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The Ford Foundation (NY)
The Ford Foundation was founded on January 15, 1936 by the son of the founder of the Ford Motor Company, Edsel Ford.
During its early years, the foundation led by the Ford family members operated in Michgan. The foundation aimed to allocate resources for scientific, educational, and charitable purposes, all for the welfare of the public.
Today, the Ford Foundation is led by its 9th president, Luis Ubiñas. They remain commited to advancing human welfare. The headquarters of the foundation is in New York City which supports all 50 states, and 10 regional offices worldwide which supports over 50 countries.
Their program continues to serve public welfare through strengthening democratic values, reducing poverty and injustice, and promoting international cooperation and advancing human achievement.
Web Address
www.fordfound.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @FordFoundation
Foundation RSS Feeds
News - www.fordfoundation.org/feeds/newsroom
Assets
$10,344,933,000 - 2011-09-30
$13,798,807,066 - 2007-09-30
Giving
$526,034,000 - 2011-09-30
$583,915,463 - 2007-09-30
During its early years, the foundation led by the Ford family members operated in Michgan. The foundation aimed to allocate resources for scientific, educational, and charitable purposes, all for the welfare of the public.
Today, the Ford Foundation is led by its 9th president, Luis Ubiñas. They remain commited to advancing human welfare. The headquarters of the foundation is in New York City which supports all 50 states, and 10 regional offices worldwide which supports over 50 countries.
Their program continues to serve public welfare through strengthening democratic values, reducing poverty and injustice, and promoting international cooperation and advancing human achievement.
Web Address
www.fordfound.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @FordFoundation
Foundation RSS Feeds
News - www.fordfoundation.org/feeds/newsroom
Assets
$10,344,933,000 - 2011-09-30
$13,798,807,066 - 2007-09-30
Giving
$526,034,000 - 2011-09-30
$583,915,463 - 2007-09-30
Foundation Grants and Resources
Recent News from Ford Foundation
Hartford Foundation will invest $2.9 million for 29 Hartford-area municipalities to fund local initiatives
Foundation: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving said Thursday it would invest $2.9 million to ... In 2017, the foundation awarded $34.5 million in...more
Foundation: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving said Thursday it would invest $2.9 million to ... In 2017, the foundation awarded $34.5 million in...more
Investing's Final Frontier: Impact Measurement
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
... answer this basic question: Is this social impact investment/initiative having ... that would jettison an already fast-growing impact investing...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
... answer this basic question: Is this social impact investment/initiative having ... that would jettison an already fast-growing impact investing...more
How Megadonors Could Rescue America's Universities
Foundation: Ford Foundation
And higher education has been losing the traditional support of major philanthropic foundations. The Ford Foundation, for instance, announced...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation
And higher education has been losing the traditional support of major philanthropic foundations. The Ford Foundation, for instance, announced...more
Charities pitch donors for share of Greater Twin Cities United Way money
Foundation: Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Ford Foundation
Other Twin Cities foundations have also been exploring ways to involve more people in awarding grants in an effort to meet changing...more
Foundation: Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Ford Foundation
Other Twin Cities foundations have also been exploring ways to involve more people in awarding grants in an effort to meet changing...more
Ford Foundation chief Darren Walker on the benefits for men who live with empathy
Foundation: Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation would change the way it gives, so that all grants would be geared toward dismantling inequality in its myriad forms. From...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation would change the way it gives, so that all grants would be geared toward dismantling inequality in its myriad forms. From...more
Sustainable Development Goals Philanthropy Platform (SDGPP)
Foundation: Ford Foundation
Sustainable Development Goals Philanthropy Platform (SDGPP) is an online collaboration platform that provides access to information on...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation
Sustainable Development Goals Philanthropy Platform (SDGPP) is an online collaboration platform that provides access to information on...more
SCC, Branford/Guilford Community Foundation Nonprofit Conference Includes First Awards ... 
Liza Janssen Petra, Executive Director of the Branford Community Foundation and the Guilford Foundation, agrees. "It is an honor to support...more
Liza Janssen Petra, Executive Director of the Branford Community Foundation and the Guilford Foundation, agrees. "It is an honor to support...more
How Noorain Khan, of the Ford Foundation, Spends Her Sundays
Foundation: Ford Foundation
Noorain Khan, a program officer at the Ford Foundation, makes grants that involve, among other things, economic, racial, and gender...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation
Noorain Khan, a program officer at the Ford Foundation, makes grants that involve, among other things, economic, racial, and gender...more
Rivers focuses on job creation for youths to tackle crime 
He also noted that the sub-grants have been made available in two intervention areas of 'Bright Future Grant' for ICT sector and the 'jump...more
He also noted that the sub-grants have been made available in two intervention areas of 'Bright Future Grant' for ICT sector and the 'jump...more
Fluxx Unveils Its Vision: A Network To Democratize Philanthropy
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation
The aim is to increase the effectiveness and impact of philanthropy through building capacity, increasing visibility throughout the grantmaking...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation
The aim is to increase the effectiveness and impact of philanthropy through building capacity, increasing visibility throughout the grantmaking...more
Illustrative Grants from Ford Foundation
Center for Teaching Quality Inc. - $199,500
Center for Studies of the State and Society - $493,706
Center for Studies of the State and Society - $150,000
Center for Rural Strategies Inc. - $400,000
Rick KNIEF - $70,000
Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele - $139,500
A Better Balance - $100,000
Accion Latina - $25,000
Acorn Housing Corporation - $200,000
Action Canada for Population and Development - $325,000
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