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Ford Foundation
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Founded in 1936, the Ford Foundation is a New York-based global philanthropy working to disrupt inequality in all its forms. Its mission is to reduce poverty and injustice, strengthen democratic values, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. It makes grants through its headquarters and regional offices supporting programs in more than 50 countries.
- Website
- www.fordfoundation.org
- Capabilities
- Civic Engagement and Government, Creativity and Free Expression, Disability Rights, Future of Work(ers), Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice, Natural Resources and Climate Justice, Technology and Society, Mission Investments
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- Unclaimed · Editor-verified
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