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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
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The Roger Baldwin Foundation is a non-profit organization that serves as the charitable arm for the left-leaning organization, the ACLU.1
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Rogue Climate is an Oregon-based left leaning climate advocacy nonprofit that opposes the use of hydrocarbon fuels and zero carbon nuclear energy.
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The Roma Education Fund is a non-governmental organization (NFO) that advocates for providing educational opportunities for members of the Roma community in Europe. The group was formed through donations by several foundations and institutions including the Open Society Foundations and The World Bank.
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Romemu is a Jewish progressive religious community that values egalitarianism and political activism.12
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The Romero Institute, formerly the Christic Institute, is a California nonprofit that focuses on environmental issues, such as power sources, water usage, and transportation. It opposes nuclear energy, hydrogen power, and biofuels.
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Ronald McDonald House of New York (GMH-NY) is the New York-based branch of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), a philanthropic organization with local chapters that provide housing and support for families of children suffering from serious illness.
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The Roosevelt Institute is a left-leaning think tank that asserts that the system of free-market capitalism is inherently unjust. The organization’s full name is The Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. It brings together liberal and Democratic lawmakers, economists, and academics to attempt to reshape policies, from the federal to the
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Root River Current is a nonprofit online periodical aimed at rural residents of Minnesota. In addition to advertising local community events, it publishes poetry and essays, and advocates for environmentalist causes. It is operated by a board of volunteers.
