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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City

PRINCETON

Purpose

78925 SUPPORTING THE CENSUS EQUITY INITIATIVE IN MAINTAINING CRITICAL CENSUS STAKEHOLDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND ATTENTION ON CENSUS ISSUES 2021-2023
1
78794 CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERS PROGRAM, 2021-2022
1
78678 SUPPORTING THE FAIR REPRESENTATION IN REDISTRICTING INITIATIVE IN HELPING GROUPS TRANSLATE POWER-BUILDING IN COMMUNITIES INTO REPRESENTATION
1
79870 CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERS PROGRAM, 2022-2023
1
79851 RECRUITING AND ONBOARDING A SECOND COHORT OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR RACIAL HEALING
2
78576 PROVIDING MESSAGE AND POLICY GUIDANCE FOR CHAMPIONS OF EXPANDING COVERAGE, ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPARITIES, LOWERING COSTS, AND IMPROVING CARE QUALITY
1
79823 IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TRANSFORMING PUBLIC HEALTH DATA SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY
1
78436 SUPPORTING WORK TO BUILD BRIDGES AND COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN POWER-BUILDERS AND POLICY ORGANIZATIONS
1
78467 USING HEALTH DATA FOR NEW YORK CITY IN ADVANCING POLICY-RELEVANT RESEARCH TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY, 2021-2022
1
MATCHING GIFT
6
79436 FURTHERING RWJF EFFORTS TO BETTER INFORM MEDICAID ADVOCACY BY HAVING GRANTEES FOCUS ON EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE -- 2022-2023
1
78491 FURTHERING RWJF EFFORTS TO BETTER INFORM MEDICAID ADVOCACY BY HAVING GRANTEES FOCUS ON EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE -- 2021-2022
1
78052 SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY AND EXPANSION OF WNYC'S HEALTH UNIT IN PROVIDING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE HEALTH JOURNALISM
1
80340 SUPPORTING THE WNYC HEALTH UNIT TO INCREASE FACT-BASED REPORTING AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

16386 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 180,000 NEW VENTURE FUND 78925 SUPPORTING THE CENSUS EQUITY INITIATIVE IN MAINTAINING CRITICAL CENSUS STAKEHOLDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND ATTENTION ON CENSUS ISSUES 2021-2023 WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 466,850 NEW VENTURE FUND 78794 CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERS PROGRAM, 2021-2022 WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 630,000 NEW VENTURE FUND 78678 SUPPORTING THE FAIR REPRESENTATION IN REDISTRICTING INITIATIVE IN HELPING GROUPS TRANSLATE POWER-BUILDING IN COMMUNITIES INTO REPRESENTATION WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 1,474,830 NEW VENTURE FUND 79870 CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERS PROGRAM, 2022-2023 WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 4,260,620 NEW VENTURE FUND 79851 RECRUITING AND ONBOARDING A SECOND COHORT OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR RACIAL HEALING WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 900,000 NEW VENTURE FUND 78576 PROVIDING MESSAGE AND POLICY GUIDANCE FOR CHAMPIONS OF EXPANDING COVERAGE, ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPARITIES, LOWERING COSTS, AND IMPROVING CARE QUALITY WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 331,107 NEW VENTURE FUND 79851 RECRUITING AND ONBOARDING A SECOND COHORT OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE CULTURE OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR RACIAL HEALING WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 499,681 NEW VENTURE FUND 79823 IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TRANSFORMING PUBLIC HEALTH DATA SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 24,900 NEW VENTURE FUND 78436 SUPPORTING WORK TO BUILD BRIDGES AND COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN POWER-BUILDERS AND POLICY ORGANIZATIONS WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 50,000 NEW YORK ACAD OF MED 78467 USING HEALTH DATA FOR NEW YORK CITY IN ADVANCING POLICY-RELEVANT RESEARCH TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY, 2021-2022 NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 875 NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN MATCHING GIFT BRONX, NY 2022
$ 725 NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN MATCHING GIFT BRONX, NY 2022
$ 5,000 NEW YORK CARES INC MATCHING GIFT NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 270 NEW YORK CARES INC MATCHING GIFT NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 10,000 NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION INC MATCHING GIFT BROOKLYN, NY 2022
$ 517 NEW YORK CITY GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT INC MATCHING GIFT NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 174,671 NEW YORK CITY U OF BARUCH COL 79436 FURTHERING RWJF EFFORTS TO BETTER INFORM MEDICAID ADVOCACY BY HAVING GRANTEES FOCUS ON EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE -- 2022-2023 NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 11,813 NEW YORK CITY U OF 78491 FURTHERING RWJF EFFORTS TO BETTER INFORM MEDICAID ADVOCACY BY HAVING GRANTEES FOCUS ON EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE -- 2021-2022 NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 339,465 NEW YORK PUB RADIO 78052 SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY AND EXPANSION OF WNYC'S HEALTH UNIT IN PROVIDING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE HEALTH JOURNALISM NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 312,500 NEW YORK PUB RADIO 80340 SUPPORTING THE WNYC HEALTH UNIT TO INCREASE FACT-BASED REPORTING AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL NEW YORK, NY 2022
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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

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

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Private Foundation Grants of $137.6k Available in PRINCETON, NJ