Open Foundations · New York

Ford Foundation

New York, New York · EIN 131684331. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $712.2M across 3,455 grants in 2023, a median of $101K each.

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$712.2M
paid in 2023
3,455
grants paid
$101K
median grant
15%
to first-time recipients
$17.5B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

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.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202423199349105557. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

institutional strengtheningcore institutionalmatchingrightsjusticesocialglobal

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 3,455 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Blue Meridian Partners IncNY$18,664,000CORE SUPPORT FOR THE JUSTICE AND MOBILITY FUND TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS FOR PEOPLE WITH CONVICTIONS AND INCARCERATION HISTORIES
2Foundation 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
3Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNY$5,000,000CORE SUPPORT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE FOR GENDER AND REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY
4Henry Ford Health SystemMI$3,400,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Equality FundCA$3,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6The 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
7Urgent Action Fund for Feminist ActivismCA$2,588,330CORE 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
8B Lab CompanyPA$2,500,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND FOR CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
9Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation IncorporatedNC$2,370,000FOR THE DEEP SOUTH/EMERGING SOCIAL JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING PROGRAM
10Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesDC$2,110,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
11International Trade Union Confederationn/a$2,072,000TO PROMOTE EQUAL AND EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND EQUITY SEEKING GROUPS IN LEADERSHIP, AND IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CIVIC AND CULTURAL LIFE
12Borealis PhilanthropyMN$2,000,000CORE SUPPORT TO THE RACIAL EQUITY IN JOURNALISM FUND, A DONOR COLLABORATIVE TO ASSIST AND STRENGTHEN PEOPLE OF COLOR-LED AND -SERVING MEDIA INSTITUTIONS, PARTICULARLY AROUND CIVIC NEWS COVERAGE AND CORE SUPPORT FOR FUND STRENGTHENING
13Center for Popular Democracy IncNY$2,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
14Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation IncDC$2,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
15Hopewell FundDC$2,000,000CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CIVIC (RE)SOLVE EDUCATION FUND, TO CENTER PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY AS AN APPROACH ACROSS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT STRATEGY

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

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
New York26%
??24%
District of Columbia10%
California9%
Massachusetts3%

Who decides

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

Ai-jen PooTRUSTEE · 2023
Amy C FallsTRUSTEE · 2023
Bryan StevensonTRUSTEE · 2023
Catalina DevandasTRUSTEE · 2023
Chuck RobbinsTRUSTEE · 2023
Darren WalkerPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE · 2023
Depelsha McgruderVP, COO & TREASURER · 2023
Diane SamuelsVP & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER · 2023
Eric W DoppstadtVP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 2023
Francisco G CigarroaTRUSTEE & CHAIR · 2023
Gabrielle SulzbergerTRUSTEE · 2023
Gbenga OyebodeTRUSTEE · 2023
Henry Ford IiiTRUSTEE · 2023
Hillary PenningtonEXECUTIVE VP OF PROGRAMS · 2023
Laurene Powell JobsTRUSTEE · 2023
Lourdes LopezTRUSTEE · 2023
Martin AbreguVP, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS · 2023
Michele MooreVP & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER · 2023
Nishka ChandrasomaVP, SEC. & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER · 2023
Paula MorenoTRUSTEE · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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