
| China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development | Beijing, CH | For general support | $350,000 |
| Hainan Zhiyu Sustainability Science and Technology Development Research Cen | Haikou, CH | For general support | $350,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | For its project, the partnership funds | $350,000 |
| Rock Environment and Energy Institute | Beijing, CH | For general support | $350,000 |
| Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense | Novato, CA | For general support | $325,000 |
| Choose Love Inc | New York, NY | For its project the collective for refugee leadership in mena | $300,000 |
| Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center Inc | Pasig City, RP | For its china office | $300,000 |
| Dialogue Earth | London, UK | For general support | $300,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | For its trusted elections fund | $300,000 |
| Oxfam America Inc | Boston, MA | For its project on strengthening democratic governance and public institutional capacity in guatemala | $300,000 |
| Shenzhen Zero Waste Environmental Public Welfare Undertakings Development C | Shenzhen, CH | For general support | $300,000 |
| The New School | New York, NY | For its project, the institute on race, power and political economy | $300,000 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | For its global china initiative | $300,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | For its congressional program | $275,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | For its climate and nature convening | $263,423 |
| Institute of International Education Inc | New York, NY | For the rockefeller brothers fund's global travel and learning fund | $252,000 |
| Beijing Haidian District Shan Shui Conservation Center | Beijing, CH | For general support | $250,000 |
| Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc | New York, NY | For general support | $250,000 |
| Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development Inc | Washington, DC | For its climate program | $250,000 |
| Latino Theater Company | Los Angeles, CA | For its latinx theater initiative | $250,000 |
| Meliore | Brussels, BE | For its global strategic climate communications program | $250,000 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | For its special initiative on offshore wind project | $250,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | For rebuild by design, a project of its institute for public knowledge | $250,000 |
| Reclaim Finance | Paris, FR | For work on accountability in the financial sector | $250,000 |
| Rise Education Fund | Sherman Oaks, CA | For its work to educate young voters | $250,000 |
| Stand | San Francisco, CA | For general support | $250,000 |
| United Nations | New York, NY | For its program the united nations office for project services' accelerated partnership for renewables in africa project | $250,000 |
| Greenfaith | New York, NY | For general support | $240,000 |
| Associacao Sumauma Organizacao de Comunicacao E Projetos Sociais | Sao Paulo, BR | For general support | $231,421 |
| Laudato Si' Movement | Washington, DC | For its work decarbonizing finance | $225,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | For its financial taskforce for tropical forests project | $225,000 |
| Li Foundation Limited | Singapore, SN | For enhancing the capacity of emergent philanthropy in asia | $220,000 |
| Tracker Group Limited | London, UK | For general support | $220,000 |
| Chulalongkorn University | Bangkok, TH | For its center for social development studies regional fellowship program for sustainable development in asia | $215,000 |
| Civic Exchange | Hong Kong, CH | For general support | $210,000 |
| Katonah Museum of Art Inc | Katonah, NY | For its artejuntos/arttogether program and shen wei: transference, a journey, exhibition | $210,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | For its china office's rural energy transition project | $200,758 |
| 2030 Inc | Santa Fe, NM | For its sustainable design program in china and asia | $200,000 |
| Democracy Works Inc | Brooklyn, NY | For general support | $200,000 |
| Ginkgo Foundation | Beijing, CH | For its climate fellowship project | $200,000 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | For general support | $200,000 |
| Mzc Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | For its row solar project | $200,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | For its environmental and climate governance capacity building project | $200,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 645 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($26,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs | Beijing, | For general support | $1,400,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | For the richard rockefeller fellowship at columbia global | $1,000,000 |
| Beijing Chaoyang District Yongxu Global Environmental Institute | Beijing, | For general support | $500,000 |
| Beijing Friends of Nature Charity Foundation | Beijing, | For general support | $500,000 |
| Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation | Beijing, | For general support | $400,000 |
| Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center Inc | Pasig City, | For its china office | $400,000 |
| 2030 Inc | Santa Fe, NM | For general support | $350,000 |
| Beijing Greenovation Institute for Public Welfare Development | Beijing, | For general support | $350,000 |
