The Rockefeller Brothers Fund aims at fostering long-term peace and prosperity in Europe, with a focus on successful post-communist and post-conflict transitions in the Balkans. It supports healthy democratic processes, regional myth debunking initiatives, and the development of a vibrant civil society and indigenous philanthropy in the region. The RBF is dedicated to ensuring the transformation into transparent, accountable, and responsive democracies, emphasizing ethnic, gender, age, cultural, and racial diversity, and promoting pluralistic, inclusive societies.
The grant supports efforts in the Western Balkans to strengthen democratic practices, advance reconciliation and peace, enable sustainable development, and promote European integration. It focuses on enhancing governance transparency and accountability, supporting reconciliation, fostering sustainable development with an emphasis on renewable energy and healthy environments, and encouraging local philanthropy for social transformation. The Fund targets Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and North Macedonia, aiming to harness the region's rich diversity and shared potential for a stable and democratic future within Europe.