Open Foundations · New York

Ford Foundation

New York, New York · EIN 131684331. It paid $819.1M across 3,635 grants in 2024, a median of $125K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$819.1M
paid in 2024
3,635
grants paid
$125K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$17.5B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
THE FORD FOUNDATION
Address
C/O SECRETARY 320 EAST 43RD STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10017
Phone
2125735000
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PROPOSALS SHOULD SET FORTH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED WORK; HOW THE WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED; THE NAMES AND CURRICULUM VITAE OF THOSE ENGAGED IN THE PROJECT; A DETAILED BUDGET, THE PROJECT'S PRESENT MEANS OF SUPPORT, THE PROJECT'S STATUS OF APPLICATIONS TO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, AND THE PROJECT'S LEGAL AND TAX STATUS.
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
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.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202513219349106006. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

institutional strengtheningcore institutionalmatchingjusticerights

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 3,635 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNY$15,000,000CORE 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
2Blue Meridian Partners IncNY$12,744,000CORE SUPPORT FOR THE JUSTICE AND MOBILITY FUND TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS FOR PEOPLE WITH CONVICTIONS AND INCARCERATION HISTORIES
3Foundation for Detroit's FutureMI$8,333,333FOR 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
4Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNY$5,000,000CORE SUPPORT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE FOR GENDER AND REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY
5Henry Ford Health SystemMI$3,400,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Drug Policy AllianceNY$3,250,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
7American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNY$3,200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Equality FundCA$3,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9The Global Fund for Women IncCA$3,000,000CORE 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
10Me Too International IncGA$2,515,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
11Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsMA$2,500,000CORE 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
12Ms Training Centre for Development Cooperationn/a$2,500,000CORE 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
13Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation IncorporatedNC$2,370,000FOR THE DEEP SOUTH/EMERGING SOCIAL JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING PROGRAM
14Neo Philanthropy IncNY$2,300,000CORE 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
15Upturn IncDC$2,300,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20203,464$742.9M
20213,268$890.1M
20223,381$753.4M
20233,455$712.2M
20243,635$819.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
??25%
New York25%
District of Columbia10%
California9%
Massachusetts3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Ai-jen PooTRUSTEE · 2024
Amy C FallsTRUSTEE · 2024
Bryan StevensonTRUSTEE · 2024
Catalina DevandasTRUSTEE · 2024
Chuck RobbinsTRUSTEE · 2024
Darren WalkerPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE · 2024
Depelsha McgruderVP, COO & TREASURER · 2024
Diane HeadlyVP & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER · 2024
Eric W DoppstadtVP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 2024
Francisco G CigarroaTRUSTEE & CHAIR · 2024
Gabrielle SulzbergerTRUSTEE · 2024
Gbenga OyebodeTRUSTEE · 2024
George WalkerTRUSTEE (AS OF 3/2024) · 2024
Henry Ford IiiTRUSTEE · 2024
Hillary PenningtonEXECUTIVE VP OF PROGRAMS · 2024
Laurene Powell JobsTRUSTEE · 2024
Lourdes LopezTRUSTEE · 2024
Martin AbreguVP, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS · 2024
Michele MooreVP & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER · 2024
Nishka ChandrasomaVP, SEC. & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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