The Rockefeller Foundation works to spread the benefits of globalization to more people in more places around the world through grant-making.
Goals of the Foundation are
- To build resilience, enabling people, communities and institutions to be prepared for, withstand, and emerge stronger from shocks and chronic stresses.
- To advance inclusive economies that expand opportunities for more broadly shared prosperity, especially for those facing the greatest barriers to advancing their well-being.
Thematic Areas
- Revalue Ecosystem
- Secure Livelihoods
- Transform Cities
- Advance Health
Current Work Areas
- 100 Resilient Cities
- Climate Change Resilience
- Digital Jobs Africa
- Food Security
- Gender Equality
- Impact Investing
- Informal City Dialogues
- Innovation
- Oceans & Fisheries
- Program Related Investments
- Resilience
- Smart Power in India
- Social Impact Bonds
- Transportation
- Universal Health Coverage
Focus Regions/Countries & Areas
- Global: support work around the world to help more people tap into globalization’s benefits and strengthen resilience to risk.
- Asia: support work that creates accessible, affordable health systems, shapes innovations in urban planning, finance, and infrastructure, and reduces environmental and economic vulnerability.
- Africa: support work that unleashes economic growth — helping smallholder farmers adapt to climate change and increase agricultural productivity, facilitating sustainable urban expansion and expanding affordable health services.
- North America: support work that bolsters working families’ economic security, builds resilience to climate change’s impacts, and enables sustainable and equitable metropolitan growth.
How to Apply?
- Submit online inquiry. Please note that proposals or letters of inquiry submitted via regular mail or email are not accepted unless requested to do so by a Foundation staff member.
- You will be contacted by the Foundation team after review. It may take 2-3 months for review.
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