TY 2021 GeneralExplanationAttachment
Name:
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
EIN:
13-1659629
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
  990PF, PART I, LINE 19 & PART II, LINE 14 - FIXED ASSETS PART I, LINE 19 - DEPRECIATIONCURRENT YEAR DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 1,847,462 PART II, LINE 14 - LAND, BUILDINGS, AND EQUIPMENTFURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT 24,237,556CONSTRUCTION-IN-PROCESS 6,892,802 CONDOMINIUM IMPROVEMENTS 1,591,068SUBTOTAL 32,721,426LESS: ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (20,992,493)NET PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 11,728,933
  990PF, PART VI-B, LINE 5(D) - EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY GRANTS AND PRIS THE FOLLOWING TEXT RELATES TO THE STATEMENT 18, THE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT, IN RESPONSE TO PART VI-B, LINE 5D. PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES ARE ASKED TO FURNISH INFORMATION IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE FOUNDATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY HAVE RECEIVED A DETERMINATION OF 501(C)(3) STATUS FROM THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OR MAY BE CONSIDERED THE EQUIVALENT OF A TAX-EXEMPT CHARITY, IF FORMED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES WITH RESPECT TO WHOM THE FOUNDATION IS BELIEVED TO HAVE "EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY" OBLIGATIONS ARE INFORMED BY LETTER, BEFORE PAYMENT IS MADE ON A GRANT, OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES IMPOSED UPON THE FOUNDATION AND ITS GRANTEES BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. EACH GRANTEE MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO THOSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND SUBSTANTIVE REPORTS ON HOW FOUNDATION GRANT FUNDS ARE EXPENDED. THE REPORTS THAT ARE RECEIVED ARE REVIEWED FOR GENERAL ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUESTED FROM GRANTEES IN INSTANCES WHERE REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED INADEQUATE. WHERE THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT RECEIVED FINANCIAL OR SUBSTANTIVE REPORTS FROM A GRANTEE WHEN EXPECTED, FOUNDATION STAFF FOLLOW UP IN SEVERAL WAYS, INCLUDING REMINDERS THAT ARE SENT AT MONTHLY INTERVALS AFTER REPORTS ARE EXPECTED AND PERSONAL FOLLOW-UP BY PROGRAM AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT STAFF THROUGH TELEPHONE, MAIL AND E-MAIL.STATEMENT 18 LISTS GRANT AND PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENT EXPENDITURES WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE FOUNDATION HAS EXERCISED EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY. WHERE THE GRANTEE'S NAME IS FOLLOWED BY AN ASTERISK (*), THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION IS EITHER A PRIVATE FOUNDATION, A PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION, OR A FOREIGN PRIVATE-FOUNDATION EQUIVALENT. ALL OTHER GRANTEES ARE NON-501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHICH THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT MADE A REASONABLE DETERMINATION OF 501(C)(3) EQUIVALENCY STATUS THAT RECEIVED GRANTS FOR CHARITABLE PROJECTS AND MAINTAINED PAYMENTS IN SEGREGATED FUNDS AS REQUIRED BY TREASURY REG. 53.4945-6(C).IF A PARTICULAR GRANT EXPENDITURE IS SHOWN TO HAVE BEEN FULLY EXPENDED BY THE GRANTEE BUT THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT YET RECEIVED ONE OR MORE NARRATIVE REPORTS, THE FOUNDATION WILL REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE EXPENDITURE ON OUR 2021 990-PF. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE REPORTS RECEIVED WERE FOUND TO BE IN ORDER AND TO SHOW THAT THE FUNDS WERE FULLY EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT.REPORTING STATUS IS AS OF 8/31/2022.
