Mission:
To promote the well-being of mankind around the world.

Background:
Established by John D. Rockefeller in 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation supports programs that expand opportunity and strengthen resilience to social, economic, health, and environmental challenges. Since its inception, the foundation has given more than $14 billion to thousands of grantees worldwide and today targets its resources in five areas — basic survival safeguards, global health, climate and the environment, urbanization, and social and economic security — while funding a portfolio of interconnected initiatives, including developing climate change resilience, strengthening food security, and transforming health systems.

Outstanding Web Features:
Visitors to the foundation's newly revamped Web site can review information about the foundation's grantmaking focus and explore the foundation's current work through an interactive map of the globe or a graphic that illustrates how each of its efforts simultaneously address two, three, or more pressing global challenges. In addition, Rockefeller Foundation grantees are featured throughout the site, which also offers videos of foundation officials and foundation-sponsored events such as the American 2050 Forum; information about the foundation-operated Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy; a list of publications, including every annual report published since the foundation's creation; and a searchable speeches and presentations archive. In addition, all the content on the site can be shared via social media tools.