Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
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About Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
To accelerate philanthropy in pursuit of a just world by providing deep global expertise to make philanthropy more thoughtful, equitable and effective.
Focus Areas
Arts & CultureClimate & EnvironmentEducationFinancial InclusionHealthImpact InvestingPhilanthropic PracticeRights & EquitySystems ChangeGlobal Philanthropy
Who They Fund
youth and youth-serving programsnonprofit organizations and grassroots groupsmarginalized and underserved communities (civil rights focus)
About Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc channels large-scale philanthropic capital through donor-advised and sponsored initiatives rather than a single narrow grant program. Its recent grants show a foundation working across climate, civil rights, health, education, and philanthropy infrastructure, with major awards reaching into the multi-million-dollar range. Among the largest 2025 grants, it gave $9,205,000 to Invest in Our Land LLC and $6,500,000 to Omega Institute. Those awards sit alongside major support for mission-aligned intermediaries such as Climate Leadership Initiative Inc, Tides Center, Climate Breakthrough Inc, and Sustainable Markets Foundation, indicating a strong use of fiscal hosts and collaborative vehicles. The funder also makes program-related investments and reports a national giving scope, with activity concentrated in Washington, DC and significant volume in New York. Leadership is listed as LATANYA MAPP. The organization’s stated purpose is to accelerate philanthropy in pursuit of a just world by providing global expertise to make philanthropy more thoughtful, equitable, and effective.
What Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Funds
Climate and environmental work is a major thread in the portfolio. The foundation gave $10,247,809 to Climate Leadership Initiative Inc and $7,797,805 to Climate Breakthrough Inc, both recorded as general support, and $3,127,275 to Ocean Conservancy for environmental work. It also backed Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives multiple times, including $3,792,990 in 2023 and $2,837,300 in 2025. In rights and equity, it awarded $3,365,000 to National Network of Abortion Funds and $3,010,000 to National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc. Health and human services appear in the 2025 grant to International Rescue Committee Inc for human services and science and technology, while youth development appears in the $3,200,000 grant to Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. Education also shows up in the $6,500,000 grant to Omega Institute for education and human services.
How Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Gives
Typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $62,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile, but the distribution includes many larger strategic awards in the millions. The portfolio suggests both broad operating support and repeated relationships with the same organizations: Sustainable Markets Foundation, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Wildlife Conservation Society, and others appear more than once across different years. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc is classified as a mixed community foundation and also reports program-related investments, which fits its use of sponsored funds, collaboratives, and intermediary grantees. The grants shown are national in scope and appear to be donor-directed or managed through hosted initiatives rather than an open application model.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$795.7M
Total Assets
$891.5M
Total Revenue
$706M
Total Expenses
$742.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $200K, with a median of $62K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$62K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
National54 states funded
About 17% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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