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Our Mission in Action
Since 1913, The Rockefeller Foundation and its partners have made big bets to break down barriers to progress and improve billions of lives with advances in public health, food, energy, and finance. Here are our stories:
- Latest Matter of Impact edition
The Magic of Convenings
This quarter's Matter of Impact dives deep into why convenings matter, and why we need to make time for them to achieve impact.
- PerspectiveWhy Convenings Matter
The Rockefeller Foundation uses convenings to supercharge solutions to the world's most challenging problems. - Grantee Impact StoryA Convening Builds a Climate Warrior The Food Systems Game Changers Lab helped launch young Ledama Masidza of Kenya on a path to secure his community's food security in the face of climate change.
- Grantee Impact StoryGEAPP Leadership Council Unites World Leaders To Drive Green Energy Access Founded in 2022 to galvanize critical climate action and drive down the cost of green energy in low- and medium-income countries, the GLC works with great urgency.
Committed Grants Explore our current and past funding priorities aimed at fostering and enhancing human potential. Focus Areas From energy, food, health, and innovation, investigate our current global efforts. Reports We believe in metrics, not only to celebrate successes, but to find ways to do better. Read our reports.
Historical Impact & Contributions
From our initial grant to the American Red Cross a century ago, The Rockefeller Foundation’s history is marked by bold initiatives, breakthroughs, and unique partnerships, driving transformative change over the past 111 years.
Recent News
- Nov 07 2024WHO Demands Urgent Integration of Health in Climate Negotiations Ahead of COP29
- Oct 31 2024The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Convergence a Grant to Support Local Capital Mobilization for Climate Action in Southeast Asia
- Oct 30 2024Governments Announce Strategic Priorities To Achieve Universal School Meals by 2030