A Private Foundation located in NEW YORK, NY



Latest data derived from the private foundation e-Filings updated by the IRS

IRS Form 990 PF

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2022 Tax Year

About this Private Foundation: 389329


This private foundation is located in New York and provides grants for general support and project activities focused on various social justice issues, including disability rights, environmental advocacy, and youth fellowship programs. It supports initiatives that address human rights impacts, fiscal austerity, and systemic inequality. The foundation also engages in charitable activities that foster institutional effectiveness and promote innovative solutions to combat inequity. By funding community and environmental rights projects, it aims to create a more equitable society and empower emerging leaders to drive positive change globally.

Foundation Profile


In the realm of philanthropic endeavors, one prominent private foundation stands out for its unwavering commitment to social justice and equity. With total assets exceeding $16.3 billion in the 2023 tax year, this foundation has strategically allocated nearly $965 million in grants, emphasizing its dedication to fostering positive change across diverse communities. The foundation's mission centers on addressing systemic inequalities and empowering marginalized populations. Its grantmaking focus encompasses a wide array of initiatives, from general support for social justice organizations to project-specific funding aimed at commemorating significant milestones, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. This foundation also champions cultural projects that explore the intricate relationships between communities and industries, such as the restaurant sector, while simultaneously promoting environmental and community rights in vulnerable regions. Geographically, the foundation's reach extends from the bustling streets of New York City to the far corners of Eastern Ghana, reflecting its commitment to both local and global challenges. Its funding priorities include institutional strengthening, human rights advocacy, and innovative fellowship programs designed to connect emerging leaders who are tackling issues of inequality and injustice. Notably, the foundation supports initiatives that promote art as a means of social change, aiming to reshape narratives around critical issues such as mass incarceration. Eligibility criteria for potential grantees are designed to ensure that funding aligns with the foundation's mission and values. Organizations that demonstrate a commitment to advancing social equity and justice, particularly those that engage historically marginalized communities, are encouraged to apply. For those who are passionate about driving meaningful change and meet the eligibility requirements, this foundation presents a remarkable opportunity for collaboration. Explore the funding possibilities available through The Grant Portal and take the next step toward making a significant impact in your community.
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THE FORD FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY

Summary

Assets

$16.3b

Distributions

$964.9m

Contributions

$0

Grant Median

$211.1k

Count

3.6k

Grant Max

$16.8m
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Latest Tax e-Filing

2022

Published by IRS

2023

People

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# Name Title Hours / Wk Comp ($)
1 ERIC W DOPPSTADT VP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER 45.00 4454586

Charitable Activities

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$4272626

BUILD PROGRAM YIELDS LEARNING FOR GRANTEES & GRANTMAKERS ALIKE, IN DEVELOPING SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGS & NETWORKS FOSTERING GREATER INST. EFF. TO DISMANTLE INEQUALITY

$4310533

THE GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IDENTIFIES AND CONNECTS EMERGING LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO ARE ADVANCING INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT INEQUITY

$2579187

ART FOR JUSTICE IS FOCUSED ON SAFELY REDUCING THE PRISON POPULATION, PROMOTING JUSTICE REINVESTMENT AND CREATING ART THAT CHANGES NARRATIVE AROUND MASS INCARCERATION

$1494962

FOR PROJECTS THAT COMMUNICATE THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE.

