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This is the Ford Foundation's nonprofit financial profile on ProPublica, showing a major philanthropic funder with $17.5B in assets. Ford Foundation funds AI governance, civil society, and technology policy work relevant to AI safety and responsible AI development.

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Summary

This ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer page provides financial and organizational data for the Ford Foundation, one of the largest private philanthropic foundations in the US with $17.5B in total assets and over $1B in charitable disbursements in 2024. The foundation funds work in areas including technology policy, civil society, and governance that intersects with AI safety concerns.

Key Points

  • •Ford Foundation holds $17.5B in total assets and disbursed over $1.05B in charitable grants in fiscal year 2024.
  • •The foundation is a major funder of technology governance, civil society, and policy work relevant to responsible AI development.
  • •Financial data sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings, providing transparency into philanthropic funding flows.
  • •Key leadership includes President Darren Walker and VP of Programs Hillary Pennington, who shape grant priorities.
  • •Revenue is primarily from asset sales (92.8%), reflecting an endowment-driven grantmaking model.

24 FactBase facts citing this source

EntityPropertyValueAs Of
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$1.3B2021
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$564M2011
Ford Foundationtotal-assets174800000002024
Ford FoundationRevenue$948M2021
Ford FoundationRevenue$658M2014
Ford FoundationRevenue$460M2019
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$617MSep 2012
Ford FoundationRevenue$454MSep 2012
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$666M2019
Ford FoundationRevenue$926M2022
Ford FoundationRevenue$165MDec 2012
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$686M2013
Ford FoundationRevenue$690M2013
Ford FoundationRevenue$652M2020
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$666M2014
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$973M2022
Ford FoundationRevenue$502M2023
Ford Foundationannual-revenue11500000002024
Ford FoundationRevenue$559M2011
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$158MDec 2012
Ford FoundationRevenue$487M2015
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$852M2023
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$757M2015
Ford FoundationAnnual Expenses$1.1B2020

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 Ford Foundation

 
 
 New York, NY

 
 Tax-exempt since Sept. 1960
 

 
 EIN: 13-1684331

 
 

 
 
 
 
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 Organization summary

 
 
 
 Type of Nonprofit

 
 Designated as a 501(c)(3) 

 

 
 Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. 
 
 

 

 
 Category :
 Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations /
 Corporate Foundations 
 (NTEE) 
 

 Donations to this organization are tax deductible. 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 Summary charts: organization finances over time

 Revenue $1.15B (2024) 

 Expenses $1.04B (2024) 

 Total Assets $17.5B (2024) 

 Total Liabilities $2.59B (2024) 

 Years with multiple filings Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 Tax Filings by Year

 
 
 
 Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS.
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 Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 
 2024 
 

 
 
 
 Extracted Financial Data

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

 

 
 
 Revenue 
 
 $1,147,097,733
 
 
 
 
 
 Expenses 
 
 $1,043,691,402
 
 
 
 Net Income 
 
 $103,406,331
 
 
 
 Net Assets 
 
 $14,899,612,523
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 Notable Sources of Revenue 
 
 Percent of Total Revenue 
 
 
 
 
 
 Contributions Received
 

 $0 

 
 
 
 
 
 Interest Revenue
 

 $0 

 
 
 
 
 
 Dividends
 

 $78,837,656 

 
 
 6.9%
 

 
 
 
 
 Sales of Assets
 

 $1,064,730,417 

 
 
 92.8%
 

 
 
 
 
 Other Income
 

 $2,485,841 

 
 
 0.2%
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Notable Expenses 
 
 Percent of Total Expenses 
 
 
 
 
 
 Charitable Disbursements 
 

 $1,053,492,085 

 
 
 > 100%
 

 
 
 
 
 Compensation of Officers*
 

 $12,712,704 

 
 
 1.2%
 

 
 
 
 
 
 * Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%. 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 Assets/Debt 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total Assets 
 

 $17,484,6

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