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Ford Foundation is a private corporation based in NEW YORK, NY. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1960. The principal officer is Depelsha Mcgruder. It holds total assets of $17.5B. Annual income is reported at $3.8B. Total assets have grown from $10.3B in 2010 to $17.5B in 2024. The foundation is governed by 24 officers and trustees. Build program provides opportunities to learn the difference grants make in social orgs & if this approach is fostering greater institutional effectiveness to dismantle inequality. Tax records are available from 2015 to 2024. The foundation primarily funds organizations in New York, District of Columbia and California. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
Smallest Grant
N/A
Median Grant
$100K
Average Grant
$265K
Largest Grant
$25M
Based on 3,433 grants from the most recent 990-PF filing.
Build program yields learning for grantees & grantmakers alike, in developing social justice orgs & networks fostering greater inst. Eff. To dismantle inequality
Expenses: $4.3M
The global fellowship program identifies and connects emerging leaders from across the globe who are advancing innovative ideas and solutions to combat inequity
Expenses: $4.3M
Art for justice is focused on safely reducing the prison population, promoting justice reinvestment and creating art that changes narrative around mass incarceration
Expenses: $2.6M
For projects that communicate the foundation's mission and programs including the foundation's website.
Expenses: $1.5M
Build program provides opportunities to learn the difference grants make in social orgs & if this approach is fostering greater institutional effectiveness to dismantle inequality.
Based on 3433 grants from the most recent 990-PF filing, Ford Foundation gives a median grant of $100K. Grants have ranged from N/A to $25M, with an average of $265K.
Activities supported by foundation grants must be charitable, educational or scientific under the provisions of the u.s. Internal revenue code and the treasury regulations.
Ford Foundation is headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. The foundation primarily funds organizations in New York, District of Columbia, California.
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| Name | Title | Compensation | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC W DOPPSTADT | VP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $4.8M | $124K | $4.9M |
| DARREN WALKER | PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1.9M | $127K | $2.1M |
| NISHKA CHANDRASOMA | VP, SEC. & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $693K | $123K | $819K |
| DEPELSHA MCGRUDER | VP, COO & TREASURER | $684K | $130K | $817K |
| HILLARY PENNINGTON | EXECUTIVE VP OF PROGRAMS | $643K | $105K | $755K |
| MARTIN ABREGU | VP, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS | $549K | $125K | $678K |
| MICHELE MOORE | VP & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | $508K | $90K | $603K |
| DIANE HEADLY | VP & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | $487K | $107K | $597K |
| SARITA GUPTA | VP, U.S. PROGRAMS | $484K | $86K | $572K |
| FRANCISCO G CIGARROA | TRUSTEE & CHAIR | $70K | $0 | $72K |
| AMY C FALLS | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| GABRIELLE SULZBERGER | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| BRYAN STEVENSON | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| CHUCK ROBBINS | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| URSULA M BURNS | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| AI-JEN POO | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| GBENGA OYEBODE | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| PAULA MORENO | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| LOURDES LOPEZ | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| THOMAS L KEMPNER JR | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| CATALINA DEVANDAS | TRUSTEE | $50K | $0 | $52K |
| GEORGE WALKER | TRUSTEE (AS OF 3/2024) | $17K | $0 | $17K |
| HENRY FORD III | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| LAURENE POWELL JOBS | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
Total Giving
$770.7M
Total Assets
$17.5B
Fair Market Value
$17.5B
Net Worth
$14.9B
Grants Paid
$840.8M
Contributions
N/A
Net Investment Income
$984.1M
Distribution Amount
$814.9M
Total: $839.7M
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY REYNOLDS BABCOCK FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDFOR THE DEEP SOUTH/EMERGING SOCIAL JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING PROGRAM | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $2.4M | 2024 |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCCORE SUPPORT FOR THE ABUNDANT FUTURES FUND (FORMERLY, THE NEW IMMIGRATION FUND), A NATIONAL FUNDER COLLABORATIVE TO ENGAGE NEW DONORS AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION ISSUES AND THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE MOVEMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $15M | 2024 |
| BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INCCORE SUPPORT FOR THE JUSTICE AND MOBILITY FUND TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS FOR PEOPLE WITH CONVICTIONS AND INCARCERATION HISTORIES | NEW YORK, NY | $12.7M | 2024 |
| FOUNDATION FOR DETROIT'S FUTUREFOR THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS SETTLEMENT PROJECT TO EXPEDITE DETROIT'S BANKRUPTCY SETTLEMENT, ASSIST IN HONORING PENSION COMMITMENTS AND PRESERVE THE INSTITUTES COLLECTION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT | DETROIT, MI | $8.3M | 2024 |
| HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEMGENERAL SUPPORT | DETROIT, MI | $3.4M | 2024 |
| DRUG POLICY ALLIANCEGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | NEW YORK, NY | $3.3M | 2024 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INCGENERAL SUPPORT | NEW YORK, NY | $3.2M | 2024 |
| EQUALITY FUNDGENERAL SUPPORT | OTTAWA | $3M | 2024 |
| THE GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INCCORE SUPPORT FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE BLACK FEMINIST FUND, AN UNPRECEDENTED PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE BRIDGING BLACK FEMINIST RESOURCES TO BLACK FEMINIST ORGANIZING AROUND THE WORLD TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3M | 2024 |
| ME TOO INTERNATIONAL INCGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | ATLANTA, GA | $2.5M | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTSCORE SUPPORT FOR AMERICA'S CULTURAL TREASURES REGIONAL INITIATIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS, CREATIVE FUTURES INITIATIVE: TOWARDS A JUST + EQUITABLE ARTS FIELD, TO SUPPORT LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $2.5M | 2024 |
