Ford Foundation Working with Visionaries on the Frontlines of Social Change Worldwide

United States

Overview

Since the foundation was established in 1936, we have been working to improve people’s lives and address social justice issues across the United States. Our grantees today follow in the footsteps of those who blazed trails in civil rights, women’s rights, education reform, public interest media, diversity in the arts and voter engagement.

With nearly 60 percent of our grant budget focused on the United States, our grantees continue to engage in forward-looking work—government accountability and transparency, racial justice and minority rights, next-generation workforce strategies, affordable homeownership, access to education, reproductive rights and media access and rights.

What We’re Doing

Our U.S. work is carried out through three strategic programs: Democracy, Rights and Justice; Economic Opportunity and Assets; and Education, Creativity and Free Expression. To learn more about the initiatives within these programs, or to apply for a grant, visit the Issues section of our Web site.

Issue Initiative
Democratic and Accountable Government
Human Rights
Economic Fairness
Metropolitan Opportunity
Educational Opportunity and Scholarship
Freedom of Expression
Sexuality and Reproductive Health and Rights

Headquarters

 

Team

  • Martín Abregú
  • Cristóbal Joshua Alex
  • Orlando Bagwell
  • Jonathan Barzilay
  • Louis N.  Bickford
  • Amy Brown
  • Leonardo Burlamaqui
  • Don Chen
  • Rocio L. Córdoba
  • Penny Davies
  • Lisa  Davis
  • Frank F. DeGiovanni
  • Wayne Fawbush
  • Frederick James Frelow
  • Margaret Hempel
  • LaShawn R. Jefferson
  • Surina Khan
  • Kilolo Kijakazi
  • Jee Kim
  • Chauncy Lennon
  • Kirsten D. Levingston
  • Christine Looney
  • Jerry Maldonado
  • Vivek Malhotra
  • George McCarthy
  • Helen Neuborne
  • Jeannie Oakes
  • Mayra Peters-Quintero
  • Sanjiv Rao
  • Lourdes A. Rivera
  • Laine Romero-Alston
  • Jean Ross
  • Calvin Sims
  • Dawn Smalls
  • Jenny Toomey
  • Roberta Uno
  • Anna Shireen Wadia
  • Douglas Wood
  • Luna Yasui

Contact

Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York, N.Y. 10017
USA

T:
+1 212 573 5000
F:
+1 212 351 3677
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