Texas · Private foundation
Gerald J Ford Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $628k
- Granted FY2020
- 6
- Grants FY2020
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
56% of Gerald J Ford Family Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Communities Foundation Of Texas Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Gerald J Ford Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $628k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $400,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Total assets, FY2020
- $861k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 40% of the organizations Gerald J Ford Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 5 | $628k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $1.9M | 0% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $1.8M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University | $9,810,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Episcopal School of Dallas Inc | $1,600,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Hockaday School | $630,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Texas Health Resources Foundation | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Green Beetz Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Pampa Senior Citizens Inc | $4,500 | 2 | 2% |
| The James C Ferrer Educational Fundinc (Formerly Shinnecock Hills Educational ) | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greenwich Academy Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($39k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gerald J Ford Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
About Gerald J Ford Family Foundation
- How much does Gerald J Ford Family Foundation give?
- Gerald J Ford Family Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $627,500 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Gerald J Ford Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (98%), Health (2%), Philanthropy (0%).
- Who are Gerald J Ford Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Southern Methodist University ($9.8M), The Episcopal School of Dallas Inc ($1.6M), Hockaday School ($630k).
- Does Gerald J Ford Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gerald J Ford Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Gerald J Ford Family Foundation based?
- Gerald J Ford Family Foundation is based in TX.
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