Private foundation · Princeton, NJ

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Typical grant size
$700 – $15K – $105K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
4,367
Repeat grantees
2,225
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNO DEADLINES, EXCEPT WHEN FOUNDATION ISSUES A CALL FOR PROPOSAL (CFP) OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).
ContactGRANTS MANAGEMENT · 8778437953
MaterialsMOST OF RWJF'S GRANTS ARE MADE THROUGH TARGETED GRANT PROGRAMS AND FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS. RWJF'S FUNDING PRIORITIES AND CALLS FOR PROPOSALS ARE DESCRIBED ON WWW.RWJF.ORG.
RestrictionsRWJF IS DEDICATED TO TAKING BOLD LEAPS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH IN OUR LIFETIME AND PAVE THE WAY, TOGETHER, TO A FUTURE WHERE HEALTH IS NO LONGER A PRIVILEGE, BUT A RIGHT. WE ARE A NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY THAT ADVANCES TRANSFORMATIVE SYSTEMS CHANGE BY IDENTIFYING AND CONFRONTING STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING. OUR GRANTMAKING TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO HEALTH, ONE ROOTED IN EQUITY AND FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO HEALTH CAUSED BY THE INTERSECTION OF STRUCTURAL RACISM, OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS THAT IMPACT HEALTH. THROUGH FUNDING, CONVENING, ADVOCACY, AND EVIDENCE-BUILDING, WE WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH COMMUNITIES, PRACTITIONERS, AND INSTITUTIONS TO GET TO HEALTH EQUITY FASTER.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

May Ng
CIO
$2.1M
Richard E Besser
PRESIDENT & CEO
$1.0M
Melvin Galloway
COO
$661K
Ricardo Castro
VP, GENERAL COUNSEL, SECRETARY
$545K
William Roell
VP, CFO & TREASURER
$501K
Julie Morita
EVP UNTIL AUG 2024
$474K
Kathryn S Fuller
TRUSTEE CHAIR
$65K
Azita Emami
TRUSTEE
$36K
Starsky D Wilson
TRUSTEE
$34K
Vicki L Fuller
TRUSTEE
$33K
Michael E Sneed
TRUSTEE
$32K
Jing Wang
TRUSTEE
$30K
Edgar Villanueva
TRUSTEE
$29K
Julio Frenk
TRUSTEE
$26K
W Louise Mehrotra
TRUSTEE
$17K
David Williams
TRUSTEE
$17K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
41,189
Total grants awarded
$5.6B
Total amount
$135K
Average grant
$13.2M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$622.6M
3093 grants
2023
$543.6M
2943 grants
2022
$570.0M
4142 grants
2021
$607.9M
3978 grants
2020
$532.0M
4133 grants
2019
$434.5M
3593 grants
2018
$409.6M
3568 grants
2017
$418.5M
3703 grants
2016
$384.4M
3466 grants
2015
$347.6M
2838 grants
2014
$346.2M
2893 grants
2013
$337.6M
2839 grants

