Ford in the Community Supporting the American Dream Through Innovative Initiatives

2005 Annual Report Ford in the Community Supporting the American Dream Through Innovative Initiatives

Ford Motor Company Fund Ford Motor Company

MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORD IN THE COMMUNITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2005 Contributions 2 One Company, One Goal 8 Presenting a united front to make a major difference Ford Motor Company Fund Presidentʼs Letter Hands-On Help 11 3 Building relationships through Community Relations Committees Educating Tomorrowʼs Innovators 4 Empowering Americaʼs youth by partnering Did You Know? 12 with education organizations There is no end to the Ford Fund and Ford Motor Company story Building on Americaʼs Fabric 6 Improving the quality of life in communities Contribution Guidelines 14 where Ford does business

2005 FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND CONTRIBUTIONS

Innovation and Education

Higher Education Ford Motor Company Fund Contributions 2000-2005 Engineering & Design ...... $11,691,625 Business, Manufacturing, All Other ...... 13,945,148 $120 Matching Gift Program ...... 3,079,164 K-12 Programs ...... 10,816,508 $100 $ 113

Continuing Education ...... 1,615,450 $ 84 $ 83 Total Innovation and Education ...... $41,147,895 $80 $ 77 $ 78 $ 79 $60 Community Development and American Legacy Millions of dollars $40 Community, Economic Development,

Health & Social Programs ...... $14,454,435 $20 Arts & Humanities ...... 14,818,059

United Way ...... 5,339,300 $0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total Community Development and American Legacy ...... $34,611,794 Year In 1949, its ﬁrst year, Ford Motor Company Fund recorded Auto-Related Environment and Safety contributions totaling $1.4 million. Contributions peaked in 2001 at $113 million and have been in the $80 million range Environmental Research & Programs ...... $1,831,700 for the past four years. This chart shows Ford Motor Company Safety ...... 2,289,701 Fund contributions over the past six years. Contributions are Total Auto-Related Environment and Safety ...... $4,121,401 made possible by Ford Motor Company proﬁts.

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS ...... $79,881,090

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND PRESIDENT’S LETTER

“ Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving,” Henry Ford is reported to have said back in the early days of Ford Motor Company. From time to time, I pause to think about Henry Ford and hope that he would be pleased that Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund) continues his legacy of supporting communities through innovative programs and hands-on learning, reaching out to help the people who make up those communities grow, prosper and appreciate one another — both the similarities and the differences. Because innovation is so often born of education and empowerment, we focus a large portion of our giving on Americaʼs youth, aiming to improve their opportunities at numerous points along the education roadway. As youʼll see in the next several pages, Ford Fund supports elementary and middle school programs such as Newspapers in Edu- cation, it promotes the exemplary Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies program for high school students, and it contributes to a number of college and university scholarship funds that benefit underserved populations. In addition, Ford Fund supports Driving Skills Ford Motor Company is one of the for Life, a Web-based automotive-safety education program aimed at teens. largest producers of cars and trucks in the Ford Fund also focuses on ensuring that Americaʼs greatest heroes are not forgotten. world and one of the largest providers of Our legacy efforts include the support of cultural and historical events, sites, and people automotive financial services. Ford Motor who reflect and affect the way Americans view themselves and their understanding of Company employs about 325,000 people others. These range from the historic Gettysburg National Military Park to the new around the globe. Additional information Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky to Yo-Yo Maʼs remarkable Silk Road Project. can be found on the companyʼs Web site at For 2005, Ford Fund distributed nearly $80 million. Combined with Ford Motor www.ford.com. Company donations, that total was approximately $109 million. This support continues Ford Motor Company Fund is a not-for- Fordʼs long legacy of helping within communities where it does business. profit corporation organized in 1949. Since the days Henry Ford himself ran the company, we have always donated our time Made possible by Ford Motor Company and talent along with financial support. “Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing profits, Ford Motor Company Fund sup- in your gait, the grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ports initiatives and institutions that ideas” is another quote attributed to Henry Ford. With that in mind, for the first time, this enhance and improve opportunities for report will tell you about how the “surge of will and energy” from the company and its those who live in the communities where employees is coming together to make a difference. Ford Motor Company operates. Additional One recent example of the companyʼs lend-a-hand spirit is the Ford Volunteer Corps, information can be found at created in 2005 by Chairman and CEO Bill Ford, who said, “Heart is something that www.ford.com/go/fordfund. cannot be measured, but it is something that can very much be appreciated.” The Ford Volunteer Corps coordinates and expands employee community involvement. Note: Ford Motor Company Fund is not On the following pages, weʼll illustrate a few of the most innovative ways that Ford affiliated with the Ford Foundation. The Fundʼs philanthropy along with corporate giving and the work of company volunteers Ford Foundation is a separate entity from benefited communities. Because we know itʼs one thing to show up at a Habitat for Ford Motor Company. No member of Humanity build site holding a check, and itʼs an entirely different thing to also be holding the Ford family or Ford Motor Company a hammer. management is on the Ford Foundation board of trustees.

