News & Announcements

Nationally Representative Survey of American Mayors Supported by Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, Addresses Housing Affordability, Climate Change, Responses to Federal and State Funding Shifts & More   WASHINGTON, DC – Mayors nationwide, from …

$1.5 million public-private partnership to help formerly out-of-work and out-of-school young adults improve job retention   NEW YORK—Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gabrielle Fialkoff, Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Director …

The Rockefeller Foundation Fellows include senior-level experts across the fields of health, power, innovative finance, governance, economic opportunity, and the life sciences   NEW YORK-- The Rockefeller Foundation is pleased to announce …

Financial Expert Mellody Hobson, Humanities Advocate Sharon Percy Rockefeller and International Strategist Admiral James Stavridis will join the Board of Trustees   NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the appointment of three …

Bishop will lead effort to convene around solutions to large-scale global challenges   NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Matthew Bishop, a senior writer and editor at  The Economist, will join …

Working with Puerto Rico’s Philanthropic, Business, Government, and NGO Sectors, Local Leaders Will Create Blueprint for a Long-Term, Resilient and Equitable Recovery Modeled After Hurricane Sandy Commission, Independent “Resilient Puerto Rico …

Initial core partners include Richard Chandler, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jeff Skoll, Romesh and Kathy Wadhwani, and The Rockefeller Foundation   Co-Impact will make large multi-year investments in health, education, and economic …

12-Week Pilot Program Results in 10 Percent Decrease in Food Waste NEW YORK—Today, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, …

New undertaking will be archived at the Library of Congress   NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a $1 million grant to StoryCorps to launch “One Small Step,” a new project aimed …

Pair of Reports Also Reveals 68 Million More Meals Annually Could Potentially Be Donated to People in Need Across NYC, Denver and Nashville   NEW YORK (October 25, 2017) – More than …