A Private Foundation located in NEW YORK, NY



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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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State

NY

City

NEW YORK

Purpose

CORE SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTREME POVERTY TO ADVANCE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF WORKING PEOPLE.
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LAB TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY FOR THE CREATION OF A MORE EQUITABLE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
1
SUPPORT POLICY LABS FOR MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL PROTECTION INCLUDING ACADEMIA, CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF CASE STUDIES IN JORDAN, LEBANON AND TUNISIA
1
CORE SUPPORT GRANT TO THE DIGITAL POLICY COMMONS COUNCIL TO INCREASE THE RECOGNITION OF THE BENEFITS OF DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND OF THE VOLUNTEER LABOR THAT PRODUCES IT
1
CORE SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN GENDER INSTITUTE TO FACILITATE LINKAGES AND CREATE PLATFORMS FOR FEMINIST INTELLECTUALS, ACTIVISTS AND PRACTITIONERS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE, AGENDAS AND STRATEGIES OF AFRICAN FEMINIST MOVEMENTS
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LAND AND ACCOUNTABILITY RESEARCH CENTRE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE THE CONSULTATION, CONSENT, AND BENEFIT-SHARING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN MINING AREAS.
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN'S RIGHTS INSTITUTE TO BUILD ON THE RESEARCH ON THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN THE SOUTHERN AND EAST AFRICA REGIONS TO DEVELOP A TOOLKIT AND TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR WRO'S
1
FOR THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BERTHA CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO SUPPORT IMPACT INVESTING SA, THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
1
CORE SUPPORT TO DGRU TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL POLICY AROUND SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXTORTION IN THE COURTS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND MALAWI
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE BLACK YOUTH PROJECT'S GENFORWARD OPINION SURVEY OF A RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF AMERICAN YOUTH ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTE OF AFROURBANISM THAT CENTERS THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF BLACK DETROITERS IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR ITS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE'S DETROIT COLLABORATIVE DESIGN CENTER TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES FOR DETROIT RESIDENTS
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES' FEMINIST AFRICA PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN PAN-AFRICAN FEMINIST SCHOLARSHIP, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND STRENGTHEN AN INTER-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY OF FEMINIST SCHOLARS IN AFRICA
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE BUSINESS SCHOOL FOR RESEARCH AND CONVENINGS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF OIL RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PERSISTENT SPATIAL INEQUALITIES IN GHANA
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES' DISABILITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO BOLSTER WORK AT THE NEXUS OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND DISABILITY
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR BODIES OF WORK, A CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP DISABILITY ART AND CULTURE THAT ILLUMINATE THE DISABILITY EXPERIENCE IN NEW AND UNEXPECTED WAYS
1
FOR THE DJOKOSOETONO RESEARCH CENTER TO DEVELOP A DATABASE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DIALOG WITH MULTISTAKEHOLDERS REGARDING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN INDONESIA'S NATURAL RESOURCE SECTOR
1
FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN UTILIZING THE POTENTIAL OF CARBON PRICING AT SUB-NATIONAL LEVEL
1
FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AS THE T20 (THINK20) CO-CHAIR, TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE G20 LEADERS ON THE NEED TO INCREASE CLIMATE FINANCING TO MEET THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENTS BY STRENGTHENING SOUTHERN V
1
CORE SUPPORT TO CENTRE FOR VISUAL METHODOLOGIES AND SOCIAL CHANGE (CVMSC) TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF GIRLS TO ADDRESS GENDER INEQUALITY AND GBV IN AND AROUND THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 300,000 UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN CORE SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTREME POVERTY TO ADVANCE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF WORKING PEOPLE. , 2022
$ 175,000 UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LAB TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY FOR THE CREATION OF A MORE EQUITABLE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE , 2022
