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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State

NY

City

NEW YORK

Purpose

FOR THE USE OF PARTICIPATORY THEATRE AND PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND INFLUENCE SOCIAL NORMS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN WEST AFRICA
1
GENERAL SUPPORT
6
CORE SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS FEATURING MASTER CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS EXPLORING NEW IDEAS AND SCHOLARSHIP ON ISSUES OF RACE, REPRESENTATION, GENDER AND POWER
1
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE STATE POWER FUND FOR THE MIDWEST STATE POWER TRAINING AND CAPACITY HUB
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH COMMUNITY AND LABOR PARTNERS IN THE MINNESOTA ECOSYSTEM
1
FOR MODEL D NEIGHBORHOOD VOICE, A JOURNALISM PROJECT THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK LED BY DETROIT-BASED GRASSROOTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
1
FOR MODEL D, A JOURNALISM PROJECT THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK LED BY DETROIT-BASED GRASSROOTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
1
FOR A FELLOWSHIP UNDER THE FORD FOUNDATION GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO IDENTIFY AND CONNECT EMERGING LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO ARE ADVANCING INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT INEQUALITY
2
CORE SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING
1
CORE SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH THE CIVIL SOCIETY ACADEMY TO BUILD THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION CAPACITIES OF NGOS IN INDIA, WITH A FOCUS ON SMALL AND UNDERSERVED ORGANIZATIONS
1
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
1
GRAVITY ACCESS SERVICES, MAKING ART WITH AND RESHAPING ARTISTIC PRESENTATION FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN THE US
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE FOR JEWISH ORGANIZING TO ORGANIZE ALLIES IN 19-PLUS STATES TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 200,000 IOPENEYE AFRICA FOUNDATION FOR THE USE OF PARTICIPATORY THEATRE AND PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND INFLUENCE SOCIAL NORMS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN WEST AFRICA , 2022
$ 200,000 IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC GENERAL SUPPORT NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 100,000 ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC CORE SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS FEATURING MASTER CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS EXPLORING NEW IDEAS AND SCHOLARSHIP ON ISSUES OF RACE, REPRESENTATION, GENDER AND POWER BOSTON, MA 2022
$ 409,375 ISAIAH GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING ST PAUL, MN 2022
$ 250,000 ISAIAH CORE SUPPORT FOR THE STATE POWER FUND FOR THE MIDWEST STATE POWER TRAINING AND CAPACITY HUB ST PAUL, MN 2022
$ 20,000 ISAIAH CORE SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH COMMUNITY AND LABOR PARTNERS IN THE MINNESOTA ECOSYSTEM ST PAUL, MN 2022
$ 50,000 ISSUE MEDIA GROUP LLC FOR MODEL D NEIGHBORHOOD VOICE, A JOURNALISM PROJECT THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK LED BY DETROIT-BASED GRASSROOTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS SAGINAW, MI 2022
$ 50,000 ISSUE MEDIA GROUP LLC FOR MODEL D, A JOURNALISM PROJECT THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK LED BY DETROIT-BASED GRASSROOTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS SAGINAW, MI 2022
$ 15,750 IVO CIPIO CIPIO AURELIANO FOR A FELLOWSHIP UNDER THE FORD FOUNDATION GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO IDENTIFY AND CONNECT EMERGING LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO ARE ADVANCING INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT INEQUALITY , 2022
$ 250,000 JB SPEED ART MUSEUM CORE SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING LOUISVILLE, KY 2022
$ 8,250 JABHISANE PINKY PINKY LANGA FOR A FELLOWSHIP UNDER THE FORD FOUNDATION GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO IDENTIFY AND CONNECT EMERGING LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO ARE ADVANCING INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT INEQUALITY , 2022
$ 150,000 JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC GENERAL SUPPORT BECKET, MA 2022
$ 125,000 JAMES AND GRACE LEE BOGGS CENTER TO NURTURE COMMUNITY LEADERSIP GENERAL SUPPORT DETROIT, MI 2022
$ 100,000 JAMES BALDWIN PROJECT INC GENERAL SUPPORT EASTON, CT 2022
$ 100,000 JAMII FORUMS GENERAL SUPPORT , 2022
$ 150,000 JAN SAHAS USA INC CORE SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH THE CIVIL SOCIETY ACADEMY TO BUILD THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION CAPACITIES OF NGOS IN INDIA, WITH A FOCUS ON SMALL AND UNDERSERVED ORGANIZATIONS CITY OF WILMINGTON CO, DE 2022
$ 5,000 JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LOS ANGELES, CA 2022
$ 190,000 JEFFERSON EAST INC GENERAL SUPPORT DETROIT, MI 2022
$ 40,000 JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC GRAVITY ACCESS SERVICES, MAKING ART WITH AND RESHAPING ARTISTIC PRESENTATION FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN THE US SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2022
$ 125,000 JEWS UNITED FOR JUSTICE INC CORE SUPPORT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE FOR JEWISH ORGANIZING TO ORGANIZE ALLIES IN 19-PLUS STATES TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FOR SOCIAL CHANGE WASHINGTON, DC 2022
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Deadlines

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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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