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Private foundation (trust)EIN 386066335Est. 1954-11

WILLIAM & MARTHA FORD FUND

DETROIT, MI 48226

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$672K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

65

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$49K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$150–$2.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.6M

Total Expenses

$3.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.2M

Distributable Amount

$28K

Min. Investment Return

$29K

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

65 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $150 through median $1K to maximum $2.1M, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $3.2M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

341 grants

HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
$2.6M
8 grants
THE HENRY FORD
$503K
7 grants
THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
$500K
1 grant
CHRIST CHURCH GROSSE POINTE
$328K
8 grants
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
$176K
9 grants
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$150K
1 grant
OUR LADY OF THE ELMS SCHOOL
$100K
3 grants
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$80K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

341 grants

<$10K
306
grants
$10–50K
21
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Michigan
$4.9M
91% of total
New York
$120K
2% of total
Florida
$105K
2% of total
Ohio
$100K
2% of total
New Jersey
$80K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$21K
0% of total
Georgia
$14K
0% of total
Illinois
$8K
0% of total
California
$5K
0% of total
Tennessee
$4K
0% of total

+5 more states

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