Rocking Chair Foundation
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-3639647 · reported 2023–2025
141grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$268Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 141 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $8,250 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
145 Central Park W Apt 7a
New York, NY 10023-6296
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Legal Aid Society GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| The Legal Aid Society GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| New York Studio School | New York, NY | $7,600 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $5,500 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| Center for Death Penalty Litigation GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Durham, NC | $5,000 |
| The Jewish Board GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Beaverton, OR | $5,000 |
| Osborne Association GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Bronx, NY | $5,000 |
| Bronx High School of Science | Bronx, NY | $3,000 |
| New York Studio School GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $2,610 |
| New York Studio School GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $2,610 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Pregnancy Justice | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| National Dance Institute GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Coalition for Southern Equality | Asheville, NC | $2,000 |
| Leading for Children | South Orange, NJ | $2,000 |
| National Dance Institute | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $2,000 |
| National Dance Institute GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Shady Hill School GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Beaverton, OR | $2,000 |
| The Mountain School GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Vershire, VT | $2,000 |
| Bank Street College | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | $1,500 |
| New York University School of Law | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Our Journey | Rocky Mount, NC | $1,500 |
| The Mountain School GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Vershire, VT | $1,500 |
| Coalition for Southern Equality GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Asheville, NC | $1,500 |
| Leading for Children GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | South Orange, NJ | $1,500 |
| New York University School of Law GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Wesleyan University GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Middletown, CT | $1,500 |
| Bronx High School of Science GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Bronx, NY | $1,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Bank Street College GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,450 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Newark, NJ | $1,250 |
| Alzheimers Association | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Buffalo Seminary Annual Fund | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 |
| Casting for Recovery | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 |
| Citymeals-On-Wheels | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Climb Wyoming | Cheyenne, WY | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| New 42ND Street Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| The Mountain School of Milton Academy | Vershire, VT | $1,000 |
| The New Jewish Home - Fund for the Aged | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| The New York Foundling | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Buffalo Seminary Annual Fund GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 |
| Casting for Recovery GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 |
| Citymeals-On-Wheels GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Climb Wyoming GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Cheyenne, WY | $1,000 |
| Coalition for Southern Equality GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Asheville, NC | $1,000 |
| Leading for Children GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | South Orange, NJ | $1,000 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Newark, NJ | $1,000 |
| New Visions for Public Schools GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| New York University School of Law GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Northern Westchester Hospital GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Mt Kisco, NY | $1,000 |
| The New York Foundling GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,000 |
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