Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Foundation Watch
The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Depoliticize Philanthropy
The point here is not that foundation investments should be politicized. They should not. Foundations should, however, abide by what appear to be unambiguous IRS transparency instructions and be prepared…
by Robert Stilson on February 17, 2022

Green Watch
Forced Electrification: Environmentalists’ War on Consumers
Environmentalism boils down to making your life harder. From banning oil-burning cars to promising the moon with feel-good renewables, eco-activists are on a mission to make electricity a luxury good—and…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 24, 2022

Green Watch
Forced Electrification: The Stealth War on Your Dishwasher
Activists may call it “electrification,” but their plan has nothing to do with bringing electricity to rural communities à la the New Deal and Tennessee Valley Authority. Instead, it’s a…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 24, 2022

Green Watch
Forced Electrification: What’s Wrong with Natural Gas?
Virginia's energy economy is the picture of success painted by moderate environmentalists 20 years ago. Almost 60 percent of its electricity is generated from natural gas and another 30 percent…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 24, 2022

Green Watch
Forced Electrification: “Net-Zero Carbon”
Activists point out that the transportation and electricity generation sectors together account for 54 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Turning them carbon-free would dramatically lower total U.S. emissions—hence,…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 24, 2022

Green Watch
Forced Electrification: Grassroots Rising
In states, legislatures have enacted or are considering legislation to block local governments from enacting natural gas bans, accounting for one-third of national gas consumption. Many of the bills came…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 24, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Texas Election Reforms Don’t Go Far Enough to Protect Against Fraud
While some Texas legislators decided to run away to Washington, D.C., rather than vote on election integrity legislation, Lone Star State Republicans are dedicated to making it easier to vote and harder…
by Victoria Ydens on August 2, 2021

Organization Trends
Divest from the War Machine and Radical ESG Activism
At its most extreme, public divestment campaigns can even seek to alter governmental policy and global geopolitics. Case in point, a campaign called Divest from the War Machine aims to…
by Robert Stilson on November 19, 2020

Charity and Welfare
The Rockefellers’ war against oil and gas
This article was originally posted at Philanthropy Daily. It’s usually the case that no one knows who the great-grandchildren of a great philanthropist are. I know, for…
by Martin Morse Wooster on December 30, 2016

Foundation Watch
Campaign Finance “Reform” Exposed Once Again
(PDF here) Donors who crusade under the radar for campaign finance reform still fund activist groups like Public Campaign.  And those activist groups still fight for a panoply of…
by Fred Lucas on August 5, 2013