Sandra E. Ulsh President, Ford Motor Company Fund

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATING TOMORROW’S INNOVATORS Ford Fund helps educate and empower America’s youth by fostering strong, enduring relationships with the organizations that serve them.

Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) Driving Skills for Life

“ So many of our students could Indeed, Ford PAS is a partnership Two out of every three teens who die in crashes never imagine becoming an engi- between high schools, community- are passengers in a vehicle driven by another teen. neer,” says Rebecca Pek, academic based organizations, higher educa- Thatʼs a chilling statistic to any parent who has watched adviser at the alternative Romulus tion institutions, government entities, his or her child jump into the car of a friend and head off Community High School in Romu- and businesses designed to introduce to soccer practice or a night at the movies. In 2005, Ford lus, Michigan, “until the Ford PAS students to real-world concepts and Fund continued its efforts to help alleviate those fears by program makes them realize that skills in areas such as science, math, working to reduce the number of teen accidents through engineer is a word for something technology, engineering, and com- the Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program. they like to do.” munication. Developed in 2003 by Ford Motor Company, the Romulus Community High In 2005, 95 school/program sites Governors Highway Safety Association and a panel of School, which is part of the Univer- in 20 states utilized the Ford PAS safety experts, DSFL uses a Web-based education pro- sity of Michigan Dearborn Ford PAS program to varying degrees. These gram to augment what students learn in their standard partnership, offers a nontraditional school/program sites included tra- driver training class. environment for teens who, for a ditional and nontraditional high variety of reasons, have been unsuc- schools, community-based organi- cessful in conventional high schools. zations, and colleges and universi- In 2005, Romulus launched the Ford ties. One Michigan school applying the entire curriculum is Advanced Technology Academy (ATA), a Dear- born high school that was chartered by Lake Superior State University and is part of the University of De- troit Mercy Ford PAS partnership. “ATA uses Ford PAS as its academic centerpiece, enabling more than 400 students each year to be successful in the diverse global workplace,” says Barry Hawthorne, Ford Driving Skills for Life participants gather around Ford Vice President of Environmental & Safety Engineering Sue Cischke during ATA executive director and chief ad- a Maryland ride-and-drive event. ministrative ofﬁcer. “These students Ford PAS students work in small study groups from underserved populations are DSFL focuses on four key areas that are critical factors to develop real-world skills. beneﬁting from coordinated learn- in more than 60 percent of vehicle crashes: hazard recog- ing experiences with volunteer Ford nition, vehicle handling, speed management and space PAS program to challenge its bright- employees and Ford suppliers.” management. est students. For roughly 40 juniors As more and more school/program In 2005, www.drivingskillsforlife.com was promot- and seniors, Ford PAS became a rea- sites across the country roll out Ford ed in several innovative ways, including ride-and-drive son to come to school — and stay PAS, additional corporate and educa- programs in cities such as Washington and San there, reports Pek. “We wanted them tion partners have expressed interest Antonio; distribution of free educator kits, which were to develop higher reasoning skills in becoming involved. In 2005, Ford redesigned in 2005, to schools and community or- and think outside the box,” she says. Fund began to work with several ganizations across the country; two 30-second pub- “Our students are very focused on state departments of education in an lic service announcements viewed by an estimated how what they learn will apply to effort to expand the program to pub- 9.2 million people during movie previews in theaters the real world. Ford PAS has lic schoolsʼ career and technical pro- nationwide; and a teen event called The Scene, which answered that.” grams on a statewide level. took place at 12 shopping malls in major U.S. markets.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAACP Henry Ford Academy Career Day and Youth Summit

