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Rockwell Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$450k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2024
49
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$7,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
49 to 53
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
20
Total assets, FY2024
$11M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations Rockwell Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $114k 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
HealthAnimalsArts & CultureEnvironmentInternationalFood & NutritionOther
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 arriving47$438k15%
FY202349$675k14%
FY202250$680k16%
FY202153$683k15%
FY202053$592k28%
FY201953$616k25%
FY201852$558k19%
FY201750$529kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$909kArts & Culture$751kEducation$556kInternational$522kReligion$492kEnvironment$413kPublic Safety & Disaster$265kPhilanthropy$199kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
VT
MT
IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
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 Alden Kindred of America Inc$235,250816%
Primary Stages Company Inc$200,00082%
Nc State Engineering Foundation Inc$195,00080%
Mario Lemieux Foundation$182,45681%
Samaritan's Purse$181,95680%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$165,91760%
Colgate University$162,50080%
Thinspace Africa$145,000812%
Liberty Christian Enterprises$110,0003n/a
Clyde F Green Foundation Inc$90,0002n/a
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All grantees of Rockwell Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Alden Kindred of America Inc$235,250816%
Primary Stages Company Inc$200,00082%
Nc State Engineering Foundation Inc$195,00080%
Mario Lemieux Foundation$182,45681%
Samaritan's Purse$181,95680%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$165,91760%
Colgate University$162,50080%
Thinspace Africa$145,000812%
Liberty Christian Enterprises$110,0003n/a
Clyde F Green Foundation Inc$90,0002n/a
Freeport Theatre Festival Inc$89,2508n/a
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$89,00040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$85,50060%
Shady Side Academy$74,00060%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$72,05060%
Central Asia Institute$67,00041%
Faith United Presbyterian Church$66,0007n/a
Martin Memorial Foundation Inc$60,00020%
Beargrass Christian Church$59,5007n/a
Planned Parenthood of Western Pa Inc$56,50050%
Denison University$50,50080%
Feeding America$50,00020%
Living Desert The$49,00060%
Earthspan$46,800812%
Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation$44,00088%
Pennsylvania State University$43,5003n/a
Five Star Veterans Center$43,20022%
Louisville Chorus Inc$40,000514%
Blue Ridge Christian School$30,000213%
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc$30,00032%
Carnegie Mellon University$30,00030%
Maple Springs Fire Company Inc$29,00054%
Special Olympics Inc$26,00020%
Bentley Village Foundation Inc$25,50061%
Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc$25,00030%
Gideons International$25,0003n/a
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$23,00050%
Atlanta Ballet Inc$22,00010%
Friends of Midway State Park$21,0004n/a
United States Fund for Unicef$20,00010%
Mountain Hill Church$20,0002n/a
The Homewood Cemetery Historical Fund$20,00036%
Chautauqua Lake Association Inc$19,00031%
Elon University$18,50040%
Fordham University$18,50040%
Prattsville Art Project Inc$18,00028%
Crisis Pregnancy Center$16,00021%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$15,66650%
The Vine Ministry Inc$15,00033%
Woodlands Foundation Inc$14,50080%
Foxwall Emergency Medical Services Inc$14,50080%
Heartbeet Lifesharing Corporation$12,00060%
Shadyside Presbyterian Church$10,0002n/a
Allegheny Cemetery Historical Association$10,00022%
Stephy's Place - a New Life Support Center for Grief and Loss$10,00022%
Target Als Foundation Inc$10,00010%
South Carolina Baptist Convention$10,0001n/a
Cliffs Residents Outreach Inc$10,0002n/a
Jupiter Medical Center Inc$9,00020%
Nanpa Foundation$9,000129%
Sweetwater Art Center$8,00021%
Community Library Association$7,50050%
Stuart Air Show Inc$6,00020%
Tryon Fine Arts Center Inc$5,00010%
Alleghany Wellness Center Inc$5,00011%
The Heal Foundation Inc$5,00011%
K9s for Warriors Inc$5,00010%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$5,00020%
African Wildlife Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$5,00010%
Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc$4,00010%
A Heart Like His Ministries Inc$3,5001n/a
Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church$3,0001n/a
Martha's Village and Kitchen Inc$3,00010%
St Margarets Episcopal Church Palm Desert$2,0001n/a
Heart Inc$2,0001n/a
Recylcocraftz Inc$1,50011%
Community Center Association$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Rockwell Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Alden Kindred of America Inc: $235,250 over 8y, 16% of budgetPrimary Stages Company Inc: $200,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetNc State Engineering Foundation Inc: $195,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetMario Lemieux Foundation: $182,456 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $181,956 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $165,917 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetColgate University: $162,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThinspace Africa: $145,000 over 8y, 12% of budgetThe David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc: $89,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $85,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetShady Side Academy: $74,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFisher House Foundation Inc: $72,050 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCentral Asia Institute: $67,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetMartin Memorial Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Western Pa Inc: $56,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetDenison University: $50,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Desert The: $49,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEarthspan: $46,800 over 8y, 12% of budgetPittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation: $44,000 over 8y, 7.9% of budgetFive Star Veterans Center: $43,200 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetLouisville Chorus Inc: $40,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetBlue Ridge Christian School: $30,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetChautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMaple Springs Fire Company Inc: $29,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $26,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBentley Village Foundation Inc: $25,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetPittsburgh Glass Center Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Ballet Inc: $22,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Homewood Cemetery Historical Fund: $20,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetChautauqua Lake Association Inc: $19,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetElon University: $18,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFordham University: $18,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPrattsville Art Project Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetCrisis Pregnancy Center: $16,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $15,666 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vine Ministry Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetWoodlands Foundation Inc: $14,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFoxwall Emergency Medical Services Inc: $14,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetHeartbeet Lifesharing Corporation: $12,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAllegheny Cemetery Historical Association: $10,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetStephy's Place - a New Life Support Center for Grief and Loss: $10,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTarget Als Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNanpa Foundation: $9,000 over 1y, 29% 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 62.

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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.

The Pittsburgh FoundationPA19.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999 · Richard King Mellon Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Duke Energy Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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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How do I get to Rockwell Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Rockwell Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Rockwell Foundation

How much does Rockwell Foundation give?
Rockwell Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $450,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 49 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Rockwell Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (18%), Arts & Culture (15%), Education (11%).
Who are Rockwell Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Alden Kindred of America Inc ($235k), Primary Stages Company Inc ($200k), Nc State Engineering Foundation Inc ($195k).
Does Rockwell Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rockwell Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rockwell Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Simpson Family Foundation U/A Dtd 10/19/1999, Richard King Mellon Foundation.
Where is Rockwell Foundation based?
Rockwell Foundation is based in PA.

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 121 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-PF 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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