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Private foundation · New York, NY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc.

Takes applications

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $450
Typical grant
$450 to $450 (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $450, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 645 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 1 of 1.
Total giving that year
$60.4M

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$60.4M$4501
2023$56.1M—0

How to apply

Contact
Refer to website httpswwwrbforggran · new york · 2128124200
What to send
See statement 27
Deadlines
See statement 27
Limits
See statement 27

As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.

Board and officers

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  • David Rockefeller JrTrustee (until october 23, 2024)
  • Justin RockefellerTrustee
  • Miranda M KaiserTrustee
  • Ayad AkhtarTrustee
  • Joseph PiersonTrustee, chair
  • William LeeTrustee
  • Peter O'neillTrustee (until october 23, 2024)
  • Jennifer NolanTrustee
  • Heather McgheeTrustee
  • Wyatt RockefellerTrustee
  • Michael QuattroneTrustee
  • Federica MogheriniTrustee
  • Theodore SpencerTrustee
  • Peter BeinartTrustee
  • Maria Teresa KumarTrustee
  • Robin StrawbridgeTrustee
  • Henry TimmsTrustee (resigned april, 2024)
  • Janai NelsonTrustee (effective february 12, 2024)
  • Carlos AlvaradoTrustee (effective february 12, 2024)
  • Randa SlimTrustee (effective october 23, 2024)
  • Stephen B HeintzTrustee, president & ceo
  • Elizabeth C CampbellExecutive vp, programs& communications
  • Geraldine F WatsonEvp, finance, operations & pocantico
  • Nancy L MuirheadCounsel & corporate secretary
  • Judy A ClarkEd- pocantico ctr. (until 12/31/2024)
  • Mark AdiedoCulture/chief diversity officer

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • For general support

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc.
RecipientWherePurposeAmount
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, Shelby CountyFor general support$450

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