Press Releases & Speeches

On behalf of the board and staff of The Rockefeller Foundation, we deeply mourn the passing of our friend and partner Vartan Gregorian. Born in Iran, Vartan came to the United States and …

The agency seeks opportunities to catalyze private sector investment ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced a Call for Applications …

Fast-Tracks Medical Research into Real World Decision-Making Tools NEW YORK | April 14, 2021 – The Rockefeller Foundation announced the creation of the COVID-19 Modeling Accelerator and the first cohort of …

Satellite imagery analysis reveals relationship between racial status and the power outages that endangered 4.5 million Texans April 14, 2021, | New York – Areas with a high share of minority …

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 – (New York, New York | Tuesday, April 13, 2021) – International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World, a global …

Calls for a National Equity Vaccination Goal to Eliminate Racial Disparity in Covid-19 Vaccinations by Ensuring that at least 70 Million Vaccinations go to People of Color by July NEW …

Baltimore, Md. – Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, The Rockefeller Foundation, HealthCare Access Maryland, Jhpiego, Baltimore Corps, the Baltimore …

Commits to investing its $6 billion endowment in a way that matches its values NEW YORK | April 6, 2021 – The Rockefeller Foundation announced a new Ethical Investment Policy that …

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 NEW YORK | …