The Chronicle, 9/8/2006: Big Changes at the Rockefeller Foundation

The Chronicle, 9/8/2006: Big Changes at the Rockefeller Foundation: "Big Changes at the Rockefeller Foundation
The 93-year-old philanthropy stirs up criticism as it looks for new approaches

By Ian Wilhelm

As one of the world's most venerable grant makers tries to revitalize its efforts, the Rockefeller Foundation is making major personnel changes and overhauling its giving.

Since March 2005, when Judith Rodin joined the foundation as its president, roughly 25 percent of its employees have been replaced or their positions eliminated. At least one grant-making program in the arts has been cut and others may face the chopping block as part of an effort the foundation said will make it more effective at fighting social ills in America and abroad."