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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees announced it would confer upon Stephen Heintz the title of president emeritus—a distinction that has never before been granted in the organization's history. 

TIME has named Charlie Brown, executive director of the Trust for Civic Life, to the 2026 TIME100 Philanthropy list, which recognizes the most influential leaders shaping the future of giving.

Free and low-cost performances, exhibitions, tours, and workshops will explore themes of renewal and reimagination.

Woven Wonders: Kykuit’s Picasso Tapestries spotlights eight large-scale textile renderings of Picasso paintings from Nelson Rockefeller’s collection. An outdoor Sculpture Walk features pieces from The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), co-founded by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Both open May 29 and are free to the public.

Our philanthropic efforts have supported independent civic actors leveraging international legal and governance mechanisms on behalf of victims and survivors to push for transparency and justice where their own governments have failed.

Today’s mix of hyper-capitalism, concentrations of economic and technological power, and impaired and imperiled democracy is undermining the common good.

The Fund in 2025: Shoulder to Shoulder reflects on a year of unprecedented challenges, where the RBF and its grantees drew on decades of investment in civil society and the strength of collective action.

The fall 2025 Composers Now and Asian Cultural Council (ACC) residency brought composer Younje Cho and filmmaker Renu Savant to Pocantico.

After eight years leading the Western Balkans program, Mia will step into a broader role overseeing program development and grants.

2026 will be a hinge year when the United States can choose to reaffirm the ideals of its founding and continue the work of realizing them, or imperil the possibility. Challenging times require philanthropy to do more.