The Rock Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal; a referral or existing relationship is the realistic route in.
- If your work falls in cancer research and care, addiction and mental health, or education and scholarships, those are the areas its grants have supported, though the foundation itself does not state them as themes.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $30,000 or less and the median is $30,000, so a request near that level fits its usual giving; about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,800 and $200,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $750,000.
- In its most recent filing, 94% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the relationship matters more than the request itself.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location should not on its own rule you in or out, although most grants shown are in New York, California, Maryland, Virginia and New Hampshire.
Overview
The Rock Foundation is a US private foundation based in North Palm Beach, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The recorded grants have supported cancer research, treatment and patient care, as well as addiction recovery, mental health and public health education. Other purposes include medical relief in disasters and crises, connecting people with medical care, management education and scholarships, academic programmes, theatre arts, youth and community development, reproductive health, wrestling and animal welfare. Recipients include cancer centres and patient-care organisations, medical-relief and healthcare charities, educational foundations and colleges, a theatre organisation, and community and animal-welfare charities. The grants span health, education, arts, community activity and animal welfare.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Cancer research and care
- Addiction and mental health
- Education and scholarships
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California, Maryland, Virginia and New Hampshire.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no further application steps are stated.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 40 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 42% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations The Rock Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 15% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $63,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · For cancer research, treatment, and patient care services.$750,0002024 tax year
- INSEAD Management Education Foundation · For management education, scholarships, and development programs.$275,0002024 tax year
- SAFE Project · For addiction recovery, mental health support, and public health education.$200,0002024 tax year
- Prostate Cancer Foundation · For prostate cancer research, education, and patient support.$200,0002024 tax year
- International Medical Corps · For providing medical relief and healthcare services in disaster and crisis situations.$200,0002024 tax year
- Johns Hopkins Hospital · For support of the brady institute at the hospital$100,0002024 tax year
- Healthnetwork Foundation · For connecting individuals to medical care through a network of healthcare providers.$100,0002024 tax year
- Nantucket Golf Club Foundation · For scholarships, youth programs, and community development initiatives.$76,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jean Scannell — Trustee
- Peter O Scannell — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $521,362 | $465,000 | $7,134,473 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,616,157 | $1,576,300 | $10,695,334 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,162,322 | $2,101,000 | $25,216,679 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- North Palm Beach, FL