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What began as a philanthropic fund to honor its namesake became an early force in the social sciences.

Philanthropy’s role in cleaning up the milk supply prompted better federal food safety protections.

Incorporated in 1923 with funding from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the IEB built a major scientific network in Europe and the US in only five years.

A massive program in nursing education extended to 53 schools across the globe. But it never became a top priority of the foundation that supported it.

Partnering with public agencies to encourage efficient administration in state, county, and local governments.

A hundred years ago, hookworm disease was an epidemic across the US South. Northern philanthropy tried to help.

In 1970, Governor Nelson Rockefeller and the Museum of Primitive Art found themselves at the center of a delicate diplomatic negotiation over an allegedly stolen piece of Mayan art.

Nelson Rockefeller’s personal collection of indigenous art – and the museum he founded to share it – would eventually become a vital addition to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “encyclopedic” collection.

How one Rockefeller scientist walked the edge of ethics, endangered himself and offended colleagues to move research forward

The nation’s parks, perhaps our most remarkable public resource, have a history of development through private giving.

Philanthropy helped architects and planners create a new kind of suburban community in the 1920s.

One foundation’s program in Mexico created the blueprint for ending hunger worldwide.