List of projects of the Ford Foundation

This is a list of projects and initiatives that have received significant funding or organizational support from the Ford Foundation . These projects span areas such as education, broadcasting, culture, and community development.

The list is arranged in alphabetical order A-Z;

• America's Cultural Treasures: a Ford Foundation initiative launched in 2020 to support arts organizations led by people of color. ^[1]
• Contemporary Music Project: Originating from the Young Composers Project, a nationwide music-education effort funded by a Foundation grant in 1963. ^[2]
• Fund for the Republic: a civil-liberties organization created by the Foundation in 1951 (later became the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions). ^[3]
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation: a community-development intermediary created in 1979 by Ford Foundation executives. ^[4]
• Mundo Nuevo: a 1960s Latin American literary magazine sponsored by the Foundation.
• National Educational Television: U.S. educational TV network founded via the Foundation’s Fund for Adult Education (precursor to PBS). ^{[5] [6]}
• New Israel Fund: an organization funded by Foundation to promote social justice and equality in Israel. ^{[7] [8]}
• Omnibus (American TV program): a 1950s–60s cultural series initially sponsored by the Foundation. ^[9]
• Public Broadcast Laboratory: an experimental public-affairs TV program with substantial Foundation backing. ^[10]
• School Construction Systems Development project: 1960s experiment in standardized school-building systems, launched with major Foundation funding. ^[11]
• Southwest Voter Registration Education Project: a voter education and registration initiative for minorities in the Southwest of the United States. ^[12]

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