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Here’s one of the biggest challenges in philanthropy today—there’s just not enough money. Even if you put together what all the governments and all the philanthropies in the world spend to help poor and vulnerable people, the financial resources would not be enough to solve the fundamental problems. It will take much more—and more will have to come from private investment capital.
What We Fund
Through grantmaking, the Rockefeller Foundation works to spread the benefits of globalization to more people in more places around the world.
Resources for Grantseekers
We understand how hard it can be to find funding for your work, so you may find the resources we have provided useful in your search.
Recent Grants
Recent Grants
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Wilton Park Executive Agency
toward the costs of "Africa 2010: The Key Challenges," a conference to review the achievements made toward Africa's development at the...Location: West Sussex
Initiative: Re-launch Fund: Africa
Region Served: Africa
Approval Date: January 27, 2010
Amount: $100,000 -
Tides Center
toward the costs of its project, the Apollo Alliance, for support of its Transportation-Manufacturing Action Plan (T-MAP), a research and...Location: San Francisco, CA
Initiative: Transportation Policy
Region Served: United States
Approval Date: January 26, 2010
Amount: $400,000 -
Regional Plan Association, Inc.
toward the costs of its America 2050 project, which seeks to stimulate discussion about transportation and infrastructure challenges...Location: New York, NY
Initiative: Transportation Policy
Region Served: United States
Approval Date: January 26, 2010
Amount: $350,000 -
Center for Clean Air Policy
toward the costs of research, policy papers and workshops that will highlight best practices and federal, state and local policy options...Location: Washington, DC
Initiative: Transportation Policy
Region Served: United States
Approval Date: January 26, 2010
Amount: $300,000 -
Research Foundation of State University of New York
for use by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York toward the costs of developing a four-...Location: Albany, NY
Initiative: JR Discretionary
Region Served: New York
Approval Date: January 7, 2010
Amount: $25,000 -
United States Department of State
in support of establishing the Secretary's Innovation Award for Women's and Girls' EmpowermentLocation: Washington, DC
Initiative: Second Century Grants
Region Served: Global
Approval Date: December 23, 2009
Amount: $3,000,000 -
African Population and Health Research Centre, Inc.
toward the costs of the development and construction of its new headquarters, and in general support of its mission to promote the well-...Location: Nairobi
Initiative: Second Century Grants
Region Served: Africa
Approval Date: December 21, 2009
Amount: $2,250,000 -
Monitor Company Group LP
in support of an effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the philanthropic field by developing and implementing a "Strategy...Location: Cambridge, MA
Initiative: Innovation
Region Served: Global
Approval Date: December 21, 2009
Amount: $350,000 -
New America Foundation
toward the costs of its "Next Social Contract Initiative," an integrated program of research, meetings, and publications designed to...Location: Washington, DC
Initiative: American Workers
Region Served: United States
Approval Date: December 21, 2009
Amount: $700,000 -
Center for Neighborhood Technology
toward the costs of improving and encouraging the use of the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index, a tool that measures the...Location: Chicago, IL
Initiative: Transportation Policy
Region Served: United States
Approval Date: December 21, 2009
Amount: $325,000