Grants

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NY

City

NEW YORK

Purpose

GENERAL SUPPORT
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CORE SUPPORT FOR THE MEMORY PROJECT TO CREATE PUBLIC HISTORY NARRATIVES THAT AFFIRM INCLUSIVE DEMOCRATIC VALUES BY FOSTERING DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION AROUND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES
1
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
1
CORE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE MEDIA AND JOURNALISTS IN MEXICO TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT OF MEGAPROJECTS AND LAND GRABBING ON COMMUNITIES AND TO COVER COMMUNITY RESISTANCE EFFORTS
1
TO STRENGTHEN TERRITORIAL AND SOCIAL PROCESSES THROUGH THE CREATION OF A COLLECTIVE IMPACT STRATEGY THAT PROMOTES ENERGY TRANSITION AND CONSOLIDATES LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT'S TOTAL PEACE AGENDA
1
FOR PRODUCTION OF THE PEOPLE VS. AUSTERITY, A DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT EXPOSES THE ORIGINS AND OUTCOMES OF FISCAL AUSTERITY MEASURES ACROSS TIME IN NEW YORK CITY, DETROIT AND PUERTO RICO
1
FOR THE NATIONAL SURVEY ON FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND POST-PANDEMIC PERIODS IN BRAZIL FOCUSING ON RACE AND GENDER
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE OTHERING & BELONGING INSTITUTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT NARRATIVE CHANGE PROJECT TO ADDRESS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNDERCURRENTS THAT SUPPRESS INCLUSIVE CIVIC PARTICIPATION, AND TO ADVANCE BELONGING IN CIVIC LIFE
1
FOR CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE CLINIC TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF DIGITAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS VIA SPECIAL MECHANISMS LITIGATION.
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE UCLA CENTER FOR CRITICAL INTERNET INQUIRY'S RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO REIMAGINE TECHNOLOGY, CHAMPION RACIAL JUSTICE, AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE GERALD R. FORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICYS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND IMPACT OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH PROGRAM
1
FOR A PROJECT TO SUPPORT YOUNG FEMINISTS ON SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) ACCOUNTABILITY TO STRENGTHEN ADVOCACY AND RESPONSE TO SGBV IN NIGERIA
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE AFRICA WOMEN LEADERSHIP NETWORK-TANZANIA CHAPTER
1
TO ENGAGE RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES OF FAITH IN THE PROTECTION OF TROPICAL FORESTS AND THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INCLUSIVE NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO SHARE THE RICH AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ALAMO THROUGH A MORE INCLUSIVE LENS
1
TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON IMPACT INVESTING AND CONNECT MORE STAKEHOLDERS ESPECIALLY REGULATORS AND MAINSTREAM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA OF IMPACT INVESTING IN CHINA ACTIVELY
1
FOR THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON CHINA'S ENGAGEMENTS IN THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES WITH UEMG MINAS GERAIS STATE UNIVERSITY IN BRAZIL AND THE UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO IN PERU
1
FOR PRODUCTION ONE DAY IN MARCH (W.T.), A DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT LOOKS AT THE LEGACY OF THE 2021 ATLANTA SHOOTING AND HOW IT RESHAPED THE WAY ASIAN AMERICANS ARE ORGANIZING AROUND AND ADDRESSING ANTI-ASIAN HATE
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 175,000 RECIDIVIZ INC GENERAL SUPPORT MIDDLETOWN, DE 2022
$ 250,000 RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CORE SUPPORT FOR THE MEMORY PROJECT TO CREATE PUBLIC HISTORY NARRATIVES THAT AFFIRM INCLUSIVE DEMOCRATIC VALUES BY FOSTERING DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION AROUND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES NEWCOMB HALL, VA 2022
$ 200,000 RED DE DEFENSA DE LOS DERECHOS DIGITALES (R3D) GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING , 2022
$ 125,000 RED DE PERIODISTAS SOCIALES-PERIODISTAS A PIE AC CORE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE MEDIA AND JOURNALISTS IN MEXICO TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT OF MEGAPROJECTS AND LAND GRABBING ON COMMUNITIES AND TO COVER COMMUNITY RESISTANCE EFFORTS , 2022
