Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 19 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
President Board President Above 90th percentile | $1.7M $1.9M |
Chief Investment Officer Unclassified | $1.7M $1.9M |
Chief Operating Officer Above 90th percentile | $952k $1.1M |
Svp/chief-legal, Ethics & Governance Unclassified | $491k $551k |
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer 75th to 90th percentile | $339k $381k |
Interim Treasurer & CFO 75th to 90th percentile | $280k $315k |
Trustee Board Member Median to 75th percentile | $11k $12k |
Trustee Board Member Median to 75th percentile | $11k $12k |
Trusteeship Committee Chair Board Chair 25th percentile to median | $11k $12k |
Audit Committee Chair Board Chair 25th percentile to median | $11k $12k |
Investment Committee Chair Board Chair 25th percentile to median | $11k $12k |
Board Chair, Executive Committee Chair Board Chair 25th percentile to median | $11k $12k |
Trustee Board Member Median to 75th percentile | $11k $12k |
Trustee Board Member Median to 75th percentile | $11k $12k |
Budget Talent & Impact Committee Chair Board Chair 10th to 25th percentile | $9k $10k |
Trustee Board Member Median to 75th percentile | $9k $10k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $7k $8k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $7k $8k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | $4k $4k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 1 unpaid individual.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
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 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$275.5M
Itemized grants
1,029
Median grant
$9k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| RF CATALYTIC CAPITAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | TOWARD THE COSTS OF LAUNCHING AND OPERATIONALIZING ITS EFFORTS TO HARNESS THE FULL POTENTIAL OF GREEN ENERGY TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE WORLD | $100M |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | DALLAS, TX | TOWARD THE COSTS OF GENERATING EVIDENCE TO HELP THE HEALTH SECTOR SCALE FOOD IS MEDICINE INTERVENTIONS TO BENEFIT LOWER-INCOME, HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN THE US | $12.3M |
| CO-IMPACT PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | FOR USE BY CO-IMPACT, A GLOBAL COLLABORATIVE FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE, TOWARD THE COSTS OF FUNDING SYSTEMS CHANGE EFFORTS IN HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH THE GREATEST NEED | $8.5M |
| ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC | WASHINGTON, DC | FOR USE BY ITS ADRIENNE ARSHT-ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION RESILIENCE CENTER IN SUPPORT OF IDENTIFYING, IMPLEMENTING, AND SCALING SOLUTIONS TO THE URGENT CRISES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY | $6M |
| GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS TUBERCULOSIS & MALARIA | GENEVA, SZ | TOWARD THE COSTS OF A LABORATORY SYSTEMS CATALYTIC FUND TO STRENGTHEN LABORATORY CAPACITY ACROSS LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE | $6M |
| CO-IMPACT PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | TOWARD THE COSTS OF THE GENDER FUND TO TRANSFORM HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS TO ENSURE GENDER EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE OUTCOMES WHICH ALLOW ALL PEOPLE TO LIVE FULFILLING LIVES | $5M |
| RF CATALYTIC CAPITAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | TOWARDS THE COSTS OF THE INVEST IN OUR FUTURE FUND TO ACCELERATE EMISSIONS REDUCTION AND THE EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING | $5M |
| NREL FOUNDATION | GOLDEN, CO | IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCHING AND OPERATIONALIZING THE NET ZERO WORLD CLIMATE INITIATIVE IN PRIORITY MARKETS ACROSS ASIA AND AFRICA | $3.8M |
| CSIR CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | TELANGANA, IN | IN SUPPORT OF CONVENING A CONSORTIUM OF RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE PATHOGEN GENOMICS TO TRACK SARS-COV-2 VARIANTS AND ACCELERATE BIOINFORMATICS AND GLOBAL DATA SHARING | $3M |
| THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK | CHICAGO, IL | IN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING A GLOBAL FOOD BANKING SYSTEM FOR IMPOVERISHED AND MALNOURISHED POPULATIONS | $2.8M |
| GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | IN SUPPORT OF AN EFFORT TO CREATE GREATER EQUITY FOR LOW- AND MID-INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN ACCESSING FINANCING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, POVERTY, AND THE FOOD CRISIS | $2.5M |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL | BROOKLYN, NY | TOWARD THE COSTS OF LAUNCHING A RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TO DRIVE ACCEPTANCE AND UPTAKE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION EFFORTS AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS TO COUNTER HEALTH MIS- AND DIS- INFORMATION | $2.5M |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | TOWARD THE COSTS OF ESTABLISHING A MULTI-DONOR FUND TO SUPPORT INNOVATION AMONG MULTI-LATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS AROUND THE WORLD | $2.2M |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIZING AND REIMAGINING THE USE OF DATA TO TACKLE SOCIETYS GREATEST CHALLENGES AND IMPROVE LIVES ACROSS THE GLOBE. | $2M |
| UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH | STELLENBOSCH, SF | IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVING SAMPLING STRATEGIES, EXPANDING SEQUENCING, STREAMLINING BIOINFORMATICS PIPELINES, AND STRENGTHENING THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE TOWARDS MORE TIMELY, REPRESENTATIVE, AND RELIABLE GENOMIC SURVEILLANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | $2M |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF CDFI CEOS INC | ORLANDO, FL | TOWARD THE COSTS OF CREATING A FUND FOR MEMBER CDFIS TO ORIGINATE CREDIT ENHANCEMENT LOANS FOR DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESSES IN LOW-TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES IN BALTIMORE, MD, CHICAGO, IL, AND MIAMI, FL. | $1.5M |
| ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA | NAIROBI, KE | TOWARDS THE COST OF SUPPORTING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO PRODUCE BIOFORTIFIED CROPS IN AFRICA TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NUTRITIOUS AND SAFE FOOD FOR KEY INSTITUTIONAL MARKETS PARTICULARLY SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS. | $1.5M |
| DALBERG CATALYST | WASHINGTON, DC | IN SUPPORT OF ADMINISTERING THE UNCOMMON COLLABORATION FUND TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN EXPERTS ADVANCING PROJECTS EMERGING FROM CONVENINGS AND OTHER NETWORK CHANNELS THAT SEEK CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX CHALLENGES THE WORLD FACES TODAY. | $1.5M |
| UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | IN SUPPORT OF ACCELERATING THE IMPACT OF THE WHO HUB FOR PANDEMIC AND EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE, BY DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR GENOMICS AND CLIMATE-HEALTH INTELLIGENCE, TO HELP IMPROVE PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE | $1.5M |
| FUNDACAO OSWALDO CRUZ | RJ, BR | IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RF/PPRS PROOF OF CONCEPT AND EMERGING CO-CREATION STRATEGY FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION DATA INSIGHT GENERATION, AS WELL AS ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOSEEQ AS PART OF ITS NETWORK OF GLOBAL NETWORK(S) APPROACH. | $1.5M |
| MERIDIAN INSTITUTE | DILLON, CO | TOWARD THE COSTS OF DEFINING AND ACCELERATING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ACROSS GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS | $1.4M |
| BROOKINGS INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | IN SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL 17 ROOMS PROCESS INCLUDING EVENTS AND RESEARCH FOCUSED ON ADVANCING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. | $1.3M |
| PATH | SEATTLE, WA | IN SUPPORT OF ACCELERATING THE DEPLOYMENT AND SCALE OF DIGITAL TOOLS THAT SUPPORT IN-COUNTRY EFFORTS TO DRIVE HYPER-LOCAL DEMAND FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE AND ACTIVATION | $1.3M |
| INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | TOWARDS THE COSTS OF A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FUND (FIF) FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE HOSTED BY THE WORLD BANK | $1.3M |
| SEED TO GROWTH FOUNDATION | DOVER, DE | IN SUPPORT OF SEEDING AND FORMALIZING THE FORTIFIED WHOLEGRAIN ALLIANCE WITH AN IMMEDIATE FOCUS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING DIETS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY THROUGH INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF FORTIFIED WHOLEGRAIN FOODS | $1.1M |
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Common questions about THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
What does the Board President of THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION earn?
In 2023, the Board President of THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION received $1,722,432 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board President roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Board President pay at THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, the 2023 pay of the Board President at THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
What are THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION reported $238.1M in total revenue and $460.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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