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Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation was established since 1913 with a mission of promoting the well-being of humanity. They operate with in the United States and also worldwide.
The foundation is governed by the Board of Trustees consisting 12 members, with the foundationn's president. They are responsible in overseeing the foundation's program and grantmaking strategy; budgets, expenditures, and appropriation policies; and investment strategies, allocations, and performance.
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The foundation is governed by the Board of Trustees consisting 12 members, with the foundationn's president. They are responsible in overseeing the foundation's program and grantmaking strategy; budgets, expenditures, and appropriation policies; and investment strategies, allocations, and performance.
Web Address
www.rockfound.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @RockefellerFdn
Facebook - www.facebook.com/rockefellerfoundation
YouTube - www.youtube.com/rockefellerfound
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Nathan Cummings, Rockefeller and Schmidt Family Foundations, Invest in Aligned Climate ...
Foundation: Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Nathan Cummings, Rockefeller and Schmidt Family Foundations, Invest in Aligned Climate Capital's Fund 2.Bringing the fund's commitments closer to its $100 million target to accelerate proven climate...more
Foundation: Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Nathan Cummings, Rockefeller and Schmidt Family Foundations, Invest in Aligned Climate Capital's Fund 2.Bringing the fund's commitments closer to its $100 million target to accelerate proven climate...more
Asia's rich donate through companies, not mega-foundations - Fortune
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Nathan Cummings, Rockefeller and Schmidt Family Foundations, Invest in Aligned Climate Capital's Fund 2.Bringing the fund's commitments closer to its $100 million target to accelerate proven climate...more
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Nathan Cummings, Rockefeller and Schmidt Family Foundations, Invest in Aligned Climate Capital's Fund 2.Bringing the fund's commitments closer to its $100 million target to accelerate proven climate...more
Kresge Foundation Seeking Investment Director
Foundation: Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Kresge Foundation is seeking an investment director who will focus on public market investments.The 100-year-old organization deploys grants and social impact investments across arts and culture,...more
Foundation: Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Kresge Foundation is seeking an investment director who will focus on public market investments.The 100-year-old organization deploys grants and social impact investments across arts and culture,...more
Some Past Proposed Specific Time Limits on Tax Benefits for Private Foundations
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Warren Buffett says most of his fortune will be put into a new charitable trust once he's dead, the Wall Street Journal reports. The billionaire Berkshire Hathaway CEO made the announcement in an...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Warren Buffett says most of his fortune will be put into a new charitable trust once he's dead, the Wall Street Journal reports. The billionaire Berkshire Hathaway CEO made the announcement in an...more
Zero Gap Fund: State of the Portfolio 2023
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
The Zero Gap Fund has raised more than $1 billion to tackle some of the world's "most pressing challenges," including climate change, regenerative agriculture, financial inclusion, and access to...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
The Zero Gap Fund has raised more than $1 billion to tackle some of the world's "most pressing challenges," including climate change, regenerative agriculture, financial inclusion, and access to...more
How This 100-Year-Old Foundation Helped Save Detroit
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Detroit's Kresge Foundation turned 100 this month, and while the foundation's $4.3 billion endowment is sizable, it's less than a tenth of the size of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, per...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Detroit's Kresge Foundation turned 100 this month, and while the foundation's $4.3 billion endowment is sizable, it's less than a tenth of the size of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, per...more
Rockefeller Foundation Creates New Climate Advisory Council
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is ramping up its fight against climate change. The 111-year-old philanthropic organization on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Climate Advisory Council that...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is ramping up its fight against climate change. The 111-year-old philanthropic organization on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Climate Advisory Council that...more
Bushra working to close gap that makes city unlivable for women - The Business Post
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is ramping up its fight against climate change. The 111-year-old philanthropic organization on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Climate Advisory Council that...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is ramping up its fight against climate change. The 111-year-old philanthropic organization on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Climate Advisory Council that...more
Joseph Ng'Ang'A
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
The UN has named Joseph Nganga as the new CEO of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nganga, who is currently the executive director of the...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
The UN has named Joseph Nganga as the new CEO of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nganga, who is currently the executive director of the...more
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-$100,000
National Academy of Social Sciences-$56,270
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University of California, Davis-$399,700
New America Foundation-$750,000
National University of Rwanda-$250,000
Enterprise Community Partners-$250,000
University of Cape Town-$700,500
Municipal Art Society of New York-$50,000
Makerere University-$300,000
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A Gilesgate-based shop and community facility, Hexham’s Core Music, launches a separate workshop where up to six people will be trained how to repair guitars and make ukuleles. The European Social Fund grant supported the project and has secured funds through the County Durham Communication Foundation to equip the workshop in Burn Lane.