Robertson Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 13-7068398. Reported 887 grants totalling $367.9M to 451 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Robertson Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations Robertson Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 13 grants totalling $17.2M to them. That is 6% of the $295.3M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Energy Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $11.0M | 3 | 3 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $5,875,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | community foundation | New York | $275,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Central Pennsylvania Community | community foundation | Pennsylvania | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Robin Hood Foundation | federated giving programme | New York | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $12,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $60,000; the smallest was $45 and the largest $21.0M.
Every organization it funded
451 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $38.7M | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | New York, NY | $38.0M | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Inc | New York, NY | $37.0M | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Robertson Scholars Leadership Program | New York, NY | $30.2M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | $21.0M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $19.5M | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $12.0M | 17 | 5 | 2024 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $11.0M | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cancer Research Institute | New York, NY | $10.1M | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $10.0M | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Robertson Scholars Leadership Program | Chapel Hill, NC | $9,660,077 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | New York, NY | $6,947,146 | 13 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $6,254,035 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harlem Children's Zone | New York, NY | $6,075,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $5,875,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Broad Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | $5,430,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $5,250,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | $4,527,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $4,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $4,160,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Fund for Public Schools Inc | New York, NY | $3,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Instituto Clima E Sociedade | Rio De Janeiro | $3,375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regulatory Assistance Project | Montpelier, VT | $3,375,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | $3,027,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Foundation for International Law for the Environment (file) | Amsterdam | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Classical Charter Schools | Bronx, NY | $2,625,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Panthera | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria, VA | $2,250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $2,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Purpose Built Communities | Atlanta, GA | $2,110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Methane Sat LLC | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Methanesat LLC | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $1,520,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Saint Bartholomew's Church | New York, NY | $1,510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Transforma | Bogota | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mary's Meals USA | Bloomfield, NJ | $1,355,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Imentor | New York, NY | $1,285,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | $1,275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy New York | New York, NY | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Squash Inc | Bronx, NY | $1,220,750 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meridian Institute | Dillon, CO | $1,206,250 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital for Good USA | Paoli, PA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Council on Clean Transportation Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Mary's School | Vero Beach, FL | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club of America | Atlanta, GA | $995,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Rector & Visitors of the Univerisity of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asociacion Interamericana | San Francisco, CA | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Movilizatorio LLC | Bogota | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for All | New York, NY | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Meliore Foundation | Brussels | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kent School Corporation | Kent, CT | $695,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools Inc | Arlington, VA | $660,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Protestant Episcopal High School in Va | Alexandria, VA | $621,750 | 6 | 1 | 2023 |
| Educators 4 Excellence | New York, NY | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fishtank Learning | Brookline, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quillorg | New York, NY | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Mary's School | Raleigh, NC | $600,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Rector and Visitors of the Uva | Charlottesville, VA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hollins University | Roanoke, VA | $589,410 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Instituto Internacional Arayara De Educacao E Cultura | Curitiba | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Natural Resource Governance Institute | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plant Based Food Institute | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Transcend Inc | Hastings on Hudson, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership | Washington, DC | $480,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Boys' Club of New York | New York, NY | $476,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pie Network | Minneapolis, MN | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Imagery Network - Dba Radiant Earth | Washington, DC | $416,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leading Education Inc | New Orleans, LA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $350,058 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $334,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $327,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teaching Matters Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fund for the City of New York | New York, NY | $275,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $251,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc | Miami, FL | $250,242 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Associacao Arayara De Educacao E Cultura | Curitiba | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach Plus | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $239,875 | 8 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester | Rochester, MN | $183,114 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition | Key West, FL | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Edward's School | Vero Beach, FL | $165,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Squash and Education Alliance | New York, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brunswick School Inc | Greenwich, CT | $157,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Starship Foundation | Auckland | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Everglades | Miami, FL | $133,803 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $132,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Chapel of the Cross | Chapel Hill, NC | $127,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Mary's Hall | San Antonio, TX | $117,425 | 8 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unc of Nc at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $112,625 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Captain's for Clear Water | Fort Myers, FL | $110,240 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dartmouth College Development | Hanover, NH | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| National Environmental Education Fndn | Pending, CA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Luke's Wood River Foundation | Ketchum, ID | $105,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc | Watertown, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Nc | Chapel Hill, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hawke's Bay Disaster Relief Trust | Napier | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $99,875 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | $97,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Chapin School | New York, NY | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $94,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Fed of America Inc | Washington, DC | $82,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Gift Trust | Wellington | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Bridge Golf Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $73,750 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Population Council Inc | New York, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Shepherd Services | New York, NY | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pave Academy Charter Schools | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Kansas University Endowment Association | Lawrence, KS | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St David's School | New York, NY | $56,910 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina Press | Chapel Hill, NC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Andrew's Dune Church | Southampton, NY | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Idaho Basecamp Inc | Ketchum, ID | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Carolina State University Fndn | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| On Course Foundation USA | Orlando, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riverside Theatre | Vero Beach, FL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Indiian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vero Beach Museum of Art | Vero