The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Historical FunderPrinceton, New Jersey · EIN 22-6029397 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$622.6M
Organizations funded2,839
Typical grant$46,950
Total assets$13.4B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $4,000 and $225,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | GRANTS MANAGEMENT |
|---|---|
| Address | 50 COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON NJ 08543 |
| Phone | 8778437953 |
| Form and materials | MOST OF RWJF'S GRANTS ARE MADE THROUGH TARGETED GRANT PROGRAMS AND FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS. RWJF'S FUNDING PRIORITIES AND CALLS FOR PROPOSALS ARE DESCRIBED ON WWW.RWJF.ORG. |
| Deadlines | NO DEADLINES, EXCEPT WHEN FOUNDATION ISSUES A CALL FOR PROPOSAL (CFP) OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). |
| Restrictions | RWJF IS DEDICATED TO TAKING BOLD LEAPS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH IN OUR LIFETIME AND PAVE THE WAY, TOGETHER, TO A FUTURE WHERE HEALTH IS NO LONGER A PRIVILEGE, BUT A RIGHT. WE ARE A NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY THAT ADVANCES TRANSFORMATIVE SYSTEMS CHANGE BY IDENTIFYING AND CONFRONTING STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING. OUR GRANTMAKING TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO HEALTH, ONE ROOTED IN EQUITY AND FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO HEALTH CAUSED BY THE INTERSECTION OF STRUCTURAL RACISM, OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS THAT IMPACT HEALTH. THROUGH FUNDING, CONVENING, ADVOCACY, AND EVIDENCE-BUILDING, WE WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH COMMUNITIES, PRACTITIONERS, AND INSTITUTIONS TO GET TO HEALTH EQUITY FASTER. |
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What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
86% of grants went outside New Jersey.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | 79658 advancing racially equitable economic, tax, and social policy in states and growing essential state policy infrastructure | $12,152,000 |
| Community Catalyst | Boston, MA | 80588 serving as the national coordinating/program office for rwjf's voices for health justice authorization | $8,620,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute | Madison, WI | 80417 continuing the county health rankings & roadmaps' path in developing narratives to address the structural drivers of health inequities | $7,437,248 |
| Vose River Charitable Fund | Bethesda, MD | 78878 transforming local data environments through principles of health equity and justice to enable a better use of local data… | $5,817,555 |
| Economic Policy Institute | Washington, DC | 81568 anchoring work to make families an economic priority through the support of a new policy ecosystem -- economic policy institute | $5,220,000 |
| Family Values Work a Multi State Consortium Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 81571 anchoring work to make families an economic priority through the support of a new policy ecosystem -- family values @ work | $5,220,000 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | 82080 supporting the black-led movement fund and disability inclusion fund in catalyzing investments in the racial justice and disability… | $4,500,000 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | 81812 continuing direct technical assistance to states, including promoting community leadership in policymaking and advancing health… | $4,242,404 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | 82057 supporting johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health as national program center for rwjf's health policy research scholars… | $4,094,899 |
| Center for Black Health and Equity | Durham, NC | 81364 supporting the center for black health and equity as regional hub to advance equitable commercial tobacco control in the south and… | $4,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | 80940 supporting the national collaborative for health equity in recruiting cohort 3 for the culture of health leadership institute for… | $3,550,416 |
| New York University | New York, NY | 80586 continuing to build the city health dashboard's impact and to deepen engagement | $3,408,828 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | 81429 renewing support for the center for community investment in its capital absorption approach to addressing structural racism in… | $3,348,225 |
| Center for Community Change | Washington, DC | 81556 developing a vision for antiracist health policy and other resources for organizations working to advance an antiracist health equity… | $3,262,500 |
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Baltimore, MD | 79853 supporting johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health as national program center for rwjf's health policy research scholars… | $3,188,657 |
| Praxis Project Inc | San Francisco, CA | 81799 supporting the health equity collective in growing and sustaining the movement for liberated leadership, phase 4 | $3,150,000 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | 80607 supporting the network for public health law, 2023-2025 | $3,113,279 |
| University of Minnesota Sponsored Projects Administration | Minneapolis, MN | 82063 providing technical assistance and direction for the rwjf interdisciplinary research leaders program, 2024-2025 | $3,029,918 |
| Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 82014 rwjf president's grants fund at the princeton area community foundation - 2024 | $3,000,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | 81637 continuing evolving rwjf's evidence for action research program to be relevant and to advance racial equity, year 10 | $2,885,380 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | 82190 supporting liberation in a generation in advancing an economy in which all children and families of color have basic needs met, are… | $2,700,000 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | 81014 general operating support for policylink, 2023-2025 | $2,700,000 |
| Well Being and Equity in the World Institute | Nashua, NH | 81470 conducting planning for implementing justice squared, a program to prepare healthcare and public health leaders to address structural… | $2,590,975 |
