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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TO BUILD COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING WITH STATE SUPPORT, TO INTERVENE IN FOREST PRODUCE MARKETS TO REDUCE AGRARIAN DISTRESS AMONG SMALL FARMERS IN JHARKHAND
1
TO CLARIFY STANDARDS AND IMPLEMENT BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITIES IN ORDER TO BUILD CIVIL SOCIETY CAPACITIES FOR AN EQUITABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
1
TIE-OFF CORE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN ITS VENEZUELA PROGRAM'S CAPACITIES TO PROMOTE A MORE OPEN AND INCLUSIVE CIVIC SPACE AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES AS WELL AS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND LESSONS LEARNED ACROSS SIMILAR CONFLICT CONTEXTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND BEYON
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, ACTOR MAPPING, STRUCTURED CONVENINGS, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXERCISES TO GENERATE NEW UNDERSTANDINGS OF SOCIETAL POLARIZATION THAT INFORM THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
1
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
2
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ATHENA COALITION
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY BROADBAND NETWORKS INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE LOCALLY-OWNED, DEMOCRATICALLY ACCOUNTABLE NETWORKS OFFERING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO FAST, AFFORDABLE INTERNET IN THE U.S.
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR ITS NYC OFFICE TOWARDS TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES BY EQUIPPING NONPROFIT LEADERS WITH THE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE THEIR ORGANIZATIONS EFFECTIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT, WHICH AIMS TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC STRUGGLE IN AMERICA THROUGH REPORTING AND PHOTOJOURNALISM.
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE WORKER JUSTICE PROGRAM TO ORGANIZE LOW-WAGE WORKERS FOR IMPROVED PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT THEM AND ENSURE LIVING WAGES AND BENEFITS
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND THE NEW INTERNATIONALISM PROJECTS, TO BUILD SOLIDARITY TO ADDRESS THE INTERCONNECTED INJUSTICES OF POVERTY AND INEQUALITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, SYSTEMIC RACISM AND MILITARISM WITH A FOCUS ON US FOREIGN POLICY
1
TO DEVELOP EQUITABLE ENTERPRISE STRATEGIES AND POLICIES AS A PATHWAY TO FOSTERING GREATER ECONOMIC SECURITY AMONG WORKERS IN LOW-WAGE WORK.
1
TO TEST AND PILOT LOCAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN THREE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ABLE TO INFORM WHAT WORKS TO PREVENT GBV AT LOCAL LEVEL
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART, HISTORY AND CULTURE AND CORE SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE MUSEUM
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
1
CORE SUPPORT TO PRESENT SIMONE LEIGHS WORK AT THE U.S. PAVILION AT THE 2022 VENICE BIENNALE, A SUBSEQUENT SURVEY EXHIBITION AND LOOPHOLE OF RETREAT FOR BLACK WOMEN ARTISTS ORGANIZED BY SIMONE LEIGH.
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Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 525,000 INSTITUTE FOR FREEDOMS INC GENERAL SUPPORT BROOKLYN, NY 2022
$ 100,000 INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING WITH STATE SUPPORT, TO INTERVENE IN FOREST PRODUCE MARKETS TO REDUCE AGRARIAN DISTRESS AMONG SMALL FARMERS IN JHARKHAND , 2022
$ 190,500 INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS TO CLARIFY STANDARDS AND IMPLEMENT BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITIES IN ORDER TO BUILD CIVIL SOCIETY CAPACITIES FOR AN EQUITABLE ENERGY TRANSITION , 2022
$ 100,000 INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED TRANSITIONS TIE-OFF CORE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN ITS VENEZUELA PROGRAM'S CAPACITIES TO PROMOTE A MORE OPEN AND INCLUSIVE CIVIC SPACE AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES AS WELL AS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND LESSONS LEARNED ACROSS SIMILAR CONFLICT CONTEXTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND BEYON , 2022
$ 200,000 INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED TRANSITIONS CORE SUPPORT FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, ACTOR MAPPING, STRUCTURED CONVENINGS, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXERCISES TO GENERATE NEW UNDERSTANDINGS OF SOCIETAL POLARIZATION THAT INFORM THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS , 2022
$ 250,000 INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING , 2022
$ 350,000 INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 541,000 INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ATHENA COALITION WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 150,000 INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE CORE SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY BROADBAND NETWORKS INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE LOCALLY-OWNED, DEMOCRATICALLY ACCOUNTABLE NETWORKS OFFERING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO FAST, AFFORDABLE INTERNET IN THE U.S. WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 125,000 INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP INC CORE SUPPORT FOR ITS NYC OFFICE TOWARDS TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES BY EQUIPPING NONPROFIT LEADERS WITH THE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE THEIR ORGANIZATIONS EFFECTIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE BOSTON, MA 2022
$ 175,000 INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT, WHICH AIMS TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC STRUGGLE IN AMERICA THROUGH REPORTING AND PHOTOJOURNALISM. WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 200,000 INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES CORE SUPPORT FOR THE WORKER JUSTICE PROGRAM TO ORGANIZE LOW-WAGE WORKERS FOR IMPROVED PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT THEM AND ENSURE LIVING WAGES AND BENEFITS WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 200,000 INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES CORE SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND THE NEW INTERNATIONALISM PROJECTS, TO BUILD SOLIDARITY TO ADDRESS THE INTERCONNECTED INJUSTICES OF POVERTY AND INEQUALITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, SYSTEMIC RACISM AND MILITARISM WITH A FOCUS ON US FOREIGN POLICY WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 325,000 INSTITUTE FOR SOUTHERN STUDIES INC GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING DURHAM, NC 2022
$ 250,000 INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE TO DEVELOP EQUITABLE ENTERPRISE STRATEGIES AND POLICIES AS A PATHWAY TO FOSTERING GREATER ECONOMIC SECURITY AMONG WORKERS IN LOW-WAGE WORK. PALO ALTO, CA 2022
$ 102,650 INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT (NISAA) TO TEST AND PILOT LOCAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN THREE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ABLE TO INFORM WHAT WORKS TO PREVENT GBV AT LOCAL LEVEL , 2022
$ 360,000 INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH GENERAL SUPPORT WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 405,000 INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT CORE SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART, HISTORY AND CULTURE AND CORE SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE MUSEUM SANTA FE, NM 2022
$ 90,000 INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM SANTA FE, NM 2022
$ 625,000 INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART CORE SUPPORT TO PRESENT SIMONE LEIGHS WORK AT THE U.S. PAVILION AT THE 2022 VENICE BIENNALE, A SUBSEQUENT SURVEY EXHIBITION AND LOOPHOLE OF RETREAT FOR BLACK WOMEN ARTISTS ORGANIZED BY SIMONE LEIGH. BOSTON, MA 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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