A Private Foundation located in PRINCETON, NJ



Latest data derived from the private foundation e-Filings updated by the IRS

IRS Form 990 PF

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2022 Tax Year

About this Private Foundation: 386021

This private foundation is located in Princeton and focuses on philanthropy, grantmaking, and promoting health equity. It provides grants for general operating support, data initiatives addressing structural racism, and policy decisions affecting families and children. The foundation also funds research to dismantle barriers to health equity and supports innovative nursing practices. Its outreach includes sharing research findings and evidence-based reports to improve health and well-being across America. By addressing the root causes of health disparities, the foundation aims to foster healthier communities and enhance overall quality of life.

Foundation Profile

In the realm of philanthropic efforts aimed at improving health equity and community well-being, one prominent private foundation stands out for its unwavering commitment to addressing the root causes of health disparities. With total assets exceeding $13.8 billion and a remarkable distribution of over $724 million in grants during the 2023 tax year, this foundation is dedicated to fostering healthier communities across the United States. The foundation prioritizes initiatives that enhance the health and well-being of children and families, ensuring that vital resources are accessible for nurturing healthy development. Its grantmaking focus includes general operating support for organizations committed to advancing health equity, as well as funding for innovative projects that tackle structural barriers to care. By emphasizing research and evaluation, the foundation seeks to identify actionable solutions that can transform health outcomes and dismantle systemic inequities. Geographically, the foundation extends its reach nationwide, supporting a diverse range of organizations that align with its mission. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and community-based organizations that are committed to improving health and fostering equity. The foundation's funding interests are broad, encompassing programs that address issues such as structural racism, health policy research, and the empowerment of diverse healthcare workforces. In 2023, the foundation made significant contributions to various organizations, including substantial grants to health advocacy groups and educational institutions. These investments reflect its strategic focus on partnerships that can drive meaningful change and enhance the collective capacity to address pressing health challenges. For those seeking to make a difference in their communities through innovative health initiatives, this foundation represents a vital resource. Qualified applicants are encouraged to explore the funding opportunities available through The Grant Portal, where they can find the support needed to turn their visions into reality. Together, let’s work towards a healthier, more equitable future for all.
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THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

PRINCETON, NJ

Summary

Assets

$13.8b

Distributions

$724.7m

Contributions

$14

Grant Median

$137.6k

Count

4.1k

Grant Max

$5.8m
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Latest Tax e-Filing

2022

Published by IRS

2023

People

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# Name Title Hours / Wk Comp ($)
1 KATHRYN S FULLER TRUSTEE CHAIR 5.00 65000

Charitable Activities

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$8283739

GENERAL OUTREACH AND SUPPORT: SHARE RESEARCH FINDINGS, SUPPORT POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF EVERYONE IN AMERICA.

$7904287

RESEARCH, EVALUATION, LEARNING: PROGRAMS THAT IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH DISPARITIES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTH, EQUITY, AND WELLBEING.

$6843532

HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO FOSTER HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND RAISE THRIVING CHILDREN.

$26748092

OTHER ACTIVITIES: FUND AND SHARE EVIDENCE-BASED, NONPARTISAN REPORTS THAT INFORM HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY POLICIES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND IN COMMUNITIES.

Grants

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State

NJ

City

PRINCETON

Purpose

80348 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECTION FOR RWJF'S RESEARCH IN TRANSFORMING HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AUTHORIZATION, 2023
1
78803 EMPLOYING THE CLOUD-BASED, SMARTSIMPLE PLATFORM TO PROVIDE RWJF WITH EASY-TO-DIGEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ITS RESEARCH INVESTMENTS
1
79450 DEVELOPING RWJF'S COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOR HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED RESEARCH TO INFORM TRANSFORMATION OF LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
1
76272 DESIGNATING ACADEMYHEALTH AS RESEARCH COORDINATOR FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF NURSING 2030
1
78327 UNDERSTANDING CONSUMERS' VIEW OF AND THE CHALLENGES TO DELIVERING PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, 2021
1
80022 DATA TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY CONDITIONS SHAPED BY STRUCTURAL RACISM -- ACCESS TO RACIAL AND CULTURAL HEALTH INSTITUTE
1
79911 INCUBATING THE NEW JERSEY PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE TO BE OPERATIONALLY NIMBLE AND ADDRESS WIDESPREAD HEALTH INEQUITIES IN THE STATE
1
80202 ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ABORTION/OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLE 'PRESENT' IN NEW JERSEY AND DELINEATING THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE POST-DOBBS
1
79649 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE ACLU OF NEW JERSEY FOUNDATION
1
80238 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE ACTION CENTER ON RACE AND THE ECONOMY INSTITUTE
1
80391 INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH LEADERS COHORT SEVEN - 2022
1
78296 ELUCIDATING THE SCOPE AND POTENTIAL HARMS OF MELANOMA OVERDIAGNOSIS -- ADEWOLE ADAMSON, MD, MPP
1
78855 HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS COHORT FIVE- 2021
1
78870 HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS COHORT FIVE- 2021
1
79795 SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT LEAGUE'S 2022 YOUNG HEALTH LEADER SUMMIT
1
76156 EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE FEDERALLY FUNDED CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM AND SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
1
78456 ADVANCING PARENT-LED ADVOCACY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR BLACK AND LATINX CHILDREN AND YOUTHS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
1
80176 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
1
78909 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR AERIS INSIGHT, 2021-2023
1
80220 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF CDFI CEOS
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