$ 50,000 RED NACIONAL DE AGENCIAS DE DESARROLLO LOCAL DE COLOMBIA - RED ADELCO TO STRENGTHEN TERRITORIAL AND SOCIAL PROCESSES THROUGH THE CREATION OF A COLLECTIVE IMPACT STRATEGY THAT PROMOTES ENERGY TRANSITION AND CONSOLIDATES LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT'S TOTAL PEACE AGENDA , 2022
$ 75,000 RED NUT FILMS LLC FOR PRODUCTION OF THE PEOPLE VS. AUSTERITY, A DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT EXPOSES THE ORIGINS AND OUTCOMES OF FISCAL AUSTERITY MEASURES ACROSS TIME IN NEW YORK CITY, DETROIT AND PUERTO RICO BROOKLYN, NY 2022
$ 82,500 REDE BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA EM SOBERANIA E SEGURANCA ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONA FOR THE NATIONAL SURVEY ON FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND POST-PANDEMIC PERIODS IN BRAZIL FOCUSING ON RACE AND GENDER , 2022
$ 200,000 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY CORE SUPPORT FOR THE OTHERING & BELONGING INSTITUTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT NARRATIVE CHANGE PROJECT TO ADDRESS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNDERCURRENTS THAT SUPPRESS INCLUSIVE CIVIC PARTICIPATION, AND TO ADVANCE BELONGING IN CIVIC LIFE BERKELEY, CA 2022
$ 100,000 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOR CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE CLINIC TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF DIGITAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS VIA SPECIAL MECHANISMS LITIGATION. IRVINE, CA 2022
$ 100,000 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES CORE SUPPORT FOR THE UCLA CENTER FOR CRITICAL INTERNET INQUIRY'S RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO REIMAGINE TECHNOLOGY, CHAMPION RACIAL JUSTICE, AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY LOS ANGELES, CA 2022
$ 200,000 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR CORE SUPPORT FOR THE GERALD R. FORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICYS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND IMPACT OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH PROGRAM ANN ARBOR, MI 2022
$ 125,000 REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF STAND TO END RAPE INITIATIVE FOR A PROJECT TO SUPPORT YOUNG FEMINISTS ON SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) ACCOUNTABILITY TO STRENGTHEN ADVOCACY AND RESPONSE TO SGBV IN NIGERIA , 2022
$ 50,000 REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF WOMEN FUND TANZANIA CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE AFRICA WOMEN LEADERSHIP NETWORK-TANZANIA CHAPTER , 2022
$ 100,000 REIL TO ENGAGE RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES OF FAITH IN THE PROTECTION OF TROPICAL FORESTS AND THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING CARVERSVILLE, PA 2022
$ 250,000 REMEMBER THE ALAMO FOUNDATION CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INCLUSIVE NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO SHARE THE RICH AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ALAMO THROUGH A MORE INCLUSIVE LENS SAN ANTONIO, TX 2022
$ 50,000 RENAISSANCE OF HOPE INC GENERAL SUPPORT DETROIT, MI 2022
$ 225,000 RENDA PUHUI CO LIMITED TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON IMPACT INVESTING AND CONNECT MORE STAKEHOLDERS ESPECIALLY REGULATORS AND MAINSTREAM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA OF IMPACT INVESTING IN CHINA ACTIVELY , 2022
$ 85,000 RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA FOR THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON CHINA'S ENGAGEMENTS IN THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES WITH UEMG MINAS GERAIS STATE UNIVERSITY IN BRAZIL AND THE UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO IN PERU , 2022
$ 300,000 REPAIRERS OF THE BREACH INC GENERAL SUPPORT GOLDSBORO, NC 2022
$ 100,000 REPARTEE FILMS LLC FOR PRODUCTION ONE DAY IN MARCH (W.T.), A DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT LOOKS AT THE LEGACY OF THE 2021 ATLANTA SHOOTING AND HOW IT RESHAPED THE WAY ASIAN AMERICANS ARE ORGANIZING AROUND AND ADDRESSING ANTI-ASIAN HATE BROOKLYN, NY 2022
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Contact

THE FORD FOUNDATION
320 EAST 43RD STREET
NEW YORK,NY,10017
2125735000

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