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THE DAVID ROCKEFELLER FUND INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133533359 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$4.4M
expenses
$1.8M
net assets
$63.4M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The David Rockefeller Fund Inc is a private foundation based in New York that makes grants to support civic engagement, environmental justice, climate solutions, and social equity initiatives across the United States. It funds nonprofit organizations working at the intersection of racial, gender, and climate justice, with a focus on grassroots organizing, public education, and policy advocacy. The fund does not appear to run direct service programs, instead enabling impact through strategic philanthropy.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice
Invests in organizations building power to address intersecting climate, gender, and racial justice crises, supporting long-term success through strategic grants and capacity building.
Native Artists and Storytellers Fund
Supports Native artists and storytellers in advancing cultural narratives and public awareness around Indigenous issues and social justice.
PodErarte
Participatory grantmaking initiative that supports the use of art and culture strategies to increase public awareness, civic engagement, and social justice within Latinx communities.
Rural Beacon Initiative
Free Union Farm Regenerative Sustainability Hub and Seed Sanctuary Project promoting rural resilience and sustainable agriculture practices.
Unstoppable Voters
Training and mentoring program that equips artists and activists with research-based tools to design and implement effective civic engagement creative campaigns.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 6 activities
    • Funding Unstoppable Voters civic engagement training program
      Funds Unstoppable Voters, a training and mentoring program that equips artists and activists with research-based tools for civic engagement campaigns.
    • Funding civic education and technical assistance in Michigan
      Funds civic education and technical assistance infrastructure for movement partner organizations in Michigan.
    • Funding climate solutions and environmental justice through Chispa
      Funds the Chispa program’s efforts to advance climate solutions and environmental justice.
    • Funding climate, gender, and racial justice through the Hive Fund
      Funds the Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice to support organizations addressing intersecting climate, gender, and racial justice crises.
    • Funding community organizing and civic engagement in Georgia
      Funds a statewide coalition to support community organizing and civic engagement initiatives in Georgia.
    • Funding participatory grantmaking for art, culture, and social justice
      Funds the PodErarte participatory grantmaking initiative, which supports art and culture strategies to increase public awareness, civic engagement, and social justice.
  • Climate Change Research and Advocacy Funding 2 activities
    • Funding multimedia digital communications for Beyond Petrochemicals campaign
      Funds production of multimedia digital communications in collaboration with the Beyond Petrochemicals campaign to advance climate advocacy.
    • Funding strategic communications for renewable energy advocacy
      Funds strategic communications and digital media campaigns to advance climate advocacy for renewable energy solutions.
  • Artist Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding Native Artists and Storytellers Fund
      Funds Illuminative’s Native Artists and Storytellers Fund to support Indigenous artistic expression and narrative change.
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding public education on alternatives to mass criminalization and incarceration
      Funds public education on alternatives to mass criminalization and incarceration.
  • Agricultural Grantmaking and Funding Programs 1 activity
    • Funding regenerative sustainability and seed conservation at Free Union Farm
      Funds the Rural Beacon Initiative’s Free Union Farm regenerative sustainability hub and seed sanctuary project.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Funding monitoring of private equity investments in fossil fuels
      Funds monitoring and public awareness efforts regarding private equity investments in fossil fuel assets.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$4.39M
Contributions & grants$53K1%
Program service revenue
Investment income$1.36M31%
Other revenue$2.94M
expenses
Total expenses$1.83M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$426K
Grants paid out$3.28M
balance sheet
Total assets$65.36M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$63.39M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +22.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 8
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
LOURDES RODRIGUEZ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40 $304K
LEXI FISHER SECRETARY/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40 $246K
LEAH D'ANGELO TREASURER 1 $8K
CHRISTINE HEENAN DIRECTOR 2 $2K
JAMIE BENNETT DIRECTOR 3 $2K
KAYTURA FELIX DIRECTOR 2 $2K
MINDY FULLILOVE DIRECTOR 2 $2K
TAMARA LARSEN DIRECTOR (FROM 1/1/2024) 2 $2K
board members · 10
  • ADAM GROWALD — DIRECTOR
  • ARIANA ROCKEFELLER — DIRECTOR
  • CAMILLA ROCKEFELLER — DIRECTOR/CHAIR
  • CHRIS LINDSTROM — DIRECTOR
  • CLAY ROCKEFELLER — DIRECTOR
  • MAX MILLER — DIRECTOR
  • MICHAEL LAMBERT — DIRECTOR
  • MICHAEL QUATTRONE — DIRECTOR
  • NEVA GOODWIN — DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN ROCKEFELLER — DIRECTOR
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • ACTION FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE Partner — Receives funding to educate the public on reducing mass criminalization and incarceration.
  • CENTER FOR ARTISTIC ACTIVISM Partner — Receives funding for the Unstoppable Voters training program for artists and activists.
  • CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATES Partner — Receives funding for strategic communications and digital media campaigns on renewable energy advocacy.
  • CROATAN INSTITUTE Partner — Receives funding for the Rural Beacon Initiative’s regenerative sustainability hub and seed sanctuary project.
  • GEORGIA ALLIANCE EDUCATION FUND Partner — Receives funding to support a statewide coalition of community organizing and civic engagement initiatives in Georgia.
  • ILLUMINATIVE Partner — Receives funding for its Native Artists and Storytellers Fund.
  • LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Partner — Receives funding for the PodErarte participatory grantmaking initiative using art and culture for civic engagement and social justice.
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS Partner — Receives funding to support the Chispa program’s climate and environmental justice efforts.
  • MICHIGAN CIVIC ACTION FUND Partner — Receives funding for civic education and technical assistance infrastructure in Michigan.
  • PRIVATE EQUITY STAKEHOLDER PROJECT Partner — Receives funding to monitor private equity investments in fossil fuel assets.
  • THE YEARS PROJECT Partner — Receives funding to produce multimedia digital communications with the Beyond Petrochemicals campaign.
  • WINDWARD FUND Partner — Receives funding for the Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Civic Engagement Through Coalition Support
    methodology: civic_engagement_coalition_support
    By supporting state-level civic engagement and community organizing coalitions, the fund strengthens grassroots power and collective action, because sustained local leadership and networked movements drive systemic change in justice-related policy and practice.
  • Financial Accountability as Leverage for Climate Action
    methodology: financial_accountability_for_climate_action
    By promoting financial transparency and public awareness around fossil fuel investments, the fund pressures private equity firms to divest, because exposing capital flows activates public scrutiny and shifts investor behavior toward climate responsibility.
  • Intersectional Power-Building for Systemic Justice
    methodology: intersectional_power_building
    By funding long-term organizational development across climate, gender, and racial justice movements, the fund amplifies marginalized voices and institutions, because intersectional power-building creates more resilient, inclusive, and effective social change ecosystems.