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Peacebuilding

Since 2011, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund has made grants in pursuit of justice, security, dignity, and peace for all Israelis and Palestinians.

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China

The program will retire its strategy focused on indigenous philanthropy and add a new strategy to build the capacity of Chinese partners in support of China’s constructive role in global climate and environmental governance. 

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Mission-Aligned Investing

Together with the RBF Investment Committee and our OCIO, Agility, we shared the first  assessment of our ESG and impact managers in 2018 and provided updates in 2021. In 2023, we expanded our efforts to measure the nonfinancial returns of ESG and impact investment portfolios. 

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RBF

The Trust will support local efforts that bring residents together to solve the challenges they decide are most critical for their community to thrive. 

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Democratic Practice

Twenty foundations are speeding grants to protect voting and elections. 

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RBF

In the context of the National Day of Racial Healing, the RBF pauses to reflect on the journey toward anti-racism and anti-sexism to which we committed in 2020. 

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Philanthropic Stewardship
RBF

A key component of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's commitment to transparency is regularly participating in the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) Grantee Perception Report and publishing the results.

Program Impact
Mission-Aligned Investing

The Fund proactively seeks to integrate ESG criteria into investment processes as part of our Mission-Aligned Investing strategy, which expects all investments to meet market-rate return and risk attributes.

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Western Balkans

On Monday November 6, Open Society Foundations-Western Balkans and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund kicked-off the third forum of donors working across the Southeastern European region.

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Pocantico

October marked the first anniversary of the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center (DR Center) opening.

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