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Challenging inequality
We believe in the inherent dignity of all people. Yet around the world, billions of people are excluded from full participation in the political, economic, and cultural systems that shape their lives.
We view this fundamental inequality as the defining challenge of our time, one that limits the potential of all people, everywhere. Addressing inequality is at the center of everything we do.
What we work on
To address and respond to these drivers, we work and make grants in nine interconnected areas that together, we believe, can help challenge inequality.
Civic Engagement and Government
Creativity and Free Expression
Disability Rights
Future of Work(ers)
Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice
Global Governance
Mission Investments
Natural Resources and Climate Change
Technology and Society
Very intentionally, we do not see these program areas as silos. They are entry points that our eleven offices—considering local context and local partners—combine in creative ways to target the drivers of inequality. It is at the intersections of these areas that we believe real change is possible. And our core values, including commitment to human rights and working with those closest to the problems, infuse and inform everything we do.
How we work
Ideas
Individuals
We have stood behind thousands of extraordinary individuals like Peter Ellis, achel Frances Alexander, John Ansley. Nearly 50 Nobel laureates were Ford Foundation grantees—before they won their prizes.
Institutions
We have helped launch institutions like Human Rights Watch, the Public Broadcasting Service, and the United Kingdom Legal Resources Center.