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2022 grantmaking at a glance
We are committed to our mission of advancing equality and justice around the world. Over the years, our grantmaking has evolved to meet the challenges facing our society. Explore our full database of grants to get a deeper understanding of the organizations we fund and their incredible impact thus far.
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1,797grants made
1,470grantees
$715Mtotal funding
$250Kmedian grant
Featured grantmaking
Our social bond
Unprecedented times call for extraordinary solutions. As COVID-19 spread across the world, we saw an urgent need to support the organizations stepping up to meet the pandemic’s sweeping impacts. We issued a social bond—the first ever by a foundation on the United States taxable corporate bond market—to ensure nonprofits can carry on their important work to serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. It allowed us to double our grantmaking, resulting in a one-time allocation of up to $1 billion to strengthen and stabilize organizations during this critical time.
34Social Bond grants made in 2021
over$42MOf funding made available
Understanding disability, advancing inclusion
In 2016, we made a commitment to expand our definition of justice and ensure our grantmaking was more inclusive of the disability community. Around the globe, people with disabilities experience inequality in all its forms. By integrating the voices and leaders of the disability community, we believe we will create a future of opportunity for all.
Learn more about our journey to become more inclusive funders in Disability Demands Justice.
More than$92Mof our 2022 grantmaking intentionally included people with disabilities
Living our values
To address the issues of a complex—and increasingly diverse—world, we believe those individuals and institutions closest to the challenges are also the most capable of creating solutions. We make a concerted effort to support organizations led by women, people of color and the LGTBQ+ community as they drive lasting change for historically excluded communities.
54%of U.S. grants went to organizations led by people of color
58%of U.S. grants went to women-led organizations
$45MIN GRANTMAKING INTENTIONALLY INCLUDING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
2022 grantmaking by program
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Civic Engagement and Government
U.S.
$213,888,059
330 grants International
$55,563,385
214 grants -
Creativity and Free Expression
U.S.
$64,885,572
289 grants International
$15,000
1 grant -
Disability Rights
U.S.
$20,086,103
55 grants International
$0
0 grants -
Future of Work(ers)
U.S.
$59,077,000
88 grants International
$600,000
2 grants -
Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice
U.S.
$118,912,909
175 grants International
$22,158,333
69 grants -
International Cooperation
U.S.
$11,700,000
12 grants International
$7,856,000
33 grants -
Mission Investments
U.S.
$17,395,828
31 grants International
$200,000
1 grant -
Natural Resources and Climate Change
U.S.
$28,681,500
51 grants International
$37,412,483
153 grants -
Technology and Society
U.S.
$65,691,106
132 grants International
$3,694,167
13 grants
Some of the above program funding is not mutually exclusive.
The Ford Foundation makes grants beyond the above programs. See all grantmaking.