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In response, the Ford Foundation tightened its criteria for funding. In 2011, right wing Israeli politicians and organizations such as NGO Monitor and Im Tirtzu claimed the NIF and other recipients of Ford Foundation grants supported the delegitimization of Israel. [65]
Ford Foundation United States: New York City: $13.7 billion 1936 [17] 13 Silicon Valley Community Foundation United States: San Jose, California: $13.6 billion 2007 [18] 14 Garfield Weston Foundation United Kingdom: London: $13.2 billion £9.8 billion 1958 [19] 15 Church Commissioners for England United Kingdom: London: $12.4 billion £9.2 ...
LISC was founded in December 1979 and formally announced in May 1980, with $10 million in capital from the Ford Foundation, Aetna, Continental Illinois Bank, International Harvester, Levi Strauss & Co., and Prudential Insurance. [9] LISC made its first loans and grants to 27 community organizations in December 1980.
Ford dealers and the Ford Fund, the philanthropic division of the Michigan-based automotive giant, are investing $2 million in scholarship funding in 10 regions to help students pursue careers as ...
New name, same multibillion dollar commitment from Ford Motor Company to the U.S. and global disaster and other projects. Ford Fund nonprofit rebrands as Ford Philanthropy, aligning name with ...
The Ford Foundation was established in Michigan in 1936 as a foundation for the family of Henry Ford, who had founded the Ford Motor Company. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] In 1949, after a report by Horace Rowan Gaither , the foundation was reorganized to focus on economic improvements, education, freedom and democracy, human behavior, and world peace.
Edward E. Ford (1894–1963) was a businessman and philanthropist from Binghamton, New York. [7]The son of IBM co-founder A. Ward Ford, Ford attended Mercersburg Academy (class of 1912), Princeton University, and Lafayette College.
The National Policing Institute was launched exclusively with private support from the Ford Foundation in 1970 [12] but operates today with funding support from many public (federal, state and local governments) and private sources as well as donations.