Rockefeller Brothers Fund Timeline

Institutional
Milestone

Programmatic
Highlight

Arts and Culture
Arts and Culture
Arts and Culture
Conservation and the Environment
Conservation and the Environment
Conservation and the Environment
Civil Society and Democracy
Civil Society and Democracy
Civil Society and Democracy
Education
Education
Education
Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
International Relations
International Relations
International Relations
Religion
Religion
Religion
RBF Institutional Milestones
RBF Institutional Milestones
RBF Institutional Milestones
1940s
Beginning at the Brink of War
1940s
1940
RBF Founded
1940
RBF Founded
1941
Riverside Church
1941
Riverside Church
1941
Union Church of Pocantico Hills
1941
Union Church of Pocantico Hills
1941
War Relief
1941
War Relief
1941
YMCA and YWCA
1941
YMCA and YWCA
1941
The National Urban League
1941
The National Urban League
1941
U.S. Entry into World War II
1941

U.S. Entry into World War II
1941
United Service to China
1941
United Service to China
1942
Planned Parenthood
1942
Planned Parenthood
1944
United Negro College Fund
1944
United Negro College Fund
1945
End of World War II - Nuclear Weapons First Used
1945

End of World War II - Nuclear Weapons First Used
1946
The Brothers Return from War
1946
The Brothers Return from War
1946
Near East College Association
1946
Near East College Association
1946
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1946
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1946
The New York Zoological Society
1946
The New York Zoological Society
1946
The American Council on Race Relations
1946
The American Council on Race Relations
1947
Museum of Modern Art
1947
Museum of Modern Art
1949
Formation of NATO
1949

Formation of NATO
1950s
The Fund at Mid-Century
1950s
1950
Dana Creel Becomes Director
1950
Dana Creel Becomes Director
1950
International House
1950
International House
1951
Growth of the Board
1951
Growth of the Board
1951
Expansion of Resources
1951
Expansion of Resources
1953
The Agricultural Development Council
1953
The Agricultural Development Council
1954
Brown v. Board of Education
1954

Brown v. Board of Education
1955
The Population Council
1955
The Population Council
1956
AIA
1956
AIA
1956
The Asia Society
1956
The Asia Society
1956
The New York Metropolitan Region Study
1956
The New York Metropolitan Region Study
1956
Special Studies Project
1956
Special Studies Project
1956
The Virgin Islands National Park
1956
The Virgin Islands National Park
1957
Ghana Gains Independence from Britain
1957

Ghana Gains Independence from Britain
1957
Soviet Launch of Sputnik
1957

Soviet Launch of Sputnik
1957
The Ramon Magsaysay Award
1957
The Ramon Magsaysay Award
1958
Palisades Park Expansion
1958
Palisades Park Expansion
1958
The Southern Regional Council
1958
The Southern Regional Council
1959
West Africa Program
1959
West Africa Program
1960s
Tradition and Tumult
1960s
1961
The American Association of University Women
1961
The American Association of University Women
1961
Gift from the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Estate
1961
Gift from the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Estate
1961
Spelman College
1961
Spelman College
1961
Construction of Berlin Wall Begins
1961

Construction of Berlin Wall Begins
1961
U.S. Civil Rights Movement
1961

U.S. Civil Rights Movement
1961
African-American Institute
1961
African-American Institute
1962
The Arkansas Arts Center
1962
The Arkansas Arts Center
1962
Colonial Williamsburg
1962
Colonial Williamsburg
1962
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
1962
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
1964
Growth of Professional Staff
1964
Growth of Professional Staff
1964
The African Wildlife Leadership Foundation
1964
The African Wildlife Leadership Foundation
1965
Vietnam War
1965

Vietnam War
1966
The Center for Inter-American Relations
1966
The Center for Inter-American Relations
1968
Special Program in Race & Urban Problems
1968
Special Program in Race & Urban Problems
1968
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
1968
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
1968
Schomburg Collection, New York Public Library
1968
Schomburg Collection, New York Public Library
1968
The Studio Museum of Harlem
1968
The Studio Museum of Harlem
1969
The National Audubon Society
1969
The National Audubon Society
1970s
Decade of Disquiet
1970s
1970
Southern Program
1970
Southern Program
1970
First Earth Day
1970

First Earth Day
1972
New York City Education Program
1972
New York City Education Program
1972
Nixon Visits China
1972

Nixon Visits China
1972
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
1972
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
1972
Center for Community Change
1972
Center for Community Change
1973
Oil Crisis
1973