Beach, FL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| James C Ferrer Education Fund | Southampton, NY | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Luke's Episcopal Church | Salisbury, NC | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southampton Fresh Air Home | Southampton, NY | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Game Fish Association | Dania Beach, FL | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Childcare Resources | Vero Beach, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children of God Relief Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mckee Botanical Gardens | Vero Beach, FL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Opportunity Labs Foundation Inc | Brielle, NJ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Islamorada Foundation | Islamorada, FL | $35,910 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lynn University | Boca Raton, FL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Zealand Olympic Committee American | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southampton Playhouse Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Lake Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $34,000 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Audubon Florida | Miami, FL | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boot Campaign | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Lake Community Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Higher Ed Works | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indian Mountain School | Lakeville, CT | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Indian River Lacrosse Association | Vero Beach, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pave Schools | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | Southampton, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Thomas Episcopal Church | Sun Valley, ID | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lake Agawam Conservancy Inc | Southampton, NY | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Schools Foundations Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gilder Lehrman Institution of American History | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nc Hall of Fame | Chapel Hill, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint David's School | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CT | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United States Squash Racquets Association | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Univerity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| KIPP Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A House in Austin Nfp | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carolina Tiger Rescue | Pittsboro, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childcare Resources of Indian River Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Float Hope of Indian River County Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inter-Faith Council for Social Service | Carrboro, NC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Public Health | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Tennis Foundation Inc | Purchase, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kiin Beh Education Center Foundation Inc | Los Altos, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| King Baudouin Foundation US | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Myface | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Playmakers Repertory Company | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rise Southeast Raleigh Charter School | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Joachim Catholic Church | Cedarhurst, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford University Graduate School of Business | Stanford, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Student Sponsor Partnership | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teach for America - Nc Region | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Country School | Madison, CT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Cranford Hospice Foundation | Hastings | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Education Hub | Auckland | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Learning Alliance | Vero Beach, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The University of Vermont Foundation | Burlington, VT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnersh | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Tx-MD Anderson Cancer Ctr | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Luke's Wood River Medical Center | Hailey, ID | $18,995 | 8 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Cathedral School | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reach Prep | Stamford, CT | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guides Trust Foundation | Islamorada, FL | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Guilford Conservation Land Trust | Gulford, CT | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Church of Our Saviour | New York, NY | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Madison, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation | Altoona, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Episcopal Charities of New York | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Centers Inc | Greenwich, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust | Hastings | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic Salisbury Foundation | Salisbury, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Inner-City Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Haven Reads | New Haven, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Professional Squash Association | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Ed Works | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rare Cancer Research Foundation | Durham, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Razom for Ukraine | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Read to Lead Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Silver Creek Alliance | Picabo, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francis Hospital Foundation | Roslyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Northland Emergency Services Trust | Whangarei | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Summit Area YMCA | Summit, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wholeschool Mindfulness Inc | Wrentham, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cancer Society of Nz Auckland Northland | Auckland | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ascend Learning | Brooklyn, NY | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| School of Leadership Afghanistan | Boston, MA | $13,410 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Brooklyn to Alaska Project | Brooklyn, NY | $13,410 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christ Church Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southampton Soccer Club | Southampton, NY | $13,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bronx Lacrosse Inc | Purchase, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Harlem School | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pave Southeast Raleigh Charter School | Raleigh, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pioneer Works Center for Art & Innovation | Brooklyn, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stokes Foundation | Marlboro, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Brooklyn to Alaska Project | Brooklyn, NH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Act for Environmental Justice | New York, NY | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greenwich Hospital | Cos Cob, CT | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 564 Park Avenue Preservation Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bobby Jones Csf | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caring for Military Families | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Mind Institute | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
172 of 451 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 48%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
ARTWORKS DONATED - WAG ID: 405307 - DIEBENKORN, RICHARD (OCEAN PARK NO. 9, 1968) - Environmental Defense Fund Inc
SUPPORT FOR OIL AND GAS, CHINA, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC PROGRAMS. - Success Academy Charter Schools
SYSTEMATIC AND MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOL QUALITY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION - Robertson Scholars Leadership Program
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIPS - New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc
EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR AWARDS PROGRAM, STEM CELL PRIZE AND CONFERENCE - The New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc
SUPPORT FOR EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR AWARDS PROGRAM, STEM CELL PRIZE AND CONFERENCE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 552 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 172 | $87.5M | $19,401 |
| 2021 | 199 | $78.7M | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 224 | $76.0M | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 256 | $105.2M | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 36 | $20.6M | $38,812 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Robertson Foundation has 176 of them, worth $850.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Success Academy Charter Schools | New York, NY | $50.0M |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | New York, NY | $44.0M |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | New York, NY | $34.0M |
| The New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $32.6M |
| Robertson Scholars Leadership Program | Chapel Hill, NC | $30.0M |
| New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $27.4M |
| Robertson Scholars Leadership Program | New York, NY | $27.0M |
| Robertson Scholars Leadership Program | New York, NY | $25.5M |
| Robertson Scholars Leadership Program | New York, NY | $25.5M |
| Robertson Scholars Leadership Program | New York, NY | $25.2M |
| New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $24.5M |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | New York, NY | $24.0M |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | New York, NY | $24.0M |
| The Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $21.2M |
| Environmental Defense Fund Inc | New York, NY | $21.0M |
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65% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Robertson Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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