News & Events

Applications for the Rosenberg Fund for Children's fall grants are now open! If you know a young person or a parent who has been targeted for their progressive activism, please encourage them to... Read More

The National Security Agency (NSA) released a formerly classified document confirming that the U.S. government knew that Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy long before her trial and execution.

September 10, 2024

This spring, the RFC reached a new, incredible milestone: we have now awarded over $9 million in grant support since our first modest grants in the spring of 1991. As a small organization, we are... Read More

Already this year the RFC has awarded over $230,000 to almost 200 children as four new families joined our community. Recent grants supported young activists from the Stop Cop City movement, as well... Read More

Executive Director Jenn Meeropol and her father (RFC Founder) Robert Meeropol spent time going through RFC papers and mementoes to get organized and rediscovered some real treasures, like a beautiful... Read More

Sept 13th, Beneath the Mountain: An Anti-Prison Reader Book Release At Forbes Library (Northampton, MA), featuring co-editors Mumia Abu-Jamal and Jennifer Black & other panelists, plus... Read More

In 2022, Rosenberg sons Robert and Michael Meeropol filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of the National Security Agency (NSA) asking for declassification and release of the agency’s... Read More

The RFC spent 18 months in 2023 and 2024 engaged in a strategic planning process. The resulting document identifies key goals, as well as strategies and resources, for the next five years of the RFC... Read More

Our community has the power to justify Ethel and Julius' faith in continuing progressive activism by making a bequest to the RFC. Such a gift honors the Rosenbergs' legacy and ensures that we will be... Read More

The RFC office will be closed July 1-5. We will resume our regular hours on Monday, July 8th. Wishing our community a safe and happy holiday!

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the long struggle for justice and activist parents’ ability to remain committed to their causes knowing they may not see the fruits of their sacrifice in their... Read More

Update: The voting period has closed, and we are awaiting results. Thanks to everyone who supported!

It has been a while since I’ve provided RFC supporters with an update on my parents’ case. Almost two years ago in July, 2022, my brother and I filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of... Read More

The RFC has had a busy spring: in the last month, we granted over $230,000 in funds to support the children of targeted activists. After two whirlwind granting meetings, we are closing our spring... Read More

As activists across the country fight back against restrictive laws targeting reproductive health care, accurate portrayals of history in schools and colleges, appropriate care for trans youth and... Read More

In 2017 the RFC embarked on what became a deeply engaging 18+ month strategic planning process. It began with a survey of current and former Board, staff and consultants and resulted in a plan that... Read More

Granting summaries from the RFC's fall 2023 awards. Recent grants supported young activists from the Stop Cop City movement, the children of racial justice and LGBTQIA+ inclusion advocates, the... Read More