11 Biggest Foundations in the World

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5. Ford Foundation

Country – USA

Endowment – around $12.4 billion

Focused on human welfare, Ford Foundation, the number 5 on our list of biggest foundations in the world is a private foundation created back in the 30s by Edsel and Henry Ford. Over the years it has grown into a massive foundation with big funds, especially after selling its Ford Motor Company non-voting shares, which it owned about 90 percent of. Nowadays it has no role in the way the automobile company is run.

The foundation offers grants to higher education, civil rights, economic development, environmental issues and so on. Furthermore, the foundation seeks to help establish democratic and accountable governments, to impose economic fairness, the opportunity of education for children and young people, as well as ensuring the freedom of expression.

11 Biggest Foundations in the World

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