Pennsylvania · Public charity
Rodale Institute
Rodale Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing regenerative organic agriculture through rigorous research, farmer training and education. For more than seventy-five years, Rodale Institute has been researching best practices for managing pests and diseases in organic agriculture and sharing those findings with farmers…
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $71,961
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $943,774
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 8
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 7
- Total assets, FY2025
- $59M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Rodale Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $1.8M | 18% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $985k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $1.5M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University | $2,121,567 | 2 | 0% |
| Madison Garden Club | $565,777 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $302,744 | 3 | 0% |
| Soil Health Institute | $252,283 | 2 | 2% |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $213,243 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia Organics Inc | $211,554 | 2 | 1% |
| Carolina Farm Stewardship Association | $144,541 | 2 | 2% |
| Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System | $92,122 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Tennessee Research Foundation | $90,599 | 2 | 0% |
| Clemson University Foundation | $80,835 | 3 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University | $2,121,567 | 2 | 0% |
| Madison Garden Club | $565,777 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $302,744 | 3 | 0% |
| Soil Health Institute | $252,283 | 2 | 2% |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $213,243 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia Organics Inc | $211,554 | 2 | 1% |
| Carolina Farm Stewardship Association | $144,541 | 2 | 2% |
| Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System | $92,122 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Tennessee Research Foundation | $90,599 | 2 | 0% |
| Clemson University Foundation | $80,835 | 3 | 0% |
| North Carolina State University | $71,961 | 1 | n/a |
| Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Inc | $48,882 | 3 | 0% |
| Connect Group Inc | $40,469 | 2 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rodale Institute supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Rodale Institute
- How much does Rodale Institute give?
- Rodale Institute reported 11 grants totaling $1,766,356 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 8 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Rodale Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (75%), Education (13%), Food & Nutrition (6%).
- Who are Rodale Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Emory University ($2.1M), Madison Garden Club ($566k), University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc ($303k).
- Does Rodale Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Rodale Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Rodale Institute based?
- Rodale Institute is based in PA.
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