In its ninth year of maximizing connections in the For the ﬁfth year in a row, community to teach teens Ford Fund teamed with the through hands-on experi- Detroit Branch NAACP to em- ences, Henry Ford Academy power Detroit youth through in Dearborn, Michigan, was knowledge. Held each spring in recognized in 2005 by the downtown Detroit, the NAACP U.S. Department of Educa- Career Day and Youth Summit tion as one of 11 exemplary is a free event designed to help charter schools in the coun- young people make informed try. The success of the Henry decisions about their academic Ford Academy method of and professional futures. More creating graduates who are than 1,000 students and parents well-prepared for both higher had the opportunity to speak with education and the workplace college recruiters and representa- is evident: Nearly 90 percent tives from the auto industry, as of alumni advance to higher Government ofﬁcials present Henry Ford Academy representatives with a presiden- well as participate in workshops education. tial proclamation, shown off by 2005 valedictorian Cassandra Spencer.

Newspapers in Education

More than 1 million elementary and middle school students across the United States benefited from in- depth lessons in Hispanic heritage through Ford Fundʼs participation in the Newspapers in Education (NIE) program in 2005. The Ford NIE His- panic Heritage and Culture program involved a partnership with newspa- NAACP Career Day provides a wealth of pers in 19 cities to present a bilingual information and support each year. educational guide for teachers to use on financial management, inter- in their lessons on significant Hispanic viewing skills, leadership and Americans, historical events in His- Emily Alexander displays her drawing that earned first-place honors entrepreneurship. panic literature and the art of storytell- in the NIE Hispanic Heritage and Culture art and essay contest. In addition, 12 students were ing. Students then submitted artwork awarded a total of $20,000 in and essays about a Hispanic person they admire. The 12 first-place local winners competed scholarships for their winning for the first-ever national award, which was presented in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford Fund also entries in an essay contest. sponsored NIE programs on African American leaders and Rural Occupations in 2005.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING ON AMERICA’S FABRIC From preserving America’s heritage to improving the quality of life within this country’s communities, Ford Fund ﬁnds a multitude of ways to make a difference.

National Council of Gettysburg National Negro Women Military Park

Howʼs your health? Got In June 2005, the Providence Brigade Band a job? These are the types of provided a 19th century atmosphere as ground questions youʼll hear at any was broken for the new Gettysburg Museum and family reunion — and espe- Visitor Center in Pennsylvania. “Gettysburg has cially the one hosted by the long deserved a museum and visitor center that An artist’s rendering depicts the future Gettysburg Museum National Council of Negro properly honors the sacrifices of the men who and Visitor Center. Women (NCNW) each year in fought here, that preserves the artifacts and ar- Washington. chives from that era in our nationʼs history, that The facilityʼs Ford Education Center will host More than 500,000 people excites and inspires new generations of visitors on-site educational activities and Web-based converged on the National Mall about what happened here, and that helps visitors distance learning to reach an anticipated total in September 2005 for this free understand how the events of that era connect to of more than 17 million people each year, help- two-day cultural event, spon- what is going on in our world today,” says Robert ing them understand how actions that occurred sored in part by Ford Fund. C. Wilburn, president of the Gettysburg National at Gettysburg forever changed the direction Participants lined up for free Battlefield Museum Foundation. of America. health screenings, the chance to talk with prospective employ- ers, and samples of soul food. Each evening culminated with National Council of La Raza an outdoor concert — R&B on Saturday and gospel on Sun- day. Ford Fund has partnered with NCNW throughout the For more than two decades, Ford Fund has community-based organization; three regional years to support this and other been a key partner in improving opportunities finalists each won $5,000. endeavors. for Hispanic Americans through support of the Ford Fund also provided NCLR with a sub- National Council of La Raza (NCLR). stantial gift for its “Empowering an American ACCESS In 2005, the Affiliate of the Year Award Community” campaign supporting NCLRʼs na- of $25,000 was presented to an outstanding tional headquarters, a Washington landmark.

Through its ongoing rela- tionship with the Arab Com- munity Center for Economic The Silk Road Project and Social Services (ACCESS), Ford Fund supported the May 2005 opening of the ﬁrst mu- “ seum dedicated solely to the We live in a world of increasing aware- preservation of Arab American ness and interdependence,” says renowned cel- history. In the fall, Ford also list Yo-Yo Ma. “And I believe that music can act Yo-Yo Ma and friends wow audiences across the U.S. began sponsorship of the Arab as a magnet to draw people together.” In 1998, American National Museumʼs Yo-Yo Ma founded the Silk Road Project — an Fund helped support a number of pursuits in weekly multicultural arts se- umbrella organization for a number of artistic, 2005, including an online Teachersʼ Guide and ries, featuring a broad variety cultural and educational programs — to study the Sourcebook that educators could download to of world musicians, poets and ebb and ﬂow of ideas among different cultures. supplement their lessons on geography, trade, art, other performers. As a founding global corporate sponsor, Ford music and history.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL International Fellowship Program of the 92nd Street Y

