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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund released a new report by its president and CEO, Stephen Heintz, urging swift and holistic reform of global governance institutions to respond to urgent transnational challenges. 

Colin Campbell steered the Rockefeller Brothers Fund with signature warmth and patience during a period of extraordinary growth from 1988 to 2000. He passed away at home surrounded by family on June 21, 2024.

From the urban and rural divide to the partisan gulf, from religious groups to warring factions on campuses, organizations and funders are cropping up with hope for common ground.

The last review of the Western Balkans program, in 2019, described a region in transition. Five years later, the region still faces challenges. Recognizing both the region’s challenges and signs of progress, the Western Balkans program has made minor adjustments to its grantmaking guidelines.

The Trust for Civic Life, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropic Advisors, is a new philanthropic collaborative tackling America’s crisis of polarization where it matters most: in the local communities where Americans live, work, and experience day-to-day democracy. 

Robert B. Oxnam, former trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) and president of the Asia Society, shared his decades of China scholarship and visionary approach to help shape the RBF’s China program. Robert passed away at home from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on April 18, 2024.

The RBF has had no direct involvement in the campus protests nor have we earmarked funds for them. Some RBF grantees have provided training, messaging, and/or legal support to student protest leaders. Details of our grants are published on our website. 

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) announced it would award its annual Pocantico Prize for Visual Artists to Chie Fueki. Drawing on her experience as a Japanese-born artist growing up in Brazil and later practicing in the United States, Fueki’s work embraces the visual language of these three distinct cultures. 

A statement from leading impact investing foundations on the defections of several major financial institutions from Climate Action 100+

Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Janai Nelson, Robin Strawbridge, and Henry Timms have been elected to the RBF's Board of Trustees.