Our Mission in Action
Since 1913, The Rockefeller Foundation and its partners have made big bets to break down barriers to progress and improve billions of lives with advances in public health, food, energy, and finance. Here are our stories:
- Latest Matter of Impact edition
Pioneering Pathways in Climate Finance
This edition of Matter of Impact spotlights innovative financial strategies driving a resilient, equitable shift toward sustainable energy worldwide.
- Grantee Impact StoryA New Generation Cultivates Tomorrow with Sustainable Farming
The food system today contributes 25 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Mad Capital brings individually tailored financing to help farmers make the transition to regenerative practices. - Grantee Impact StoryThe Race to Replace Coal An innovative financing tool is being used to try to retire a coal plant in the Philippines a decade earlier than currently scheduled.
- Grantee Impact StoryTransformative Initiatives To Add Nature to the Balance Sheet A look at what it means to add nature to a corporate ledger, and how The Rockefeller Foundation fellows are helping create this systems change.
Committed Grants Explore our current and past funding priorities aimed at fostering and enhancing human potential. Focus Areas From energy, food, health, and innovation, investigate our current global efforts. Reports We believe in metrics, not only to celebrate successes, but to find ways to do better. Read our reports.
Historical Impact & Contributions
From our initial grant to the American Red Cross a century ago, The Rockefeller Foundation’s history is marked by bold initiatives, breakthroughs, and unique partnerships, driving transformative change over the past 111 years.
Recent News
- Nov 21 2024Rockefeller Foundation Invests in Nature to Support Indigenous Peoples and Rainforest Communities at COP29
- Nov 15 2024New Initiative To Accelerate African-Led Energy Transition Launched During COP29
- Nov 15 2024Governments and Partners Pledge To Double School Meals for Children in Hardest-Hit Countries by 2030