Ford Foundation Annual Report 2006
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MISSION STATEMENT FORD FOUNDATION The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to: STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC VALUES ReDUCE POVERTY AND INJUSTICE PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOpeRATION AND 1936 1951 1960 1964 1968 1976 1979 1988 1992 1998 2000 2004 2005 2006 ADVANCE HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT This has been our purpose for more than half a century. FORD FOUNDATION A fundamental challenge facing every society is to create political, economic and social systems that promote peace, human welfare and the sustainability of the environment on which life depends. We believe that the best way to meet Delivering this challenge is to encourage initiatives by those living and working closest to where problems are located; to promote collaboration among the nonprofit, government and business sectors; and to ensure participation by men and women on a promise with a diversity of from diverse communities and at all levels of society. In our experience, such activities help build common understanding, enhance excellence, enable people ANNUA to improve their lives and reinforce their commitment to society. to advance approaches and The Ford Foundation is one source of support for these activities. We work mainly by making grants or loans that build knowledge and strengthen organizations L R and networks. Since our financial resources are modest in comparison to societal EP needs, we focus on a limited number of problem areas and program strategies ORT human welfare continuity of purpose within our broad goals. 2006 Founded in 1936, the foundation operated as a local philanthropy in the state of Michigan until 1950, when it expanded to become a national and international foundation. Since its inception it has been an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. It has provided more than $13 billion for grants, projects and loans. FINDING leADERS These funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests FORD FOUNDATION SUppORTING SOCIAL MOVEMENTS of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford. The foundation no longer 320 East 43rd Street BUILDING INSTITUTIONS owns Ford Motor Company stock, and its diversified portfolio is managed to New York, N.Y. 10017 CREATING OppORTUNITIES provide a perpetual source of support for the foundation’s programs and operations. United States of America (212) 573-5000 The trustees of the foundation set policy and delegate authority to the president www.fordfound.org and senior staff for the foundation’s grant making and operations. Program officers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Russia explore opportunities to pursue the foundation’s goals, formulate strategies and ANNUAL REPORT 2006 recommend proposals for funding. MISSION STATEMENT FORD FOUNDATION The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to: STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC VALUES ReDUCE POVERTY AND INJUSTICE PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOpeRATION AND 1936 1951 1960 1964 1968 1976 1979 1988 1992 1998 2000 2004 2005 2006 ADVANCE HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT This has been our purpose for more than half a century. FORD FOUNDATION A fundamental challenge facing every society is to create political, economic and social systems that promote peace, human welfare and the sustainability of the environment on which life depends. We believe that the best way to meet Delivering this challenge is to encourage initiatives by those living and working closest to where problems are located; to promote collaboration among the nonprofit, government and business sectors; and to ensure participation by men and women on a promise with a diversity of from diverse communities and at all levels of society. In our experience, such activities help build common understanding, enhance excellence, enable people ANNUA to improve their lives and reinforce their commitment to society. to advance approaches and The Ford Foundation is one source of support for these activities. We work mainly by making grants or loans that build knowledge and strengthen organizations L R and networks. Since our financial resources are modest in comparison to societal EP needs, we focus on a limited number of problem areas and program strategies ORT human welfare continuity of purpose within our broad goals. 