Ford Foundation Shifts Focus to Counter Autocracy and Inequality

• The Ford Foundation, a major private grantmaker, will change its spending to counter autocracy and inequality.
• New leadership at the Ford Foundation views these issues as interconnected.
• The foundation funded 324 groups with $158.5 million for land rights and forests.
• The Ford Foundation will continue to support various causes but with a new strategic focus.
• The changes in funding strategy are expected to be implemented under the new leadership.