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Ford Foundation

private foundation based in New York City
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Ford Foundation
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The Ford Foundation is a nonprofit organization[1] that was founded in 1936[2]. It was established by Edsel Bryant Ford. The organization is headquartered in the Ford Foundation Building.

Key Facts

  • Ford Foundation was a member of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy[3].
  • Ford Foundation was a member of Independent Sector[4].
  • Ford Foundation is in the country of United States[5].
  • Ford Foundation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • Ford Foundation's instance of is recorded as collection[7].
  • Ford Foundation's instance of is recorded as production company[8].
  • Ford Foundation's founder is recorded as Edsel Bryant Ford[9].
  • Ford Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Ford Foundation Building[10].
  • Ford Foundation's Commons category is recorded as Ford Foundation[11].
  • Ford Foundation's archives at is recorded as Rockefeller Archive Center[12].
  • Ford Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Heather K. Gerken[13].
  • 1936 marks the founding of Ford Foundation[14].
  • Ford Foundation's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.749722222222225, 'lon': -73.97111111111111}[15].
  • Ford Foundation's official website is recorded as http://www.fordfoundation.org[16].
  • Ford Foundation's legal form is recorded as foundation[17].
  • Ford Foundation's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ford Foundation'}[18].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+559085236'}[19].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+453789109'}[20].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+689997536'}[21].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+658142937'}[22].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+486701562'}[23].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+460414672'}[24].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+652006894'}[25].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+948070079'}[26].
  • Ford Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+925622223'}[27].

Body

Founding

Ford Foundation's founder is recorded as Edsel Bryant Ford[9]. 1936 marks the founding of it[14].

Leadership

Ford Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Heather K. Gerken[13].

Operations

Ford Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Ford Foundation Building[10].

Why It Matters

Ford Foundation ranks in the top 1% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,010 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Q112192126. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . acmi.net.au. Retrieved . acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . epip.org. Retrieved . epip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . independentsector.org. Retrieved . independentsector.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . fordfoundation.org. fordfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'i
    Harper's tag → ford-foundation
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: ford-foundation, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289930929|ford foundation (#289930929)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  2. 6w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 11761668239
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap node id: 11761668239, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/11761668239"
  3. 7w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canadiana name authority id → ncf12085384
    National library of brazil id → 000237889
    Bibsys id → 90292367
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 11883630n
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Bibsys id: 90292367, add P1015 claim: 90292367"
  4. 16w ago · KMart4Cite · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Member of → Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, Independent Sector
    Founder → Edsel Bryant Ford
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 40.749722222222225, 'lon': -73.97111111111111}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Archives at: Rockefeller Archive Center"
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