Our Next Chapter
Today, we unveil a new strategic direction, grounded in our core values, to drive our next chapter of impact. Join us on the journey.
What is required of us at this moment?
Since our founding ninety years ago, the Ford Foundation has asked, answered, and then asked this question anew. For more on how we’re answering for our era of stewardship and focusing our grantmaking for scale and flexibility:
Ford Foundation Charts New Course to Support Preconditions for Thriving Democracies
The Ford Foundation unveiled a new strategic plan to protect and strengthen democratic values, fundamental freedoms, and inclusive economies worldwide.
The Transition Underway: How We’re Reorganizing to Meet the Moment
Discover how the Ford Foundation is reorganizing grantmaking teams during a transition year to implement its new strategic vision.
We are a social justice foundation.
Our legacy demands our unwavering commitment to people pushed to the margins and denied equal justice, equal rights, and equal opportunity–to women, to people of color and people with disabilities, to LGBTQ+ and rural communities.
Everyone deserves a voice in shaping the rules and tools with which to build better lives and stronger communities.
We are a social justice foundation.
Our legacy demands our unwavering commitment to people pushed to the margins and denied equal justice, equal rights, and equal opportunity–to women, to people of color and people with disabilities, to LGBTQ+ and rural communities.
Everyone deserves a voice in shaping the rules and tools with which to build better lives and stronger communities.
News and Stories
Ford Foundation Appoints Fatima Goss Graves to Board of Trustees
The Ford Foundation has elected Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, to its board of trustees. A nationally recognized expert in gender justice, she brings extensive legal expertise and advocacy experience to the six-year term.
Ford, MacArthur, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Announce First-of-Its-Kind Credit Union for People with Disabilities
Artichoke Credit Union is the first credit union of its kind, designed to serve people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, advocates, and supporting organizations nationwide, with the goal of increasing financial inclusion for people with disabilities.
The Stakes of America’s 2026 Midterm Elections
American democracy faces renewed threats from government overreach and disinformation. Authors Heather Gerken and Robert Rubin urge leaders across business, academia, philanthropy, and law to stop retreating and actively protect free, fair election processes.
Rasak Adekoya: Redesigning Systems for Disability Inclusion
As a young man, Ford Global Fellow Rasak Adekoya experienced sudden vision loss, leading him to challenge institutional barriers in Nigeria. He helped secure landmark legal protections and incubated business networks to expand workplace inclusion, proving that systemic accessibility fosters true human dignity.
Building on over 90 years of impact
We have supported the work of some of history’s greatest minds, helped build pivotal institutions and seeded big ideas that have fueled groundbreaking movements.
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