The Ford Foundation
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 13-1684331 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$844.7M
Organizations funded3,945
Typical grant$104,795
Total assets$17.5B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $40,000 and $250,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | THE FORD FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | C/O SECRETARY 320 EAST 43RD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017 |
| Phone | 2125735000 |
| Form and materials | PROPOSALS SHOULD SET FORTH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED WORK; HOW THE WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED; THE NAMES AND CURRICULUM VITAE OF THOSE ENGAGED IN THE PROJECT; A DETAILED BUDGET, THE PROJECT'S PRESENT MEANS OF SUPPORT, THE PROJECT'S STATUS OF APPLICATIONS TO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, AND THE PROJECT'S LEGAL AND TAX STATUS. |
| Deadlines | N/A |
| 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. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
63% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Core support for the abundant futures fund (formerly, the new immigration fund), a national funder collaborative to engage new donors and… | $15,000,000 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | New York, NY | Core support for the justice and mobility fund to accelerate economic mobility through criminal justice reforms for people with convictions… | $12,744,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments… | $8,333,333 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Core support for the collaborative for gender and reproductive equity | $5,000,000 |
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | General support | $3,400,000 |
| Drug Policy Alliance | New York, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $3,250,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $3,200,000 |
| Equality Fund | Ottawa, CA | General support | $3,000,000 |
| The Global Fund for Women Inc | San Francisco, CA | Core support for the launch of the black feminist fund, an unprecedented philanthropic initiative bridging black feminist resources to… | $3,000,000 |
| Me Too International Inc | Atlanta, GA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,515,000 |
| Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | Core support for america's cultural treasures regional initiative in massachusetts, creative futures initiative: towards a just + equitable… | $2,500,000 |
| Ms Training Centre for Development Cooperation | Arusha, TZ | Core support for fight inequality alliance's work with national movements in over 40 countries across asia, africa, europe and latin… | $2,500,000 |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Winstonsalem, NC | For the deep south/emerging social justice infrastructure strategic grantmaking program | $2,370,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Core support for the four freedoms fund to strengthen the capacity of the immigrant justice movement to ensure all immigrants, regardless… | $2,300,000 |
| Upturn Inc | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,300,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,180,000 |
| Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism | Oakland, CA | Core support for the sister funds collective care program to build sustainable and scalable regional and global infrastructures that… | $2,105,887 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | For the administration of the public interest technology infrastructure fund, to continue cross-foundation strategic collaboration and… | $2,103,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $2,000,000 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | Core support for the center for journalism and democracy to help strengthen americas democracy by training and supporting generations of… | $2,000,000 |
| Oxfam America Inc | Boston, MA | For the climate media collaborative for economic justice and community rights to leverage strategic communications and campaigns capacity | $2,000,000 |
| United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000,000 |
| Yayasan Solidaritas Dana Nusantara | Kecamatan Tebet, ID | For a direct funding mechanism to support indigenous peoples and local communities' initiatives in protecting and managing their… | $2,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Core support to implement governance, management, strategies, grantmaking, and learning for the global network for social justice and… | $1,791,667 |
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,780,000 |
| Center for Popular Democracy Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,750,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Core support for the pop culture collaborative, a donor collaborative and learning community transforming narratives about black and… | $1,750,000 |
| Center for Law and Social Policy | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,734,375 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | Core support for the cdo fund for community development organizations that engage in economic and community development, organizing,… | $1,700,000 |
| Way to Rise | Washington, DC | Core support for the valiente fund to generate and organize donors, build year-round civic engagement programs focused on people of color,… | $1,700,000 |
| American University of Beirut | Beirut, LE | To support the regionalization of the non-governmental organizations initiative (ngoi) and the set up of an institutional strengthening and… | $1,656,038 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,600,500 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | General support | $1,600,000 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,600,000 |
| United We Dream Network Inc | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,555,000 |
| State Innovation Exchange | Madison, WI | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,550,000 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | $1,515,000 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $1,500,000 |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,500,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | For the administration of the public interest technology infrastructure fund, to continue cross-foundation strategic collaboration and… | $1,500,000 |
| The African American Policy Forum Inc | New York, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,500,000 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem Inc | New York, NY | General support | $1,500,000 |
| Ultraviolet Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,500,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Core support for the heartland fund | $1,500,000 |
| Corporacion Agencia Afrocolombiana Hileros | Bogota DC, CO | General support and core support for the institutional strengthening of the black communities process (pcn) | $1,420,000 |
| Mozilla Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For the ford-mozilla fellowship program in the global south to strengthen organizations in the global south by layering technology… | $1,400,000 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group Inc | San Francisco, CA | Core support grant for lift to ensure the equitable implementation of federal industrial policy investments | $1,375,000 |
| National Women's Law Center | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,360,000 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | New Brunswick, NJ | Core support for the center for innovation in worker organization to promote strong workers and community-based organizations to shift the… | $1,340,835 |
| Oxfam America Inc | Boston, MA | Core support to create a global program, partnering with global south scholars and movements, to reshape economic ideas globally, towards a… | $1,334,000 |
| New America Foundation Dba New America | Washington, DC | Core support for the global polity program to catalyze more equitable multilateral processes and solutions to global problems | $1,333,333 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening of the asian american justice affiliation | $1,300,000 |
| Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa Npc | Johannesburg, SF | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,300,000 |
| National Women's Law Center | Washington, DC | General support | $1,300,000 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | Sacramento, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,300,000 |
| Yayasan Pundi Asa Manusia | Kecamatan Kebayoran Lama, ID | To support the development of an endowment fund to strengthen human rights organizations and protect civic rights in indonesia | $1,300,000 |
