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Filing year 2024

THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

Princeton, New Jersey·EIN 22-6029397·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$855.3M
Total assets
$13.4B
Total expenses
$966.7M
Reported officers
22

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 22 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New Jersey.

CIO
Chief Information Officer
Above 90th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide
$2.1M
$2.3M
President & CEO
Above 90th percentile
$1M
$1.1M
COO
Above 90th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide
$661k
$714k
Vp, General Counsel, Secretary
Board Vice President
Above 90th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide
$546k
$590k
Vp, CFO & Treasurer
Above 90th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide
$502k
$542k
EVP Until Aug 2024
Executive Vice President
Above 90th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide
$483k
$521k
Trustee Chair
Board Chair
Median to 75th percentilevs Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking peers nationwide
$65k
$70k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$36k
$38k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$34k
$36k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$33k
$36k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$32k
$35k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$30k
$32k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$29k
$31k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$26k
$28k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$17k
$19k
Trustee
Board Member
Median to 75th percentile
$17k
$18k
Trustee
Board Member
25th percentile to median
$15k
$16k
Trustee
Board Member
25th percentile to median
$11k
$11k
Trustee Effective Oct 2024
Board Member
25th percentile to median
$8k
$9k
Trustee Emeritus Effective Jan 2024
Board Member
Below 10th percentile
$1k
$1k
Trustee Emerita Effective Jan 2024
Board Member
Below 10th percentile
$1k
$1k
Trustee Emerita Effective Jan 2024
Board Member
Below 10th percentile
$1k
$1k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION equaled 0.2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
0.2%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$622.6M

Itemized grants

3,093

Median grant

$40k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIESWASHINGTON, DC79658 ADVANCING RACIALLY EQUITABLE ECONOMIC, TAX, AND SOCIAL POLICY IN STATES AND GROWING ESSENTIAL STATE POLICY INFRASTRUCTURE$12.2M
COMMUNITY CATALYSTBOSTON, MA80588 SERVING AS THE NATIONAL COORDINATING/PROGRAM OFFICE FOR RWJF'S VOICES FOR HEALTH JUSTICE AUTHORIZATION$8.6M
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTEMADISON, WI80417 CONTINUING THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS & ROADMAPS' PATH IN DEVELOPING NARRATIVES TO ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH INEQUITIES$7.4M
VOSE RIVER CHARITABLE FUNDBETHESDA, MD78878 TRANSFORMING LOCAL DATA ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EQUITY AND JUSTICE TO ENABLE A BETTER USE OF LOCAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS$5.8M
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC81568 ANCHORING WORK TO MAKE FAMILIES AN ECONOMIC PRIORITY THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF A NEW POLICY ECOSYSTEM -- ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE$5.2M
FAMILY VALUES WORK A MULTI STATE CONSORTIUM INCMILWAUKEE, WI81571 ANCHORING WORK TO MAKE FAMILIES AN ECONOMIC PRIORITY THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF A NEW POLICY ECOSYSTEM -- FAMILY VALUES @ WORK$5.2M
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPYMINNEAPOLIS, MN82080 SUPPORTING THE BLACK-LED MOVEMENT FUND AND DISABILITY INCLUSION FUND IN CATALYZING INVESTMENTS IN THE RACIAL JUSTICE AND DISABILITY JUSTICE MOVEMENTS$4.5M
PRINCETON UNIVERSITYPRINCETON, NJ81812 CONTINUING DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES, INCLUDING PROMOTING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN POLICYMAKING AND ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY, 2024-2025$4.2M
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD82057 SUPPORTING JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AS NATIONAL PROGRAM CENTER FOR RWJF'S HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM, 2024-2026$4.1M
CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH AND EQUITYDURHAM, NC81364 SUPPORTING THE CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH AND EQUITY AS REGIONAL HUB TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE COMMERCIAL TOBACCO CONTROL IN THE SOUTH AND MIDWEST$4M
NEW VENTURE FUNDWASHINGTON, DC80940 SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH EQUITY IN RECRUITING COHORT 3 FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR RACIAL HEALING$3.6M
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY80586 CONTINUING TO BUILD THE CITY HEALTH DASHBOARD'S IMPACT AND TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT$3.4M
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORSNEW YORK, NY81429 RENEWING SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN ITS CAPITAL ABSORPTION APPROACH TO ADDRESSING STRUCTURAL RACISM IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENT$3.3M
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGEWASHINGTON, DC81556 DEVELOPING A VISION FOR ANTIRACIST HEALTH POLICY AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADVANCE AN ANTIRACIST HEALTH EQUITY MOVEMENT$3.3M
JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTHBALTIMORE, MD79853 SUPPORTING JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AS NATIONAL PROGRAM CENTER FOR RWJF'S HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM, 2022-2024$3.2M
PRAXIS PROJECT INCSAN FRANCISCO, CA81799 SUPPORTING THE HEALTH EQUITY COLLECTIVE IN GROWING AND SUSTAINING THE MOVEMENT FOR LIBERATED LEADERSHIP, PHASE 4$3.1M
THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLANDBOSTON, MA80607 SUPPORTING THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, 2023-2025$3.1M
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPONSORED PROJECTS ADMINISTRATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN82063 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECTION FOR THE RWJF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH LEADERS PROGRAM, 2024-2025$3M
PRINCETON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCPRINCETON, NJ82014 RWJF PRESIDENT'S GRANTS FUND AT THE PRINCETON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - 2024$3M
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CA81637 CONTINUING EVOLVING RWJF'S EVIDENCE FOR ACTION RESEARCH PROGRAM TO BE RELEVANT AND TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY, YEAR 10$2.9M
POLICYLINKOAKLAND, CA82190 SUPPORTING LIBERATION IN A GENERATION IN ADVANCING AN ECONOMY IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF COLOR HAVE BASIC NEEDS MET, ARE VALUED, AND BELONG$2.7M
POLICYLINKOAKLAND, CA81014 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR POLICYLINK, 2023-2025$2.7M
WELL BEING AND EQUITY IN THE WORLD INSTITUTENASHUA, NH81470 CONDUCTING PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTING JUSTICE SQUARED, A PROGRAM TO PREPARE HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS TO ADDRESS STRUCTURAL RACISM$2.6M
PREVENTION INSTITUTEOAKLAND, CA81728 EXPANDING THE PEOPLE, PARKS, AND POWER'S BROAD-BASED MOVEMENT FOR PARK AND GREEN-SPACE EQUITY IN THE U.S., LED BY THE MOST-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES$2.4M
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEYMORRISTOWN, NJ81537 SUPPORTING EQUIP-NJ IN STRENGTHENING THE ECOSYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND RWJF'S POLICY PRIORITIES IN NEW JERSEY$2.4M
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 11%
from 2023

From $1.9M in 2023 to $2.1M in 2024.

$1.9M
2023
$2.1M
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 8% in real terms$2.1M to $2.3M

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Information Officer pay rose 11% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 5%.

$1.9M in 2023 to $2.1M in 2024.
  • Chief Executive Officer pay fell 6% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Chief Operating Officer pay rose 23% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Information Officer of THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Information Officer of THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION received $2,140,319 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Information Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Information Officer pay at THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Chief Information Officer at THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION equaled 0.2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION reported $855.3M in total revenue and $966.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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