Rockefeller Family Fund
Finances

for tax year ending 12/31/2002
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| Total Assets | $56,275,707.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Selected Grants

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| Environmental Media Services |
| Grant | $55,000.00 in 1997 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | Two year grant for media services to environmental groups, including staging press briefings, talk show appearances, and formal press conferences |
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| Center for Science in the Public Interest |
| Grant | $25,000.00 in 2000 |
| Source | Foundation Annual Report |
| Details | Support for a public information and policy reform campaign to restrict the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and medicine. |
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| Northern Plains Resource Council |
| Grant | $20,000.00 in 2002 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | To defray legal expenses associated with pending appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court [ed. Note: this refers to the case attacking the constitutionality of the Beef Checkoff program] |
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Top Grants Made

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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Environmental Media Services
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$1,325,000.00 |
1997 – 2002 |
| Environmental Support Center
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$723,000.00 |
1994 – 2002 |
| National Environmental Trust
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$540,000.00 |
1996 – 2002 |
| League of Conservation Voters
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$540,000.00 |
1999 – 2002 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group
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$502,000.00 |
1996 – 2002 |
| Oceana
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$450,000.00 |
2004 – 2004 |
| Environmental Working Group
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$445,000.00 |
2000 – 2002 |
| Friends of the Earth
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$400,000.00 |
1997 – 2002 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest
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$355,000.00 |
1999 – 2001 |
| World Wildlife Fund
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$300,000.00 |
1999 – 2000 |
| Conservation International
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$300,000.00 |
2000 – 2000 |
| Foundation on Economic Trends
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$265,000.00 |
1998 – 2001 |
| Center for Health, Environment and Justice
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$260,000.00 |
1996 – 2001 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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$205,000.00 |
1996 – 2001 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility
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$200,000.00 |
2000 – 2000 |
| Green Guide Institute
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$195,000.00 |
1997 – 1999 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center
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$175,000.00 |
1991 – 2002 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance
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$160,000.00 |
1998 – 2002 |
| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
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$160,000.00 |
2000 – 2002 |
| Sustain
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$150,000.00 |
1997 – 2001 |
| Public Citizen
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$140,000.00 |
1988 – 2000 |
| Redefining Progress
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$125,000.00 |
1998 – 2000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council
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$110,000.00 |
1989 – 1999 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council
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$110,000.00 |
2001 – 2003 |
| Sierra Club
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$105,000.00 |
1996 – 2002 |
| National Wildlife Federation
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$100,000.00 |
2000 – 2000 |
| Environmental Research Foundation
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$95,000.00 |
1997 – 1999 |
| Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
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$90,000.00 |
1997 – 1999 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
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$80,000.00 |
1991 – 1998 |
| Western Colorado Congress
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$60,000.00 |
2001 – 2002 |
| Dakota Rural Action
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$60,000.00 |
2001 – 2002 |
| Powder River Basin Resource Council
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$60,000.00 |
2001 – 2002 |
| Dakota Resource Council
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$60,000.00 |
2001 – 2002 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association
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$59,835.00 |
1997 – 2002 |
| Center for a New American Dream
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$55,000.00 |
2001 – 2002 |
| Idaho Rural Council
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$55,000.00 |
2001 – 2002 |
| Greenpeace
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$50,000.00 |
2002 – 2002 |
| Wilderness Society
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$50,000.00 |
2000 – 2000 |
| Economic Policy Institute
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$45,000.00 |
1998 – 1998 |
| Environmental Advocates
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$45,000.00 |
1997 – 2000 |
| Essential Information
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$45,000.00 |
1998 – 1998 |
| Earth Day Network
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$35,000.00 |
1999 – 1999 |
| Colorado Environmental Coalition
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$30,000.00 |
2001 – 2001 |
| National Audubon Society
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$30,000.00 |
2000 – 2000 |
| Institute for Environment and Agriculture
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$25,000.00 |
1998 – 1998 |
| Oregon Natural Resources Council
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$25,000.00 |
1998 – 1998 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center
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$25,000.00 |
1997 – 1997 |
| Consumers Union of the United States
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$25,000.00 |
1997 – 1997 |
| Children’s Environmental Health Network
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$25,000.00 |
1998 – 1998 |
| ACORN
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$25,000.00 |
1998 – 1998 |
| American Oceans Campaign
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$25,000.00 |
2000 – 2000 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils
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$25,000.00 |
2001 – 2001 |
| Center for Public Interest Research
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$20,000.00 |
2002 – 2002 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute
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$20,000.00 |
2002 – 2002 |
| Friends of the Constitution
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$15,000.00 |
2001 – 2001 |
Foundations listed on ActivistCash.com may provide funding to a wider variety of nonprofit groups than those profiled here.
This website focuses on activist groups that concentrate on food- and beverage-related issues.
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