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
From the Andes to the Amazon, Latin America’s Climate Frontlines
This quarter's online magazine spotlights Latin America, where innovators and local communities are spearheading the climate change fight.
- Grantee Impact StoryA Food Bank on the Frontlines of Conflict Keeps Delivering
Civil unrest threatened to interfere with the work of Ecuador's oldest food bank. But the team wouldn't let it happen. And don’t miss the companion story from Ghana! - Grantee Impact StoryAsia’s Visionary Early Warning System Enables Swift Public Health Responses A trust-based network of six Mekong Basin countries offers a visionary model for shared cross-border disease surveillance -- especially important as climate change alters disease patterns.
- Grantee Impact StoryFighting Climate-Worsened Child Hunger, One Cup of Uji at a Time Most Kenyan schoolchildren head to class without having eaten breakfast. Cup of Uji is doing something about that.
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 110 years.
Recent News
- Jul 18 2024Rockefeller Foundation’s Economic Opportunity Coalition Announces New Chair & 3 Additional Fortune 500 Companies
- Jul 10 2024Zero Gap Fund Mobilizes $1.04B in Private Capital To Advance UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Jun 25 2024Global Leaders Urge UN to Include Afghan Women in Upcoming Doha Meeting with Afghan Officials, Taliban