Rockefeller Foundation

Foundation
United States
iSustain score 90Accessible· 1–3 months

Philanthropic foundation funding energy access and climate resilience initiatives in Africa.

Geographic focus

Latin America & Caribbean
Pan-African
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sector appetite

Energy Access
Food Systems
Health
Climate Resilience

Finance instruments

Grants
Catalytic Capital
Guarantees

Project stages

Concept
Pilot
Scale-up

Typical ticket size

$100k – $10m

Readiness requirements

Clear theory of change, measurable impact metrics

Partnership preferences

Partnership with implementers and DFIs

Contact

info@rockfound.org

iSustain relevance score

  • Regional focus & relevance30/30
  • Access & contactability25/25
  • Financing programmes & instruments — 1 open or rolling8/15
  • Instrument breadth12/15
  • Data freshness15/15

Weighted 0–100: Africa focus 30, access & contactability 25, live windows 15, instrument breadth 15, data freshness 15.

Access difficulty

Accessible· 1–3 months

Direct approach possible; published application route.

  • Counterparty requirement — Direct counterparty0/5
  • Application process — Published application route0/3
  • Ticket floor — No large minimum ticket0/3
  • Readiness burden — 0 readiness requirements identified0/2
  • Internal approval process — Lighter internal process0/2

A rating of how hard this capital is to reach — not a prediction of whether an application will succeed. Built from the counterparty required, the published application route, the minimum ticket, the readiness evidence expected and the internal approval process.

Instruments & programmes

What a client can actually approach this organisation for, and how access works.

Climate & Power Programme Grants

Grant Window
Grants
Open

Grants and catalytic funding for energy transition, distributed renewables and climate resilience.

Access route

By invitation / relationship

Ticket size

$100k – $5m — $100k–$5m

Geographic focus

Global
Latin America & Caribbean
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Pan-African

Sector focus

Renewable Energy
Energy Access
Climate Resilience

Project stages

Pilot
Early Growth

Eligibility

Organisations aligned with the Foundation's Power and Climate initiatives.

How to access

Mostly by invitation; occasional open calls.

Related capital sources

Other funders with an overlapping mandate.

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