From our very first grant—to the American Red Cross more than a century ago—through to today’s vast array of initiatives, The Rockefeller Foundation has built a reputation for making big bets that identify breakthroughs in science and understanding and leverage unlikely partnerships to deliver transformative change. Our list of achievements is long.
We are adding to this legacy under the leadership of Foundation President Dr. Rajiv Shah, a longtime leader in promoting public health and addressing global challenges. The Foundation is focused on four core commitments: to end energy poverty, achieve health for all, nourish the world, and expand economic opportunity. We are pursuing these goals through innovative partnerships and through impact investments that find new ways to leverage private capital for social good.
The Rockefeller Foundation is among the most respected and deep-rooted of American philanthropies. And yet we have retained our fleet-footedness, as seen by The Foundation’s swift response to the Covid-19 crisis. As from its earliest days more than a century ago, The Rockefeller Foundation is serving as a crucial catalyst, convener, and innovator, helping the private sector and government do more to ease the pain of the pandemic.
All told, the Foundation has given more than $17 billion in current dollars to support thousands of organizations and individuals worldwide.
A Closer Look Through The Years
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Historic Alliance Launches at COP26 to Accelerate a Transition to Renewable Energy, Access to Energy for All, and Jobs
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet aims to unlock USD100 billion in public and private financing in order to reach 1 billion underserved people with reliable, renewable power; avoid and avert 4 billion tons of carbon emissions; and drive economic growth, with 150+ million jobs created, enabled, or improved.
The Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Financing Roadmap to End Pandemic by End of 2022
Calls for $44 billion in SDRs through IMF to achieve 70% vaccination rate in LMICs. Recommends an allocation of $650 billion in SDRs to catalyze a sustainable global recovery.
The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels
The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD1 billion to Catalyze a Green Recovery from Pandemic
This was the single largest commitment in the Foundation’s 108-year history, which has distributed more than $22 billion since its inception.
The Rockefeller Foundation Launches New Covid-19 Testing Strategy to Keep U.S. Economy Open
The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Covid-19 Action Plan to Reopen Workplaces, Protect Lives
With Tata Power, TP Renewable Microgrid Ltd. is formed to provide clean power to nearly 5 million Indian households, directly impacting the lives of 25 million people over the next decade.
The Rockefeller Foundation and leading global health partners announce Precision Public Health, a $100 million initiative to empower community health systems and frontline health workers with the latest data science innovations and aims to prevent 6 million deaths in 10 countries by 2030.
The Rockefeller Foundation announces the Opportunity Zones Initiative, an effort to help U.S. cities attract responsible private investment in economically-distressed communities and ensure delivery of sustainable benefits for more than 30 million low-income Americans living in designated Opportunity Zones.
From Missoula to San Juan, 10 organizations receive $1 million each to expand their community-led approaches to improve economic opportunity in their neighborhoods and beyond.
