The David Rockefeller Fund Inc

EIN 133533359

Harrison, NY 10528 |(212) 812-4300

https://WWW.DRFUND.ORG
Total Given 2020–2024
$27.0M
481 grants · $5.4M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $20K–$75K
grant size
28%
balanced · 72/253 multi-year
repeat
$65.4M
Assets (2024)
253
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person LEXI FISHER
Phone (212) 812-4300
Deadlines THE DAVID ROCKEFELLER FUND ACCEPTS UNSOLICITED REQUESTS ON A ROLLING BASIS.
How to Apply THE DAVID ROCKEFELLER FUND WEBSITE STATES 1-2 PAGE LETTER OF INTENT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO LOI@DRFUND.ORG
Restrictions THE DAVID ROCKEFELLER FUND ONLY ACCEPTS UNSOLICITED REQUESTS THAT FIT ITS THREE KEY PROGRAM AREAS (ARTS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENT)

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $11.2M $66.0M $2.2M 160
2022 $5.6M $60.0M $230K 103
2023 $5.3M $63.3M $3.6M 102
2024 $4.8M $65.4M $4.4M 116

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 481 grants on record

Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$20K
Median
$50K
Average
$56K
75th Pctl
$75K
Maximum
$750K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

5.6% of US grants · Rank #4 of 27 states $880K across 27 grants 5 of 254 counties

Top 5 counties

  1. 1 Travis 18 grants · $450K
  2. 2 Webb 4 grants · $175K
  3. 3 Harris 2 grants · $170K
  4. 4 El Paso 1 grant · $50K
  5. 5 Aransas 2 grants · $35K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (481 total)

Purpose
Georgia Investor Action Fund Inc Atlanta, GA $750,000 BUILD POWER IN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. 2020
Mighty Earth Washington, DC $750,000 DECARBONIZING AGRICULTURE 2020
Sixteen Thirty Fund Washington, DC $494,430 EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS OF THE CLIMATE EQUITY ACTION FUND, WHICH ADVOCATES FOR CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES. 2020
The Clara Lionel Foundation Brooklyn, NY $270,000 RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS 2020
Georgia Alliance Education Fund Atlanta, GA $255,000 STATEWIDE COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. 2023
Michigan Civic Action Fund Madison Heights, MI $255,000 TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN MICHIGAN, AND PROVIDE... 2023
Georgia Alliance Education Fund Atlanta, GA $250,000 COALITION TO BUILD A STRATEGIC AND INCLUSIVE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT IN GEORGIA. 2022
Michigan Civic Action Fund Madison Heights, MI $250,000 EDUCATING BIPOC VOTERS ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN MICHIGAN. 2022
Mighty Earth Washington, DC $250,000 TRANSFORM GLOBAL MARKETS TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELIMINATE COMMODITY-DRIVEN DEFORESTATION. 2022
Mighty Earth Washington, DC $250,000 TRANSFORM GLOBAL MARKETS TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELIMINATE COMMODITY-DRIVEN DEFORESTATION. 2022
Bvm Capacity Building Institute East Point, GA $250,000 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN BLACK COMMUNITIES 2020
League of Conservation Voters Washington, DC $250,000 BUILD POWER THROUGH EDUCATION THAT WILL CREATE A WORLD WITH CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, PUBLIC LANDS, AND A SAFE CLIMATE... 2020
Rockefeller Family Fund New York, NY $250,000 STRATEGIC CONSULTANT IN TX 2020
Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA $250,000 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE FLORIDA RIGHTS RESTORATION COALITION, DEDICATED TO ENDING THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND... 2020
Mighty Earth Washington, DC $250,000 DECARBONIZING AGRICULTURE 2020
Mighty Earth Washington, DC $250,000 TO TRANSFORM GLOBAL MARKETS TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELIMINATE COMMODITY-DRIVEN DEFORESTATION. 2023
Georgia Alliance Education Fund Atlanta, GA $250,000 TO SUPPORT A STATEWIDE COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES IN GEORGIA. 2024
Rockefeller Family Fund New York, NY $223,500 EQUATION CAMPAIGN & CLIMATE PROGRESS FUND 2020
Air Alliance Houston Houston, TX $150,000 COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING PROGRAM (CAMP) NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL AIR QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM IN HOUSTON, TX. 2022
Global Greengrants Boulder, CO $150,000 AGROECOLOGY FUND ADDRESSES THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE BY ADVANCING A TRANSFORMATIONAL REDESIGN OF GLOBAL FOOD... 2022
Private Equity Stakeholder Project Chicago, IL $150,000 MONITOR AND DRAW ATTENTION TO PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN FOSSIL FUEL ASSETS. 2022
Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY $150,000 LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE / RACIAL JUSTICE 2020
New Venture Fund Washington, DC $150,000 AGROECOLOGY FUND 2020
Private Equity Stakeholder Project Chicago, IL $150,000 TO MONITOR AND DRAW ATTENTION TO PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN FOSSIL FUEL ASSETS. 2023
Private Equity Stakeholder Project Chicago, IL $150,000 TO MONITOR AND DRAW ATTENTION TO PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN FOSSIL FUEL ASSETS. 2024