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.

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Rockefeller Foundation


Bill Gates Says His Giving Approach Won't Change — Even as MacKenzie Scott and Others ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

At a time when donors like MacKenzie Scott are upending traditional approaches to philanthropy, Bill Gates pledged today in a personal blog...more

Philanthropy Funds Market 2028 Key Insights And Leading Players Smithsonian
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Open Society Foundations

This report researches the worldwide Philanthropy Funds market size (value, capacity, production and consumption) in key regions like North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (China, Japan) and other...more

Foundations Call for Cooperation, Some New Pledges at Cop27
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies

There's a lot of finger-pointing to be done before a global agreement on climate change is reached at the end of this week, but one person who's not happy about the lack of progress is Bill...more

Foundations Call for Cooperation, Some New Pledges at Cop27
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Bloomberg Philanthropies

There's a lot of finger-pointing to be done before a global agreement on climate change is reached at the end of this week, but one person who's not happy about it is Bill Gates. "A lot of these...more

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Nov. 12 - Food Tank
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack says there is “tremendous opportunity” to reduce emissions from agriculture with innovation. (Read...more

From Loss and Damage Debates to Clampdowns on Greenwashing: 13 Key Takeaways from ...
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation

"We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his opening address at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the Paris Agreement...more

Collaborative philanthropy to solve for women entrepreneurs - The Financial Express
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Globally, gender lens investing (GLI) is gaining momentum with a renewed focus on investing in...more

COP27: Rockefeller Foundation announces 10 grants to scale indigenous, regenerative ...
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation

The UN has set a goal of producing 50% of the world's food by 2030, and the Rockefeller Foundation is putting its money where its mouth is to make that happen. The foundation has awarded $11...more

COP27: First official Food and Agriculture Pavilion
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation

"Millions more people are on the brink of food insecurity and threats to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers are increasing." So says the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in announcing...more

How sustained infusion of catalytic capital can drive achievement of SDGs - Firstpost
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation

Of course, investing in climate adaptive innovation and building ... a host of new and innovative approaches to how they use capital to invest...more

Illustrative Grants from Rockefeller Foundation



International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-$100,000

National Academy of Social Sciences-$56,270

Ben Loeterman Productions-$28,500

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



Social Enterprise Network Sites


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.




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



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