Launched with the goal of In 2005, the 22 Fellows expe- enhancing the efforts of emerging rienced an intensive not-for-proﬁt leaders in communities throughout management training class that the world, the Ford Motor Company included visits to model not-for- International Fellowship Program of proﬁt organizations as well as trips the 92nd Street Y in New York has around New York and to Dearborn, brought 113 people representing 30 Michigan. The 92nd Street Y is the countries to Columbia University for premier global Jewish community two weeks each summer since 2001. and cultural center in the U.S. Fellows from around the world tour Ford’s Rouge Center in Dearborn.

Alameda National Center Ford Freedom Award for Latino Arts and Culture

If music builds bridges, Ella Fitzgerald was a Nearly 100 years ago, Ford Motor Company began doing business songstress extraordinaire. In 2005, the First Lady in Texas. In 2005, with nearly 400 Ford dealerships in the state employing of Song was presented posthumously with the Ford more than 25,000 people, Ford Fund celebrated that rich Texas history with Freedom Award. a generous grant to a local treasure. The $2.6 million gift to the Alameda Since 1999, the award has honored distinguished National Center for Latino Arts and Culture is earmarked for the restoration individuals who dedicated their lives to improving the of the historic Alameda Theater and the opening of the Museo Americano in San Antonio. Operating under the Alameda is a national center dedicated to addressing the social, cultural and educational needs of the Latino community while providing the resources and programming to engage multicultural understanding.

Muhammad Ali Center

A dream in progress for almost a decade, the Muhammad Ali Cen- Al Jarreau (left), with Ford Fund representatives, recognizes winners of the Ford Freedom Award essay contest. ter opened to the world in Novem- ber 2005, thanks in part to support African American community and the world in general. from Ford Fund. Among the digni- The Ford Freedom Scholar honor is given simultane- taries on hand at the gala celebration ously to a living individual who has demonstrated ex- was President Bill Clinton, who told cellence in the same field as the Award recipient; for the guest of honor, “You thrilled us 2005, that was the incomparable Al Jarreau. as a fighter, and you inspire us even ing legacy as a devout Muslim and Following a tribute at Detroitʼs Charles H. Wright more as a force for peace.” social activist. Ford Fund supports Museum of African American History, Jarreau spoke The education and cultural cen- the educational component of the to nearly 1,700 students, including scholarship winners ter in Aliʼs hometown of Louisville, center that focuses on values such as from the Ford Freedom Award essay contest hosted by Kentucky, explores his brilliant conflict resolution, confidence, con- Detroit Newspapers in Education. boxing career as well as his ongo- viction and respect. Supporting the American Dream Through Innovative Initiatives 7

MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONE COMPANY, ONE GOAL Ford Fund’s philanthropy, company volunteer efforts and corporate giving programs complement each other whenever possible. As a uniﬁed force, Ford’s impact is momentous.

One of the last speeches I gave in 2005 was to a group of Ford telecommunications employees who helped answer phones during

