Mission Investments

The Ford Foundation’s Mission Investments program launched in 2017 with the goal of making grants, program-related investments, and mission-related investments that improve how capitalism works for more people. We support opportunities in the United States and Global South, including Latin America, Africa, China, India, Indonesia, and the Middle East.

Our mission-related and program-related investments help grow the impact investing sector, and our work creates a more inclusive form of capitalism and a more economically just world.

Mission-Related Investments

Since 2017, Ford has committed over $1 billion of its endowment to mission-related investments (MRIs).

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Program-Related Investments

Program-related investments (PRIs) make capital available to businesses and nonprofits working toward social or environmental progress. The conditions for PRIs are more beneficial than those they might receive from other investors. Unlike grants, PRIs are repaid; after those funds are returned, they are invested in another such organization.

If you believe your organization, strategy, and proposal fit our criteria, you may submit your materials to [email protected]. Please note that we can only respond to those proposals that we believe meet our criteria.