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 VERA LIST CENTER FOR ART AND POLITICS TO FOSTER A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND CHANGE MAKERS, AND ADVANCE NEW ROLES FOR THE ARTS IN ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING A WORKER RIGHTS RESEARCH AGENDA ACROSS INSTITUTIONS TO COMPLEMENT CURRENT POWER-BUILDING EFFORTS IN THE FIELD
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE TIPPING POINT FUND, A DONOR COLLABORATIVE VEHICLE TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND PRACTICE OF INCOME INVESTING
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR COWORKER.ORG TO FACILITATE WORKER ENGAGEMENT ON WORKPLACE ADVOCACY ISSUES, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE CONCERNS ABOUT THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL POWER OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
1
FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY NETWORK CHALLENGE FUND FOR SUBGRANTING FOR CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AGENDAS, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMS TO CREATE A PIPELINE OF TECHNOLOGY TALENT TOWARD CAREERS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUE, WHICH COMBINES ART AND RESEARCH TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMPOWERS THE MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO CHALLENGE BIAS IN PREDICTIVE AND SURVEILLANCE T
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR NEXT-CENTURY CITIES, A CITY-TO-CITY COALITION, TO ADVANCE LOCAL ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND ACCESS AS ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HEALTH OF THEIR COMMUNITIES
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL ACTION, TO REVEAL, UNDERSTAND, AND RESOLVE DIGITAL THREATS TO DEMOCRACY AND TO STRENGTHEN CITIZENS ABILITY TO HOLD TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR IMPACT ON DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR ALL ABOVE ALL REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COALITION TO CONTINUE NATIONAL AND STATE ADVOCACY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO INCREASE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO ABORTION FOR ALL WOMEN REGARDLESS OF INCOME, RACE, OR IMMIGRATION ST
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE MEDIA DEMOCRACY FUND TO ADVANCE AN OPEN, SECURE, AND EQUITABLE INTERNET AND MANAGE THE NETGAIN PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIP
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE OHIO TRANSFORMATION FUND (OTF) TO CULTIVATE AND RESOURCE AN ECOSYSTEM OF ADVOCATES COMMITTED TO RECLAIMING SAFETY AND TRANSFORMING OHIOS CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM.
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ILLUMINATIVE PROJECT TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE AND BUILD POWER FOR NATIVE PEOPLES
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR ALL ABOVE ALL REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COALITION FOR NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY ADVOCACY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO INCREASE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO ABORTION FOR ALL WOMEN REGARDLESS OF INCOME, RACE, OR IMMIGRATION STA
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR CULTURE SURGE, A COALITION OF WOMEN OF COLOR-LED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SEEKS TO TO MAXIMIZE THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF CULTURAL INFLUENCERS, ARTISTS, STRATEGISTS, AND MOVEMENT LEADERS
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE LEADERS TABLE TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT ALIGNED ADVOCACY RESPONSES TO STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CENSUS EQUITY INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT A FAIR AND ACCURATE 2030 CENSUS
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INDEPENDENT STRATEGIC RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION FUND, TO PROVIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH ACCESS TO RESEARCH AND MESSAGING TO ADVANCE THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT AND CREATE AN OVERARCHING NARRATIVE FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
1
CORE SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIES, GRANTMAKING, AND LEARNING FOR THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DIGITAL RESILIENCE
1
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ANTI-GENDER POOLED FUND TO EQUIP LGBTQI, WOMENS RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS/JUSTICE MOVEMENTS TO UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND NARRATIVE WORK TO COUNTER ANTI-GENDER MOVEMENT
1
FOR THE SAGE FUND TO DEEPEN LEARNING AND SEED FUNDING FOR A REGRANTING PROGRAM ON THE INTERSECTIONS OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND GENDER STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE
1