Septemberʼs “Shelter From the Storm” tele- thon for Hurricane Katrina victims. In 2005, an estimated 100,000 Ford the hurricane, while others partnered with Featuring many ce- employees and 100,000 Ford retirees groups such as Habitat for Humanity to lebrities and televised across the globe participated in vol- help provide shelter to families displaced by the major networks unteer efforts. The new Ford Volunteer by the storm. to viewers in nearly Corps makes it easier than ever for them to In Fordʼs own backyard, more than 100 countries, the tele- continue helping others. 11,000 employees participated in the thon raised more than In February 2005, Ford Motor Com- companyʼs 16-hour Community Ser- $30 million for the pany Chairman and CEO Bill Ford created vice Program for salaried employees American Red Cross the Ford Volunteer Corps, which incor- in southeast Michigan. As a group, and The Salvation porates existing volunteer Army. There were 1,300 Ford employees programs and includes staffing call centers across the U.S. and Can- partnerships with commu- ada that night, and together they collected nity organizations. Central nearly $1.5 million toward the cause. to the effort is the Web site Thatʼs just one example of how Ford www.volunteer.ford.com, Volunteer Corps — created in early 2005 by where participants can Chairman and CEO Bill Ford — is helping search for opportunities to employees and retirees make a difference. As help as well as track their company founder Henry Ford once said, “Im- volunteer hours. pacting the lives of others is as important as The first major project performing the day-to-day tasks of our jobs.” of the Volunteer Corps was I believe that corporate citizenship is even working with Habitat for more important to our company and our Humanity International to build homes for sur- people in tough times. It sends a signal to em- Harold Tiburzi is one of thousands of Ford Volunteer Corps participants ployees, customers, partners and other stake- vivors of the December pitching in to make a difference. holders that things will get better, and that 2004 tsunami in Thailand. weʼre taking a long-term view of the world Since then, Ford has sent 25 volunteers a they gave more than 86,000 hours to that includes service to the community. week to the village of Khao Lak, Thailand. roughly 130 not-for-profit organizations We are reminded every day of the kind More than 400 volunteers have given over such as Focus: HOPE and Childrenʼs and giving people who make up Ford 25,000 hours to this effort, which continues Home of Detroit. Motor Companyʼs extended family. Working into 2006. In August 2005, the Ford Volunteer together, we will continue to help make this Responding to tragedy within the Corps began recognizing outstanding ef- a better world. U.S., Ford Motor Company, Ford Fund forts through its Volunteer of the Month and employees contributed more than program. The first award recipient was $6.5 million to aid areas devastated by Research and Advanced Engineeringʼs Hurricane Katrina. Efforts included do- Harold Tiburzi, who for eight years has Jim Bright nating 275 vehicles and sending a mobile delivered boxes of food to low-income Executive Director, Chief of Staffʼs Office command center unit to St. Bernard Par- Detroit seniors through Focus: HOPE, Ford Volunteer Corps ish, Louisiana, to facilitate communica- where staff members call him “patient,” tions between various law enforcement “awesome” and “a really nice guy.” Ford agencies. Many Ford volunteers spent is proud to have thousands of volunteers time working in the areas hardest hit by who fit that bill.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Frequent doctor appointments, early-morning trips to the emergency room, constant blood tests and insulin injections, battles about when and what to eat — juvenile diabetes affects families in every way imaginable, and it never lets up. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) was founded in 1970 by a group of parents of children with type 1 diabetes, and since then has spent more than $900 million on the search for a cure. In addition to being the only international corporate sponsor of JDRF, Ford Motor Company has sponsored the Ford Global Walk Team in JDRFʼs annual Walk to Cure Diabetes fundraiser since 1998. In 2005, the Ford team raised $3.2 million — more than any other corporate team — bringing the eight- year grand total to $17 million. When congratulating Ford walkers, Team Captain Edsel B. Ford II said, “Your efforts to raise money to help ﬁnd a cure for diabetes are matched only by your persistence and dedication and serve to support the Ford Motor Company employee Lee Murray (right) walks with his family members Dana (left), Unha many families also working toward this goal.” and Cassidy in metro Detroit to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

America’s Second Harvest

The mission of Americaʼs Also in 2005, for the ﬁfth Second Harvest is succinct: year in a row, Ford Motor to create a hunger-free Amer- Company partnered with ica. As the nationʼs largest Newmanʼs Own and Americaʼs charitable hunger-relief orga- Second Harvest to provide nization, Americaʼs Second refrigerated trucks and food to Harvest has been working to 10 food banks across the coun- that end with fervor. In 2005, try. Ford has donated 60 trucks the groupʼs network provided since 2001, and those trucks food assistance to more than have traveled a combined 23 million low-income people total of more than 1.4 million in the U.S., including more miles, distributing more than than 9 million children and 19 million pounds of food to As part of an ongoing partnership with Newman’s Own and America’s Second Harvest, nearly 3 million seniors. rural areas in need. Ford Motor Company donates refrigerated trucks to serve food banks across the U.S.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONE COMPANY, ONE GOAL CONTINUED

As a major corporate sponsor Disabled Habitat of JCWP, Ford Motor Company American Veterans for Humanity gave $500,000 in support and sponsored four local homes. Ford employees account for Each year since 1984, Hab- more than half of Michiganʼs itat for Humanity has selected Habitat for Humanity volun- one location in the world to teers, and they were out in full host the Jimmy Carter Work force during JCWP, helping to Project (JCWP). For 2005, build 30 homes in southwest that location was Michigan. Detroit. “The Ford employees Last June, President Carter are into it,” says Craig Erzen, and his wife Rosalynn worked who serves as Fordʼs point per- alongside approximately 3,000 son with Habitat. “After their volunteers to build more than ﬁrst day at a Habitat site, they 230 houses in partnership with always come back to build America’s heroes hit the slopes for fun in Colorado. families in need. again and again.”

