At a Glance

Over the past decade, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund has awarded an average of $31.3 million per year to organizations working to advance social change.

2020 PROGRAM BUDGET

2020 RBF Program Budget: a total of $35.3 million across seven program portfolios

2019 GRANTMAKING

In 2019, the Fund awarded 352 grants, totaling $38.7 million. The average grant size was approximately $110,000.

2019 GRANT DOLLARS AWARDED—by program
A pie chart indicating the breakdown of grant dollars awarded in 2019 across seven programs
  • 36 percent of grants were for two or more years.
  • 26 percent of grants went to new grantees.
  • 32 percent of grants were for general support.
  • Two-thirds of grant dollars supported work outside of the United States.

Figures about our 2019 grantmaking are our internal estimates and will be finalized when our annual audit is completed in the summer.

For more information, including a comparison of our grantmaking and other activities over the past years, see our Annual Reviews, available online here.