$ 312,500 UNIVERSITY OF BATH SUPPORT POLICY LABS FOR MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL PROTECTION INCLUDING ACADEMIA, CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF CASE STUDIES IN JORDAN, LEBANON AND TUNISIA , 2022
$ 60,000 UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA CORE SUPPORT GRANT TO THE DIGITAL POLICY COMMONS COUNCIL TO INCREASE THE RECOGNITION OF THE BENEFITS OF DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND OF THE VOLUNTEER LABOR THAT PRODUCES IT , 2022
$ 200,000 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN CORE SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN GENDER INSTITUTE TO FACILITATE LINKAGES AND CREATE PLATFORMS FOR FEMINIST INTELLECTUALS, ACTIVISTS AND PRACTITIONERS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE, AGENDAS AND STRATEGIES OF AFRICAN FEMINIST MOVEMENTS , 2022
$ 133,334 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LAND AND ACCOUNTABILITY RESEARCH CENTRE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE THE CONSULTATION, CONSENT, AND BENEFIT-SHARING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN MINING AREAS. , 2022
$ 100,000 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN'S RIGHTS INSTITUTE TO BUILD ON THE RESEARCH ON THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN THE SOUTHERN AND EAST AFRICA REGIONS TO DEVELOP A TOOLKIT AND TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR WRO'S , 2022
$ 150,000 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN FOR THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BERTHA CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO SUPPORT IMPACT INVESTING SA, THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD , 2022
$ 183,500 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN CORE SUPPORT TO DGRU TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL POLICY AROUND SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXTORTION IN THE COURTS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND MALAWI , 2022
$ 150,000 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CORE SUPPORT FOR THE BLACK YOUTH PROJECT'S GENFORWARD OPINION SURVEY OF A RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF AMERICAN YOUTH ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES CHICAGO, IL 2022
$ 375,000 UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTE OF AFROURBANISM THAT CENTERS THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF BLACK DETROITERS IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES DETROIT, MI 2022
$ 300,000 UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY CORE SUPPORT FOR ITS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE'S DETROIT COLLABORATIVE DESIGN CENTER TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES FOR DETROIT RESIDENTS DETROIT, MI 2022
$ 100,000 UNIVERSITY OF GHANA CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES' FEMINIST AFRICA PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN PAN-AFRICAN FEMINIST SCHOLARSHIP, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND STRENGTHEN AN INTER-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY OF FEMINIST SCHOLARS IN AFRICA , 2022
$ 100,000 UNIVERSITY OF GHANA CORE SUPPORT FOR THE BUSINESS SCHOOL FOR RESEARCH AND CONVENINGS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF OIL RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PERSISTENT SPATIAL INEQUALITIES IN GHANA , 2022
$ 150,000 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION CORE SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES' DISABILITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO BOLSTER WORK AT THE NEXUS OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND DISABILITY URBANA, IL 2022
$ 50,000 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION CORE SUPPORT FOR BODIES OF WORK, A CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP DISABILITY ART AND CULTURE THAT ILLUMINATE THE DISABILITY EXPERIENCE IN NEW AND UNEXPECTED WAYS URBANA, IL 2022
$ 150,000 UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA FOR THE DJOKOSOETONO RESEARCH CENTER TO DEVELOP A DATABASE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DIALOG WITH MULTISTAKEHOLDERS REGARDING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN INDONESIA'S NATURAL RESOURCE SECTOR , 2022
$ 208,263 UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN UTILIZING THE POTENTIAL OF CARBON PRICING AT SUB-NATIONAL LEVEL , 2022
$ 200,000 UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AS THE T20 (THINK20) CO-CHAIR, TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE G20 LEADERS ON THE NEED TO INCREASE CLIMATE FINANCING TO MEET THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENTS BY STRENGTHENING SOUTHERN V , 2022
$ 125,000 UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL CORE SUPPORT TO CENTRE FOR VISUAL METHODOLOGIES AND SOCIAL CHANGE (CVMSC) TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF GIRLS TO ADDRESS GENDER INEQUALITY AND GBV IN AND AROUND THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. , 2022
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Contact

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

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