Ford Foundation

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The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Megaphones and Militancy
The Ford Foundation is filled with money earned a century ago by Henry Ford in gritty Dearborn, Michigan. But neither the family nor the automaker control it anymore. Decades ago,…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

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The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Funding for Politics
In addition to all of the groups mentioned so far, Ford has given an additional $54 million since 2022 to several dozen other groups and causes involved in motivating and…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

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The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Big Labor, Big Government, Big Censorship
In addition to the nearly $100 million in grants noted thus far, another $92.1 million given out by the Ford Foundation since 2022 has specifically funded left-leaning labor, economic, and…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

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The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Media and Climate Alarmism
Influencing the content of all the media we consume has been the purpose of at least $14.3 million in Ford grants given since 2022.
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

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The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
This Is Who They Are
The Ford Foundation’s funding of a graphic novel portraying “how close we came to authoritarianism” cranks its left-wing audience into believing a complete lie about the nature of their policy…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

Organization Trends
Philanthropy, Politics, and the Public Bank Campaign
The left-of-center coalition is pushing New York City to charter a public bank. But they appear more concerned with funding left-wing sociopolitical priorities than with municipal banking. Indeed, the New…
by Robert Stilson on August 2, 2023

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The Ford Foundation: A Case Study in Chinese Cooperation and Money
what is the relationship between the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs and the large nonprofits it oversees. And how much does this seep into or influence foreign nonprofits—such as the…
by Sam Cantor on July 17, 2023

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Soft Eyes for Criminal Justice Solutions: Nonprofit Donations
We have more people in prison per capita than almost every other nation, San Francisco is being overrun by thieves, and other big cities have recently set new records for…
by Ken Braun on June 1, 2023

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Soft Eyes for Criminal Justice Solutions: A Tale of Four Cities
Some big cities have recently become sharply worse, but the full picture is more complicated. In 2021, records were set for total murders in 10 of America’s 40 most populated…
by Ken Braun on June 1, 2023

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Soft Eyes for Criminal Justice Solutions: The Soros Prosecutors
Since 2016, according to research tabulated by the Capital Research Center, the network of political committees funded by George Soros have contributed $35 million to the election of left-wing district…
by Ken Braun on June 1, 2023