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.
Some $161 million is going toward gender equality and health initiatives in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
That's up from the original goal of $500 million, and is backed by some of the world's...more
The days of coal plants spewing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere may be numbered, but a new initiative aims to make sure that doesn't happen.
The Coal to Clean Credit Initiative, a consortium...more
The global Philanthropy Funds market was million US$ in 2017 and is expected to million US$ by the end of 2023, growing at a modest rate between 2018 and 2023.
A new report published by Market...more
Supporting institutions around the world has been at the heart of The Rockefeller Foundation's mission since its founding 110 years ago. Moderated...more
"There always seems to be a shortage of resources to seize those opportunities," writes Baltimore Community Foundation President Shanaysha Saul in an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun.
"Even when...more
Vertical farms are designed in a way to avoid the pressing issues about growing food crops in drought-and-disease-prone fields miles away from the population centers in which they will be consumed.