The Rockefeller Foundation supports work that expands opportunity and strengthens resilience to social, economic, health and environmental challenges—affirming its pioneering philanthropic mission since 1913 to promote the well-being of humanity.
The Foundation operates both within the United States and around the world. The Foundation's efforts are overseen by an independent Board of Trustees and managed by its president through a leadership team drawn from scholarly, scientific, and professional disciplines.
Our Core Values
At The Rockefeller Foundation, we embrace a set of core values to guide our work to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world.
Governance
The governance practices of The Rockefeller Foundation are described in a set of documents, including: the Charter, Social Investing Guidelines, Bylaws, and Code of Conduct, which are approved by the Board of Trustees.
Trustees
The Rockefeller Foundation is governed by the Board of Trustees which consists of no fewer than 12 members, with the Foundation’s president serving as an ex-officio member. The Board of Trustees is generally responsible for overseeing the Foundation’s program and grantmaking strategy; budgets, expenditures and appropriation policies and guidelines; and investment strategies, allocations and performance. The Board of Trustees performs its duties through committees that include, but are not limited to: the Executive Committee, Investment Committee, Budget and Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and Trusteeship Committee as described in the Foundation’s Bylaws.
Staff
The Rockefeller Foundation’s senior leadership and staff members bring a broad range of talents to the organization with experiences drawn from scholarly, scientific, and private and nonprofit professional disciplines.
