Philanthropy for an Interdependent World
RBF Programs
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund's grantmaking is organized around three themes: Democratic Practice, Sustainable Development, and Peace and Security and three pivotal places: New York City, Western Balkans, and Southern China.
Program update: In November 2008, the RBF board of trustees decided to conclude the Human Advancement program. The core interests of the Human Advancement program—leadership, diversity, equity, and arts and culture—will continue to receive attention in the other RBF programs. A key component of the Human Advancement program, the Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color, was transferred to the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, effective January 2009. All inquiries regarding the Fellowship program should be directed to: WWTeachingFellowships@woodrow.org.
Democratic Practice
For democracy to flourish and deliver on its promises-including political participation, human rights, access to justice, a good education, an improved quality of life, a healthy environment, and personal security-its citizens must be informed, engaged, empowered, and assertive. Similarly, institutions of governance must be inclusive, transparent, accountable, and responsive.Read more »
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
The Peace and Security program funds for 2009 are fully committed. We will continue to post updates on this page, and look forward to considering new projects for funding next year. Read more »
Pivotal Places
The Fund has identified several pivotal places on which to concentrate cross-programmatic grantmaking attention. Read more »
Pocantico Center: Programs & Conference Center
Pocantico is located 20 miles north of Manhattan in the Pocantico Historic Area. Read more »
Close-Up
Brown University
Grants to the Community Involvement Program (CIP) at Brown University's Annenberg Institute for School Reform have supported efforts to engage and empower key stakeholders around education reform, accomplishing key victories for New York City schoolchildren.