William & Lisa Ford Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 38-3441138
Foundation Overview
Based in Detroit, MI, William & Lisa Ford Foundation has awarded 141 grants totaling $7,897,750 to organizations in Michigan, New Jersey and 5 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $250 to $451,000, with a median award of $15,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
2 of 6 recipients (33%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
62% of grants are awarded in Michigan, with additional funding distributed across 7 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Michigan, funding concentrates in Detroit (41%), Ann Arbor (33%), Lansing (6%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 90% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (84%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into William & Lisa Ford Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Pet Foundation | $25,000 | Grand Rapids, MI, US | Program Services | 2024 |
| The Children's Center | $40,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2024 |
| Henry Ford Health | $10,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2024 |
| The Henry Ford | $10,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | Program Services | 2024 |
| University Of Michigan | $25,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2024 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | $20,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2024 |
| Princeton University | $50,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1979 | 2023 |
| The Children's Center | $50,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Unity Challenge | 2023 |
| The Garden Club Of America | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | 5th Install 2nd Century Cmpgn | 2023 |
| University Of Michigan | $25,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | John F. Greden, M. D. Legacy Research Fund | 2023 |
| Henry Ford Health System | $300,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Center For Cutaneous Oncology | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $25,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | John F. Greden, M. D. Legacy Research Fund | 2022 |
| Princeton University | $300,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1982 | 2022 |
| The Children's Center | $40,000 | Detroit, MI, US | The Unity Challenge | 2022 |
| The Garden Club Of America | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | 4th Install 2nd Century Cmpgn | 2022 |
| The Henry Ford | $451,000 | Detroit, MI, US | 7th Install Innovation Prjt | 2022 |
| Detroit Institute Of Arts | $100,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2022 |
| Henry Ford Health System | $300,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Center For Cutaneous Oncology | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $25,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | John F. Greden, M. D. Legacy Research Fund | 2022 |
| Princeton University | $300,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1982 | 2022 |
| The Children's Center | $40,000 | Detroit, MI, US | The Unity Challenge | 2022 |
| The Garden Club Of America | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | 4th Install 2nd Century Cmpgn | 2022 |
| The Henry Ford | $451,000 | Detroit, MI, US | 7th Install Innovation Prjt | 2022 |
| Detroit Institute Of Arts | $100,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society Of Puerto | $25,000 | Hato Rey, PR, US | Jose M. Berrocal Scholarship Program | 2021 |
| Henry Ford Health System | $300,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Center For Cutaneous Oncology | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan | $25,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | John F. Greden, M. D. Legacy Research Fund | 2021 |
| Princeton University | $10,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1979 | 2021 |
| Princeton University | $10,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1982 | 2021 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Princeton Varsity Club | 2021 |
| Global Giving Foundation | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | World Challenge | 2021 |
| The Children's Center | $40,000 | Detroit, MI, US | The Unity Challenge | 2021 |
| The Hotchkiss School | $2,500 | Lakeville, CT, US | For The Class Of 1975 | 2021 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | $15,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | J Langs River Fund-giving Tues | 2021 |
| Ivy 1879 Foundation | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Program Services | 2021 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | $1,000 | Lansing, MI, US | Program Services | 2021 |
| Southeast Michigan Land Conservan | $27,000 | Superior Township, MI, US | 2021 Stewardship Fund Campgn | 2021 |
| Spirit Rock Meditation Center | $30,000 | Woodacre, CA, US | Annual Fund | 2021 |
| The Garden Club Of America | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | 3rd Install 2nd Century Cmpgn | 2021 |
| The Henry Ford | $425,000 | Detroit, MI, US | 6th Install Innovation Prjt | 2021 |
| Hundred Club Of Detroit | $600 | Fenton, MI, US | Program Services | 2021 |
| United Way For Southeastern Michigan | $10,000 | Detroit, MI, US | 2-1-1 Program | 2021 |
| T Wall Foundation | $70,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2021 |
| Northville Community Foundationm | $10,000 | Northville, MI, US | Bill & Lisa Ford Arena | 2021 |
| Reining Horse Foundation | $5,000 | Oklahoma City, OK, US | In Memory Of Peter Phinny | 2021 |
| The Cap & Gown Club Of Princeton | $500 | Princeton, NJ, US | The Cap Annual Fund | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Of Puerto Rico | $25,000 | Hato Rey, PR, US | Jose M. Berrocal Scholarship Program | 2020 |
| Henry Ford Health System | $300,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Center For Cutaneous Oncology | 2020 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | $1,000 | Lansing, MI, US | Program Services | 2020 |
| Princeton University | $10,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1979 | 2020 |
| Princeton University | $10,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1982 | 2020 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Princeton Varsity Club | 2020 |
| Spirit Rock | $30,000 | Woodacre, CA, US | Annual Fund | 2020 |
| Superior Land Preservation Society | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2020 |
| T Wall Foundation | $60,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2020 |
| The Children's Center | $40,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Power Of Possibilities Breakfast Challange | 2020 |
| The Garden Club Of America | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Second Century Campaign | 2020 |
| The Henry Ford | $425,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | Innovation Project Campaign | 2020 |
| The Henry Ford | $25,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | Carver-carson Society Founding Charter Membership | 2020 |
| The Hotchkiss Fund | $2,500 | Lakeville, CT, US | The Class Of 1975 | 2020 |
| The Hundred Club Of Detroit | $350 | Fenton, MI, US | Program Services | 2020 |
| The Ivy 1879 Foundation | $500 | Princeton, NJ, US | Program Services | 2020 |
| United Way For Southeastern Michigan | $15,000 | Detroit, MI, US | 2-1-1 Program | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Depression On Campus Conference | 2020 |
| Community Foundation For Se Mi | $25,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Family Donor Advised Fund | 2020 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | $15,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | The John Langs Fund | 2020 |
| Dixboro Village Green | $15,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| United Way For Southeastern Michigan | $500 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| The Children's Center | $5,000 | Detroit, MI, US | 10th Annual Lisa V. Ford Heart & Soul Award Luncheon | 2018 |
