The Edward E Ford Foundation XXXXX2009
Chicago, IL · EIN 13-6047243. Reported 99 grants totalling $10.7M to 91 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Edward E Ford Foundation XXXXX2009 did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $2,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Liggett School | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marymount School of New York | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Gregory School | Tuscon, AZ | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aims (association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools) | Glen Bumie, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nightingale Bamford School | New York, NY | $199,450 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Iolani School | Honolulu, HI | $182,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends Central School | Wynnewood, PA | $154,089 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| William Penn Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $150,511 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Business Officers Association | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maret School | Washington DC, WA | $138,046 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Waynflete School | Portland, ME | $132,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | $120,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Johns Preparatory School Advancement | Danvers, MA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| All Saints Episcopal School | Tyler, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bosque School | Albuquerque, NM | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Branson School | Ross, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cate School | Carpinteria, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charlotte Country Day School | Charlotte, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Academy | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Darrow School | New Lebanon, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Drew School | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dunn School | Los Olivos, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forsyth Country Day School | Lewisville, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gaston Day School | Gastonia, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greenwich Academy | Greenwich, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Garden School | Jackson Heights, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greensboro Day School | Greensboro, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hutchison School | Memphis, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Innocents Episcopal School | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Long Trail School | Dorset, VT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lycee Francais De Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lycee Francais De San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marlborough School | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Morgan Park Academy | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Association of Independent | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nichols School | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School | Rabun Gap, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Augustine Preparatory School | Richland, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saddle River Day School | Saddle River, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Ann's School | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint James School | Hagerstown, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Solebury School | New Hope, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Klingenstein Center Teachers College Columbia University | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Webb Schools | Claremont, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Pawling School | Pawling, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New School | Fayetteville, AR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Oneal School | Southern Pines, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Park School of Baltimore | Pikesville, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Savannah Country Day School | Savannah, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Wellington School | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thornton Academy | Saco, ME | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University High School of Indiana | Carmel, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Viewpoint School | Calabasas, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Episcopal School | Lynchburg, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wakefield School | The Plains, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Global Education Benchmark Group | St Louis, MO | $98,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ethel Walker School | Simsbury, CT | $95,398 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools | Winchester, VA | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dana Hall School | Wellesley, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida Council of Independent Schools | Tampa, FL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Winchester Thurston School | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutgers Preparatory School | Somerset, NJ | $74,389 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | New Orleans, LA | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northwest Association of Independent Schools | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Governor's Academy | Byfield, MA | $58,316 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermont Commons School | South Burlington, VT | $56,832 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Seven Hills School | Cincinnati, OH | $51,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Francis Parker School of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School | Gwynedd Valley, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lake Ridge Academy | N Ridgeville, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steward School | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Williams School | New London, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westchester Country Day School | High Point, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Millbrook School | Millbrook, GA | $49,988 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Andrews Episcopal School | Potomac, MD | $41,667 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Punahou School | Honolulu, HI | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aisgw | Washington, DC | $36,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brunswick School | Greenwich, CT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Sharon Academy | Sharon, VT | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Vanguard School | Lake Wales, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Andrews School | Savannah, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Johns Preparatory School | Collegeville, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation | Dedham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laurel School | Shaker Heights, OH | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Association of Independent Schools | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
7 of 91 (8%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 11%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | $2,578,638 | $100,000 |
| 2021 | 15 | $3,235,839 | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 26 | $1,852,398 | $81,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $2,989,511 | $100,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 24% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Edward E Ford Foundation XXXXX2009's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL, 60603. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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