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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383441138Est. 1999-03

WILLIAM & LISA FORD FOUNDATION

DETROIT, MI 48226

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$9.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$130K

FY 2024

Grants Made

6

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$22K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Public Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Expenses

$161K

Qualifying Distributions

$144K

Distributable Amount

$463K

Min. Investment Return

$469K

Payout rate 31%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.31%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $23K to maximum $40K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.2M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

37 grants

THE HENRY FORD
$911K
4 grants
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
$600K
2 grants
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$375K
5 grants
THE CHILDREN'S CENTER
$170K
4 grants
Detroit Institute of Arts
$100K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$85K
4 grants
T WALL FOUNDATION
$60K
1 grant
HURON RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL
$35K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants

<$10K
14
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Michigan
$2.0M
82% of total
New Jersey
$376K
15% of total
California
$30K
1% of total
Puerto Rico
$25K
1% of total
New York
$15K
1% of total
Connecticut
$3K
0% of total

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