Top recipients

American Heart Assn
38 grants · TX
$108.7M
82 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$107.5M
168 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$94.8M
Urban Inst
190 grants · DC
$81.6M
119 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$59.6M
National Acad of Scis
82 grants · DC
$46.4M
Center on Budget & Pol Priorities
57 grants · DC
$44.2M
Wisconsin U of Sch of Med & Pub Hlt Pop
13 grants · WI
$41.5M
Center for Hlt Care Strat Supp Org
104 grants · NJ
$39.9M
850 grants · WI
$39.5M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
79658 ADVANCING RACIALLY EQUITABLE ECONOMIC, TAX, AND SOCIAL POLICY IN STATES AND GROWING ESSENTIAL STATE POLICY INFRAST…
DC · TY 2024
$12.2M
Community Catalyst
80588 SERVING AS THE NATIONAL COORDINATING/PROGRAM OFFICE FOR RWJF'S VOICES FOR HEALTH JUSTICE AUTHORIZATION
MA · TY 2024
$8.6M
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
80417 CONTINUING THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS & ROADMAPS' PATH IN DEVELOPING NARRATIVES TO ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL DRIVERS …
WI · TY 2024
$7.4M
Vose River Charitable Fund
78878 TRANSFORMING LOCAL DATA ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EQUITY AND JUSTICE TO ENABLE A BETTER USE OF LOC…
MD · TY 2024
$5.8M
Family Values Work a Multi State Consortium Inc
81571 ANCHORING WORK TO MAKE FAMILIES AN ECONOMIC PRIORITY THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF A NEW POLICY ECOSYSTEM -- FAMILY VALUE…
WI · TY 2024
$5.2M
Economic Policy Institute
81568 ANCHORING WORK TO MAKE FAMILIES AN ECONOMIC PRIORITY THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF A NEW POLICY ECOSYSTEM -- ECONOMIC POL…
DC · TY 2024
$5.2M
Borealis Philanthropy
82080 SUPPORTING THE BLACK-LED MOVEMENT FUND AND DISABILITY INCLUSION FUND IN CATALYZING INVESTMENTS IN THE RACIAL JUSTI…
MN · TY 2024
$4.5M
Princeton University
81812 CONTINUING DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES, INCLUDING PROMOTING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN POLICYMAKING AND ADV…
NJ · TY 2024
$4.2M
Johns Hopkins University
82057 SUPPORTING JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AS NATIONAL PROGRAM CENTER FOR RWJF'S HEALTH POLICY RES…
MD · TY 2024
$4.1M
Center for Black Health and Equity
81364 SUPPORTING THE CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH AND EQUITY AS REGIONAL HUB TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE COMMERCIAL TOBACCO CONTROL …
NC · TY 2024
$4.0M
New Venture Fund
80940 SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH EQUITY IN RECRUITING COHORT 3 FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERSHI…
DC · TY 2024
$3.6M
New York University
80586 CONTINUING TO BUILD THE CITY HEALTH DASHBOARD'S IMPACT AND TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT
NY · TY 2024
$3.4M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
81429 RENEWING SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN ITS CAPITAL ABSORPTION APPROACH TO ADDRESSING STRUCTUR…
NY · TY 2024
$3.3M
Center for Community Change
81556 DEVELOPING A VISION FOR ANTIRACIST HEALTH POLICY AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADVANCE AN ANTIR…
DC · TY 2024
$3.3M
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
79853 SUPPORTING JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AS NATIONAL PROGRAM CENTER FOR RWJF'S HEALTH POLICY RES…
MD · TY 2024
$3.2M
Praxis Project Inc
81799 SUPPORTING THE HEALTH EQUITY COLLECTIVE IN GROWING AND SUSTAINING THE MOVEMENT FOR LIBERATED LEADERSHIP, PHASE 4
CA · TY 2024
$3.1M
Third Sector New England
80607 SUPPORTING THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, 2023-2025
MA · TY 2024
$3.1M
University of Minnesota Sponsored Projects Administration
82063 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECTION FOR THE RWJF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH LEADERS PROGRAM, 2024-2025
MN · TY 2024
$3.0M
Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc
82014 RWJF PRESIDENT'S GRANTS FUND AT THE PRINCETON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - 2024
NJ · TY 2024
$3.0M
University of California San Francisco
81637 CONTINUING EVOLVING RWJF'S EVIDENCE FOR ACTION RESEARCH PROGRAM TO BE RELEVANT AND TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY, YEAR …
CA · TY 2024
$2.9M
Policylink
81014 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR POLICYLINK, 2023-2025
CA · TY 2024
$2.7M
Policylink
82190 SUPPORTING LIBERATION IN A GENERATION IN ADVANCING AN ECONOMY IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF COLOR HAVE BAS…
CA · TY 2024
$2.7M
Well Being and Equity in the World Institute
81470 CONDUCTING PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTING JUSTICE SQUARED, A PROGRAM TO PREPARE HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS TO…
NH · TY 2024
$2.6M
Prevention Institute