Interest

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

10647 results

Amount Name Purpose Location Year
$ 133,300 NEW SCHOOL CORE SUPPORT FOR THE VERA LIST CENTER FOR ART AND POLITICS TO FOSTER A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND CHANGE MAKERS, AND ADVANCE NEW ROLES FOR THE ARTS IN ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 150,000 NEW SCHOOL CORE SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING A WORKER RIGHTS RESEARCH AGENDA ACROSS INSTITUTIONS TO COMPLEMENT CURRENT POWER-BUILDING EFFORTS IN THE FIELD NEW YORK, NY 2022
$ 700,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE TIPPING POINT FUND, A DONOR COLLABORATIVE VEHICLE TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND PRACTICE OF INCOME INVESTING WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 730,209 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR COWORKER.ORG TO FACILITATE WORKER ENGAGEMENT ON WORKPLACE ADVOCACY ISSUES, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE CONCERNS ABOUT THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL POWER OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 1,250,000 NEW VENTURE FUND FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY NETWORK CHALLENGE FUND FOR SUBGRANTING FOR CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AGENDAS, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMS TO CREATE A PIPELINE OF TECHNOLOGY TALENT TOWARD CAREERS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 700,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUE, WHICH COMBINES ART AND RESEARCH TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMPOWERS THE MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO CHALLENGE BIAS IN PREDICTIVE AND SURVEILLANCE T WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 250,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR NEXT-CENTURY CITIES, A CITY-TO-CITY COALITION, TO ADVANCE LOCAL ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND ACCESS AS ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HEALTH OF THEIR COMMUNITIES WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 150,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL ACTION, TO REVEAL, UNDERSTAND, AND RESOLVE DIGITAL THREATS TO DEMOCRACY AND TO STRENGTHEN CITIZENS ABILITY TO HOLD TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR IMPACT ON DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 600,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR ALL ABOVE ALL REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COALITION TO CONTINUE NATIONAL AND STATE ADVOCACY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO INCREASE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO ABORTION FOR ALL WOMEN REGARDLESS OF INCOME, RACE, OR IMMIGRATION ST WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 75,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE MEDIA DEMOCRACY FUND TO ADVANCE AN OPEN, SECURE, AND EQUITABLE INTERNET AND MANAGE THE NETGAIN PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIP WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 350,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE OHIO TRANSFORMATION FUND (OTF) TO CULTIVATE AND RESOURCE AN ECOSYSTEM OF ADVOCATES COMMITTED TO RECLAIMING SAFETY AND TRANSFORMING OHIOS CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 335,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ILLUMINATIVE PROJECT TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE AND BUILD POWER FOR NATIVE PEOPLES WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 425,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR ALL ABOVE ALL REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COALITION FOR NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY ADVOCACY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO INCREASE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO ABORTION FOR ALL WOMEN REGARDLESS OF INCOME, RACE, OR IMMIGRATION STA WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 250,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR CULTURE SURGE, A COALITION OF WOMEN OF COLOR-LED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SEEKS TO TO MAXIMIZE THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF CULTURAL INFLUENCERS, ARTISTS, STRATEGISTS, AND MOVEMENT LEADERS WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 500,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE LEADERS TABLE TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT ALIGNED ADVOCACY RESPONSES TO STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 200,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CENSUS EQUITY INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT A FAIR AND ACCURATE 2030 CENSUS WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 250,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE INDEPENDENT STRATEGIC RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION FUND, TO PROVIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH ACCESS TO RESEARCH AND MESSAGING TO ADVANCE THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT AND CREATE AN OVERARCHING NARRATIVE FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 2,688,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIES, GRANTMAKING, AND LEARNING FOR THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DIGITAL RESILIENCE WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 250,000 NEW VENTURE FUND CORE SUPPORT FOR THE ANTI-GENDER POOLED FUND TO EQUIP LGBTQI, WOMENS RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS/JUSTICE MOVEMENTS TO UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND NARRATIVE WORK TO COUNTER ANTI-GENDER MOVEMENT WASHINGTON, DC 2022
$ 620,000 NEW VENTURE FUND FOR THE SAGE FUND TO DEEPEN LEARNING AND SEED FUNDING FOR A REGRANTING PROGRAM ON THE INTERSECTIONS OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND GENDER STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE WASHINGTON, DC 2022
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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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