SHORT YEAR RETURN - CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PERIOD Return of Private Foundation OMB No. 1545-0052 Form 990-PF or Section 4947(a)(1) Nonexempt Charitable Trust À¾µ¶ Department of the Treasury Treated as a Private Foundation Internal Revenue Service Note. The foundation may be able to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements. Open to Public Inspection For calendar year 2012 or tax year beginning 10/01 , 2012, and ending 12/31 , 20 12 Name of foundation A Employer identification number FORD FOUNDATION 13-1684331 Number and street (or P.O. box number if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite B Telephone number (see instructions) (212) 573-5000 320 EAST 43RD STREET City or town, state, and ZIP code C If exemption applicationm ism m m m m m I pending, check here NEW YORK, NY 10017 mI G Check all that apply: Initial return Initial return of a former public charity D 1. Foreign organizations, check here Final return Amended return 2. Foreign organizations meeting the 85% test, checkm hem rem anmd am ttamchm m m I Address change Name change computation H Check type of organization: X Section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation E If private foundation status was terminamtedI Section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust Other taxable private foundation under section 507(b)(1)(A), check here I Fair market value of all assets at end J Accounting method: Cash X Accrual F If the foundation is in a 60-month terminmatIion of year (from Part II, col. (c), line Other (specify) under section 507(b)(1)(B), check here 16) I $ 11,238,035,011. (Part I, column (d) must be on cash basis.) (d) Disbursements Part I Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (The (a) Revenue and (b) Net investment (c) Adjusted net for charitable total of amounts in columns (b), (c), and (d) expenses per may not necessarily equal the amounts in income income purposes column (a) (see instructions).) m books (cash basis only) 1 Contributions, gifts, grants, etc., received (attach schedule) I if the foundationm ism nmot mremqumiremd mto m 2 Check attach Sch. B 25,673,463. 25,673,463. 3 Interest on savings and temporary cash invesmtmmenmts m 4 Dividends anm d minmtemremst mfrom mm smecm urm itimesm m m m m 20,171,070. 79,520,170. 5 a Gross rents b Net rental income or (loss) 118,735,764. e 6 a Net gain or (loss) from sale of assets not on line 10 u b Gross sales price for all n 1,454,538,624. e assets on line 6a v m 304,819,435. e 7 Capital gain net income (from Part IV, line 2) R m m m m m m m m m 8 Net short-term capital gm amin m m m m m m m m m m 9 Income modifications 10 a Gross sales less rmetum rnms m m and allowances m b Less: Cost of goods sold m m m m c Gross profit or (loss) (attach schedm umle)m m m m m 11 Other income (attach schedule)m ATCHm m m m 1m m m 650,083. 650,083. 12 Total. Add lines 1 through 11 165,230,380. 410,663,151. 0 m m 1,635,528. 553,045. 1,082,483. 13 Compensation of officers, directors, trusteems, metcm. m m 14 Other employee salaries and wages 9,779,036. 1,523,778. 8,255,258. s e m m m m m m s 15 Pension plans, employee benefits 6,122,326. 975,289. 3,840,694. n e m m m m m m m m m 16 a Legal fees (attach schedule) ATCH 2 224,253. 138,149. 86,104. p x m m m m m m 270,589. 66,599. 203,990. E b Accounting fees (attach schedule) ATCH 3 e m m m v c Other professional fees (attach schedule) 6,700,708. 2,981,266. 3,719,442. i * t m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m a r 17 Interest t s m m m m m m i 18 Taxes (attach schedule) (see instructions)ATCH 5 8,600,000. n i m 19 Depreciation (attach schedule) and depletion 1,921,340. 287,512. m d m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 20 Occupancy 3,274,237. 179,197. 3,095,040. A m m m m m m d 21 Travel, conferences, and meetings 2,239,348. 