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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund remains dedicated to our grantees, committed to aligning our investments with our mission, united with fellow philanthropies, and firm in our values.

The Fund in 2024: An Interdependent World explores the ways the RBF and its grantees scored victories in the face of uncertainty by finding intersections across issues, geographies, and ideologies.

The latest episode of the UN Necessary podcast, contributed to the Stimson Center's Global Governance Innovation Network by the Coalition for the UN We Need, and hosted by Nudhara Yusuf and Daniel Perell, features RBF President and CEO Stephen Heintz.

Rockefeller Brothers Fund president and CEO Stephen Heintz was invited by the President of the UN General Assembly to address a session of the Assembly focused on implementing the UN Pact for the Future.

Stephen Heintz and Author Kim Stanley Robinson join the Long Now Foundation to discuss the ever-growing threat of climate change, the looming potential breakdown of the post-01945 international order, the ambiguous prospects of rapid technological changes in fields like AI, biotechnology, and geoengineering.

The fence and gate outside the Pocantico Center campus in Tarrytown may seem daunting. But the 216-acre former Rockefeller estate positions itself as an inclusive place for visitors whose interests range from the family’s storied past to contemporary arts and culture programming.

The RBF's Geraldine Watson is part of a growing group of foundation leaders who wish to end the disconnect between their grants and the investments. But how can foundations shift billions of dollars toward mission alignment? 

ArtsWestchester's Yana Rolnik shares an in-depth look at Sketching Light: Chagall's Windows for Union Church.

Mission-aligned investors need to focus their attention—and their resources—on measurement. Industry groups have faced challenges in establishing standardized metrics that effectively convey the stories of a broad range of investors.

Stephen Heintz appears on Bilateral with Heba Aly.