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

FOR ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH LEADERS OF FAITH AND CULTURE TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL RESPONSE TO SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) IN BORNO, ADAMAWA AND YOBE STATES, NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA
1
TO CREATE AND SUPPORT A PLATFORM FOR INFORMED DIALOGUE AMONG CIVIL SOCIETY, ACADEMIA AND OTHERS ON INDIAS AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND RELATED STATE CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN AND INCREASE FARMER INCOMES
1
FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATIONS AND LEGAL SUPPORT TO SELECT MINING COMMUNITIES IN GHANA
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE EACJ LEGAL ARCHITECTURE TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC SPACE, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE RULE OF LAW IN EAST AFRICA
1
SUPPORT A PROJECT TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY INCLUSION IN NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
1
TO CREATE STRONGER GLOBAL COOPERATION BETWEEN G20 MEMBERS THAT IS REFLECTED BY SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT TO WORK TOGETHER IN SOLVING THE MOST PRESSING GLOBAL ISSUES
1
GENERAL SUPPORT
3
CORE SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SOCIAL JUSTICE SECTOR IN SOUTHERN AFRICA IN RESPONSE TO THE INTERSECTING CRISES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
1
TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE BUSINESS MODELS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE URBAN POOR, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE WOMEN
1
TO STRENGTHEN ACCESS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
1
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND POLICY RESEARCH TO INCREASE THE INCOME OF SMALL & MARGINAL FARMERS BELONGING TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH ODISHA THROUGH ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS & FOR COVID-19 MITIGA
1
FOR THE 15TH AND16TH EDITIONS OF THE BLACK CINEMA MEETING ZOZIMO BULBUL: BRAZIL, AFRICA, CARIBBEAN, AND OTHER DIASPORAS, FOR TRAINING ON BLACK CINEMA AND FOR ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING
1
FOR INDIGENOUS MEMBERS OF THE LORETO AND UCAYALI COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR COLLECTIVE RIGHTS AND THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR TERRITORIES IN RELATION TO THE SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND THE MEGAPROJECTS THAT AFFECT THEM
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE AFRO CENTER TO DO RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON INEQUALITIES, RACE RELATIONS, AND INTERSECTIONALITY, AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH TITLED QUOTAS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: RESEARCH CONSORTIUM ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS
1
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
1
CORE SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS WOMENS FUND FOR A FULL LIFE IN LATIN AMERICA TO ADDRESS THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND OTHER CRISES TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RIGHTS
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR ENLACE CONTINENTAL DE MUJERES INDIGENAS DE LAS AMERICAS TO STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS AND YOUNG WOMEN'S ACTIONS TO PREVENT, ERADICATE AND RESPOND IN A COMPREHENSIVE, RELEVANT, AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND INDIGENOUS PEO
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CATTRACHAS NETWORK'S MEDIA OBSERVATORY TO IMPROVE ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF VIOLENCE BASED ON GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND ETHNIC ORIGIN TO FURTHER EVIDENCE-BASED ADVOCACY IN HONDURAS, GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADO
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 200,000 CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) FOR ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH LEADERS OF FAITH AND CULTURE TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL RESPONSE TO SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) IN BORNO, ADAMAWA AND YOBE STATES, NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA , 2022
$ 66,800 CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH TO CREATE AND SUPPORT A PLATFORM FOR INFORMED DIALOGUE AMONG CIVIL SOCIETY, ACADEMIA AND OTHERS ON INDIAS AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND RELATED STATE CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN AND INCREASE FARMER INCOMES , 2022
$ 100,000 CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATIONS AND LEGAL SUPPORT TO SELECT MINING COMMUNITIES IN GHANA , 2022
$ 100,000 CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW LIMITED CORE SUPPORT FOR THE EACJ LEGAL ARCHITECTURE TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC SPACE, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE RULE OF LAW IN EAST AFRICA , 2022
$ 100,000 CENTRE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT A PROJECT TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY INCLUSION IN NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA , 2022
$ 200,000 CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES TO CREATE STRONGER GLOBAL COOPERATION BETWEEN G20 MEMBERS THAT IS REFLECTED BY SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT TO WORK TOGETHER IN SOLVING THE MOST PRESSING GLOBAL ISSUES , 2022
$ 177,000 CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AND RECONCILIATION GENERAL SUPPORT , 2022
$ 276,602 CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AND RECONCILIATION CORE SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SOCIAL JUSTICE SECTOR IN SOUTHERN AFRICA IN RESPONSE TO THE INTERSECTING CRISES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. , 2022
$ 113,868 CENTRE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL EXCELLENCE TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE BUSINESS MODELS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE URBAN POOR, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE WOMEN , 2022
$ 100,000 CENTRE FOR WOMENS HEALTH AND INFORMATION LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TO STRENGTHEN ACCESS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS , 2022
$ 167,580 CENTRE FOR YOUTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND POLICY RESEARCH TO INCREASE THE INCOME OF SMALL & MARGINAL FARMERS BELONGING TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH ODISHA THROUGH ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS & FOR COVID-19 MITIGA , 2022
$ 50,000 CENTRO AFRO CARIOCA DE CINEMA FOR THE 15TH AND16TH EDITIONS OF THE BLACK CINEMA MEETING ZOZIMO BULBUL: BRAZIL, AFRICA, CARIBBEAN, AND OTHER DIASPORAS, FOR TRAINING ON BLACK CINEMA AND FOR ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING , 2022
$ 250,000 CENTRO AMAZONICO DE ANTROPOLOGIA Y APLICACION PRACTICA FOR INDIGENOUS MEMBERS OF THE LORETO AND UCAYALI COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR COLLECTIVE RIGHTS AND THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR TERRITORIES IN RELATION TO THE SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND THE MEGAPROJECTS THAT AFFECT THEM , 2022
$ 100,000 CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE ANALISE E PLANEJAMENTO CORE SUPPORT FOR THE AFRO CENTER TO DO RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON INEQUALITIES, RACE RELATIONS, AND INTERSECTIONALITY, AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH TITLED QUOTAS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: RESEARCH CONSORTIUM ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS , 2022
$ 385,200 CENTRO DE CULTURAS INDIGENAS DEL PERU GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING , 2022
$ 551,000 CENTRO DE CULTURAS INDIGENAS DEL PERU CORE SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS WOMENS FUND FOR A FULL LIFE IN LATIN AMERICA TO ADDRESS THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND OTHER CRISES TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RIGHTS , 2022
$ 175,000 CENTRO DE CULTURAS INDIGENAS DEL PERU CORE SUPPORT FOR ENLACE CONTINENTAL DE MUJERES INDIGENAS DE LAS AMERICAS TO STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS AND YOUNG WOMEN'S ACTIONS TO PREVENT, ERADICATE AND RESPOND IN A COMPREHENSIVE, RELEVANT, AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND INDIGENOUS PEO , 2022
$ 125,000 CENTRO DE DERECHO DE MUJERES CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CATTRACHAS NETWORK'S MEDIA OBSERVATORY TO IMPROVE ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF VIOLENCE BASED ON GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND ETHNIC ORIGIN TO FURTHER EVIDENCE-BASED ADVOCACY IN HONDURAS, GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADO , 2022
$ 90,000 CENTRO DE DERECHOS HUMANOS DE LAS MUJERES AC GENERAL SUPPORT , 2022
$ 50,000 CENTRO DE DERECHOS HUMANOS FRAY FRANCISCO DE VITORIA OP AC GENERAL SUPPORT , 2022
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Deadlines

N/A

Restrictions

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.

Contact

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

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Grants Eligibility

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Individuals
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Private Foundation Grants of $211.1k Available in NEW YORK, NY