Mountainside miracles oc- hockey and horseback riding, curred in April 2005, as more in addition to various seminars than 350 profoundly disabled and social programs. Ford Fund veterans took to the slopes at the is proud to be a major spon- 19th annual Disabled American sor of this life-changing DAV Veterans (DAV) Winter Sports event. Clinic in Colorado. Another way that Ford Thanks to adaptive equip- Motor Company helps Ameri- ment and techniques, men and caʼs heroes is through an annual women with spinal cord inju- van donation program. In the ries, orthopedic amputations, summer of 2005, the company visual impairments and other presented eight Ford E-350 disabilities were given the op- vans to the DAV for distribu- portunity to take part in Alpine tion to Department of Veterans and Nordic skiing. Alterna- Affairsʼ hospitals, bringing the tive activities included rock total number of vans donated Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter (center) lead the way as Ford volunteers build homes climbing, snowmobiling, sled since 1997 to 106. for Michigan families.

services, Vista Maria provides ty to Ford World Headquarters honored with the companyʼs Vista Maria education, therapy, shelter and makes lunchtime and after- Volunteer of the Month award. care to 11- to 17-year-old girls work volunteer sessions a nat- who are struggling to cope with ural fit for employees. Several Founded by the Sisters of numerous challenges, including Ford Volunteer Corps partic- the Good Shepherd in 1883, histories of abuse, neglect and ipants dedicate their time and Vista Maria in Dearborn Heights other traumas. talents to Vista Maria, includ- has grown into Michiganʼs Ford Fund provides finan- ing Alicia Biggers (pictured) of largest private, not-for-profit cial support to Vista Maria, in- Fordʼs Automotive Strategy Of- residential and community-based cluding participation in its fice, who for more than three treatment agency for high-risk ongoing capital campaign to years has served as a mentor to girls and their families. Through raise funds for a new residen- Vista Mariaʼs high-risk clientele. innovative, gender-responsive tial hall. Vista Mariaʼs proximi- In December 2005, Biggers was

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HANDS-ON HELP

Employee-led groups in 41 Community Relations Committees (CRCs) across the country do signiﬁcant work on Ford’s behalf. CRCs exist to serve many of the communities in which Ford does business, because we believe that the people who live and work there are in the best position to appreciate the needs of the area. Financial contributions are provided by Ford Fund and/or Ford Motor Company. To inquire about support for an organization in your area, visit www.ford.com/go/fordfund for a list of CRCs and their contact information. Atlanta Nashville Chicago

