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Non-Profit Foundation
rockefellerfoundation.org

Investments

31

Portfolio Exits

3

Funds

1

Partners & Customers

10

About The Rockefeller Foundation

For more than 100 years, The Rockefeller Foundation's mission has been to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world. Today, The Rockefeller Foundation pursues this mission through dual goals: advancing inclusive economies that expand opportunities for more broadly shared prosperity, and building resilience by helping people, communities and institutions prepare for, withstand, and emerge stronger from acute shocks and chronic stresses. To achieve these goals, The Rockefeller Foundation works at the intersection of four focus areas-advance health, revalue ecosystems, secure livelihoods, and transform cities-to address the root causes of emerging challenges and create systemic change. Together with partners and grantees, The Rockefeller Foundation strives to catalyze and scale transformative innovations, create unlikely partnerships that span sectors, and take risks others cannot-or will not.

Headquarters Location

420 Fifth Ave

New York, New York, 10018,

United States

212-869-8500

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Latest The Rockefeller Foundation News

Rockefeller makes net-zero pledge for US$6bil endowment

Nov 30, 2023

This next step is pushing for greater decarbonisation through both direct investments and influence, said Shah. — Bloomberg NEW YORK: The Rockefeller Foundation, established in 1913 by Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, aims to make its US$6bil endowment net-zero emissions by 2050. That makes it the largest private foundation in the United States with such a target. Rockefeller follows a number of other US institutions, including Harvard University, which pledged in 2020 to get its US$50bil-plus endowment to net zero on the same timeline. The foundation committed to divest from fossil fuels three years ago. This next step is pushing for greater decarbonisation through both direct investments and influence, according to President Rajiv Shah. “We hope to bring along other asset managers and institutional partners and, hopefully, we can make the path easier to follow,” Shah said. Since Shah took the helm in 2018, Rockefeller has made climate change and the energy transition a core mission and has focused on boosting renewable energy deployment in emerging economies. In 2021, for example, it partnered with the furniture giant Ikea on a US$1bil initiative to fund solar and wind projects in developing nations. The foundation will make its still-evolving process for reaching net-zero transparent, so that others can follow along as it learns, said Chun Lai, chief investment officer. There are three paths for Rockefeller to leverage its money into broader action, Lai pointed out. The first, and perhaps the most important, is through money managers. Rockefeller doesn’t manage any money itself but works with hundreds of independent managers. Going forward, Lai said, the foundation will give preference to managers who can have more impact. That could mean choosing one that has concentrated positions in highly polluting industries, and is open to using those positions to press for decarbonisation, over managers with lots of low-emitting investments and that therefore see less need to press for change. Second, the foundation will invest in funds that in turn invest in companies that offer climate change solutions. In September, it said it would commit US$1bil to climate solutions over the next five years. And third, it will set benchmarks to measure progress toward its goals and share these with other investors, in hopes that it can persuade them to join in its quest. Lisa Sachs, director of the Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investment at Columbia University, said a transparent process would be very welcome. “Everyone is struggling with a metric for the most impactful investments for climate solutions and how to measure the effectiveness of different strategies,” she said. “They are in a good place to support those who are trying to make investor action more effective.” Still, she noted investor action only goes so far in addressing climate change. “While I do think stewardship is important, our research shows that the ability of investors to achieve our decarbonisation goals is far more limited than we like to believe. “The real difference needs to come from policymakers.” — Bloomberg Subscribe now to our Premium Plan for an ad-free and unlimited reading experience! Tags / Keywords:

The Rockefeller Foundation Investments

31 Investments

The Rockefeller Foundation has made 31 investments. Their latest investment was in Mombak as part of their Unattributed - II on August 8, 2023.

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

8/22/2023

Unattributed - II

Mombak

$5M

Yes

2

5/4/2023

Grant

Global Foodbanking Network

$2.8M

Yes

4

3/28/2023

Seed VC

Delta40 Studio

Yes

1

2/28/2023

Grant - VIII

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10

2/13/2023

Grant - II

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10

Date

8/22/2023

5/4/2023

3/28/2023

2/28/2023

2/13/2023

Round

Unattributed - II

Grant

Seed VC

Grant - VIII

Grant - II

Company

Mombak

Global Foodbanking Network

Delta40 Studio

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Amount

$5M

$2.8M

New?

