The Ford Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | New York, New York |
| Grants on file | 35,305 |
| Total giving on file | $7.9B |
| Typical grant size | $224K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General 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
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | NY | 152 | $209.3M |
| New Venture Fund | DC | 315 | $194.6M |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | NY | 12 | $169.5M |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | NY | 186 | $100.4M |
| National Academy of Sciences | DC | 22 | $67.1M |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | MI | 8 | $66.7M |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | DC | 91 | $63.3M |
| Borealis Philanthropy | MN | 76 | $59.7M |
| Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing | 10 | $51.4M | |
| Climate and Land Use Alliance LLC | CA | 22 | $48.2M |
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