Philanthropy for an Interdependent World
RBF Programs
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund's grantmaking is organized around four themes: Democratic Practice, Sustainable Development, Peace and Security, and Human Advancement and four pivotal places: New York City, South Africa, Western Balkans, and Southern China. On October 12, 2006, the RBF trustees approved a new cross-programmatic grantmaking initiative on energy.
Democratic Practice
For democracy to flourish and deliver on its promises, its citizens must be engaged, empowered, and assertive.
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Sustainable Development
Human activity is causing the depletion of essential resources, global warming, rapid loss of biodiversity, and accelerating degradation of Earth's life support systems. Read more »
Peace and Security
Globalization is transforming our understanding of what constitutes a threat to security and what is required to create a more peaceful world. Read more »
Charles E. Culpeper Human Advancement
The RBF complements its commitment to systemic change with a dedication to human advancement. A key component of Human Advancement is the Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Read more »
Pivotal Places
The Fund has identified several pivotal places on which to concentrate cross-programmatic grantmaking attention. Read more »
Cross-Programmatic Initiative: Energy
In 2006, the Fund decided to examine the issue of sustainable energy as a cross cutting-programmatic theme. Read more »
Pocantico Programs and Conference Center
Pocantico is located 20 miles north of Manhattan in the Pocantico Historic Area. Read more »
Close-Up
Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence
With the Radical Party on the extreme right and the Socialist Party of the late Slobodan Milosevic on the populist left, the political scene in Serbia and Montenegro is, according to Sonja Licht, president of the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (BFPE), "very rigid." 