| United Way For Southeastern Michigan | $10,000 | Detroit, MI, US | 101st Anniversary Gala - Emerging Philanthropist | 2018 |
| United Way For Southeastern Michigan | $25,000 | Detroit, MI, US | 101st Anniversary Gala | 2018 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1979 | 2018 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1982 | 2018 |
| Variety - The Children's Charity | $250 | Birmingham, MI, US | In Honor Of Lois Shaevsky | 2018 |
| Global Giving | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | Bill Ford Better World Challenge Grant | 2018 |
| T Wall Foundation | $50,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| American Cancer Society Of Puerto Rico | $25,000 | Hato Rey, PR, US | Jose M. Berrocal Scholarship Program | 2018 |
| The Children's Center | $35,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| The Hotchkiss Fund | $2,500 | Lakeville, CT, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| The Hundred Club Of Detroit | $350 | Fenton, MI, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | $15,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | The John Langs Fund | 2018 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Princeton Varsity Club | 2018 |
| The Ivy 1879 Foundation | $500 | Princeton, NJ, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| Spirit Rock | $30,000 | Woodacre, CA, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | $1,000 | Stanford, CA, US | Undergraduate Education | 2018 |
| Superior Land Preservation Society | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| University Of Michigan | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Depression On Campus Conference | 2018 |
| Charter Township Of Superior | $1,000 | Ypsilanti, MI, US | Superior Township Fire Department | 2018 |
| Detroit Public Schools Foundation | $22,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Camp Burt Shurly | 2018 |
| East African Children's Fund | $500 | St Clair Shores, MI, US | 2018 Annual Appeal | 2018 |
| United Way For Southeastern Michigan | $15,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Board Giving Campaign | 2018 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | $1,000 | Lansing, MI, US | Program Services | 2018 |
| Henry Ford Health System | $300,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Center For Cutaneous Oncology | 2018 |
| Community Foundation For Southeast Michigan | $50,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Oudolf Garden Detroit Endowment Fund | 2018 |
| The Children's Center | $5,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| The Children's Center | $35,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Power Of Possibilities Breakfast | 2017 |
| Princeton University | $300,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1982 | 2017 |
| Princeton University | $20,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1979 | 2017 |
| Miss Porter's School | $10,000 | Farmington, CT, US | Anne Firestone Ball '51 Endowed Scholarship Fund | 2017 |
| United Way For Southeastern Michigan | $50,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| T Wall Foundation | $50,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| American Cancer Society Of Puerto Rico | $25,000 | Hato Rey, PR, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| Global Giving | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | Bill Ford Better World Challenge Grant | 2017 |
| Henry Ford Health System | $25,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Henry W. Lim, M.d. Endowed Chair In Dermatology Research | 2017 |
| The Hotchkiss Fund | $2,500 | Lakeville, CT, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| The Hundred Club Of Detroit | $350 | Fenton, MI, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | $15,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | The John Langs Fund | 2017 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | $1,000 | Lansing, MI, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| Michigan State University | $1,000 | East Lasning, MI, US | College Of Veterinary Medicine | 2017 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Princeton Varsity Club | 2017 |
| The Ivy 1879 Foundation | $500 | Princeton, NJ, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| Spirit Rock | $30,000 | Woodacre, CA, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | $1,000 | Stanford, CA, US | Undergraduate Education | 2017 |
| Superior Land Preservation Society | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2017 |
| University Of Michigan | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Depression On Campus Conference | 2017 |
| American Cancer Society Of Puerto Rico | $25,000 | Hato Rey, PR, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| Ann Arbor Hands On Museum | $1,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| Global Giving | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | World Vision Foundation Of Thailand | 2016 |
| Henry Ford Estate Fair Lane | $300,000 | Grosse Pointe Shores, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| Detroit Public Schools Foundation | $15,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Camp Burt Shurly | 2016 |
| Greenhills School | $2,500 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Annual Fund | 2016 |
| Henry Ford Health System | $25,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Annual Fund | 2016 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | $15,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Annual Fund | 2016 |
| Princeton University | $20,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1979 | 2016 |
| Princeton University | $20,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Giving, Class Of 1982 | 2016 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | $1,000 | Lansing, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Princeton Varsity Club | 2016 |
| Spirit Rock | $30,000 | Woodacre, CA, US | Operating Fund | 2016 |
| Superior Land Preservation Society | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| T Wall Foundation | $50,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| The Hotchkiss Fund | $2,500 | Lakeville, CT, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| The Children's Center | $35,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Unity Challenge | 2016 |
| The Children's Center | $5,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Lisa V. Ford Heart & Soul Luncheon | 2016 |
| The Henry Ford | $425,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | Innovation Project | 2016 |
| The Henry Ford | $25,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| The Hundred Club Of Detroit | $350 | Fenton, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| The Ivy 1879 Foundation | $500 | Princeton, NJ, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| United Way For Southeastern Michigan | $50,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
| University Of Michigan | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Depression On Campus Conference | 2016 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | $5,000 | Stanford, CA, US | Undergraduate Education | 2016 |
| T Wall Foundation | $50,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Program Services | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for William & Lisa Ford Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 38-3441138 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 1901 ST ANTOINE ST 6TH FL Detroit, MI 48226-0000 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee William & Lisa Ford Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President/director | William Clay Ford Jr |
|---|---|
| Director | Lisa V Ford |
| Secretary | David P Larsen |
| Director | Eleanor Ford Cobb |
Forms 990-PF
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- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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