  990PF, PAGE 7, PART VIII-A - SUMMARY OF DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATIONBELLAGIO CENTER, ITALYSUMMARY OF DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITESFORM 990PF, PART IX-ATHE BELLAGIO CENTER HAD OPERATING EXPENSES OF $5,825,601 SINCE 1959. THE CENTER HAS SERVED AS A RESOURCE FOR FOSTERING DIALOGUE AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE WORLD. THE CENTER HOSTS CONVENINGS THAT FOCUS ON TOPICS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE, WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO CONVENINGS THAT ALIGN WITH THE FOUNDATION'S AREAS OF INTEREST. IN 2021, THE BELLAGIO CENTER HOSTED 4 MEETINGS AND 28 RESIDENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 112 PARTICIPANTS; 37% WERE FROM THE UNITED STATES, AND 63% WERE FROM COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. 2021 BELLAGIO CENTER CONFERENCES08/23/2021-08/28/2021, "ACCADEMIA CONCERTANTE - "UNO STRADIVARI PER I GIOVANI" WORKSHOP 1", ITALY08/30/2021-09/04/2021, "ACCADEMIA CONCERTANTE - "UNO STRADIVARI PER I GIOVANI" WORKSHOP 2", ITALY09/26/2021-09/29/2021, "SPX STRATEGIC PARTNERS FORUM", UNITED STATES11/01/2021-11/05/2021, "THE CGIAR AT FIFTY: PATHS PURSUED, ROADS NOT TAKEN, NEXT STEPS", UNITED STATESTEAM RESIDENCIESCSORDAS, THOMAS, UNITED STATES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, "TROUBLED IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT: ADOLESCENT EXPERIENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT IN NEW MEXICO", (08/16/2021-09/10/2021)JENKINS, JANIS, UNITED STATES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, "TROUBLED IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT: ADOLESCENT EXPERIENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT IN NEW MEXICO" (08/16/2021-09/10/2021)2021 BELLAGIO CENTER RESIDENTS:BUVINIC, MAYRA, UNITED STATES, CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT (CGD) AND DATA2X/UNFOUNDATION, "WHAT WORKS TO EMPOWER WOMEN ECONOMICALLY: ADVANCES AND REFLECTIONS"ODOM, SAMUEL, UNITED STATES, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, "RACE AND ETHNICITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH OR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH AUTISM"RA, MRIDA M., UNITED STATES, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, "SHOULDERING AGE IN THE BIG CITY: CRONICAS OF PUERTO RICAN MIGRATIONS TO ELDERHOOD"MILLER, REUBEN, UNITED STATES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, "THE LEAST OF THESE: EMPIRE, EMANCIPATION AND THE MORAL WORLDS OF VIOLENCE."SPIELER, EMILY, UNITED STATES, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, "WHISTLEBLOWERS, RETALIATION AND THE REGULATORY STATE"CHAUDRY, AJAY, UNITED STATES, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ROBERT F. WAGNER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE, "LOVE'S LABORS: THE FAMILY AND WORK LIVES OF LOW-INCOME MOTHERS"TIGHE, J. ROSIE, UNITED STATES, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, "COMFORT ZONES: POWER AND PRIVILEGE IN METROPOLITAN AMERICA"ALI, SALEEM, UNITED STATES, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, "ECOLOGICAL BORDERS: THE GREENING OF PEACE IN FRAUGHT FRONTIERS"RUBIN, HARVEY, UNITED STATES, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, "MODELS OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPACT INVESTING TO INCREASE VACCINATION RATES IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES "ELLIOTT, CARL, UNITED STATES, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, "LONESOME WHISTLE: EXPOSING WRONGDOING IN RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECTS"LOOSER, DEVONEY, UNITED STATES, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, "SISTER NOVELISTS: THE CELEBRATED MISSES PORTER IN THE AGE OF JANE AUSTEN (A LITERARY BIOGRAPHY)"AL BARGHOUTI, TAMIM, JORDAN, AJ+ ARABIC, "THE CRUSADES: A HISTORY OF MIRRORSANDREW, BROOK, AUSTRALIA, MONASH UNIVERSITY, "NGAJUU NGAAY NGINDUUGIRR (I SEE YOU): ARTIST PROPOSITION FOR THE FUTURE NATIONAL RESTING PLACE IN AUSTRALIA"PICA, AMALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, "THE POLITICAL POTENTIAL OF JOY AND THE DOUBLE EDGE OF BUREAUCRACY" ELWOOD, PAUL, UNITED STATES, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, "ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS: A COMPOSITION FOR SOLO PIANO AND ELECTRONICS."KOPELMAN, IRENE, NETHERLANDS, VISUAL ARTIST, "FIELD NOTES "BARCLAY, SANDRA, PERU, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATLICA DEL PERU, "A SENSIBLE ATLAS: AN ITINERARY ACROSS OUR PERUVIAN TERRITORY FROM EAST TO WEST"BOOKCHIN, NATALIE, UNITED STATES, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, "PERMEABLE BARRIERS"KAPLAN, DIANE, UNITED STATES, RASMUSON FOUNDATION, "A FAMILY PHILANTHROPY STORY"LOPEZ-OTIN, CARLOS, SPAIN, UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO, "THE DREAM OF TIME"RITZEN, JOZEF, NETHERLANDS, MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, "PROGRESS OR DECAY: WAS THE GOVERNANCE OF COUNTRIES IMPROVED BY OR DID IT SUFFER FROM GLOBALIZATION IN THE PERIOD 1980-2020?"LOURIE, BRUCE, CANADA, IVEY FOUNDATION, "CREATING THE STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK FOR A NEW BOOK THAT EXPLAINS HOW COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRIFICATION OF WORLD ENERGY SUPPLY IS CRITICAL TO ENERGY ACCESS, SOLVING GLOBAL ENERGY POVERTY, AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE."KRAVETZ, DANIELA, NETHERLANDS, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY, GROTIUS CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES, "ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED ATROCITIES BEFORE DOMESTIC COURTS IN THE LATIN AMERICAN REGION"FOSCARINIS, MARIA, UNITED STATES, NATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY, "CHAPTER OF BOOK: COME TOGETHER NOW: HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA AND THE FIGHT TO END IT."LEE, LAURA, BELGIUM, ARCHITECT, "FROM 1% TO 10 BILLION: AN OPEN SOURCE GUIDE TO CO-DESIGNING THE FUTURE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION"BOISTURE, ROBERT, UNITED STATES, FETZER INSTITUTE, "DEVELOPING A MOVEMENT-LEVEL VISION, THEORY OF CHANGE, AND STRATEGY TO RENEW AMERICAN DEMOCRACY".
