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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (also known by its abbreviation, RWJF) was named after its founder, Robert Wood “General” Johnson II, son of the co-founder of Johnson & Johnson.
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The Aileen K. and Brian L. Roberts Foundation is the family foundation of Brian L. Roberts, who became president of Comcast in 1990 and CEO of Comcast in 2002 and whose father, Ralph Roberts, founded Comcast in 1963. The foundation funds a wide variety of causes, with emphasis on Jewish
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Also see Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation (nonprofit) The Robertson Foundation is a foundation created by hedge fund investor Julian H. Robertson, Jr. and his wife, Josie Robertson. It is not to be confused with the Robertson Foundation for Government, a nonprofit that is the successor to the Robertson Foundation,
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Robin Hood is a left-leaning nonprofit associated with the financial industry that has been criticized for ineffectiveness at its stated mission of alleviating poverty in New York City despite massive fundraising successes.
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The Rochester People’s Climate Coalition (RPCC) is a left-center nonprofit that has a network of local organizations that work to advocate for climate change awareness and other environmentalist issues. The organization advocates for climate change legislation such as the Green New Deal and other legislative movements in New York
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Rock ‘n Renew is an activist organization that partners with musicians and other artists to advocate sustainability and environmental policy for community leaders. 1
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Rock the Vote is a left-progressive-aligned organization in the United States whose stated mission is to engage and “build the political power of young people.” The group claims to be nonpartisan,1 but has produced videos
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Rock the Vote Action Fund is the lobbying affiliate of Rock the Vote, a progressive-aligned organization in the United States which seeks to to engage and “build the political power of young people.” 1
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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund was created in 1940 as the charity for the five sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.: John D., III; future U.S. Vice President Nelson; Laurance; Winthrop; and David Rockefeller. Two of these five men, Laurance and David, also established their own foundations, though David announced that
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The Rockefeller Family Fund is the nonprofit organization supporting the philanthropy of the great-grandchildren of John D. Rockefeller and the grandchildren of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The “cousins,” as Rockefeller Jr.’s grandchildren came to be known, were major supporters of left-wing counterculture causes as early as the 1960s.
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The Rockefeller Foundation was founded in 1913 as the primary philanthropic vehicle for the charity of Standard Oil billionaire John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1839-1937). Its projects over the past century have included funding medical research, supporting the “Green Revolution” of agricultural production innovation, and backing controversial population control movements. The
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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) is one of the nation’s largest philanthropic organizations. Founded in 2002, it engages in diverse investments, grants, and guidance with its partners. 1
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The Rockefeller University is a center for scientific research, primarily in the biological and medical sciences, providing doctoral and postdoctoral education.
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The Rocket Foundation is an advocacy and grantmaking organization founded by rapper Quavious “Quavo” Keyate Marshall that is supports gun violence prevention and reduction in the United States with a focus on Atlanta, Georgia. 1
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The Rockwood Leadership Institute is a left-of-center activism training organization. 1 The institute offers seminars and other instructional programs, often tailored for representatives of racial and sexual minority groups.
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Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an environmentalist think tank based in Colorado. It was established in 1982 by activist Amory Lovins. Lovins has been an opponent of zero carbon nuclear energy and, along with other RMI researchers, has repeatedly criticized nuclear power.
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The Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center is a left-leaning advocacy organization focused particularly on non-violent social change. 1 It has provided fiscal sponsorship services to numerous other
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The left-of-center Roddenberry Foundation was created by Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, son of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry, to honor his father’s politically progressive world view.
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The Rodney Fund was the philanthropic vehicle of James M. Rodney, founder of Detroit Forming, a company that makes rigid plastic packaging. The fund’s primary beneficiary is the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, but the organization donates to other center-right public policy organizations. James M. Rodney The Rodney Fund
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The Roe Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation created by Thomas A. Roe, chairman of the board of Builder Marts of America. Roe was a trustee of the Heritage Foundation, and his grants created the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies. Roe also founded the State