| Prevention Institute | Oakland, CA | 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… | $2,384,842 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | 81537 supporting equip-nj in strengthening the ecosystem of organizations working to advance health equity and rwjf's policy priorities in… | $2,374,706 |
| Community Catalyst | Boston, MA | 81739 ensuring that marketplace coverage meets the needs of systematically excluded communities that face high out-of-pocket costs | $2,205,000 |
| Food Research and Action Center Inc | Washington, DC | 80551 ramping up activities of rwjf's new jersey food security initiative to increase equitable access to healthy food in the state | $2,200,475 |
| Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine | New Orleans, LA | 81800 continuing to build rwjf's partners for advancing health equity program as a trusted leader in resources related to health equity | $2,102,023 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | 80600 advancing economic and racial inclusion through 'growth intermediaries' -- locally based and led institutions -- in small and midsize… | $2,004,914 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | 79656 strengthening voices for healthy kids financially as it evolves from rwjf funding to a multifunder movement | $2,000,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | 81707 adding to the robert wood johnson foundation global fund as a donor-advised fund, 2024 | $2,000,000 |
| Ms Foundation for Women Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 81482 supporting and growing a stronger, more effective u.s. movement to advance birth justice, 2024-2026 | $2,000,000 |
| National Health Law Program Inc (Nhelp) | Los Angeles, CA | 81557 general operating support for the national health law program, 2024-2025 | $2,000,000 |
| Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 82346 creating the rwjf rapid response grant fund at the princeton area community foundation | $2,000,000 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | 81341 illuminating and addressing structural racism in the healthcare industry: building the field from the ground up | $1,966,667 |
| Illinois Public Health Institute | Chicago, IL | 80167 supporting the data across sectors for health's national program office, 2022-2025 | $1,884,128 |
| Sistersong Inc | Atlanta, GA | 81471 general operating support for sistersong, 2024-2026 | $1,876,420 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | 82107 technical assistance and direction for the robert wood johnson foundation health policy fellows program, 2024-2025 | $1,813,918 |
| Ideoorg | San Francisco, CA | 81469 anchoring a vision for an abundant childcare system in the work of advocates to drive structural and systemic change in the childcare… | $1,800,000 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 82231 continuing support for the data disaggregation action network in advancing state and federal policies to promote meaningful… | $1,800,000 |
| National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc | Atlanta, GA | 80707 supporting stretch 2.0 in supporting the skills of state team members and community partners to effect systems change to advance… | $1,800,000 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation Inc | New Brunswick, NJ | 81954 improving access to cancer care in new jersey by co-locating diagnostic and radiation oncology equipment in the morris cancer center… | $1,800,000 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts Inc | New York, NY | 81974 supporting resilience creative in creating climate entertainment that empowers and uplifts, promoting awareness of climate change and… | $1,750,000 |
| Trust for America's Health | Washington, DC | 81941 general operating support for trust for america's health, 2024-2026 | $1,750,000 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | 80235 strengthening collective state-based capacity to ensure equitable water outcomes under federal infrastructure funding, with a focus… | $1,735,834 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | 81434 supporting the new jersey reparations council in researching the enduring impact of slavery in the state toward a blueprint to repair… | $1,702,386 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | 82172 highlighting the effectiveness of community ownership of affordable housing and commercial real estate in advancing racial and health… | $1,692,239 |
| Community Catalyst | Boston, MA | 80591 supporting the coverage and care initiative to expand coverage, improve the enrollment experience and benefits, and ensure access to… | $1,678,500 |
| Faith in Action Network | Washington, DC | 78719 general operating support for the faith in action network, 2021-2026 | $1,666,700 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | 80584 supporting the local solutions support center in countering abusive preemption, including evolving its own decision-making to center… | $1,665,288 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | 81636 developing, implementing, and operationalizing a new new jersey health initiatives program that addresses inequities that persist in… | $1,659,221 |
| University of Colorado School of Public Health | Aurora, CO | 82068 providing technical assistance and direction for rwjf's systems for action research program, 2024-2025 | $1,619,304 |
| Purpose Built Communities Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 79904 strengthening and deepening purpose built communities' approach to increasing long-term health and racial equity through neighborhood… | $1,604,970 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | 81536 supporting the center for children and families in continuing to protect medicaid and chip and in advancing health equity for… | $1,600,000 |
| Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies | New Orleans, LA | 82380 building community power to hold public health systems accountable for addressing structural racism and entrenched health inequities | $1,536,728 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 79754 developing rapidly responsive community-engaged research on media-messaging and narrative-change strategies to promote health and… | $1,509,603 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | 81829 supporting state advocates in the south in using administrative advocacy to improve racial equity and accountability in medicaid… | $1,500,000 |
