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Grant recipient EIN 20-8030810Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds Rockefeller Archive Center?

7 private foundations gave Rockefeller Archive Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY $7.2 million across 32 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

32 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Project support.

    $80,000
  2. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2024

    Transfer and Maintenance of the Commonwealth Fund Archives (Year 29 and 30) & Records Retention and Digital Archiving

    $50,000
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    For production of an open source application program to enable archival grant records exporting functionality

    $45,864
  4. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2024

    Transfer And Maintenance Of The Commonwealth Fund Archives (Year 27 and 28), Records Retention And Digital Archiving

    $32,113
  5. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    In support of creating a high-fidelity graph database that can be shared with historians as a research source to demonstrate new understandings about the foundations practice and scalable impact.

    $365,000
  6. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To provide travel and living stipends for international scholars to conduct research in the publicly accessible ford foundation archives

    $160,000
  7. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    A grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $80,000
  8. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2023

    Transfer And Maintenance Of The Commonwealth Fund Archives (Year 27 and 28), Records Retention And Digital Archiving

    $40,828
  9. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Core support for storage and reference services for the ford foundation archives and for additional records

    $827,000
  10. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Core support for the archiving of ford foundation records

    $342,095
  11. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2022

    To promote public understanding of knight foundation history through the transfer of its archives to an independent center that specializes in the preservation of philanthropic records and in providing access and outreach to researchers.

    $224,779
  12. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    In support of producing structured datasets from analog, textual records to demonstrate new understandings about the foundations practice and scalable impact

    $99,978
  13. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2022

    Transfer And Maintenance Of The Commonwealth Fund Archives (Year 27 and 28), Records Retention And Digital Archiving

    $65,828
  14. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2022

    Transfer and Maintenance of The Commonwealth Fund's Archives, Year 26

    $19,580
  15. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Core support for storage and reference services for the ford foundation archives and for additional records

    $827,000
  16. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    In support of developing a records management program, including hiring a senior-level records and information manager, to implement a strategic plan to steward and share the foundations information assets in a digital era

    $507,559
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Core support for the archiving of ford foundation records

    $342,096
  18. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    In support of producing structured datasets from analog, textual records to demonstrate new understandings about the foundations practice and scalable impact

    $150,000
  19. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2021

    Transfer and Maintenance of The Commonwealth Fund's Archives, Year 26

    $53,160
  20. C and A Johnson Family FoundationPalm Beach, FL 2021

    Charitable support

    $25,000
  21. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2021

    Transfer and Maintenance of The Commonwealth Fund's Archives, Year 25

    $9,000
  22. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Core support for storage and reference services for the Ford Foundation archives and for additional records

    $827,000
  23. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Core support for the archiving of Ford Foundation records

    $342,096
  24. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2020

    Transfer and Maintenance of The Commonwealth Fund's Archives, Year 24

    $42,900
  25. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2020

    Transfer and Maintenance of The Commonwealth Fund's Archives, Year 25

    $36,000
  26. C and A Johnson Family FoundationPalm Beach, FL 2020

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  27. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To archive the Ford Foundation records and develop a digital storytelling platform on the history of philanthropy

    $553,675
  28. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To provide travel and living stipends for international scholars to conduct research in the publicly accessible Ford Foundation archives

    $40,000
  29. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To transfer process and manage the physical and digital archives of the Ford Foundation and make the publicly accessible records available to an international audience

    $369,951
  30. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For a hewlett foundation records project

    $340,000
  31. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    In support of historical research, seminars, web-based content delivery and conferences to strengthen the understanding of the foundations history in a global context

    $226,240
  32. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To provide travel and living stipends for international scholars to conduct research in the publicly accessible Ford Foundation archives

    $40,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in New York and are not among Rockefeller Archive Center’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2,241 grants Preselected only $570,256 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 930 grants Accepts applications $6,793,951 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 350 grants Preselected only $6,318,162 to similar organizations
  4. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 234 grants Preselected only $787,313 to similar organizations
  5. Jack Adjmi Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 223 grants Preselected only $1,393,289 to similar organizations
  6. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 208 grants Preselected only $640,191 to similar organizations
  7. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 315 grants Accepts applications $145,652 to similar organizations
  8. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 100 grants Accepts applications $142,199 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-8030810 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.