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The Ford Foundation

Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.

LocationNew York, New York
Grants on file35,305
Total giving on file$7.9B
Typical grant size$224K
Most recent filing year2025
Cause focusGeneral grantmaking

What they fund

  • A CHAMPION FOR JUSTICE: A BIOGRAPHY ON THE LIFE OF JUSTICE MARTHA KOOME, TO ADD TO THE RECORD OF WOMEN LEADERS WHO USE THEIR POSITIONS OF POWER AND INFLUENCE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
  • A COLLECTIVE PLATFORM FOR COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING, NARRATIVE CHANGE, AND COMBAT MIS/DIS AND MAL-INFORMATION IN KENYA
  • A DAY OF UNREASONABLE CONVERSATION 2022 - EMPOWERING LEADERS IN ENTERTAINMENT AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TO CHANGE POPULAR NARRATIVES ABOUT OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND ADVANCING SOCIAL CHANGE
  • A PROJECT TO PRESERVE VALUES AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH COLLECTIVE MEMORIES, HISTORY, IDENTITY AND CULTURE OF EASTERN NIGERIA
  • A study on divergences in access to justice and human rights protection to build awareness of the discrepancies that exist in the justice system in Kenya

Largest recipients on file

RecipientStateGrantsTotal
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNY152$209.3M
New Venture FundDC315$194.6M
Blue Meridian Partners IncNY12$169.5M
Neo Philanthropy IncNY186$100.4M
National Academy of SciencesDC22$67.1M
Foundation for Detroit's FutureMI8$66.7M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncDC91$63.3M
Borealis PhilanthropyMN76$59.7M
Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing10$51.4M
Climate and Land Use Alliance LLCCA22$48.2M

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