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The Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. It was established by the six-generation Rockefeller family. The Foundation was started by Standard Oil owner John D. Rockefeller, along with his son John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Frederick Taylor Gates, in New York State.
    • Essentials 

    • Leadership 

    • Beginnings 

    • Early grants and connections 

    • China Medical Board 

    • Department of Industrial Relations 

    • Social sciences 

    • Eugenics 

    • Harvard International Seminars 

    • Programs: scale and scope 

    • Notable programs 

    • The Green Revolution 

    • Bellagio Center 

    • Rockefeller Foundation Communication for Social Change Network 

    • 100 Resilient Cities 

    • Cultural Innovation Fund 

    • Family involvement 

    • Historical legacy 

    • Current trustees 

    • Past trustees 

    • Scandal 

    • Presidents 

    • Bibliography