Kavita Nandini Ramdas

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. provides grants for social change. The firm promotes democratic practice, sustainable development, peace and security, cultural diversity, and ecological integrity. The company was founded by John D. Rockefeller III in 1940 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Grist Magazine, Inc. operates as a news agency. It provides online magazines which publishes environmental news and commentary. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is a non profit organization operates community based grant making foundations. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

The Global Fund for Women, Inc. is a non-profit organization that promotes women's economic security, health, education and leadership. It organizes programs and activities geared towards health and sexual rights, peace and gender violence, economic and environmental justice, civic and political education, access to education, and social change philanthropy. The firm also offers grants to groups that advance international women's movement and promote social justice. The Global Fund for Women was founded in 1987 by Anne Firth Murray, Frances Kissling, Laura Lederer, and Nita Barrow and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.