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.
Leadership
Heather Gerken, President. Heather Gerken is the 11th president of the Ford Foundation.
Key facts
WYDE coverage of Ford Foundation
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Ford Foundation, from Oct 24, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026. Ford Foundation is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is Feed People, Get Ahead: 7 Days Left to Apply for $1 Million Creator Fund.
Feed People, Get Ahead: 7 Days Left to Apply for $1 Million Creator Fund
WYDE Weekly: one week is left to apply to EAT's $1 million clipping fund, open through October 31. Plus Musk's $10B pledge, $720 million for global hunger with no plan yet, a $4 million SNAP fraud case, $250 million for Hebrew University and the week in giving, AI and health.
Oct 24, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story
PhilanthropyFord 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
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