Nearly 2,500 teens, parents, teach- The Nashville CRC was busy in 2005. On four nights of each school week, ers and community leaders gathered at Volunteers there spent many hours at the more than 400 economically disadvantaged Six Flags Over Georgia in October 2005 for local Our Kids Center, which provides ser- Chicago-area students have access to com- the largest one-day teen safety fair in vices and a warm environment to children puter labs, a hot meal and one-on-one time the Southeast. The who may have been abused. The CRC also with tutors through the Chicago Lights Part- Atlanta CRC partnered supported the Center for Nonprofit Man- ners in Education with local agencies agement, as well as the Nashville Sympho- tutoring program. to host the Driving nyʼs Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest Success stories in- Toward Adulthood for fifth- through 12th-graders. clude Stephan Hall event, which included (pictured, right), classes, demonstra- Mesa who, after being tions, testing and com- tutored for four petitions designed years by Rob Speer (left), is a profit-turning to keep teen drivers Volunteers from the Mesa CRC played entrepreneur at age 17. The life-changing safe. The Atlanta CRC Santa Claus in December 2005 when they program is funded in part through the sale also sponsored two key events: a writing and distributed $10,000 worth of gifts to kids of of student-designed holiday cards. In 2005, art contest in honor of Georgiaʼs Days of Re- all ages at the Sunshine Acres Childrenʼs the Chicago CRC contributed $15,000 to membrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, Home. Members of the CRC threw a huge underwrite the printing of those cards. and the Youth Environmental Symposium party and report that it was difficult to determine who received the greater reward (pictured) in cooperation with the Georgia — the grown-ups or the kids. Says Claudia Conservancy to get students involved in Louisville Baeza of Ford Creditʼs National Recovery protecting the environment. Center, “We truly came to realize the mean- Cleveland ing of the saying, ʻItʼs more blessed to give Area schools participated in a unique than to receive.ʼ” civic experience in 2005 at Junior Achieve- ment of Kentuckiana. More than 12,000 In 2005, the Cleveland CRC won a Washington, D.C. fifth-grade students spent 30 hours of Pillar Award for Community Service, classroom time given to local businesses that show dedica- preparing to run tion to making northeast Ohio a better place For the fourth year in a row, the CRC a “real” city for to live. Examples of the groupʼs efforts in Washington, D.C., teamed with the a day. Students include participation in Cleveland State Potomac Watershed Partnership and the operated busi- Universityʼs Potomac Conservancy to improve the water nesses ranging Science Olym- quality of the Potomac River and its tribu- from banks to piad regional taries. As the premier sponsor of Growing newspapers. At t o u r n a m e n t Native, the CRC helped engage volunteers Byck Elemen- for elementary in collecting native tree seeds and planting tary, the stu- school students them along rivers and streams. Through dents who ran ( p i c t u r e d ) ; the years, 24,000 volunteers have collected the Exchange City Manufacturing Center support of a multinational robotics compe- enough seeds to plant 44,000 acres of hard- (pictured) were sponsored by the Louisville tition in two high schools; plus a $5,000 do- wood forest. Says Matthew Logan, presi- CRC, which provided the kids with Ford nation and hands-on work at the 16th annual dent of the Potomac Conservancy, “Fordʼs apparel, safety goggles, signage and other Riversweep, a cleanup effort that cleared dedicated and generous support of Grow- necessary equipment. Says Junior Achieve- 10 tons of debris from northeast Ohioʼs ing Native is a terrific example of corporate mentʼs Debbie Dalton, “The kids had a river valleys. social responsibility.” ball — and, of course, learned a lot.” Supporting the American Dream Through Innovative Initiatives 11

MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YOU DID KNOW? From broadening people’s horizons to recognizing America’s legacy, there is no end to the Ford Fund and Ford Motor Company story…

Ford Fund is proud to Middle school students from The African American support The King Center across the country worked Experience Fund of in Atlanta, where 650,000 with engineer mentors to de- the National Park visitors annually celebrate sign unique communities with Foundation was estab- the life and work of the SimCity software for the Nation- lished in 2005 to raise Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. al Engineers Week Future City awareness of African Competition, supported in part American history and by Ford Fund. culture. Ford Fund provides support to this important cause.

Work continued in 2005 on the Mount Vernon Ford Orientation Center in Virginia, where visitors will begin their tour when the facility opens in late 2006. Support from Ford Fund has allowed the National Latino Childrenʼs Institute to expand its child pas- Art and science museum patrons across the country beneﬁted from senger safety awareness regularly scheduled Ford Free Days. In September, the Ford Learn- campaign, Corazon de mi ing Center debuted at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas Vida, to Hispanic commu- City, Missouri, to promote youth art programs and help visitors of all nities across the country. ages fully appreciate the museumʼs rich collection of visual arts.

Children across the U.S. With Ford Fund support, the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute are one click away from completed its inaugural year in 2005, providing free instruction connecting with caring and music history classes to more than 50 Detroit students. Ford adults, safe places and Fund also continued its sponsorship of the Mosaic Youth Theatre opportunities to volun- of Detroit, a multicultural arts organization whose mission is to teer when they log on to develop young performing artists through comprehensive training. their communityʼs Prom- ise Station through an Americaʼs Promise Web site made possible by Ford Fund. Ford partnered with the Wildlife Habitat Council to develop Wildlife at Work programs on corporate-owned lands across the globe.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ford continued to partner with key national organizations such Ford focuses on societyʼs well- as the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Congres- being through ongoing sup- sional Black Caucus Foundation, League of United Latin Ameri- port of various health causes can Citizens, NAACP, National Urban League, Organization such as the American Cancer of Chinese Americans and RainbowPUSH Coalition. Society, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Henry Ford Health System in Detroit and Oakwood Hospi- tal in Dearborn, Michigan. In southeast Michigan, home to Fordʼs U.S. teachers embarked global enterprise, various cultural on global environmen- and educational entities, along with tal expeditions thanks youth centers and programs, beneﬁt- to a Ford Fund grant to ed from the involvement of Ford and Earthwatch Institute. Ford Fund in the community.

