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Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation is a private foundation that is headquartered in New York and whose mission is to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.

EIN: 13-1684331fordfoundation.org

President

Heather Gerken

Leadership

Heather Gerken, President. Heather Gerken is the 11th president of the Ford Foundation.

Key facts

Endowment: $18 billion (October 2026)source
Founded: 1936, with $25,000 from Edsel Fordsource
Charitable disbursements, 2024: $1,053,492,085 (Form 990-PF, year ending December 2024)source
Offices: Headquarters in New York and 10 regional officessource

WYDE coverage of Ford Foundation

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Ford Foundation, on Oct 24, 2026. Ford Foundation is the subject of 1 story. The most recent is Ford Foundation Strategy Overhaul: Seven Funding Areas, About $700 Million Expected in 2027.

Philanthropy

Ford Foundation Strategy Overhaul: Seven Funding Areas, About $700 Million Expected in 2027

The $18 billion foundation's first strategic refresh in over a decade reorganizes its grantmaking into seven funding areas, with strategies rolling out through 2027.

Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story

Reported alongside Ford Foundation

Heather Gerken · in 1 story with Ford Foundation

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