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Rockley Family Foundation

To promote music education. This is accomplished by raising money for music scholarships, donation of musical instruments to the under privileged and donation of the use of musical instruments to the music educational community.

$2.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
42
Itemized grants FY2024
34
Organizations funded FY2023
41%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$411k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$15,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 34
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
21
Total assets, FY2024
$754k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Rockley Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $140k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving41$411k41%
FY202334$266k41%
FY202226$140k27%
FY202117$63k12%
FY202025$85k0%
FY201925$85k20%
FY201818$53k22%
FY201718$41kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.1M

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
MN
IL
WI
NY
OR
NV
OH
NJ
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
MD
DE
AZ
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc$90,00060%
American University$65,00070%
Nova Southeastern University Inc$60,00060%
Miami Dade College$42,5003n/a
Cleveland State University$40,0007n/a
College of Charleston Foundation$35,00080%
Jacksonville University$30,00030%
Kennesaw State University$30,0003n/a
Los Rios Colleges Foundation$30,00010%
College of Southern Nevada Foundation Inc$30,00032%
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All grantees of Rockley Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc$90,00060%
American University$65,00070%
Nova Southeastern University Inc$60,00060%
Miami Dade College$42,5003n/a
Cleveland State University$40,0007n/a
College of Charleston Foundation$35,00080%
Jacksonville University$30,00030%
Kennesaw State University$30,0003n/a
Los Rios Colleges Foundation$30,00010%
College of Southern Nevada Foundation Inc$30,00032%
Seattle Pacific University$30,00020%
Georgia State University$26,5007n/a
The University of Tampa Incorporated$25,00020%
Dillard University$20,10020%
Westminster University$20,00020%
California State University Dominguez Hills Toro Auxiliary Partners$20,00020%
Pulaski Technical College Foundation Inc$20,0002n/a
The Napa Valley College Foundation$20,00021%
The University of Puget Sound$20,00020%
Southwestern University$20,00070%
Metropolitan State University of Denver$18,0008n/a
University of Central Florida$16,5002n/a
Baruch College$15,0004n/a
San Jose State University$15,0001n/a
McKinney ISD$15,0001n/a
Vanguard University of So Cal$15,00010%
Pepperdine University$15,00010%
Westmont College$15,00010%
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation$14,50050%
Wisconsin Lutheran College Inc$14,00080%
University of Maryland College Park$12,8002n/a
Arkansas State University$12,5006n/a
University of Colorado Foundation$12,00080%
Boulder Area Music Teachers Association$10,8003n/a
Loyola University Maryland Inc$10,35620%
Ohlone College Foundation$10,00012%
San Diego Community College District$10,0001n/a
Chattanooga State Community College Foundation$10,00011%
Elon University$10,00010%
Anderson University$10,00010%
College of Lake County Foundation$10,00010%
The College of Idaho Inc$10,00010%
Bethel University$10,00010%
St Charles Community College$10,0001n/a
Saint Mary's University$10,0001n/a
North Harris Montgomery Community College District$10,00010%
Nashville State Community College Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Maricopa County Community College District Foundation$10,00010%
Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education$10,0005n/a
Lewis & Clark College$10,00010%
Houston Christian University$10,00010%
Southwestern College Foundation$10,00010%
Iona University$10,00010%
Seton Hall University$9,00060%
Umkc Foundation$8,00080%
University of Delaware$7,50050%
Concordia University Texas$7,00080%
Arapahoe Community College Foundation Inc$7,00080%
Pima Community College Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Boulder Valley School District$5,0008n/a
Nc State University$5,0006n/a
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Foundation$5,00032%
Thompson School District$4,8008n/a
Manhattanville University$4,00050%
Raritan Valley Community College$4,00040%
Capital University$4,00050%
University of Nebraska Foundation$3,00050%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rockley Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc: $90,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican University: $65,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNova Southeastern University Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCollege of Charleston Foundation: $35,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetJacksonville University: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Rios Colleges Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCollege of Southern Nevada Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetSeattle Pacific University: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDillard University: $20,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWestminster University: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia State University Dominguez Hills Toro Auxiliary Partners: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Napa Valley College Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe University of Puget Sound: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwestern University: $20,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetVanguard University of So Cal: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPepperdine University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestmont College: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation: $14,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Lutheran College Inc: $14,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $12,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLoyola University Maryland Inc: $10,356 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOhlone College Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetChattanooga State Community College Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetElon University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnderson University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCollege of Lake County Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe College of Idaho Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBethel University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Harris Montgomery Community College District: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNashville State Community College Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMaricopa County Community College District Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLewis & Clark College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Christian University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwestern College Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetIona University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeton Hall University: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUmkc Foundation: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Delaware: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetConcordia University Texas: $7,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetArapahoe Community College Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPima Community College Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor Foundation: $5,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetManhattanville University: $4,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRaritan Valley Community College: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCapital University: $4,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Folds of Honor FoundationOK24.6× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Foundation for California Community Colleges · Ernst & Young Foundation · American Chemical Society · Kpmg US Foundation Inc · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Ibm International Foundation · National Writing Project Corporation · American Association of Community Colleges · American Council of Learned Societies

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Rockley Family Foundation

How much does Rockley Family Foundation give?
Rockley Family Foundation reported 42 itemized grants totaling $411,278, out of $2,514,749 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 34 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Rockley Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (100%).
Who are Rockley Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc ($90k), American University ($65k), Nova Southeastern University Inc ($60k).
Does Rockley Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rockley Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Folds of Honor Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Where is Rockley Family Foundation based?
Rockley Family Foundation is based in CO.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 67 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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