Young U.S. Latinos were Ford Fund partnered with given a taste of public the U.S. Hispanic Chamber Many executives from Ford service through two Ford of Commerce Foundation Motor Company serve as Fund-sponsored programs: to host the second year of trustees on the boards of the National Association BizFest, a nationwide series not-for-profit organizations of Latino Elected Officials of youth entrepreneurship across the country. Ford Fellows Program training camps with a focus and the Ford Motor Com- on the auto industry. pany Congressional His- panic Leadership Institute Leadership Program. Ford Fund continues to support a number of scholarship programs designed to reward students who shine, including but not limited to the American Indian College Fund, Golden Key Scholarship Fund, Hispanic College Fund, Hispanic Schol- arship Fund, National FFA Scholarship Program, Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and United Negro College Fund. Five Ford executives spent a day working with local schools during the Ford-spon- In October, Northwestern University in Illinois opened the sored Detroit pilot of Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, a state- the Principal for a Day of-the-art teaching facility. The center is the first Northwest- initiative. ern building created with the goal of being certified in environmental sustainability by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System.

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Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund have made corporate citizenship a priority. This effort includes working with a variety of not-for-proﬁt organizations that strive to make the world a better place through many programs and projects. As you consider seeking funding for your undertaking, these contribution guidelines will provide a reference to the types of projects and programs that Ford Fund supports. These guidelines are not intended to be an exhaustive listing.

WHAT WE DO SUPPORT WHAT WE DO NOT SUPPORT

Ford Fund supports not-for-profit organizations in three Ford Fund does not support: major areas: Innovation and Education, Community Development and American Legacy, and Auto-Related Safety • Advocacy-directed programs • Loans to program-related Education. • Animal-rights organizations investments Through our active involvement, we seek to build partnerships • Beauty or talent contests • Organizations that do not have with organizations that have a well-defined sense of purpose, • Day-to-day business operations 501(c)(3) status a demonstrated commitment to maximizing available resources, • Debt reduction • Organizations that unlawfully and a reputation for meeting objectives and delivering qual- • Donation of vehicles discriminate in their provision ity programs and services. We place priority on the support • Efforts to influence legislation, of goods and services based and development of organizations that promote diversity and or the outcome of any elections on race, color, religion, gender, inclusion. or any specific election of gender identity or expression, Ford Fund evaluates grants on an annual basis. We reserve the candidates to public office or ethnicity, sexual orientation, right to cease support if the goals and objectives under which the to carry on any voter national origin, physical grant was made have been changed by the grantee; if the grantee registration drive challenge, age, or status as a no longer meets its goals and objectives; and/or if its goals and • Endowments protected veteran objectives have become inconsistent with the vision, mission and • Fraternal organizations • Political contributions values of Ford Motor Company Fund. • General operating support to • Private K-12 schools Ford Fund recognizes there are many organizations worthy of hospitals and health care • Profit-making enterprises support. Unfortunately, budget and policy limitations prevent us institutions • Religious programs or from supporting all requests. • Individual sponsorship related sectarian programs for to fundraising activities religious purposes • Individuals • Species-specific organizations • Labor groups • Sports teams • Loans for small businesses

HOW TO APPLY

Requests for support are accepted and reviewed throughout the year. Budgets for our ﬁscal year (January-December) are determined in the October-December period of the prior year. To apply for support, an organization must complete the grant application available online at www.ford.com/go/fordfund. Dur- ing the second half of 2006, Ford Fund will migrate to an online application system. Details will be available on the Web site. Please also see the Web site for a complete description of contribution guidelines and directions for submission. Ford Fund supports a number of worthwhile causes, including (clockwise from left) a winter sports clinic for Disabled American Veterans, the Principal for a Day initiative, and the Future City Competition. www.ford.com/go/fordfund

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To view the Ford Motor Company Annual Report or Ford Motor Company Sustainability Report, visit www.ford.com. For a copy of the Ford Motor Company Annual Report, you also may write to Ford Motor Ford Motor Company Fund Company, Shareholder Relations, One American Road, Dearborn, MI 48126-2798, or you may call 800-555-5259.

Editor: Jim Graham Writer and Project Manager: Rebecca Kavanagh Art Directors: Jeremiah Brown, Stephanie Blaskiewicz

Some photos and logos were provided by agencies supported by Ford Motor Company Fund, by Ford Motor Company employees and Community Relations Committees, or are ﬁle images.

This report was printed by the EGT Group Inc. on recycled paper.

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