Rockefeller Family Fund

The Rockefeller Family Fund is a philanthropic organization that describes itself as "at the cutting edge of advocacy in such areas as environmental protection, advancing the economic rights of women, and helping citizens hold public and private institutions accountable for their actions. The Fund is best known for its creative and leveraged grantmaking, its role as a catalyst in the nonprofit as well as the funding communities, and its record of public policy innovation. The RFF was incorporated in 1967 by Martha, John, Laurance, Nelson, and David Rockefeller. The board of trustees is comprised of members of the Rockefeller Family." 

Public relations and lobbying
In July 2009, the Rockefeller Family Fund "retained former Attorney General's John Ashcroft's lobbying venture to work Congress on its behalf," reported O'Dwyer's. The Ashcroft Group is representing the Fund on the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill and "the Clear Act (Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal), which is a favorite of Republicans. President Obama wants to strip funding for that bill. That cash is used to reimburse local governments for outlays connected with the round-up and detention of illegal immigrants."

Grantmaking program areas
As of 2008:
 * Citizen Participation and Government Accountability
 * Economic Justice for Women
 * The Environment
 * Institutional Responsiveness

Personnel

 * Donald K. Ross - Former Director (1985 to 1999)
 * Lee H. Wasserman - Director since 1999

Trustees
Accessed April 2010:


 * Peter Gill Case, President
 * David Kaiser, Vice President
 * Miranda Kaiser, Vice President
 * Rebecca Lambert, Vice President
 * Emily Rockefeller, Vice President
 * Geoffrey Strawbridge, Vice President
 * Julia D' Amico
 * Eric Dayton
 * Claire M. Pierson
 * Justin Rockefeller
 * Renee Rockefeller
 * Wendy Rockefeller
 * Theo Spencer

Trustees (2006)

 * Theodore Spencer, President
 * Peter Case
 * Eric Dayton
 * Paul Growald
 * Miranda Kaiser
 * Alida R. Messinger
 * Julia S. Robbins
 * Emily Rockefeller
 * Justin Rockefeller
 * Rebecca Rockefeller
 * Renee Rockefeller
 * Stuart A. Rockefeller
 * Geoffrey Strawbridge

Honorary Trustee David Rockefeller

Finance Committee (2006)

 * Scott C. Evans, Chair
 * Bevis Longstreth
 * Charles H. Mott
 * Hilda Ochoa
 * Peter O’Neill
 * Loren D. Ross
 * Theodore Spencer
 * Jeremy Waletzky
 * Lulu C. Wang

Contact information
437 Madison Avenue 37th Floor New York, NY 10022 Phone: (212) 812-4252 Fax: (212) 812-4299 Web: http://www.rffund.org

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Ashcroft Group
 * Wendy Gordon Rockefeller - former trustee
 * Robert Scrivner - former director (until 1984)