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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-1671318

The Rock Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 47 grants and $3.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,654,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $50,639,384

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,750,000

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $50,837,780

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,000,000

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $46,143,371

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,375,000

    Grants listed
    123
    Assets, end of year
    $42,392,161

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,800,000

    Grants listed
    144
    Assets, end of year
    $38,618,205

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,500,025

    Grants listed
    132
    Assets, end of year
    $39,626,872

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,782,467

    Grants listed
    174
    Assets, end of year
    $39,910,287

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,500,805

    Grants listed
    178
    Assets, end of year
    $40,803,988

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chronicle Season of Sharing FundSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $1,000,000
  2. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY

    Charitable

    $500,000
  3. Meals on Wheels of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $400,000
  4. Human Rights FirstNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $300,000
  5. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $130,000
  6. Commonwealth Club of CaSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $125,000
  7. Go Public SchoolsSacramento, CA

    Charitable

    $100,000
  8. Jewish Vocational & Career CounselingSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $100,000
  9. TNDC - (tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation)San Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $100,000
  10. United Way Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $100,000
  11. Arcs Foundation Scholarship(achievement Rewards for College Scientists)San Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $75,000
  12. Boys & Girls Clubs of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $75,000
  13. Oakland School for the ArtsOakland, CA

    Educational

    $75,000
  14. Clinic by the Bay (volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco)San Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  15. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $50,000
  16. National Public RadioWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  17. San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  18. Theatre Communications Group IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  19. University of Washington Law SchoolSeattle, WA

    Education

    $50,000
  20. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay AreaOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  21. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  22. Glide Memorial (glide Foundation)San Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  23. San Francisco Free ClinicSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  24. Litquake FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  25. Nfte Bay Area (network for Teaching Entrepreneurship)New York, NY

    Educational

    $20,000
  26. Rebuilding TogetherSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  27. Caltech (california Institute of Technology)Pasadena, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  28. Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  29. Golden Gate National Parks ConservancySan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  30. National AIDS MemorialSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  31. Students Rising AboveSan Francisco, CA

    Educational

    $10,000
  32. UNICEF (united States Fund for UNICEF)New York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  33. Asian Art Museum Foundation of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  34. Children's Creativity MuseumSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  35. Community Music CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  36. Compassion & ChoicesLittleton, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  37. Fine Arts MuseumSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  38. Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Public LibrarySan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  39. J Street Education FundWashington, DC

    Educational

    $5,000
  40. KDFCLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  41. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  42. Project Open HandSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  43. San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  44. PlaygroundBerkeley, CA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  45. Death with Dignity National CenterPortland, OR

    Charitable

    $1,000
  46. Okizu FoundationNovato, CA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  47. Charity Watch (american Institute of Philanthropy)Chicago, IL

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture3 grants $1,055,00042% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $685,00028% of the total
  3. Arts and culture10 grants $301,50012% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $300,00012% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $110,0004% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $15,000<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $21,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California34 grants $2,607,500
  2. New York6 grants $885,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $55,000
  4. Illinois2 grants $50,500
  5. Washington1 grant $50,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  7. Oregon1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Arthur RockPRES/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie A DivolaCFO/SEC/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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