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Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Mission: "Helping to build a more just, sustainable and peaceful world."
In China since: 1940
Annual China budget: $250,000
International Contact:
Robert Stone
South China Program Assistant
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, New York 10022-7001
United States
Tel: +1 212 812 4200
Fax: +1 212 812 4299
Activities in Other Countries :
Some programmes have global reach, but special attention is paid to New York City, South Africa, Serbia and Montenegro as well as South China.
The daughter and five sons of John D. Rockefeller Jr. established this fund in 1940 to coordinate their individual philanthropic efforts. Rockefeller family members have always played an active role in shaping the Fund’s grant-making priorities, and remain on the board of trustees (along with a growing number of trustees who are not family members). John D. Rockefeller Jr. bequeathed a substantial proportion of his estate to the Fund in 1960. In 1999 RBF merged with the Charles E. Culpepper foundation.
The Fund was an early and major supporter of environmental protection efforts in the United States and overseas. It also has long-standing ties with Asia, having helped to create the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in 1957 (www.rmaf.org.ph – a Philippines-based organisation that awards prizes to Asian individuals who have made outstanding contributions to public service), and the Asian Cultural Council (www.asianculturalcouncil.org – originally founded by the third John D. Rockeller III to promotes cultural exchange between Asia and the United States, and now affiliated to RBF).
RBF now works in four main, thematic areas:
Democratic Practice Support is given to initiatives that develop civil society, encourage citizen participation in political and policymaking processes, and improve accountability and transparency in global decision making.
Sustainable Development The Fund supports strategies to combat global warming, protect ecosystems and conserve biodiversity.
Global Peace and Security The Fund sets out to encourage a responsible and constructive role for America in the world; and also to promote greater understanding between Muslim and Western societies.
Human Advancement The Fund supports a range of initiatives to promote art, culture, education, leadership and health.
In recent years, the Fund has supported a number of activities in Southern China (along with other parts of Asia) that relate mainly to the sustainable development theme. Examples include projects to promote sustainable agriculture and food safety, integrated river basin management, sustainable transport planning and environmental NGO development. No new grants were made in 2004, as the Fund was in the process of reassessing its global, geographic priorities. The Fund’s board has now decided to concentrate in future on four ‘pivotal’ areas: New York City, South Africa, Serbia and Montenegro – and Southern China. As of 2005, therefore, the Southern China programme will resume, on a somewhat larger scale. However, as we go to press, details of the programme’s precise objectives and strategies remain to be announced.
At the end of 2003, RBF’s endowment was worth USD 680 million. During that year, it made grants with a total value of roughly USD 20.7 million.
Links
http://www.rbf.org
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