William & Lisa Ford Foundation

DETROIT, MI EIN: 38-3441138

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$130K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

6

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$22K

-33.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$305K$611K$916K$1M20 grants202022 grants20217 grants20224 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

THE CHILDREN'S CENTER$40KBISSELL PET FOUNDATION$25KUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$25KHURON RIVER WATERSHED CO…$20KHENRY FORD HEALTH$10KTHE HENRY FORD$10K

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K4$50–100K2$100–250K7$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WILLIAM CLAY FORD JRPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR0.25
LISA V FORDDIRECTOR0.25
DAVID P LARSENSECRETARY0.25
ELEANOR FORD COBBDIRECTOR0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ANN ARBORAnn ArborDEARBORNDETROITDetroitFENTONGRAND RAPIDSHATO REYLAKEVILLELANSINGLansingNEW YORKNorthvilleOklahoma CityPRINCETONPrincetonSuperior TownshipWOODACREWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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