| China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development | Beijing, | For general support | $350,000 |
| Hainan Zhiyu Sustainability Science and Technology Development Research Cen | Haikou, | For general support | $350,000 |
| Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense | Novato, CA | For general support | $325,000 |
| Beijing Heyi Green Foundation | Beijing, | For general support | $310,000 |
| Shenzhen Zero Waste Environmental Public Welfare Undertakings Development C | Shenzhen, | For general support | $300,000 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | For its global china initiative | $300,000 |
| Center for International Policy Inc | Washington, DC | For general support | $275,000 |
| Beijing Haidian District Shan Shui Conservation Center | Beijing, | For general support | $250,000 |
| Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability | Beijing, | For general support | $250,000 |
| Ginkgo Foundation | Beijing, | For its climate fellowship project | $250,000 |
| Meliore | Brussels, | For its global strategic climate communications program | $250,000 |
| Pesticide Eco-Alternatives Center Yunnan Thoughtful Action | Kunming, | For general support | $250,000 |
| Stand | San Francisco, CA | For general support | $250,000 |
| Laudato Si' Movement | Washington, DC | For its work decarbonizing finance | $225,000 |
| Creatura Promotora Del Pensamiento Critico Sociedad Civil | Mexico City, | For its project on strengthening efforts against corruption in central america | $220,000 |
| Li Foundation Limited | Singapore, | For enhancing the capacity of emergent philanthropy in asia | $220,000 |
| Conservative Energy Network | Lansing, MI | For its states and regions program | $200,000 |
| Dialogue Earth | London, | For general support | $200,000 |
| Greenfaith | New York, NY | For general support | $200,000 |
| Humanitarian Law Center | Belgrade, | For general support and for its archive and research center project | $200,000 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | For general support | $200,000 |
| Just Vision Inc | Washington, DC | For general support | $200,000 |
| Pachamama Alliance | San Francisco, CA | For its project the global alliance for the rights of nature | $200,000 |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, | For its institutes of science and development's climate and biodiversity dialogue platform | $180,000 |
| Colorofchangeorg Education Fund Inc | Oakland, CA | For general support | $175,000 |
| Demos a Network for Ideas and Action Ltd | New York, NY | For general support | $175,000 |
| Seattle International Foundation | Seattle, WA | For its independent journalism fund | $175,000 |
| Fundacion Programa Regional de Investigacion Sobre Desarrollo Y Medio Ambie | Heredia, | For general support | $170,000 |
| Makesense | Paris, | For building capacity | $155,000 |
| Asociacion Civil Dialogos | Guatemala City, | For its project on corrupt political and economic networks in guatemala | $150,000 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | New York, NY | For its work in central america | $150,000 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | For its project turn forward | $150,000 |
| New World Foundation | New York, NY | For its project amazon, energy, and alternatives | $150,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | For its project on just transitions and rights of nature in latin america | $150,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | For its project mosaic | $150,000 |
| Universidad Rafael Landivar | Guatemala City, | For its behavioral science lab | $150,000 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | For its democracy program | $150,000 |
| Women Cross Dmz | Honolulu, HI | For its project the feminist peace initiative | $150,000 |
| Atlantic Council of the US Inc | Washington, DC | For its western balkans work project | $140,000 |
| Cristosal Inc | Burlington, VT | For general support | $130,000 |
| Foundation Lighthouse Reports | Utrecht, | For its war winners project | $130,000 |
| Opensecrets | Washington, DC | For general support | $125,000 |
| Fond Za Aktivno Gradjanstvo Fakt Podgorica | Podgorica, | For general support | $120,000 |
| Slavko Curuvija Foundation | Belgrade, | For general support | $120,000 |
| Fundacion Periodica | San Jose, | For general support | $115,000 |
| Balkan Green Foundation | Pristina, | For general support | $110,000 |
| Centar Za Informativnu Dekontaminaciju Mladih | Banja Luka, | For general support | $100,000 |
| Center for Community Change | Washington, DC | For general support | $100,000 |
| Center for Technology and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | For general support | $100,000 |
| Civic Association Crta-Center for Research Transparency & Accountability | Belgrade, | For general support | $100,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | For its center for international development's southeast asia climate dialogue and innovation initiative | $100,000 |
| Inclusive Development International | Asheville, NC | For building capacity for sustainable global investment and finance | $100,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $60,431,602 | 865 |
| 2023 | $56,090,579 | 786 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 10, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523149349101482
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1760106
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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