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Ford Foundation
Initial Gift: $25,00063
frontlines of social change worldwide. Our
“President of the Ford Motor Company and
goals for more than half a century have been
son of company founder Henry Ford, Edsel
to: Strengthen democratic values; Reduce
Ford created the Ford Foundation in 1936 at
poverty and injustice; Promote international
the age of 43 to ‘receive and administer funds
cooperation; Advance human achievement.”65
for scientific, educational and charitable purposes, all for the public welfare.’ An auto
“We support the development of natural
visionary in his own right, he also had deep
resource policies and programs that give
interest in the arts and humanities.”
poor communities more control over these
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“The Ford Foundation supports visionary
resources and a stronger voice in decision
leaders and organizations working on the
making on land use and development.”59
1936