Rockefeller Foundation
American organization
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- Date:
- 1913 - present
- Areas Of Involvement:
- philanthropy
Rockefeller Foundation, U.S.philanthropic organization. It was endowed byJohn D. Rockefeller of the famedRockefeller family and chartered in 1913 toalleviate human suffering worldwide. Rockefeller was assisted in its management by his sonJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Among its many activities, the foundation supports medical research and education. It also provides grant and fellowship programs in the social sciences,agricultural sciences, and global environmental studies, and in buildingdemocracy and internationalphilanthropy.