Root Cause Institute

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Files for grants made by the Atlantic Philanthropies in Bermuda between 1994 and 2011. Atlantic invested over $28 million in Bermuda, with focus on strengthening philanthropies and local NGOs, and advancing social change. Major program area classifications were Country-wide, Aging Children and Youth, and Cross Programme/Strategic Initiatives. Atlantic identified the key issue as Effective Nonprofits and Philanthropy.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Files for grants made by the Atlantic Philanthropies in the United States between 1982 and 2013. Since 1982, $3.1b in grants were made in the United States-- the first of which was an anonymous gift of $7 million to found the Cornell Tradition. Cornell would remain Atlantic's main grantee. In addition to education, Atlantic's primary areas of giving in the US have included medical research, expanded health care, supporting children and older adults, and championing societal and racial...