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Who We Are The mission of the Rockefeller Foundation has
remained the same since its founding in 1913 by
John D. Rockefeller, Sr.: to "promote the
well-being" of humanity. Moreover, the Rockefeller
Foundation has, also since its founding, focused on
addressing the root causes of serious problems, and
on doing so around the world. As John D.
Rockefeller said, "The best philanthropy is
constantly in search of the finalities&emdash;a
search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at
their source." This approach has produced such
breakthrough work as the professionalization of
public health, the eradication of yellow fever, the
"Green Revolution" in Latin American, Asian and
Indian agriculture, and the creation of
public-private partnerships to develop promising
new vaccines. Now, as at our founding, we work to identify and
solve some of the world's most pressing problems.
Yet, while our mission has not changed, the world
around us has, and we and our work must change with
it, and are doing so.
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