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 …
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.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Black businesses shut down at twice the rate of white businesses, further widening the racial wealth gap. To help bridge this gap, we launched the Rockefeller Opportunity Collective to invest in partners and policies to economically mobilize Black and Latinx small business owners.
Opportunity Overview
While building alliances to fight the pandemic, the Foundation moved with equal dispatch to increase economic opportunity as Covid-19 was strangling economies around the world.
Homeless for nine years starting at age 14, later fired from his job for beginning his gender transition, Jack Knoxville has witnessed dramatic change in how the U.S. transgender population …
Senior Vice President Eileen O’Connor describes The Rockefeller Foundation’s solidary with LGBTQI+ human rights and equality. Stay tuned throughout the month to learn more about work with the community.
The Rockefeller Foundation is deeply concerned about the passage of the new Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 in Uganda, which calls for harsh punishment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. This law endangers …
The MoU Will Enhance and Strengthen Cooperation Between AIT and The Rockefeller Foundation BANGKOK, THAILAND | May 23, 2023 ― The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and The Rockefeller Foundation have …
In the midst of the current economic challenges Americans face, The Rockefeller Foundation (Foundation) has had the privilege to see glimmers of hope through our support for organizations working to …