The Center for the Study of Oligarchs Signs Transformational Grant Agreement with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 17, 2025

The Center for the Study of Oligarchs Signs Transformational Grant Agreement with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Los Angeles and Bogotá – The Center for the Study of Oligarchs will receive a $60,000 transformational grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. 

The grant will provide general support for The Center’s activities.

“The Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s transformational grant enables us to provide independent, objective, nonpartisan, and dispassionate research and analysis about one of our planet’s biggest challenges: oligarchs,” said David Lingelbach, Chair of The Center’s board of directors. “As the world’s first organization focused on oligarchs, and in a time when these economic and political actors are increasingly dominating our world, RBF’s funding is a strong vote of confidence in our work.”

Valentina Rodríguez Guerra, The Center’s Vice Chair and Executive Director, added: “This grant will be critical to realizing The Center’s promise to help the world decode oligarchs and better contain them.”

“The Center’s mission is critical to strengthening democracy, a longstanding priority of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund,” said Betsy Campbell, RBF’s Executive Vice President. “There is an urgent need for fresh thinking about the nature and implications of concentrated political and economic power. We are honored to support The Center as it helps to lead the way..”

About The Center for the Study of Oligarchs

The Center for the Study of Oligarchs (https://oligarchcenter.org/) was established in
2024 with offices in Los Angeles, California, and Bogotá, Colombia. It is an independent
non-profit organization that seeks to sponsor global research, teaching, policy analysis,
and public awareness about the causes, dynamics, characteristics, consequences and
strategies associated with oligarchs.

About The Rockefeller Brothers Fund

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) is a philanthropic foundation with a mission to
advance social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.
Through our grantmaking, mission-aligned investing, and convenings at The Pocantico
Center, the RBF supports the people and organizations building lasting solutions to the
challenges facing today’s increasingly interdependent world.