Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is a philanthropic service organisation that provides strategic guidance, advisory and management services to donors and foundations. Founded in 2002, it works to make philanthropy more thoughtful, equitable and effective, applying professional management discipline modelled on business practice to charitable giving. The organisation traces its lineage to 1891 and the philanthropy of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Its work spans philanthropic advising and strategy, grantmaking management, fiscal sponsorship, thought leadership and sector research, and nonprofit capacity building. The organisation advises on and manages more than $500m in annual giving across issue areas and geographies, has facilitated more than $4bn in total grantmaking, and operates in more than 70 countries. Through its Fiscal Sponsorship Services it provides organisational infrastructure for philanthropic initiatives, with over 100 projects sponsored to date.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors also publishes resources intended to strengthen the wider sector, including the Philanthropy Roadmap and the Theory of the Foundation framework. The team comprises experienced grantmakers spanning multiple issue areas and geographies, and the organisation describes its purpose as accelerating philanthropy in pursuit of a just world.