Overview
The Owenoke Foundation, based in Sheldon, South Carolina, is a philanthropic organization with assets totaling $13,014,343. The foundation focuses on funding initiatives in education, health, and human services, including elementary and secondary education, higher education, diseases and conditions, basic and emergency aid, and food aid. It supports projects in various cities across the United States, including Auburn, Baltimore, Beaufort, and others, spanning states such as Alabama, Connecticut, and Maryland. The foundation's leadership includes Avery Rockefeller III as President and Director, Mary Runestad as Secretary and Director, and Monica Rockefeller and Rodney Runestad as Directors, all serving without compensation. In the past year, the foundation reported expenses of $751,234 and revenue of $482,537.
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Financials
in 2024, compared to $12,766,366 in 2023
38 grants awarded in 2024
Of total expenses go to programs
Grants
| Purpose | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | GENERAL SUPPORT | 1200 WEST CORNWALLIS ROAD DURHAM, NC US | 2024 |
| $39,000 | ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | GENERAL SUPPORT | 1200 WEST CORNWALLIS ROAD DURHAM, NC US | 2023 |
| $38,000 | ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | GENERAL SUPPORT | 1200 WEST CORNWALLIS ROAD DURHAM, NC US | 2022 |
| $35,000 | AMERICARES | GENERAL SUPPORT | 88 HAMILTON AVENUE STAMFORD, CT US | 2022 |
| $30,000 | ADIRONDACK COUNCIL | GENERAL SUPPORT | 103 HAND AVENUE ELIZABETHTOWN, NY US | 2022 |
| $30,000 | ADIRONDACK COUNCIL | GENERAL SUPPORT | 103 HAND AVENUE ELIZABETHTOWN, NY US | 2023 |
| $30,000 | ADIRONDACK COUNCIL | GENERAL SUPPORT | 103 HAND AVENUE ELIZABETHTOWN, NY US | 2024 |
| $28,000 | LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2864 AZALEA DRIVE CHARLESTON, SC US | 2022 |
| $27,000 | ST MICHAELS LUTHERAN CHURCH | GENERAL SUPPORT | 45 OENOKE RIDGE ROAD NEW CANAAN, CT US | 2024 |
| $25,000 | CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | GENERAL SUPPORT | 60 HARTLAND STREET 4TH FLOOR EAST HARTFORD, CT US | 2022 |
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People
Compensation data from most recent available 990 forms
| Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|
ARI
AVERY ROCKEFELLER III
| PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | $0 | 2022 |
MR
MARY RUNESTAD
| SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR | $0 | 2022 |
MR
MONICA ROCKEFELLER
| DIRECTOR | $0 | 2022 |
RR
RODNEY RUNESTAD
| DIRECTOR | $0 | 2022 |
ARI
AVERY ROCKEFELLER III
| PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | $0 | 2023 |
MR
MARY RUNESTAD
| SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR | $0 | 2023 |
MR
MONICA ROCKEFELLER
| DIRECTOR | $0 | 2023 |
RR
RODNEY RUNESTAD
| DIRECTOR | $0 | 2023 |
ARI
AVERY ROCKEFELLER III
| PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | $0 | 2024 |
MR
MARY RUNESTAD
| SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR | $0 | 2024 |
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Financial data sourced from IRS 990 forms via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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