Annual Reviews

The 1963 annual report highlights several grantmaking efforts including a substantial commitment to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in support of the expansion and improvement of its facilities; and a grant to the National Urban League which helped establish the National Skills Bank, an employment organization serving minority job seekers.

This year, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund joined forces with other New York City organizations in support of the Community Blood Council of Greater New York's effort to establish a research institute. The 1962 annual report notes that the Fund also supported efforts to save the redwood forests in California and to provide agricultural training courses to struggling farmers in Latin America.

The 1961 annual report highlights major grants given to Radcliffe College in support of opportunities for women, the Museum of Modern Art to increase the museum's usable gallery space, and the Educational Broadcasting Corporation for educational television programming.

The 1960 annual report pays tribute to John D. Rockefeller Jr., the father of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's founding trustees. In memory of his legacy, the Fund made substantial contributions to institutions of higher education for African Americans.

The 1959 annual report features updates on the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s West Africa program, which was designed to support economic development in Ghana and Nigeria. It also highlights a three-year research project on economic and demographic trends in the New York Metropolitan area.

New developments at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund were announced in the 1958 annual report, including the release of the first of a multipart series called, America at Mid-Century. These reports detail national defense, economic growth, the country’s role in the world economy, social progress, and its educational needs.

The establishment of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, which honors of the late president of the Philippines, is announced in the 1957 annual report. A special studies project entitled America at Mid-Century, which explores the problems and opportunities facing the nation during the upcoming decade, is also introduced.

The 1956 annual report documents tremendous growth at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, which more than doubled its grantmaking since the previous year. Noteworthy grants include a major award to the Museum of Modern Art in support of an international art exchange program and the support of an institution established to test new mental health treatments.

In this two-year annual report, covering 1954–1955, changes in the Board's officers and trustees are noted. It also includes an overview of major grants awarded in the areas of international relations, strengthened national life, and mental health.

This three-year report addresses the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s decision to support several new undertakings which were of particular interest to the founding trustees. These include human relations, international relations, and the development of human and natural resources.