Overview Principal Office: USA Key Words: climate change, sustainable environment, China, Balkans Website Address: Link The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) works to promote social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Respect for cultural diversity and ecological integrity are characteristic of the Fund’s activities. Grant making in RBF is organized around themes and pivotal places:
Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources 1 -- Sustainable Development. This program (revised in 2011) emphasizes policy and action that respond to climate change. It aims to promote an understanding of climate change and support for actions to address the threat; support implementation to build clean energy economies (in the USA); support reduced reliance on carbon-intensive energy sources; and support targeted efforts to advance international progress on climate change. -- Link 2 -- Southern China. Grant making promotes the links between environment and human health; sustainable approaches to meet the region's energy needs; and community leadership in support of sustainable development. -- Link 3 -- Western Balkans. The program focuses on inclusive collaboration to promote the wise use of natural and cultural resources -- and to engage the public in processes of sustainable development -- with a particular focus on Serbia, Kosovo, and Montenegro. -- Link Grant recipients are nonprofit educational and charitable organizations in the USA and other countries, primarily in China and the Western Balkans. Most grants range from US$2 thousand to US$300 thousand for up to three years. The average grant size in 2010 was US$83 thousand. APPLICATION (for 1-2-3 above): Grant seekers should study the overview of RBF’s grant-making process. -- Link They should also review the guidelines of the program to which they intend to apply. Applicants start with an eligibility quiz, one for applicants from the USA and another for applicants from other countries. Applicants then complete an online grant inquiry form (i.e., electronic letter of inquiry). The form asks for detailed information regarding the specific grant request. RBF also accepts inquiries by mail and fax, although the Fund’s response time is longer than for inquires submitted online. After its review of the grant inquiry, RBF may invite selected applicants to submit full proposals. About how to apply. -- Link Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries East Asia: China Eastern Europe and Russia: Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia Note: In Sustainable Development, RBF makes many grants that are worldwide in their geographical dimension (i.e., not specific to region or country). Comments In 2010, RBF approved 274 grants for an expenditure of about US$23 million (all programs). The Fund was founded in 1940 as a vehicle through which the five sons and daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr., could share advice and research on charitable activities, and combine some of their philanthropies to better effect. Note: The Terra Viva Grants Directory presents a separate profile of the Rockefeller Foundation. -- Link The Fund has a grants database that can be searched by program, grant amount, year awarded, and keywords. -- Link Recent annual reviews are posted online, as are news items that can be filtered by theme and pivotal place. -- Link The Fund posts contact information for its offices in New York. -- Link Last Profile Review February 2012 © Copyright protected. All rights reserved. Return to Foundations, Corporations, and Civil Society |
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