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< | The '''Rockefeller Foundation''' is a major U.S. philanthropic organization formed in 1913. It is significantly associated with the start of funding for formal medical research programs. <ref>{{citation | ||
| author = John Barry | |||
| title = The Great Influenza | |||
}}</ref> It is a [[501(c)(3)]] nonprofit corporation. | |||
Its current work focuses on five interrelated initiatives: <ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/who-we-are/our-focus | |||
| title = Our Focus | |||
| publisher = Rockefeller Foundation}}</ref> | |||
#Basic Survival Safeguards: Secure food, water, housing and infrastructure | |||
#Global Health: Accessible, affordable and equitable health services and systems | |||
#Climate & Environment: Sustainable growth and resilience to climate change | |||
#Urbanization: Solutions for fast-growing cities | |||
#Social & Economic Security: Stronger safety nets, reinvigorated citizenship, re-imagined policy frameworks | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:50, 31 May 2024
The Rockefeller Foundation is a major U.S. philanthropic organization formed in 1913. It is significantly associated with the start of funding for formal medical research programs. [1] It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
Its current work focuses on five interrelated initiatives: [2]
- Basic Survival Safeguards: Secure food, water, housing and infrastructure
- Global Health: Accessible, affordable and equitable health services and systems
- Climate & Environment: Sustainable growth and resilience to climate change
- Urbanization: Solutions for fast-growing cities
- Social & Economic Security: Stronger safety nets, reinvigorated citizenship, re-imagined policy frameworks