| MS TRAINING CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIONCORE SUPPORT FOR FIGHT INEQUALITY ALLIANCE'S WORK WITH NATIONAL MOVEMENTS IN OVER 40 COUNTRIES ACROSS ASIA, AFRICA, EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN THAT ARE CONNECTED GLOBALLY | ARUSHA | $2.5M | 2024 |
| UPTURN INCGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | WASHINGTON, DC | $2.3M | 2024 |
| NEO PHILANTHROPY INCCORE SUPPORT FOR THE FOUR FREEDOMS FUND TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE MOVEMENT TO ENSURE ALL IMMIGRANTS, REGARDLESS OF STATUS, HAVE DIGNITY, POWER TO SHAPE CHANGE, AND AGENCY TO DETERMINE THEIR LIFE, COMMUNITY, AND FUTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $2.3M | 2024 |
| CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIESGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | WASHINGTON, DC | $2.2M | 2024 |
| URGENT ACTION FUND FOR FEMINIST ACTIVISMCORE SUPPORT FOR THE SISTER FUNDS COLLECTIVE CARE PROGRAM TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND SCALABLE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE, WELLBEING, AND SAFETY OF WOMEN AND LBTQI+ DEFENDERS AND THEIR MOVEMENTS | OAKLAND, CA | $2.1M | 2024 |
| NEW VENTURE FUNDFOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, TO CONTINUE CROSS-FOUNDATION STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AND GRANTMAKING TO STRENGTHEN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY | WASHINGTON, DC | $2.1M | 2024 |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITYCORE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR JOURNALISM AND DEMOCRACY TO HELP STRENGTHEN AMERICAS DEMOCRACY BY TRAINING AND SUPPORTING GENERATIONS OF BLACK JOURNALISTS IN THE FIELD OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM | WASHINGTON, DC | $2M | 2024 |
| OXFAM AMERICA INCFOR THE CLIMATE MEDIA COLLABORATIVE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY RIGHTS TO LEVERAGE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS CAPACITY | BOSTON, MA | $2M | 2024 |
| UNITED STATES ARTISTS INCGENERAL SUPPORT | CHICAGO, IL | $2M | 2024 |
| YAYASAN SOLIDARITAS DANA NUSANTARAFOR A DIRECT FUNDING MECHANISM TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES' INITIATIVES IN PROTECTING AND MANAGING THEIR TERRITORIES, THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR AGRARIAN RESOURCES, AND FOR ENDOWMENT SUPPORT | KECAMATAN TEBET | $2M | 2024 |
| MOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECTGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1.8M | 2024 |
| CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INCGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | BROOKLYN, NY | $1.8M | 2024 |
| CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICYGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | WASHINGTON, DC | $1.7M | 2024 |
| WAY TO RISECORE SUPPORT FOR THE VALIENTE FUND TO GENERATE AND ORGANIZE DONORS, BUILD YEAR-ROUND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND STRENGTHEN STATE SOCIAL JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1.7M | 2024 |
| ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCCORE SUPPORT FOR THE CDO FUND FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENGAGE IN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZING, RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROJECTS THAT EMPOWER DETROITERS | COLUMBIA, MD | $1.7M | 2024 |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUTTO SUPPORT THE REGIONALIZATION OF THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS INITIATIVE (NGOI) AND THE SET UP OF AN INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE MENA REGION. | BEIRUT | $1.7M | 2024 |
| FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTSGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | WASHINGTON, DC | $1.6M | 2024 |
| NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND INCGENERAL SUPPORT | NEW YORK, NY | $1.6M | 2024 |
| POWERSWITCH ACTIONGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | OAKLAND, CA | $1.6M | 2024 |
| UNITED WE DREAM NETWORK INCGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | WASHINGTON, DC | $1.6M | 2024 |
| STATE INNOVATION EXCHANGEGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | MADISON, WI | $1.6M | 2024 |
| TRANSGENDER LAW CENTERGENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | OAKLAND, CA | $1.5M | 2024 |
| NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTERGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1.5M | 2024 |
| WINDWARD FUNDCORE SUPPORT FOR THE HEARTLAND FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $1.5M | 2024 |
| THE AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM INCGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | NEW YORK, NY | $1.5M | 2024 |
| ULTRAVIOLET EDUCATION FUNDGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | WASHINGTON, DC | $1.5M | 2024 |
| CLOONEY FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICEGENERAL SUPPORT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1.5M | 2024 |
| THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM INCGENERAL SUPPORT | NEW YORK, NY | $1.5M | 2024 |
| CORPORACION AGENCIA AFROCOLOMBIANA HILEROSGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF THE BLACK COMMUNITIES PROCESS (PCN) | BOGOTA DC | $1.4M | 2024 |
| MOZILLA FOUNDATIONFOR THE FORD-MOZILLA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH BY LAYERING TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES INTO THEIR WORK THROUGH A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGISTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1.4M | 2024 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUP INCCORE SUPPORT GRANT FOR LIFT TO ENSURE THE EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL INDUSTRIAL POLICY INVESTMENTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1.4M | 2024 |
| NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTERGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | WASHINGTON, DC | $1.4M | 2024 |
| RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYCORE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN WORKER ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE STRONG WORKERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SHIFT THE BALANCE OF POWER TOWARDS GREATER ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EQUALITY | NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | $1.3M | 2024 |
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