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This is the Ford Foundation's grants overview page, a major philanthropic funder. While not directly focused on AI safety, Ford Foundation funds social justice and inequality work that may intersect with AI governance and ethics initiatives.

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The Ford Foundation's grants page provides an overview of their grantmaking activities focused on fighting inequality and advancing social justice. It links to their active grants database, explains their BUILD initiative ($2 billion dedicated to strengthening social justice institutions), and describes how they make grants. The foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Key Points

  • Ford Foundation funds organizations worldwide aligned with addressing underlying drivers of inequality.
  • The BUILD initiative dedicates $2 billion to strengthen social justice institutions for long-term impact.
  • Active grants are searchable via their online database; historical grants available via annual reports from 1950-2012.
  • Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant proposals and never charges fees in connection with grants.
  • Grantmaking snapshot for 2024 is available for review.

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 Advancing justice starts with supporting the individuals and institutions working tirelessly to address the underlying drivers of inequality. We fund a range of organizations around the world that align with our programs.

 Please note we do not accept any unsolicited grant proposals by mail, email or phone. For more information please visit our grant opportunities page .

 

 
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 There are individuals using Ford’s name without authorization suggesting that funds are forthcoming if they pay a fee. These messages are fraudulent . Please note that the foundation never charges a fee in connection with its grants.

 
 

 
 Awarded grants

 Our database displays active grants from the Ford Foundation. To delve deeper into our past grantmaking, annual reports from 1950-2012 can be viewed in the governance and financial statements archive .

 
 
 Grantmaking at a glance

 View a snapshot of our grantmaking in 2024 

 

 
 Grants database

 See our active grants 

 
 
 

 
 
 Understanding our grantmaking

 
 How we make grants

 How does an endowment work? How does grantmaking help fuel social change? These videos break down the essentials of grantmaking and explain how the foundation operates.

 

 

 
 Building Institutions and Networks

 Because tackling inequality requires endurance, we have dedicated $2 billion of our budget to help strengthen social justice institutions. We call this effort BUILD .

 

 

 
 Other resources

 Because our funds are limited, we welcome you to learn more about other philanthropic organizations that may be able to further your work.
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