| Health Federation of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | 81811 supporting home grown in advancing policy goals and in garnering public and private investment for home-based childcare providers and… | $1,500,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | 81888 supporting better taxes for a better america in working to advance a progressive tax code to increase revenue for critical… | $1,500,000 |
| Notah Begay III Foundation | Santa Ana Pueblo, NM | 80626 general operating support for the notah begay III foundation, 2023-2025 | $1,500,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 2,839 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 254 grants to individuals ($12,951,623). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Black Health and Equity | Durham, NC | 81364 supporting the center for black health and equity as regional hub to advance equitable commercial tobacco control in the south and… | $5,100,000 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | 82080 supporting the black-led movement fund and disability inclusion fund in catalyzing investments in the racial justice and disability… | $4,500,000 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | 81499 establishing the health equity research network to develop equitable community-driven approaches to knowledge creation | $4,005,297 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | 82057 supporting johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health as national program center for rwjf's health policy research scholars… | $4,005,101 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | 81341 illuminating and addressing structural racism in the healthcare industry: building the field from the ground up | $3,933,333 |
| Drive Agency LLC | Hubertus, WI | 81927 developing the collaborative narrative-change work needed to rally society to transform the conditions that work against children's… | $3,460,722 |
| Center for Story Based Strategy | Oakland, CA | 82094 using a narrative and story-based strategy to transform cultural mindsets on families, children, and caregiving to address structural… | $3,392,676 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | 81636 developing, implementing, and operationalizing a new new jersey health initiatives program that addresses inequities that persist in… | $3,340,779 |
| Center for Community Change | Washington, DC | 81556 developing a vision for antiracist health policy and other resources for organizations working to advance an antiracist health equity… | $3,262,500 |
| Economic Security Project | New York, NY | 82677 general operating support grant for economic security project | $2,800,000 |
| National Women's Law Center | Washington, DC | 82682 general operating support grant for national women's law center | $2,800,000 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | 81652 general operating support for powerswitch action | $2,800,000 |
| New Growth Innovation Network | Chicago, IL | 82069 expanding the small and mid-size city hub to drive inclusive economies and racial and health equity in historically economically… | $2,773,768 |
| Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine | New Orleans, LA | 81800 continuing to build rwjf's partners for advancing health equity program as a trusted leader in resources related to health equity | $2,658,518 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | 82229 training a diverse set of research analysts to demonstrate the value of admin data for health equity studies and place-based research | $2,649,464 |
| Child Trends Incorporated | Rockville, MD | 82333 facilitating a nuanced and strengths-based understanding of black families in the u.s. and exploring systems and communities with… | $2,631,543 |
| Prevention Institute | Oakland, CA | 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… | $2,614,158 |
| Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 82346 creating the rwjf rapid response grant fund at the princeton area community foundation | $2,500,000 |
| Frontline Solutions International LLC | Washington, DC | 82433 resourcing grantees in healthy communities' community development work to host in-person gatherings to advance learning, networking,… | $2,464,046 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | 81537 supporting equip-nj in strengthening the ecosystem of organizations working to advance health equity and rwjf's policy priorities in… | $2,381,422 |
| Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | 81964 contributing to a mindset consortium that addresses structural racism and advances health equity, 2024-2027 -- radical communicators… | $2,342,145 |
| Technical Assistance Collaborative Inc | Boston, MA | 82342 continuing to support community-based organizations in developing systems-alignment research strategies to advance racial, social,… | $2,122,341 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | 81590 contributing to a mindset consortium that addresses structural racism and advances health equity -- berkeley media studies group | $2,102,247 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | 81589 contributing to a mindset consortium that addresses structural racism and advances health equity -- narrative initiative | $2,042,115 |
| Environmental Policy Innovation Center | College Park, MD | 81752 advancing policy change, technical assistance, and innovation to ensure equitable, efficient, and affordable water infrastructure… | $2,023,961 |
| Sistersong Inc | Atlanta, GA | 81471 general operating support for sistersong, 2024-2026 | $2,023,580 |
| Frameworks Institute | Washington, DC | 81587 contributing to a mindset consortium that addresses structural racism and advances health equity -- frameworks institute | $2,000,000 |
| Grounded Solutions Network | Oakland, CA | 82017 scaling approaches to shared equity and inclusive housing to achieve racial and health equity through lasting housing affordability,… | $2,000,000 |
| Harmony Labs Inc | New York, NY | 81580 contributing to a mindset consortium that addresses structural racism and advances health equity -- harmony labs | $2,000,000 |
