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Private foundation (trust)EIN 046111820Est. 2020-04

JOSEPH F AND CLARA FORD FOUNDATION

NEWTON, MA 02459

Total Assets

$1.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$789K

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$72K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$27K–$362K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$789K

To further medical research, higher education along with general philanthropic pursuits.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$42K

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$789K

Distributable Amount

$101K

Min. Investment Return

$101K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $27K through median $34K to maximum $362K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $789K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

22 grants

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
$588K
2 grants
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$145K
2 grants
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHR
$89K
1 grant
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES
$56K
1 grant
HEBREW COLLEGE
$44K
2 grants
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE
$44K
2 grants
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSI
$40K
1 grant
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TECHN
$40K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
15
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Massachusetts
$990K
79% of total
New York
$261K
21% of total

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