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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Amount

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State

NY

City

NEW YORK

Purpose

CORE SUPPORT FOR VOICE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY LEAD TO COUNTER SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE GLOBALLY
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR MAINSTREAMING GENDER AND INCLUSION ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS TO SHIFT HARMFUL GENDER NORMS AND INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FUND TO SUPPORT DETROITERS WHO WERE MOST HARMED BY PROPERTY TAX OVERCHARGES
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR FUNDERS INITIATIVE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY (FICS) FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER THE SECURITIZATION OF CIVIC SPACE
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR ARIADNE TO CONDUCT A SCOPING STUDY ON DIGITAL RIGHTS FUNDER STRATEGIES & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO HELP FUNDERS IN THE DIGITAL RIGHTS FIELD TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THE INTERSECTION OF DIGITAL RIGHTS AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ISSU
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE FUNDERS' INITIATIVE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY TO INCUBATE THE NARRATIVE NETWORK INITIATIVE, A GLOBAL STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OF PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS DEVELOPING SHARED NARRATIVES COUNTERING THE ANTI-RIGHTS AGENDA
1
GENERAL SUPPORT
1
GENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
2
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
2
TO BUILD POWER OF INFORMAL WORKERS AND ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT IN FORMALIZATION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION AND TO SUPPORT MULTI-STAKEHOLDER NATIONAL FORUMS OF GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY AND UNIONS ON INFORMALITY IN TUNISIA
1
CORE SUPPORT TO WORK WITH THE REVITALIZING RAINFED AGRICULTURE NETWORK TO REDUCE RISKS AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS FOR VULNERABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN RAINFED AREAS IN INDIA
1
CORE 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
1
CORE SUPPORT TO LAUNCH THE DORIA FEMINIST FUND, TO STRENGTHEN THEIR RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY AS THE FIRST FEMINIST FUND IN MENA REGION
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR GENERATION EQUALITY FORUM AND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE GENDER BASED VIOLENCE PROGRAM
1
TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND THE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN DISABILITY RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH GRASSROOTS GRANTMAKING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND FIELD BUILDING
1
TO HELP ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND MOVEMENTS AS THEY RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC AND CHALLENGE THE ROOT CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CRISES
1
CORE SUPPORT TO FOSTER AN INCREASE IN PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER JUSTICE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
1
TO BUILD HONG KONG AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN IMPACT INVESTING FOR CONNECTING MAINLAND CHINAS IMPACT INVESTING ECOSYSTEM WITH THE WORLD THROUGH RESEARCH, INVESTOR ENGAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 100,000 GIVING BACK FUND INC CORE SUPPORT FOR VOICE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY LEAD TO COUNTER SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE GLOBALLY LOS ANGELES, CA 2022
$ 150,000 GLASSWING INTERNATIONAL USA INC CORE SUPPORT FOR MAINSTREAMING GENDER AND INCLUSION ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS TO SHIFT HARMFUL GENDER NORMS AND INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 400,000 GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INCUBATOR INC CORE SUPPORT FOR THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FUND TO SUPPORT DETROITERS WHO WERE MOST HARMED BY PROPERTY TAX OVERCHARGES WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 700,000 GLOBAL DIALOGUE CORE SUPPORT FOR FUNDERS INITIATIVE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY (FICS) FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER THE SECURITIZATION OF CIVIC SPACE , 2022
$ 160,000 GLOBAL DIALOGUE CORE SUPPORT FOR ARIADNE TO CONDUCT A SCOPING STUDY ON DIGITAL RIGHTS FUNDER STRATEGIES & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO HELP FUNDERS IN THE DIGITAL RIGHTS FIELD TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THE INTERSECTION OF DIGITAL RIGHTS AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ISSU , 2022
$ 250,000 GLOBAL DIALOGUE CORE SUPPORT FOR THE FUNDERS' INITIATIVE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY TO INCUBATE THE NARRATIVE NETWORK INITIATIVE, A GLOBAL STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OF PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS DEVELOPING SHARED NARRATIVES COUNTERING THE ANTI-RIGHTS AGENDA , 2022
$ 180,000 GLOBAL ENERGY MONITOR GENERAL SUPPORT SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2022
$ 515,000 GLOBAL ENERGY MONITOR GENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2022
$ 400,000 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING , 2022
$ 150,000 GLOBAL FAIRNESS INITIATIVE TO BUILD POWER OF INFORMAL WORKERS AND ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT IN FORMALIZATION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION AND TO SUPPORT MULTI-STAKEHOLDER NATIONAL FORUMS OF GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY AND UNIONS ON INFORMALITY IN TUNISIA WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 286,338 GLOBAL FUND FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS CORE SUPPORT TO WORK WITH THE REVITALIZING RAINFED AGRICULTURE NETWORK TO REDUCE RISKS AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS FOR VULNERABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN RAINFED AREAS IN INDIA , 2022
$ 3,000,000 GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC CORE 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 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2022
$ 50,000 GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC CORE SUPPORT TO LAUNCH THE DORIA FEMINIST FUND, TO STRENGTHEN THEIR RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY AS THE FIRST FEMINIST FUND IN MENA REGION SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2022
$ 450,000 GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR GENERATION EQUALITY FORUM AND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE GENDER BASED VIOLENCE PROGRAM SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2022
$ 200,000 GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND INC TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND THE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN DISABILITY RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH GRASSROOTS GRANTMAKING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND FIELD BUILDING BOULDER, CO 2022
$ 1,401,000 GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND INC TO HELP ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND MOVEMENTS AS THEY RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC AND CHALLENGE THE ROOT CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CRISES BOULDER, CO 2022
$ 215,000 GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND INC GENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING BOULDER, CO 2022
$ 234,000 GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND INC CORE SUPPORT TO FOSTER AN INCREASE IN PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER JUSTICE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. BOULDER, CO 2022
$ 170,000 GLOBAL IMPACT INVESTING NETWORK INC TO BUILD HONG KONG AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN IMPACT INVESTING FOR CONNECTING MAINLAND CHINAS IMPACT INVESTING ECOSYSTEM WITH THE WORLD THROUGH RESEARCH, INVESTOR ENGAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 900,000 GLOBAL IMPACT INVESTING NETWORK INC GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING NEW YORK, NY 2022
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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.

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

Associations
County Parks and Recreation
Federal Government
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Independent Schools
Individuals
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Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
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Private Foundation Grants of $211.1k Available in NEW YORK, NY