| Health Federation of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | 81811 supporting home grown in advancing policy goals and in garnering public and private investment for home-based childcare providers and… | $2,000,000 |
| Race Forward | Washington, DC | 81588 contributing to a mindset consortium that addresses structural racism and advances health equity -- race forward | $2,000,000 |
| National Main Street Center | Chicago, IL | 81945 launching a pilot program to drive investment in communities of color and other economically vulnerable populations to improve local… | $1,905,526 |
| Trust for America's Health | Washington, DC | 81941 general operating support for trust for america's health, 2024-2026 | $1,750,000 |
| State Innovation Exchange (Six) | Madison, WI | 82402 general operating support for the state innovation exchange, 2024-2027 | $1,666,666 |
| Equimundo Center for Masculinities and Social Justice | Washington, DC | 81510 building equimundo's narrative-change work to uplift the deservingness of male caregivers and promote policies necessary to support… | $1,619,659 |
| First Focus on Children | Washington, DC | 82411 supporting first focus on children in advancing economic inclusion for family wellbeing | $1,612,500 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | 82172 highlighting the effectiveness of community ownership of affordable housing and commercial real estate in advancing racial and health… | $1,606,751 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | 81536 supporting the center for children and families in continuing to protect medicaid and chip and in advancing health equity for… | $1,600,000 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | 82003 launching a high-level bipartisan commission to modernize federal rural policy to promote and accelerate equitable opportunity and… | $1,595,827 |
| Alianza Americas | Chicago, IL | 81508 vcfc narrative grant to alianza americas: expanding the network's narrative-change capacity toward an equitable way of life for… | $1,523,178 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | 81509 vcfc narrative grant to the transgender law center: disrupting challenges to caregiving and to access to care for trans youths | $1,506,452 |
| American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter | New Brunswick, NJ | 82636 funding the american planning association -- new jersey chapter to inform municipal land-use policy to improve public health and… | $1,500,000 |
| Caring Across Generations | New York, NY | 81736 narrative grant to caring across generations: transforming societal perspectives on caregiving to address historical and structural… | $1,500,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | 81829 supporting state advocates in the south in using administrative advocacy to improve racial equity and accountability in medicaid… | $1,500,000 |
| Forward Together | Oakland, CA | 81511 vcfc narrative grant to forward together: piloting the trans youth project to shift culture and foster a liberatory trans youth… | $1,500,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | 81888 supporting better taxes for a better america in working to advance a progressive tax code to increase revenue for critical… | $1,500,000 |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | 81529 supporting the protecting immigrant families coalition in advancing economic inclusion for family wellbeing | $1,500,000 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | 82040 continuing the work of the center for public health law research in legal epidemiology and policy surveillance to advance health and… | $1,500,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | 82616 supporting the bay area regional health inequities initiative in advancing the national equitable recovery alliance's work toward… | $1,500,000 |
| Family Values Work a Multi State Consortium Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 81506 vcfc narrative grant to family values @ work: launching the culture strategy fellows program to curate culture-change work that… | $1,499,944 |
| Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies | New Orleans, LA | 82380 building community power to hold public health systems accountable for addressing structural racism and entrenched health inequities | $1,463,272 |
| Ms Foundation for Women Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 81482 supporting and growing a stronger, more effective u.s. movement to advance birth justice, 2024-2026 | $1,375,000 |
| Fair Share Housing Center | Cherry Hill, NJ | 81926 supporting strong, equitable implementation of n.j. legislation to ensure that municipalities provide required affordable housing… | $1,320,830 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | 82266 supporting the bay area regional health inequities initiative in addressing displacement by coordinating rwjf's antidisplacement… | $1,294,475 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | 81944 winding down support for assisters in enrolling people in affordable coverage and transitioning to a more streamlined library of… | $1,282,000 |
| Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 81825 implementing the approaches of a health trust initiative to combat public health misinformation and disinformation and rebuild… | $1,269,795 |
| Trailhead Institute | Denver, CO | 82710 supporting the restoring balance initiative working at the intersection of health equity and climate responses | $1,267,500 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | 81282 eliminating large tobacco-related disparities in access to tobacco treatment among behavioral health populations | $1,266,800 |
| I Be Black Girl | Omaha, NE | 81417 scaling up grantmaking for reproductive wellbeing initiatives led by and for black women, femmes, and girls in nebraska | $1,266,667 |
| Mdc Inc | Durham, NC | 82458 building an antiracist community development ecosystem across five states in the south through a peer-learning community of practice | $1,250,678 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $622,577,112 | 4,209 |
| 2023 | $543,575,302 | 3,816 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 6, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503109349101385
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 22-6029397
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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