16386 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 239,604 ACADEMYHEALTH 80348 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECTION FOR RWJF'S RESEARCH IN TRANSFORMING HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AUTHORIZATION, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 77,588 ACADEMYHEALTH 78803 EMPLOYING THE CLOUD-BASED, SMARTSIMPLE PLATFORM TO PROVIDE RWJF WITH EASY-TO-DIGEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ITS RESEARCH INVESTMENTS WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 375,012 ACADEMYHEALTH 79450 DEVELOPING RWJF'S COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOR HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED RESEARCH TO INFORM TRANSFORMATION OF LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 24,160 ACADEMYHEALTH 76272 DESIGNATING ACADEMYHEALTH AS RESEARCH COORDINATOR FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF NURSING 2030 WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 65,940 ACADEMYHEALTH 78327 UNDERSTANDING CONSUMERS' VIEW OF AND THE CHALLENGES TO DELIVERING PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 40,000 ACCESS TO RACIAL & CULT HLT INS 80022 DATA TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY CONDITIONS SHAPED BY STRUCTURAL RACISM -- ACCESS TO RACIAL AND CULTURAL HEALTH INSTITUTE CHRISTIANSTED, VI 2022
$ 317,928 ACENDA 79911 INCUBATING THE NEW JERSEY PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE TO BE OPERATIONALLY NIMBLE AND ADDRESS WIDESPREAD HEALTH INEQUITIES IN THE STATE GLASSBORO, NJ 2022
$ 90,000 ACLU OF NEW JERSEY FOUNDATION 80202 ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ABORTION/OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLE 'PRESENT' IN NEW JERSEY AND DELINEATING THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE POST-DOBBS NEWARK, NJ 2022
$ 300,000 ACLU OF NEW JERSEY FOUNDATION 79649 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE ACLU OF NEW JERSEY FOUNDATION NEWARK, NJ 2022
$ 500,000 ACTION CTR ON RACE & THE ECON INST 80238 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE ACTION CENTER ON RACE AND THE ECONOMY INSTITUTE CHICAGO, IL 2022
$ 26,000 ADAM LAROSE - CAPITAL AREA FOOD BAN 80391 INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH LEADERS COHORT SEVEN - 2022 WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 105,000 ADEWOLE S ADAMSON - TEXAS U OF AT A 78296 ELUCIDATING THE SCOPE AND POTENTIAL HARMS OF MELANOMA OVERDIAGNOSIS -- ADEWOLE ADAMSON, MD, MPP AUSTIN, TX 2022
$ 31,000 ADRIAN C WILLIAMS - ALABAMA U OF 78855 HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS COHORT FIVE- 2021 TUSCALOOSA, AL 2022
$ 31,000 ADRIAN LUIS MANRIQUEZ - PORTLAND ST 78870 HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS COHORT FIVE- 2021 PORTLAND, OR 2022
$ 60,000 ADVANCEMENT LEAGUE 79795 SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT LEAGUE'S 2022 YOUNG HEALTH LEADER SUMMIT CANTON, MI 2022
$ 12,500 ADVOCATES FOR CHILD OF NJ 76156 EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE FEDERALLY FUNDED CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM AND SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY NEWARK, NJ 2022
$ 100,000 ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE AND EDUCATION INC 78456 ADVANCING PARENT-LED ADVOCACY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR BLACK AND LATINX CHILDREN AND YOUTHS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 433,333 ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH 80176 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 50,000 AERIS INSIGHT 78909 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR AERIS INSIGHT, 2021-2023 PHILADELPHIA, PA 2022
$ 250,000 AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF CDFI CEOS I 80220 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF CDFI CEOS ORLANDO, FL 2022
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MOST 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.

Deadlines

NO DEADLINES, EXCEPT WHEN FOUNDATION ISSUES A CALL FOR PROPOSAL (CFP) OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).

Restrictions

THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY IN THE U.S. WE WORK WITH OTHERS TO DEVELOP A CULTURE OF HEALTH ROOTED IN EQUITY THAT PROVIDES EVERY INDIVIDUAL WITH A FAIR AND JUST OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. FOR FIVE DECADES OUR GRANTMAKING HAS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING RESEARCH, POLICIES, AND INNOVATIONS IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE FROM DEVELOPING A 911 CALL SYSTEM, TO DECREASING SMOKING RATES, TO IMPROVING CARE AT THE END OF LIFE, TO CONFRONTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY, TO INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, TO CULTIVATING LEADERS. 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. WE DO THIS BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH, PROGRAMS, POLICIES, PRACTICES, SYSTEMS CHANGE, AND NARRATIVE CHANGE AIMED AT SHIFTING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY AND BRI

Contact

THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
50 COLLEGE ROAD EAST
PRINCETON,NJ,08540
6096276000

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