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

2

4

1

10

10

The Rockefeller Foundation Portfolio Exits

3 Portfolio Exits

The Rockefeller Foundation has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Urcarco on November 15, 1989.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

11/15/1989

IPO

$99M

Public

1

3/28/1989

Acquired

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0

5/16/1988

IPO

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Date

11/15/1989

3/28/1989

5/16/1988

Exit

IPO

Acquired

IPO

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

Public

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Sources

1

0

0

The Rockefeller Foundation Fund History

1 Fund History

The Rockefeller Foundation has 1 fund, including Rockefeller Foundation Zero Gap Investment Fund.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

4/17/2019

Rockefeller Foundation Zero Gap Investment Fund

$30M

1

Closing Date

4/17/2019

Fund

Rockefeller Foundation Zero Gap Investment Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

$30M

Sources

1

The Rockefeller Foundation Partners & Customers

10 Partners and customers

The Rockefeller Foundation has 10 strategic partners and customers. The Rockefeller Foundation recently partnered with Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet on June 6, 2023.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

6/14/2023

Partner

United States

The Rockefeller Foundation and GEAPP to Design the World's First 'Coal-To-Clean' Credit Program in Emerging Economies

Led by GEAPP , CCCI has secured a high-level partnership with the Republic of Indonesia to develop a roadmap for the generation of coal-to-clean credits for the managed and equitable phase-out of coal plants , and has begun scoping work in South Africa and Vietnam for similar partnerships .

1

5/23/2023

Partner

Thailand

The MoU Will Enhance and Strengthen Cooperation Between AIT and The Rockefeller Foundation. The Asian Institute of Technology and The Rockefeller Foundation Sign MoU To Accelerate Knowledge Exchange - The Rockefeller Foundation (Left to right: Professor Shobhakar Dhakal and Professor Kazuo Yamamoto with the Asian Institute of Technology, Deepali Khanna and Natalye Paquin with The Rockefeller Foundation).

We are excited to further build upon our partnership with Asian Institute of Technology to identify innovative solutions to addressing sustainable development challenges in the Asia region , '' said Deepali Khanna , Vice President , Asia Regional Office , The Rockefeller Foundation .

1

5/23/2023

Partner

Switzerland

The Rockefeller Foundation and World Health Organization Announce Partnership To Expand Global Pandemic Preparedness in Era of Climate Change - The Rockefeller Foundation

Improving outbreak detection through the Global.health data science initiative , in partnership with the University of Oxford and Boston Children 's Hospital , among others .

1

4/24/2023

Partner

United States

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4/18/2023

Partner

United States

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Date

6/14/2023

5/23/2023

5/23/2023

4/24/2023

4/18/2023

Type

Partner

Partner

Partner

Partner

Partner

Business Partner

Country

United States

Thailand

Switzerland

United States

United States

News Snippet

The Rockefeller Foundation and GEAPP to Design the World's First 'Coal-To-Clean' Credit Program in Emerging Economies

Led by GEAPP , CCCI has secured a high-level partnership with the Republic of Indonesia to develop a roadmap for the generation of coal-to-clean credits for the managed and equitable phase-out of coal plants , and has begun scoping work in South Africa and Vietnam for similar partnerships .

The MoU Will Enhance and Strengthen Cooperation Between AIT and The Rockefeller Foundation. The Asian Institute of Technology and The Rockefeller Foundation Sign MoU To Accelerate Knowledge Exchange - The Rockefeller Foundation (Left to right: Professor Shobhakar Dhakal and Professor Kazuo Yamamoto with the Asian Institute of Technology, Deepali Khanna and Natalye Paquin with The Rockefeller Foundation).

We are excited to further build upon our partnership with Asian Institute of Technology to identify innovative solutions to addressing sustainable development challenges in the Asia region , '' said Deepali Khanna , Vice President , Asia Regional Office , The Rockefeller Foundation .

The Rockefeller Foundation and World Health Organization Announce Partnership To Expand Global Pandemic Preparedness in Era of Climate Change - The Rockefeller Foundation

Improving outbreak detection through the Global.health data science initiative , in partnership with the University of Oxford and Boston Children 's Hospital , among others .

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The Rockefeller Foundation Team

10 Team Members

The Rockefeller Foundation has 10 team members, including current President, Rajiv J. Shah.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Rajiv J. Shah

U.S. Agency for International Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and U.S. Department of Agriculture

President

Current

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Rajiv J. Shah

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U.S. Agency for International Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and U.S. Department of Agriculture

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