Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Rockefeller Foundation is a philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller ("Senior"), along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr. ("Junior"), and Senior's principal business and philanthropic advisor, Frederick Taylor Gates, in New York State May 14, 1913, when its charter was formally accepted by the New York State Legislature.Its central historical mission is "to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world."Some of its objectives and achievements include: Financially supported education in the United States "without distinction of race, sex or creed" Helped establish the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom; Established the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Harvard School of Public Health, two of the first such institutions in the United States; Established the School of Hygiene at the University of Toronto in 1927; Developed the vaccine to prevent yellow fever; Helped The New School provide a haven for scholars threatened by the NazisIt developed and funded various German eugenics programs, including the one that Josef Mengele worked in before he went to Auschwitz.Although it is no longer the largest foundation by assets, the Rockefeller Foundation's pre-eminent legacy ranks it among the most influential NGOs in the world. By year-end 2008 assets were tallied at $3.1 billion from $4.6 billion in 2007, with annual grants of $137 million.. }
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- Rockefeller_Foundation abstract "The Rockefeller Foundation is a philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller ("Senior"), along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr. ("Junior"), and Senior's principal business and philanthropic advisor, Frederick Taylor Gates, in New York State May 14, 1913, when its charter was formally accepted by the New York State Legislature.Its central historical mission is "to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world."Some of its objectives and achievements include: Financially supported education in the United States "without distinction of race, sex or creed" Helped establish the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom; Established the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Harvard School of Public Health, two of the first such institutions in the United States; Established the School of Hygiene at the University of Toronto in 1927; Developed the vaccine to prevent yellow fever; Helped The New School provide a haven for scholars threatened by the NazisIt developed and funded various German eugenics programs, including the one that Josef Mengele worked in before he went to Auschwitz.Although it is no longer the largest foundation by assets, the Rockefeller Foundation's pre-eminent legacy ranks it among the most influential NGOs in the world. By year-end 2008 assets were tallied at $3.1 billion from $4.6 billion in 2007, with annual grants of $137 million.".