Upstream Fund

Our true home is in the present moment.
To live in the present moment is a miracle.
The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth
in the present moment,
to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now. Peace is all around us-in the world and in nature-in our bodies and spirits.
Once we learn to touch this peace, we will be healed and transformed.
It is not a matter of faith;
it is matter of practice.

- Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Zen Master

UPSTREAM FUND

The Upstream Fund is a donor-advised fund at the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. The Fund was established by the Board of Directors of the Jenifer Altman Foundation in 2002. The Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors operates as a public charity, and maintains discretion over the distribution of money from the Upstream Fund.

Recommendations regarding grants from the Upstream Fund are made to the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors by the Board of Directors and the Executive Director of the Jenifer Altman Foundation.

The Upstream Fund does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Jenifer Altman Awards Program

Grants List