| The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture | San Antonio, TX | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,252,500 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance | Washington, DC | Core support for the athena coalition to improve anti-monopoly protections, build the power of workers and improve working conditions. | $1,250,000 |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,250,000 |
| Poise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | Core support for seed funding for pittsburgh's cultural treasures initiative to support local arts and cultural activities | $1,250,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 3,945 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 62 grants to individuals ($1,976,219). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Fund Inc | Boston, MA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $4,015,000 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | Sacramento, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening. | $3,700,000 |
| Center for Democracy and Technology | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $3,450,000 |
| National Partnership for Women and Families Inc | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening. | $3,375,000 |
| Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute | Chicago, IL | General support and project support for institutional strengthening. | $3,200,000 |
| Groundswell Fund | Oakland, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $3,000,000 |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $3,000,000 |
| Forward Justice | Morrisville, NC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,962,500 |
| The Engine Room Inc | New York, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,732,000 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,515,000 |
| America's Voice Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,500,000 |
| The African American Policy Forum Inc | New York, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,500,000 |
| B Team Headquarters Inc | New York, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,400,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Core support for youth engagement fund to serve as a capacity builder and funder intermediary resourcing and building civic engagement… | $2,400,000 |
| Paradigm Initiative for Information Technology Development | Lagos, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,332,000 |
| Collaboration on International Ict Policy for East and Southern Africa | Kampala, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,252,000 |
| Deep South Today | Jackson, MO | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,160,000 |
| If When How | Oakland, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $2,050,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Core support for the heartland fund | $2,000,000 |
| Earthrights International Inc | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,980,000 |
| State Innovation Exchange | Madison, WI | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,900,000 |
| Black Economic Alliance Foundation | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,800,000 |
| The Center for Cultural Power | Oakland, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,750,000 |
| Center for Law and Social Policy | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening. | $1,734,375 |
| University of Manchester | Manchester M Pl, | For analytical work by the global development institute on issues related to forests, tenure, energy transition, and climate | $1,728,450 |
| Raising Voices | Kampala, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,700,000 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group Inc | San Francisco, CA | Core support grant for lift to ensure the equitable implementation of federal industrial policy investments | $1,625,000 |
| Global Fairness Initiative | Washington, DC | Core support for the creation of the global coalition of future of workers, a multi-year initiative to create a grassroots, worker-led… | $1,599,460 |
| Action on Disability and Development | Somerset, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,560,000 |
| United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women | New York, NY | Core support for effective implementation of policies and programs on gender-based violence and of gender-responsive budgeting at the local… | $1,557,380 |
| Independent Television Service Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,500,000 |
| The African Climate Foundation | Cape Town, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening. | $1,465,000 |
| International Service for Human Rights | Ch Geneva, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,400,000 |
| The Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre Trust | Johannesburg, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening. | $1,360,000 |
| Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy | Bengaluru, | Core support to strengthen systemic initiatives for womens leadership and gender responsive development in urban areas through research and… | $1,358,716 |
| Ultraviolet Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,300,000 |
| Professional Assistance for Development Action | New Delhi, | Core support to establish a center of excellence for designing and facilitating community-led planning and implementation of rural… | $1,297,500 |
| Global Action for Trans Equality Inc | New York, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,280,000 |
| Forum for Women in Democracy | Kampala, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,265,000 |
| Mongabay Org Corporation | Menlo Park, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,250,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Core support for the spyware accountability pooled fund to limit the threat of mercenary spyware on civil society, and core support for an… | $1,240,000 |
| Associacao Rede de Desenvolvimento Da Mare - Redes Da Mare | Rio de Janeiro, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,200,000 |
| Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective | Culver City, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,200,000 |
| Community Voices Heard Inc | New York, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,200,000 |
| El Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indigenas | Cercado de Lima, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,200,000 |
| Geledes - Institute of Black Women | Vila Buarque, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,200,000 |
| Techequity Collaborative | Martinez, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,200,000 |
| Womens Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative | Abuja, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,200,000 |
| The Brooklyn College Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Core support the for institute for gender, law and transformative peace to center the leadership of women and lgbtqi+ activists in global… | $1,150,000 |
| International Labor Rights Forum | Washington, DC | General support and project support for institutional strengthening. | $1,115,000 |
| Associacao Coletivo Cultural | Floresta, | Core support for midia ninja to foster innovative and decentralized communication networks, and core support for midia ninja's… | $1,100,000 |
| Colorofchange Org Education Fund Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | $1,100,000 |
| Conselho Indigena de Roraima | Centro, | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,100,000 |
| Sivio Institute | Dayton, OH | General support and core support for institutional strengthening. | $1,055,000 |
| American Jewish World Service Inc | New York, NY | Core support for supporting adolescent girls and young women's organizations to build evidence and improve implementation of interventions… | $1,000,000 |
| Capital B News Inc | New York, NY | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Internet Security Research Group | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Me Too International Inc | Atlanta, GA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,000,000 |
| National Korean American Service and Education Consortium Inc | Chicago, IL | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $1,000,000 |
| New York Times Company | New York, NY | For the headway journalism initiative which produces journalism that addresses ways to build equitable places and overcome the obstacles to… | $1,000,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $844,698,067 | 4,888 |
| 2023 | $735,763,273 | 4,488 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349106006
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1684331
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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