CURRENT INITIATIVE
Supporting clean energy priorities in historically marginalized communities
U.S. Economic Opportunity U.S. & the Americas
CURRENT INITIATIVE
Creating wealth in underserved communities
U.S. Economic Opportunity U.S. & the Americas
Oct 25 2023
Press Releases
$3 billion goal for deposits to CDFIs and MDIs
Calls on Companies to Strengthen Domestic Supply Chains and Build Wealth for Underserved
Washington, D.C. | October 24, 2023 ― During today’s 2023 Freedman’s Bank …
Sep 25 2023
An ambitious climate law passed in Minnesota focuses on climate justice and community solar. How did they do it? And what does it mean for communities like the Powderhorn Park neighborhood, where George Floyd was killed?
Aug 09 2023
Statements
Statement by Dr. Rajiv J. Shah on the Death of Former Rockefeller Foundation President Gordon Conway 
Late last month, the world lost an extraordinary humanitarian, and The Rockefeller Foundation lost an extraordinary member of its family: Professor Sir Gordon Conway, who served as the Foundation’s President …
Aug 02 2023
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Video
The rights of women and girls around the world are rolled back by widespread democratic recession and rising autocracy, the existential threat of climate change, and failing international frameworks.
Jul 28 2023
Press Releases
Announced on the one-year anniversary of the White House’s launch of the Economic Opportunity Coalition NEW YORK | July 28, 2023 ― The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the hiring of Christopher Weaver …
Jul 21 2023
Press Releases
NEW YORK | July 19, 2023 ― The Rockefeller Foundation released its annual Zero Gap Fund: 2022 State of the Portfolio report capturing the crucial role that catalytic capital plays …
Jun 30 2023
Statements
The following is a statement by funders and philanthropic organizations in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions …
Jun 29 2023
One Sunday in June 1882, at a Baptist church in Cleveland, Ohio, John D. Rockefeller, his wife Laura Spelman Rockefeller, and a visionary educator began a collaboration that would reach through the generations.