  990PF, PART XIV, LINES 2A THROUGH 2D (A) THE FOUNDATION DID NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED INQUIRIES IN 2021 EXCEPT FOR APPLICANTS TO THE BELLAGIO CENTER, ITALY.(B) APPLICANTS TO THE BELLAGIO CENTER, ITALY, ARE ASKED TO APPLY ON LINE AT WWW.ROCKEFELLERFOUNDATION.ORG.(C) IN 2021, THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC SUBMISSION DEADLINES FOR THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS, OTHER THAN FOR THE BELLAGIO PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, FROM TIME TO TIME, REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS WERE SENT OUT WITH SPECIFIC DEADLINES TO A SELECT GROUP OF PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES FOR PARTICULAR PROJECTS.(D) THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION DEVELOPS ITS PROGRAMS, STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES DESIGNED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON A PARTICULAR SET OF ISSUES OR CHALLENGES THROUGH A CONSULTATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS. WE ENGAGE A VARIETY OF GROUPS, INCLUDING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, POLICYMAKERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF APPLICABLE COMMUNITIES TO FULLY UNDERSTAND A GIVEN CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY, INCLUDING THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL OR SOCIAL CONTEXT IN WHICH IT RESIDES. IN THE COURSE OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, THE FOUNDATION IDENTIFIES AND CONSIDERS ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE BEST POSITIONED TO IMPLEMENT DEFINED COMPONENTS OF A PROGRAM. THIS PROCESS HELPS DETERMINE THE ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH THE FOUNDATION WILL PROVIDE GRANTS, AND WE WILL THEN REQUEST PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. IN ORDER TO FOCUS AND MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF OUR GRANTMAKING, WE RARELY PROVIDE FUNDING IN RESPONSE TO UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS. AS A MATTER OF POLICY, THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT GIVE OR LEND MONEY FOR PERSONAL AID TO INDIVIDUALS OR, EXCEPT IN RARE CASES, FUND ENDOWMENTS, OR CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING AND OPERATING FUNDS.DURING 2021, THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION PURSUED ITS 1913 MISSION OF PROMOTING THE WELL-BEING OF HUMANITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY BUILDING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AT THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO FLOURISH. THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF HUMANITY AND MAKES OPPORTUNITY UNIVERSAL. CURRENT WORK WITHIN THESE INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS AREAS BEING EXPLORED FOR FUTURE INITIATIVES, ARE DESCRIBED ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.ROCKEFELLERFOUNDATION.ORG, WHICH IS CONTINUALLY UPDATED. ACTIVE WORK DURING 2021 INCLUDED: SCALING RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ALL, STIMULATING ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD.THE FOUNDATION ALSO OPERATES A CONFERENCE AND STUDY PROGRAM AT ITS BELLAGIO CENTER IN ITALY.
  990PF, PART XIV - FOUNDATION STATUS CODE "PC" WITH REGARD TO PART XIV SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION REFLECTING GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS PAID DURING THE YEAR AND APPROVED FOR FUTURE PAYMENT, ORGANIZATIONS GIVEN THE FOUNDATION STATUS CODE DESIGNATION "PC" (OR PUBLIC CHARITY) INCLUDE U.S. PUBLIC CHARITIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(1) OR (2) OF THE CODE AND ORGANIZATIONS BASED OUTSIDE THE U.S. THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A U.S. PUBLIC CHARITY.