252,622. 1,986,726. n m m m m m m m m m m a 22 Printing and publications 93,425. 17,255. 76,170. g m m m m m m n 2,837,919. 786,758. 467,153. i 23 Other expenses (attach schedule)ATCH 6 t a r 24 Total operating and administrative expenses. e m m m m m m m m m m p Add lines 13 through 23 43,698,709. 7,761,470. 22,813,060. O m m m m m m m 25 Contributions, gifts, grants paid 114,169,889. 93,170,490. 26 Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25 157,868,598. 7,761,470. 0 115,983,550. 27 Subtract line 26 from line 12: m m a Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements 7,361,782. b Net investment income (if negative, enter -0m -)m 402,901,681. c Adjusted net income (if negative, enter -0-) 0 JSA For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. *ATCH 4 Form 990-PF (2012) 2E1410 1.000 2459FU A13W 11/8/2013 9:30:16 AM V 12-7F PAGE 1 Form 990-PF (2012) FORD FOUNDATION 13-1684331 Page 2 Attached schedules and amounts in the Beginning of year End of year Part II Balance Sheets description column should be for end-of-year amom umntsm omnlym . (mSeme minsmtrum ctmionm s.m) m m m m m (a) Book Value (b) Book Value (c) Fair Market Value 1 Cash - non-interest-bearing m m m m m m m m m m m 13,019,222. 23,690,759. 23,690,759. 2 Savings and temporaIry cash investments 364,613,151. 612,477,374. 612,477,374. 3 Accounts receivable I 7,041,825. Less: allowance for Idoubtful accounts 1,616,101. 7,041,825. 7,041,825. 4 Pledges receivable I Less: allowance form dom umbtfmulm amccmoumntms m m m m m m m m m m m m m 5 Grants receivable 6 Receivables due from officers, directors, trustees, andm om thm emr disqualified persons (attach schedule) (see instructions) 7 Other notes and loans receivable (attach schedule) I Less: allowance for doubtful accounts I s m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m t 8 Inventories for sale or use e m m m m m m m m m m m m s 9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 18,633,455. 18,119,188. 18,119,188. s m m A 10 a Investments - U.S. and state government obligations (attmacmh sm chm edm ulme)m **m 1,192,720,820. 807,212,375. 807,212,375. b Investments - corporate stock (attach schedule) ATCHm m m m 8m m m m 995,281,240. 860,951,258. 860,951,258. c Investments - corporate bonds (attach schedule) ATCH 9 256,442,160. 254,305,940. 254,305,940. 11 Investments - land, buildings, I and equipment: basis Less: accumulated depreciation I (attach schedule) m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 12 Investments - mortgage loans m m m m m m m m m m m m m 13 Investments - other (attach schedule) ATCH 10 7,926,326,393. 8,314,133,603. 8,314,133,603. 14 Land, buildings, and I equipment: basis 146,405,714. ATCH 11 Less: accumulated depreciation I 112,101,881. 34,561,030. 34,303,833. 144,446,652. (attach schedule) 15 Other assets (describe I ATCH 12 ) 181,506,678. 195,656,037. 195,656,037. 16 Total assets (to be completed bm y m am ll m fmilem rsm m- m sem em tmhem instructions. Also, see page 1, item I) m m m m m m m m m m m 10,984,720,250. 11,127,892,192. 11,238,035,011. 17 Accounts payablem amndm am cmcrum emd em xpm emnsmesm m m m m m m m m m m m 82,400,404. 83,804,242. 18 Grants payable m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 208,811,519. 229,370,637. s 19 Deferred revenue e i t m i l 20 Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons i b m m m m m a 21 Mortgages and other notes payable (attach schedule) i L I 7,009,357. 17,669,357. 22 Other liabilities (describe m m ATCHm m m m 13m m m m m) 23 Total liabilities (add lines 17 through 22) 298,221,280. 330,844,236. Foundations that follow SFAS 117, check here I X and complete lines 24 through 26 and lines 30 and 31. s e m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m c 24 Unrestricted 10,686,498,970.