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

CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAW AND POLICY PROGRAM TO ASSIST THE MANDATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
1
SUPPORT FOR THE LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ON ELECTIONS, MODERN LEGAL PRACTICE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN POLITICS
1
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
2
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE FAIR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO END HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON BEHALF OF LOW INCOME PEOPLE OF COLOR
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS PROGRAM TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF MINING AFFECTED COMMUNITIES; ENSURE ADEQUATE COMPLIANCE; AND PROMOTE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG CORPORATES IN THE EXTRACTIVES SPACE
1
TO USE THEATER AS A TOOL TO SENSITIZE BROADER SECTORS OF SOCIETY ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND VIOLENCE THAT THE COUNTRY IS UNDERGOING AS A TOOL FOR MOBILIZING AND EXPANDING CIVIC SPACE.
1
BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND ENERGIZING THE VOICES OF RURAL YOUNG WOMEN IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN UGANDA TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISION MAKING IN GOVERNANCE PROCESSES.
1
TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF NGOS PROVIDING SERVICES TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN NEPAL
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS, TECHNOLOGY, AND PRIVACY TABLE, TO ADDRESS THREATS TO CIVIL RIGHTS THAT ARE CREATED OR EXACERBATED BY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, AND IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE WAYS TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE
1
GENERAL SUPPORT
2
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE NIGERIA YOUTH FUTURES FUND TO SUPPORT YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISM IN NIGERIA
1
STRENGTHENING VALUE-BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUNG LEGISLATORS FOR ETHICAL, TRANSPARENT, AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS IN KENYA
1
FOR THE PROMOTION OF DANCE AS A CAREER PATHWAY FOR YOUTH AND PROVISION OF DANCE INSTRUCTION TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN IN LAGOS
1
TIE-OFF SUPPORT TO LAUNCH THE SYRIAN ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE ONLINE PLATFORM AND DEVELOP A COMMUNITY ART INITIATIVE AROUND IT TO BUILD A COLLECTIVE MEMORY OF THE SYRIAN CONFLICT
1
TO SUPPORT ACTION ORIENTED RESEARCH AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE AMONG RESEARCHERS, EXPERTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, MEDIA AND POLICY MAKERS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND INCLUSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION IN MENA
1
TO ESTABLISH A WEB-BASED CHARITY LAW ENCYCLOPEDIA, AS KEY INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE
1
TO PROMOTE ACCESS, PARTICIPATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CIVIL COURT DATA INITIATIVE
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 150,000 LAW COLLEGE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAW AND POLICY PROGRAM TO ASSIST THE MANDATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TUCSON, AZ 2022
$ 25,000 LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA SUPPORT FOR THE LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ON ELECTIONS, MODERN LEGAL PRACTICE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN POLITICS , 2022
$ 500,000 LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 350,000 LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW CORE SUPPORT FOR THE FAIR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO END HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON BEHALF OF LOW INCOME PEOPLE OF COLOR WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 133,333 LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS PROGRAM TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF MINING AFFECTED COMMUNITIES; ENSURE ADEQUATE COMPLIANCE; AND PROMOTE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG CORPORATES IN THE EXTRACTIVES SPACE , 2022
$ 30,000 LE BUTIC CREATIVO SC TO USE THEATER AS A TOOL TO SENSITIZE BROADER SECTORS OF SOCIETY ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND VIOLENCE THAT THE COUNTRY IS UNDERGOING AS A TOOL FOR MOBILIZING AND EXPANDING CIVIC SPACE. , 2022
$ 40,000 LE LE ORGANISATION LTD BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND ENERGIZING THE VOICES OF RURAL YOUNG WOMEN IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN UGANDA TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISION MAKING IN GOVERNANCE PROCESSES. , 2022
$ 50,000 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TEXCHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT (P) LTD TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF NGOS PROVIDING SERVICES TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN NEPAL , 2022
$ 200,000 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND INC CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS, TECHNOLOGY, AND PRIVACY TABLE, TO ADDRESS THREATS TO CIVIL RIGHTS THAT ARE CREATED OR EXACERBATED BY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, AND IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE WAYS TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 1,600,000 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND INC GENERAL SUPPORT WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 225,000 LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING , 2022
$ 400,000 LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM AFRICA CORE SUPPORT FOR THE NIGERIA YOUTH FUTURES FUND TO SUPPORT YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISM IN NIGERIA , 2022
$ 100,000 LEADING YOUNG STRENGTHENING VALUE-BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUNG LEGISLATORS FOR ETHICAL, TRANSPARENT, AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS IN KENYA , 2022
$ 35,000 LEAP OF DANCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF DANCE AS A CAREER PATHWAY FOR YOUTH AND PROVISION OF DANCE INSTRUCTION TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN IN LAGOS , 2022
$ 100,000 LEBANON DAWLATY TIE-OFF SUPPORT TO LAUNCH THE SYRIAN ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE ONLINE PLATFORM AND DEVELOP A COMMUNITY ART INITIATIVE AROUND IT TO BUILD A COLLECTIVE MEMORY OF THE SYRIAN CONFLICT , 2022
$ 150,000 LEBANON SUPPORT TO SUPPORT ACTION ORIENTED RESEARCH AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE AMONG RESEARCHERS, EXPERTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, MEDIA AND POLICY MAKERS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND INCLUSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION IN MENA , 2022
$ 100,000 LEGAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE FOR POPULAR ORGANIZATIONS (GAJOP) GENERAL SUPPORT , 2022
$ 97,000 LEGAL CENTER FOR NGO TO ESTABLISH A WEB-BASED CHARITY LAW ENCYCLOPEDIA, AS KEY INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE , 2022
$ 200,000 LEGAL DEFENCE AND ASSISTANCE PROJECT LTDGTE TO PROMOTE ACCESS, PARTICIPATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA , 2022
$ 250,000 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CIVIL COURT DATA INITIATIVE WASHINGTON, DC 2022
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Deadlines

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Restrictions

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Contact

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

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