Oil Crisis
1973
The Sealantic Fund
1973
The Sealantic Fund
1973
Harlem School of the Arts
1973
Harlem School of the Arts
1973
The Creel Committee
1973
The Creel Committee
1973
The Filer Commission
1973
The Filer Commission
1974
The Worldwatch Institute
1974
The Worldwatch Institute
1974
The Rockefeller Archive Center
1974
The Rockefeller Archive Center
1974
The New Alchemy Institute
1974
The New Alchemy Institute
1975
The Lindisfarne Association
1975
The Lindisfarne Association
1975
Presidential Succession
1975
Presidential Succession
1978
Rockefeller University
1978
Rockefeller University
1979
Generational Transition
1979
Generational Transition
1980s
Global Interdependence
1980s
1980
The RBF Awards in Arts Education
1980
The RBF Awards in Arts Education
1980
Institute of International Education
1980
Institute of International Education
1980
U.S. Farm Crisis
1980

U.S. Farm Crisis
1980
The Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Program
1980
The Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Program
1980
The New York City Partnership
1980
The New York City Partnership
1980
American Farmland Trust
1980
American Farmland Trust
1980
Legal Resources Centre
1980
Legal Resources Centre
1983
Nonprofit Sector Support
1983
Nonprofit Sector Support
1983
The Institute for East-West Security Studies
1983
The Institute for East-West Security Studies
1983
AIDS Epidemic
1983

AIDS Epidemic
1983
The One World Program
1983
The One World Program
1984
Winrock International
1984
Winrock International
1986
Fund for the City of New York
1986
Fund for the City of New York
1986
The Beijer Institute
1986
The Beijer Institute
1987
David Rockefeller Retires
1987
David Rockefeller Retires
1987
RBF Program for Asian Projects
1987
RBF Program for Asian Projects
1988
Polish Agriculture
1988
Polish Agriculture
1988
Colin Campbell Becomes President
1988
Colin Campbell Becomes President
1989
Fall of the Berlin Wall
1989

Fall of the Berlin Wall
1990s
Changing Geopolitics and Civil Society
1990s
1990
The Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance
1990
The Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance
1990
Environmental Partnership for Central Europe
1990
Environmental Partnership for Central Europe
1990
Nonprofit Sector, Central and Eastern Europe
1990
Nonprofit Sector, Central and Eastern Europe
1990
Basic Education in South Africa
1990
Basic Education in South Africa
1990
Minority Teaching Fellowships
1990
Minority Teaching Fellowships
1991
Nuclear Non-Proliferation
1991
Nuclear Non-Proliferation
1991
The Asian Cultural Council
1991
The Asian Cultural Council
1991
Balkan Wars Begin
1991

Balkan Wars Begin
1991
The Black and Latino Commissions on AIDS
1991
The Black and Latino Commissions on AIDS
1992
New Board Leadership
1992
New Board Leadership
1992
Rio Earth Summit
1992

Rio Earth Summit
1994
The Pocantico Center
1994
The Pocantico Center
1994
End of Apartheid
1994

End of Apartheid
1994
Sustainable Forestry
1994
Sustainable Forestry
1994
New York City School Reform
1994
New York City School Reform
1995
National Council of Churches
1995
National Council of Churches
1995
Fishery Management
1995
Fishery Management
1998
New York City Green Space and Waterfronts
1998
New York City Green Space and Waterfronts
1999
Charles E. Culpeper Foundation Merger
1999
Charles E. Culpeper Foundation Merger
2000s
Globalization’s Discontents
2000s
2000
Climate Change
2000
Climate Change
2000
Third World Network
2000
Third World Network
2001
Stephen Heintz Becomes President
2001
Stephen Heintz Becomes President
2001
World Trade Center Attacks
2001

World Trade Center Attacks
2001
U.S. Rejects Kyoto Protocol
2001

U.S. Rejects Kyoto Protocol
2002
The Brennan Center
2002
The Brennan Center
2002
The Iran Project
2002
The Iran Project
2003
New Program Architecture
2003
New Program Architecture
2003
Brownfields Reclamation
2003
Brownfields Reclamation
2003
The U.S. in the World
2003
The U.S. in the World
2003
AIDS in South Africa
2003
AIDS in South Africa
2003
U.S. Global Engagement
2003
U.S. Global Engagement
2006
Environment in Southern China
2006
Environment in Southern China
2006
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
2006
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
2007
Institute for State Effectiveness
2007
Institute for State Effectiveness
2007
Institute for Advanced Studies (GAP)
2007
Institute for Advanced Studies (GAP)
2008
Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs
2008
Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs
2008
Global Financial Crisis
2008

Global Financial Crisis
2009
Relocation to New Offices
2009
Relocation to New Offices
2011
Just Vision
2011
Just Vision
2011
Arab Spring
2011

Arab Spring
2013
A New Generation of Leadership
2013
A New Generation of Leadership
2014
The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program
2014
The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program
2014
Fossil Fuel Divestment
2014
Fossil Fuel Divestment
2017
David Rockefeller’s Legacy
2017
David Rockefeller’s Legacy
2018
Pocantico Center Expansion
2018
Pocantico Center Expansion
2018
The Economic Case Against Coal
2018
The Economic Case Against Coal

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