81728 EXPANDING THE PEOPLE, PARKS, AND POWER'S BROAD-BASED MOVEMENT FOR PARK AND GREEN-SPACE EQUITY IN THE U.S., LED BY …
CA · TY 2024
$2.4M
Community Foundation of New Jersey
81537 SUPPORTING EQUIP-NJ IN STRENGTHENING THE ECOSYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND RWJF'S PO…
NJ · TY 2024
$2.4M
Community Catalyst
81739 ENSURING THAT MARKETPLACE COVERAGE MEETS THE NEEDS OF SYSTEMATICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES THAT FACE HIGH OUT-OF-PO…
MA · TY 2024
$2.2M
Food Research and Action Center Inc
80551 RAMPING UP ACTIVITIES OF RWJF'S NEW JERSEY FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD I…
DC · TY 2024
$2.2M
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
81800 CONTINUING TO BUILD RWJF'S PARTNERS FOR ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAM AS A TRUSTED LEADER IN RESOURCES RELATED T…
LA · TY 2024
$2.1M
Brookings Institution
80600 ADVANCING ECONOMIC AND RACIAL INCLUSION THROUGH 'GROWTH INTERMEDIARIES' -- LOCALLY BASED AND LED INSTITUTIONS -- I…
DC · TY 2024
$2.0M
American Heart Association Inc
79656 STRENGTHENING VOICES FOR HEALTHY KIDS FINANCIALLY AS IT EVOLVES FROM RWJF FUNDING TO A MULTIFUNDER MOVEMENT
TX · TY 2024
$2.0M
Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc
82346 CREATING THE RWJF RAPID RESPONSE GRANT FUND AT THE PRINCETON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
NJ · TY 2024
$2.0M
National Health Law Program Inc (nhelp)
81557 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM, 2024-2025
CA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Charities Aid Foundation America
81707 ADDING TO THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION GLOBAL FUND AS A DONOR-ADVISED FUND, 2024
VA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Ms Foundation for Women Inc
81482 SUPPORTING AND GROWING A STRONGER, MORE EFFECTIVE U.S. MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE BIRTH JUSTICE, 2024-2026
NY · TY 2024
$2.0M
Drexel University
81341 ILLUMINATING AND ADDRESSING STRUCTURAL RACISM IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY: BUILDING THE FIELD FROM THE GROUND UP
PA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Illinois Public Health Institute
80167 SUPPORTING THE DATA ACROSS SECTORS FOR HEALTH'S NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE, 2022-2025
IL · TY 2024
$1.9M
Sistersong Inc
81471 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR SISTERSONG, 2024-2026
GA · TY 2024
$1.9M
National Academy of Sciences
82107 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECTION FOR THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION HEALTH POLICY FELLOWS PROGRAM, 2024-2025
DC · TY 2024
$1.8M
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation Inc
81954 IMPROVING ACCESS TO CANCER CARE IN NEW JERSEY BY CO-LOCATING DIAGNOSTIC AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY EQUIPMENT IN THE MO…
NJ · TY 2024
$1.8M
Leadership Conference Education Fund Inc
82231 CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE DATA DISAGGREGATION ACTION NETWORK IN ADVANCING STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES TO PROMOTE M…
DC · TY 2024
$1.8M
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc
80707 SUPPORTING STRETCH 2.0 IN SUPPORTING THE SKILLS OF STATE TEAM MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO EFFECT SYSTEMS CHA…
GA · TY 2024
$1.8M
Ideoorg
81469 ANCHORING A VISION FOR AN ABUNDANT CHILDCARE SYSTEM IN THE WORK OF ADVOCATES TO DRIVE STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMIC CHAN…
CA · TY 2024
$1.8M
Trust for America's Health
81941 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH, 2024-2026
DC · TY 2024
$1.8M
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc
81974 SUPPORTING RESILIENCE CREATIVE IN CREATING CLIMATE ENTERTAINMENT THAT EMPOWERS AND UPLIFTS, PROMOTING AWARENESS OF…
NY · TY 2024
$1.8M
Policylink
80235 STRENGTHENING COLLECTIVE STATE-BASED CAPACITY TO ENSURE EQUITABLE WATER OUTCOMES UNDER FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND…
CA · TY 2024
$1.7M
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
81434 SUPPORTING THE NEW JERSEY REPARATIONS COUNCIL IN RESEARCHING THE ENDURING IMPACT OF SLAVERY IN THE STATE TOWARD A …
NJ · TY 2024
$1.7M
University of Miami
82172 HIGHLIGHTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN ADVANCIN…
FL · TY 2024
$1.7M
Community Catalyst
80591 SUPPORTING THE COVERAGE AND CARE INITIATIVE TO EXPAND COVERAGE, IMPROVE THE ENROLLMENT EXPERIENCE AND BENEFITS, AN…
MA · TY 2024
$1.7M
Faith in Action Network
78719 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE FAITH IN ACTION NETWORK, 2021-2026
DC · TY 2024
$1.7M
New Venture Fund
80584 SUPPORTING THE LOCAL SOLUTIONS SUPPORT CENTER IN COUNTERING ABUSIVE PREEMPTION, INCLUDING EVOLVING ITS OWN DECISIO…
DC · TY 2024
$1.7M

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.