2006 Founded in 1936, the foundation operated as a local philanthropy in the state of Michigan until 1950, when it expanded to become a national and international foundation. Since its inception it has been an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. It has provided more than $13 billion for grants, projects and loans. FINDING leADERS These funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests FORD FOUNDATION SUppORTING SOCIAL MOVEMENTS of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford. The foundation no longer 320 East 43rd Street BUILDING INSTITUTIONS owns Ford Motor Company stock, and its diversified portfolio is managed to New York, N.Y. 10017 CREATING OppORTUNITIES provide a perpetual source of support for the foundation’s programs and operations. United States of America (212) 573-5000 The trustees of the foundation set policy and delegate authority to the president www.fordfound.org and senior staff for the foundation’s grant making and operations. Program officers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Russia explore opportunities to pursue the foundation’s goals, formulate strategies and ANNUAL REPORT 2006 recommend proposals for funding. CONTENTS Trustees and Officers 2 Message from the Chair 3 Message from the President 4 Year in Review 10 Grant Making 18 A Global Presence 20 How We Work 22 GrantCraft 24 Grants in 2006 Asset Building & Community Development 25 Peace & Social Justice 55 Knowledge, Creativity & Freedom 93 Other Grant Actions 123 Global Initiative on HIV/AIDS 128 Governance and Financials 131 Governance 132 Our History 134 Financial Review 136 Our Staff Worldwide 154 Index 160 Learn More 178 trUstees and officers board of trUstees Wilmot G. James officers Chief Executive Kathryn S. Fuller Africa Genome Susan V. Berresford Chair of the Board Education Institute President Washington, D.C. Cape Town, South Africa Barron M. Tenny Susan V. Berresford Yolanda Kakabadse Executive Vice President, President Former President Secretary and General Counsel Ford Foundation Fundación Futuro New York, N.Y. Barry D. Gaberman Latinoamericano (term ended September 2006) Afsaneh M. Beschloss Quito, Ecuador Senior Vice President President and Chief Executive Officer Thurgood Marshall Jr. The Rock Creek Group Marta L. Tellado (term began January 2007) Vice President, Communications Washington, D.C. Partner Anke A. Ehrhardt Bingham McCutchen Linda B. Strumpf Director Principal Vice President and HIV Center for Clinical and Bingham Consulting Group Chief Investment Officer Washington, D.C. Behavioral Studies Alison R. Bernstein New York State Psychiatric Richard Moe Vice President, Knowledge, Institute President Creativity & Freedom Professor of Medical Psychology National Trust for Department of Psychiatry Historic Preservation Pablo J. Farías Columbia University Washington, D.C. Vice President, Asset Building & New York, N.Y. Community Development Yolanda T. Moses Juliet V. García Vice Provost, Conflict Resolution Mary E. McClymont President and Professor of Anthropology (term began November 2006) University of Texas at University of California Vice President, Peace & Social Justice Brownsville and Texas at Riverside Nicholas M. Gabriel Southmost College Riverside, Calif. Brownsville, Tex. Treasurer, Comptroller and Ratan N. Tata Director of Financial Services Irene Y. Hirano (term ended May 2006) David B. Chiel President and Chief Executive Officer Chairman Japanese American Deputy Vice President, Tata Industries Limited Program Management National Museum Mumbai, India President and Chief Executive Officer Jacob A. Gayle National Center for the Carl B. Weisbrod Deputy Vice President, Preservation of Democracy President, Real Estate Division Special Initiative for HIV/AIDS Los Angeles, Calif. Trinity Church New York, N.Y. Nancy P. Feller J. Clifford Hudson Assistant Secretary and Chairman of the Board, Chief W. Richard West Jr. Associate General Counsel Executive Officer and President Director Sonic Corporation National Museum of the Oklahoma City, Okla. American Indian Washington, D.C. 2 message from the chair kathryn s. fuller Delivering on a Promise This year marks an important milestone in the history of the Ford Foundation. We celebrate 70 years of delivering on a promise to improve lives and create opportunity. It is also a year in which we will see a change in our leadership as Susan Berresford prepares to retire after 38 years of service to the foundation including 12 distinguished years as president. Over the course of her career at Ford, Susan has come to embody the foundation’s values and mission. As president she has built an organization of dedicated professionals who support pioneering work by innovative grantees around the world. The impact of Susan’s leadership extends beyond Ford and our grantees to the many contributions she has made to building the field and practice of philanthropy. Over decades the Ford Foundation and its grantees have taken on enduring problems that require sustained effort and resolve—challenges such as poverty reduction, protection of human rights, peace building and governance reform, expansion of educational opportunity and artistic creativity. Continuity