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Before Trump Had Elon Musk, Nixon Had Howard Phillips

Nixon's director of the Office of Economic Opportunity set out to shrink government, mostly failed, and was gone in less than a year. Sound familiar?

Reason · Sep 9, 2025

Darren Walker's new book is still hopeful despite growing inequality as he leaves Ford Foundation

Outgoing Ford Foundation President Darren Walker's new book “The Idea of America" is a collection of more than eight dozen texts spanning his 12-year tenure with one of the nation's leading philanthropies

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025

Trump’s success and COP’s failures have placed us firmly on the ‘highway to climate hell’

2023 was the hottest year on record, until 2024 broke that record and took us, for the first time, over the 1.5C global heating threshold. This will not be the last time this record is broken – under current emission reduction policies, we can expect an increase of 3.1C above…

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

Major funders call for increased support of Black feminists

The need to increase funding for Black feminist organizations is urgent, according to an open letter from some of philanthropy’s most influential organizations – including Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, as well as the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation – released Thursday

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Ford offers $80 million to fight global authoritarianism

The Ford Foundation will commit $80 million over the next five years to work that strengthens nonprofits fighting against authoritarian regimes

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Who funds CPR, the ‘centrist’ think tank under Income Tax scanner?

The Centre for Policy Research, which has recently come under the tax scanner for alleged irregularities in funding, prides itself on staying true to its “non-partisan” and “independent” values. Since its inception in 1973, the think tank has undertaken studies on almost every topic under the sun, and its academic…

Newslaundry · Sep 16, 2022

Two LA filmmakers win top national award for disabled artists. 'It means everything'

LOS ANGELES — The Ford Foundation and the Mellon Foundation have announced the 2022 Disability Futures Fellows, two of whom are based in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 27, 2022

Hollywood producer's new nonprofit to boost diverse creators

Hollywood film producer Dan Lin — known for movies such as Disney’s live action “Aladdin” and “The Two Popes” — is launching a nonprofit with more than $1 million from the Ford and MacArthur foundations as well as several other philanthropies

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

50 Years After Title IX, the Struggle for Gender Equity Continues

The landmark equality law must be protected—and its reach expanded—to build a stronger, more inclusive legacy for the next generation.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 22, 2022

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker gets France's highest honor

The president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker, has received France’s highest cultural honor in recognition of his support of the arts and artists

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022