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

T

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.
Upgrade to view this page

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
The Grant Portal Logo

Latest Tax e-Filing

2022

Published by IRS

2023

People

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

Charitable Activities

The Grant Portal Logo
$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

Filters

Amount

Min
-
Max

State

NY

City

NEW YORK

Purpose

CORE SUPPORT FOR A SOLIDARITY PLAYBOOK TO BUILD A THRIVING AND RESILIENT GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY SECTOR
1
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION NONFICTION ACCESS INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT DISABLED DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS THROUGH DATA COLLECTION, A FIELD SURVEY AND THE DESIGN AND LAUNCH OF A REGRANTING FUND FOR DISABLED PRACTITIONERS IN THE UNITED STAT
1
FOR THE BIENNIAL GETTING REAL CONFERENCE, TO CONVENE THE FIELD OF DOCUMENTARY PRACTITIONERS
1
FOR WORK WITH GATEKEEPERS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL RULERS, WOMEN, AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL NORMS THAT ENTRENCH VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AND VALUES THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEIR STATUS IN SOCIETY
1
GENERAL SUPPORT
4
FOR THE CHINA STUDIES CENTER'S INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, TEACHING PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHINA IN INDIA AND FACILITATE EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES
1
FOR THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM'S TAX BASE EROSION PROFIT SHIFTING PROGRAM IN MINING IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AFRICAN TAX ADMINISTRATION FORUM
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL MINING TAX INITIATIVE IN AFRICA AND THE ANDEAN REGION
1
TO IMPROVE MEASUREMENT OF INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT THROUGH BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICES AND THE NEWLY FORMED NETWORK OF LABOR STATISTICIANS FOR MORE SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTION ON INFORMALITY IN NATIONAL SURVEYS IN MENA
1
PROJECT SUPPORT TO REFLECT ON THE STATE AND NEEDS OF GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND CORE SUPPORT TO IMS MENA PROGRAM
1
FOR EVAL INDIGENOUS TO INDEX AND PROMOTE INDIGENOUS APPROACHES IN SERVICE OF EQUITY-CENTERED EVALUATION
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE SOUTHERN BORDER PILOT PROJECT TO ADAPT IRAPS REMOTE LEGAL REPRESENTATION MODEL TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE ASYLUM SEEKERS ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, PTSD, AND NON-SPANISH SPEAKERS
1
CORE SUPPORT TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED BY THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS, TO SURVIVE, RECOVER AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THEIR FUTURE
1
CORE SUPPORT TO THE WHAT WORKS 2 CONSORTIUM TO DISSEMINATE THE EVIDENCE OF PROVEN APPROACHES TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
1
CORE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CIVIC SPACE
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE UN ANTI-RACISM COALITION TO BUILD GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION TO ENGAGE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMMISSION AGAINST ANTI-BLACK, RACIALIZED AND ANTI-PROTEST POLICING PRACTICES
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LEONARDO CRIPTECH INCUBATOR, AN ART-AND-TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP CENTERED ON DISABILITY INNOVATION
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 100,000 INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY CENTRE GGMBH CORE SUPPORT FOR A SOLIDARITY PLAYBOOK TO BUILD A THRIVING AND RESILIENT GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY SECTOR , 2022
$ 310,000 INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FOUNDATION (DBA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOC FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION NONFICTION ACCESS INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT DISABLED DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS THROUGH DATA COLLECTION, A FIELD SURVEY AND THE DESIGN AND LAUNCH OF A REGRANTING FUND FOR DISABLED PRACTITIONERS IN THE UNITED STAT LOS ANGELES, CA 2022
$ 100,000 INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FOUNDATION (DBA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOC FOR THE BIENNIAL GETTING REAL CONFERENCE, TO CONVENE THE FIELD OF DOCUMENTARY PRACTITIONERS LOS ANGELES, CA 2022
$ 125,000 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS FOR WORK WITH GATEKEEPERS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL RULERS, WOMEN, AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL NORMS THAT ENTRENCH VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AND VALUES THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEIR STATUS IN SOCIETY , 2022
$ 200,000 INTERNATIONAL FILM SEMINARS INC GENERAL SUPPORT BROOKLYN, NY 2022
$ 125,000 INTERNATIONAL FILM SEMINARS INC GENERAL SUPPORT BROOKLYN, NY 2022
$ 430,000 INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR THE CHINA STUDIES CENTER'S INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, TEACHING PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHINA IN INDIA AND FACILITATE EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES , 2022
$ 150,000 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM'S TAX BASE EROSION PROFIT SHIFTING PROGRAM IN MINING IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AFRICAN TAX ADMINISTRATION FORUM , 2022
$ 200,000 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CORE SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL MINING TAX INITIATIVE IN AFRICA AND THE ANDEAN REGION , 2022
$ 2,000,000 INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM GENERAL SUPPORT WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 160,891 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION TO IMPROVE MEASUREMENT OF INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT THROUGH BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICES AND THE NEWLY FORMED NETWORK OF LABOR STATISTICIANS FOR MORE SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTION ON INFORMALITY IN NATIONAL SURVEYS IN MENA , 2022
$ 1,050,000 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SUPPORT PROJECT SUPPORT TO REFLECT ON THE STATE AND NEEDS OF GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND CORE SUPPORT TO IMS MENA PROGRAM , 2022
$ 400,000 INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CIVIL LIBERTIES ORGANIZATIONS GENERAL SUPPORT , 2022
$ 175,000 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR COOPERATION IN EVALUATION FOR EVAL INDIGENOUS TO INDEX AND PROMOTE INDIGENOUS APPROACHES IN SERVICE OF EQUITY-CENTERED EVALUATION , 2022
$ 10,000 INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC CORE SUPPORT FOR THE SOUTHERN BORDER PILOT PROJECT TO ADAPT IRAPS REMOTE LEGAL REPRESENTATION MODEL TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE ASYLUM SEEKERS ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, PTSD, AND NON-SPANISH SPEAKERS NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 1,000,000 INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC CORE SUPPORT TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED BY THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS, TO SURVIVE, RECOVER AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THEIR FUTURE NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 494,345 INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC CORE SUPPORT TO THE WHAT WORKS 2 CONSORTIUM TO DISSEMINATE THE EVIDENCE OF PROVEN APPROACHES TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 200,000 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CORE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CIVIC SPACE , 2022
$ 200,000 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CORE SUPPORT FOR THE UN ANTI-RACISM COALITION TO BUILD GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION TO ENGAGE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMMISSION AGAINST ANTI-BLACK, RACIALIZED AND ANTI-PROTEST POLICING PRACTICES , 2022
$ 215,000 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ARTS SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LEONARDO CRIPTECH INCUBATOR, AN ART-AND-TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP CENTERED ON DISABILITY INNOVATION OAKLAND, CA 2022
1 2 ... 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 ... 532 533 Next

Application Guidelines

The Grant Portal Logo

Instructions

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

About The Grant Portal 

The Grant Portal Logo

The Grant Portal is aimed at giving nonprofits unfettered access to a public dataset of Form 990 tax filings published by the IRS.

The project republishes the IRS dataset, verbatim, focusing exclusively on Form 990 PF, the form most commonly filed by private foundations.

Note that the IRS dataset only contains information from electronically-filed tax returns.

The Grant Portal is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with any foundation appearing on the site.

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