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Oct 19, 2021, 10:00 ET Ford Foundation Announces 48 New Global Fellows Focused on Addressing Systemic Inequality

The Ford Foundation announced today the launch of 48 new Ford Global Fellows, doubling the number of fellows slated for this year to provide more...

Oct 18, 2021, 10:00 ET Ford Foundation Appoints Salih Booker to Lead International Cooperation Efforts

Today the Ford Foundation announced it has appointed Salih Booker as its new Senior Program Officer for International Cooperation and Global...

Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 ET Ford Foundation Appoints Laurene Powell Jobs and Richard Verma to Board of Trustees

The Ford Foundation announced today the election of two new members of its board of trustees: Laurene Powell Jobs, president of the Emerson...

Oct 14, 2021, 10:26 ET Ford Foundation Launches First-Ever U.S. Disability Rights Program

The Ford Foundation today announced the launch of its first-ever grantmaking program focused on advancing the rights of people with disabilities in...

Oct 07, 2021, 08:00 ET Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Catherine Chinedum ('ChiChi') Aniagolu-Okoye as its new regional director for its office...

Oct 06, 2021, 11:00 ET Ford Foundation Makes Widespread Commitments to Further Global Vaccine Access

Today, the Ford Foundation announced a special initiative to further global vaccine access and tackle the structural inequities that continue to...

Aug 17, 2021, 09:02 ET HouseUS Fund Launches with $7.5 Million in Seed Funding from Ford and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations

Today, the HouseUS Fund announced that the Ford and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations have contributed more than $7.5 million in seed funding to the...

Jul 28, 2021, 14:28 ET Social Justice Funders Launch International Initiative to Strengthen Impact of Moving Image Storytelling

Today, the Ford, Skoll, and Compton Foundations announced the launch of the International Resource for Impact and Storytelling (IRIS), a...

Jun 30, 2021, 11:25 ET Ford Foundation Commits $420 Million to Tackle Gender Inequality Around the Globe Post COVID-19

Today, the Ford Foundation announced a commitment of $420 million over the next five years to tackle gender inequality around the world which has...

Jun 28, 2021, 09:00 ET Ford Foundation Commits $75 Million In New Funding To The US South

Today, the Ford Foundation announced an additional $75 million commitment to nonprofit and advocacy organizations across the US South. The grants...

May 18, 2021, 08:57 ET Coalition of 18 Financial Institutions Commits to Measurable Plan to Improve Economic and Racial Equity

Today, the members of the Corporate Call to Action: Coalition for Equity & Opportunity (CCA), a corporate social justice initiative launched by the...

May 04, 2021, 10:00 ET Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Javier Valdés as U.S. director of its Civic Engagement and Government (CEG) program. Valdés...

Apr 07, 2021, 09:00 ET Ford Foundation Expands Flagship Build Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations

The Ford Foundation announced today the extension of the 2015 Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD) initiative, which had provided $1 billion...

Mar 25, 2021, 09:00 ET Ford Foundation Supports Launch of First Global Fund Addressing Key Issues Facing Black Women

Today, the Ford Foundation announced its commitment of $15 million in seed funding to help launch the Black Feminist Fund, a new philanthropic fund...

Mar 18, 2021, 11:31 ET Ford Foundation, Borealis Philanthropy, Center for Cultural Power, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Launch "Reclaiming the Border Narrative"

Today, the Ford Foundation announced it will partner with Borealis Philanthropy, the Center for Cultural Power, the National Association of Hispanic...

Mar 03, 2021, 09:00 ET Major Philanthropies Tackle Inequality By Strengthening How Open Source Code Is Developed And Maintained

Today, the Ford Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Omidyar Network, and the Mozilla Open Source Support Program in...

Jan 12, 2021, 14:57 ET Ford Foundation Appoints Anthony Bebbington as Director of Natural Resources and Climate Change

The Ford Foundation today announced Anthony Bebbington as International Director of its Natural Resources and Climate Change program based in New...

Dec 16, 2020, 10:28 ET Families and Workers Fund Raises Nearly $30 Million for Workers Hardest Hit by COVID-19

The Families and Workers Fund, a collaborative philanthropic effort designed to support and empower workers, families, and communities devastated by...

Oct 19, 2020, 10:00 ET Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

The Ford Foundation announced today the election of Samantha Power to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. Ambassador Power is currently the...

Oct 14, 2020, 14:28 ET Ford Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce Disability Futures Fellows

Today, the Ford Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced the Disability Futures Fellows, the recipients of an 18-month initiative...

Oct 09, 2020, 12:00 ET Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts

The Ford Foundation today announced it has doubled its funding support for U.S.-based racial justice and civil rights groups with at least $180...

Sep 24, 2020, 10:04 ET Sixteen Major Donors and Foundations Commit Unprecedented $156 Million to Support Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous Arts Organizations

Today, sixteen major donors and foundations announced an unprecedented commitment to a two-pronged national and regional initiative to recognize...

Jun 23, 2020, 12:00 ET Ford Foundation Announces Sale and Pricing of Landmark $1 Billion Social Bonds

The Ford Foundation announced the pricing and sale of a $1 billion aggregate principal Social Bond (taxable), the net proceeds of which will help...

Jun 11, 2020, 07:45 ET Ford Foundation Takes Historic, Unprecedented Action to Increase Grantmaking for Nonprofits by $1 Billion with Proceeds of Offering of Social Bonds in Response to COVID-19

In response to the existential threat caused by Covid-19 to nonprofit organizations, the Ford Foundation and its Board of Trustees today announced...

Jun 11, 2020, 07:30 ET Five Major Foundations To Increase Support With Over $1.7 Billion To Assist Nonprofit Organizations In Wake Of Global Pandemic

Today, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the...