Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Legal name: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

Overview

Mission

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) accelerates philanthropy in pursuit of a just world by providing deep global expertise to make philanthropy more thoughtful, equitable and effective. > ### At Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, our mission is to accelerate philanthropy in pursuit of a just world by providing deep global expertise to make philanthropy more thoughtful, equitable and effective. We believe that philanthropy can help create a better world. & Values > ### At Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, our mission is to accelerate philanthropy in pursuit of a just world by providing deep global expertise to make philanthropy more thoughtful, equitable and effective.

What it reported doing in 2024

Sponsored projects - rpa's sponsored project program enables individuals and groups to pursue a variety of specialized charitable grant-making projects and activities consistent with the general mission of rpa. Rpa provides operational and programmatic support to enable the development and execution of high-impact projects around the globe. Fiscal sponsorship substantially reduces the costs typically associated with developing nonprofit governance, management and operational infrastructure. Rpa has extensive experience incubating start-up, innovative and complex projects in the u.s. And overseas (see schedule o).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 64% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133615533
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2128124330
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.7%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $237.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.1%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.2; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.8% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $717.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $747K · 33 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $14.8M reported
  • Consistency: 47 of 47 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1206 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1187 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

33 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • LATANYA MAPP (PRESIDENT AND CEO (AS OF 01/2024)): $747,111 total reported compensation
  • NICHOLAS HODGES (SENIOR VP/COO (THRU 08/2024)): $686,667 total reported compensation
  • FRANCE CORDOVA (EXE. DIRECTOR, SPONS. PROJECT): $640,826 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.