About Rockefeller Family Fund
The Rockefeller Family Fund initiates, cultivates, and funds strategic efforts to promote a sustainable, just, free, and participatory society.
Focus Areas
Climate accountabilityFossil fuel / oil and gas industry accountabilityMultiracial democracy and civic participationEconomic justice for women (child care, paid leave)Advocacy and strategic grantmaking
Who They Fund
women (economic-justice focused)environmental organizations and conservation initiativesdemocracy/civic organizations and advocatesgeneral nonprofit organizations (broad charitable beneficiaries)
Funding Style
general/unrestricted operating support
About Rockefeller Family Fund
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc. has backed multiyear climate accountability work at large scale, including $3.56 million to the Center for Climate Integrity in 2025 after $3.5 million in 2024 and $2.25 million in 2023. That same pattern shows up across other parts of its portfolio: the funder combines general support with project support and often returns to the same organizations over multiple years. Its giving is organized around strategic efforts to promote a sustainable, just, free, and participatory society, with climate accountability, fossil fuel and oil and gas industry accountability, multiracial democracy, civic participation, and economic justice for women all appearing as active program areas. Recent grants also show support for public-interest reporting and organizing infrastructure, including $9.7 million to States Newsroom in 2025 and substantial support to groups working on climate litigation, polling, and coalition-building. The fund’s portfolio reaches beyond one-issue grantmaking: environmental advocacy, democracy work, and women’s economic equity appear in the same recent-grants set, often paired with general support or project support. Across the list, the funder uses grantmaking as a tool for strategy, research, advocacy, and organized campaigns rather than one-off charitable awards.
What Rockefeller Family Fund Funds
Climate accountability is a major theme. Rockefeller Family Fund Inc. gave $688,750 in 2025 to Environmental Integrity Project for combined general support and project support in environment, and $675,000 to Clientearth USA for project support in environment. The climate portfolio also includes litigation and policy work, as seen in support for cities, states, and advocacy groups through the Climate Accountability Initiative program. On democracy, the funder supports multiracial civic participation and organizing. It provided $450,000 in 2025 to Arizona Center for Empowerment for general support and project support in democracy, and $375,000 to Power Interfaith for general support and project support in democracy. The Democracy and Power Innovation Fund and related democracy program areas point to research, strategy development, and base-building. Economic justice for women is another active line of giving. In 2025, Faith in Florida received $375,000 for project support in economic justice for women, and Tides Foundation received $475,000 with project support that included economic justice for women.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$36.7M
Total Assets
$216.8M
Total Revenue
$50.1M
Total Expenses
$48.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National39 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LEE WASSERMAN
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