FORD FOUNDATION

Financial Information

Total Assets: $12,364,759,000 Total Giving: $526,405,000

Area of Service:

National, International, Caribbean, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa

Areas of Interest:

Not Available

Programs

Democratic and Accountable Government, Economic Fairness, Educational Opportunity and Scholarship, Freedom of Expression, Gender, Sexuality and Reproductive Justice, Human Rights, Matching Gifts, Metropolitan Opportunity, Program-Related Investment, Sustainable Development

Grants

The following grants were awarded in 2014: Saint John No. 5 Baptist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana – $125,000

Limitations

Giving in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and also on a global basis, with a focus on eight core issues.
No support for programs for which substantial support from government or other sources is readily available, or for religious sectarian activities.
No grants for construction or maintenance of buildings, undergraduate scholarships, or for purely personal or local needs. The vast majority of foundation grants go to organizations. Historically, the foundation has provided a very limited number of fellowship opportunities for individuals, focusing on advanced degrees in areas of interest to the foundation. When available, recipients are selected by universities and other organizations that receive grants from the foundation to support fellowships.

Summary

The foundation will be shifting its grantmaking focus entirely on inequality. To address this, it will be working in fifteen program areas, grouped under seven headings: 1) Civic Engagement and Government; 2) Gender, Ethnic, and Racial Justice; 3) Equitable Development; 4) Inclusive Economies; 5) Internet Freedom; and 6) Youth Opportunity and Learning; 7) Creativity and Free Expression. The foundation will cut its support of several initiatives, including LGBT rights in the United States, direct cash transfers in Latin America, and micro finance. The foundation has an ongoing dialogue with its current portfolio of grantees about its evolving strategy. Those grantees that are being transitioned have been given final notice. The foundation is providing final grants to a number of those organizations. The foundation’s Board of Trustees has authorized the allocation of up to $1 billion of its endowment, to be phased in over 10 years, for mission-related investments (MRIs).

Additional

Established in 1936 in MI

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

www.fordfoundation.org

Located in:

New York City,

National, International, Caribbean, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa

US

Contact Information / Process

Telephone: (212) 573-5000
Fax: (212) 351-3677
E-mail: [email protected]
Location:
1440 Broadway New York City, NY United States 10018-2301

Donors & Leadership

Officers and Directors:
Kofi Appenteng Chair. and Trustee
Darren Walker Pres.
Martin Abregu Vice President for Democracy, Rights and Justice
Eric Doppstadt Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
John W. Bernstein Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Samantha Gilbert Vice President, Talent and HR
Kenneth T. Monteiro Vice President, Secy. and Genl. Counsel
Hilary Pennington Vice President for Education, Creativity and Free Expression
Alfred Ironside V.P., Global Communications
Irene Hirano Inouye
Robert S. Kaplan
Lourdes Lopez
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
Ursula Burns
Francisco Cigarroa
Tim Berners-Lee
Martin Eakes
Amy Falls
Juliet V. Garcia
J. Clifford Hudson
Paula Moreno
N.R. Narayana Murthy
Peter A. Nadosy
Cecile Richards
Gabrielle Sulzberger
Bryan Stephenson
Ai-jen Poo

EIN:

131684331

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