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Rockefeller Foundation
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An American philanthropic foundation, founded in 1913, whose early twentieth century public health programs, including a hookworm eradication campaign in the American South and international programs against yellow fever and malaria, made it one of the most consequential private funders in the early history of organized public health.
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Founding Year Founding DateChartered by the New York state legislature on 14 May 1913; the entity's existing founding-year (1913) is unchanged. HeadquartersNew York City, United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
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The foundation was created by Standard Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller and his son, along with Frederick Taylor Gates, on May 14, 1913.
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