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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Laurance_RockefellerLaurance Rockefeller - Wikipedia

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   Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was the third son and fourth child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller.

2. www.rbf.org › aboutAbout Us | Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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   The Rockefeller Brothers Fund was created in 1940 by the sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller—John 3rd, Nelson, Winthrop, Laurance, and David—as a vehicle by which they could coordinate their philanthropic efforts.

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   Who founded the Rockefeller Brothers Fund?

   • The Rockefeller Brothers Fund was created in 1940 by the sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller—John 3rd, Nelson, Winthrop, Laurance, and David—as a vehicle by which they could coordinate their philanthropic efforts. Abby “Babs” Rockefeller Mauzé, their older and only sister, joined the RBF board in 1954.

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   What is the Rockefeller Family Fund?

   • The Rockefeller Family Fund and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund are independent, distinct institutions. From 1956 to 1960, the Fund financed a study conceived by its then president, Nelson Rockefeller, to analyze the challenges facing the United States. Henry Kissinger was recruited to direct the project.

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   What is the Rockefeller Foundation?

   • The Fund expanded the Rockefeller family tradition of support for International House, an organization founded in 1924 that sought to provide positive cultural exchange for international students through social events and residential facilities. In 1951, the RBF elected its first non-family trustees, Dr. Detlev W. Bronk and Wallace K. Harrison.

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   What is Rockefeller Foundation (RFF)?

   • RFF is known for its creative grantmaking, its role as a catalyst in the nonprofit as well as the funding communities, and its record of public policy innovation. While our operations and approach remain true to the Rockefeller vision of strategic, innovative philanthropy, we have evolved from our roots as a family foundation.

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4. www.rbf.org › about › about-usConservation and the Environment | Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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   Laurance S. Rockefeller and Conservation. From 1941 until the early 1970s, the RBF worked to preserve and protect the environment through grantmaking in population and conservation. Conservation was a special interest of founding trustee Laurance S. Rockefeller, and it constituted much of his personal philanthropy and public service.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rockefeller_Brothers_FundRockefeller Brothers Fund - Wikipedia

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   The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) is a philanthropic foundation created and run by members of the Rockefeller family. It was founded in New York City in 1940 as the primary philanthropic vehicle for the five third-generation Rockefeller brothers: John , Nelson , Laurance , Winthrop and David .

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   Rockefeller Family Fund is a U.S.-based, family-led public charity that initiates, cultivates, and funds strategic efforts to promote a sustainable, just, free, and participatory society. Martha, John, Laurance, Nelson, and David Rockefeller created the Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF) in 1967.

7. rockarch.org › laurance-s-rockefellerLaurance S. Rockefeller, 1910-2004 | Rockefeller Archive Center

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   Laurance served as a leader of several important nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. He was president and later chair of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (1958-1980) and was a trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1960-1982).

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   The Lindisfarne Association, which began in 1973 in Southampton, New York, promoted the integration of spiritual practices, scholarship, and alternative education. It received support from founding RBF trustee Laurance Rockefeller as well as the Fund.