Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Gertrude C. Ford Foundation supports education, children and youth, human services, health, religion and animals in Mississippi.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, children and youth, human services, health, religion, animals
IP TAKE: Almost all of this funder’s grants stay within the state of Mississippi, and they often exceed the million-dollar mark for local grantees.
PROFILE: Established in 1998, Gertrude C. Ford Foundation is an independent foundation based in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Gertrude Castellow Ford moved to Mississippi from Georgia when she married Aaron Ford, who was an U.S. congressman and attorney. Gertrude Ford was a musician, loved poetry and literature and was a published author and playwright. She was raised in the tradition of philanthropy. This foundation was “founded for the purpose of supporting religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities, and the humane treatment of animals.”
The Gertrude C. Ford Foundation funds a wide variety of charitable causes. It often gives grants for higher education and causes for children and youth. Past support has funded children’s museums, human services groups and health organizations.
Grants range between about $25,000 and $2 million. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the state of Mississippi. Grantees are based in Jackson, Pearl, Ridgeland, Utica and other Mississippi cities. Past local grantees include Young Life, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and New Stage Theatre.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant inquiries from nonprofits. Grantseekers can find instructions about how to submit a proposal on the foundation website. The funder accepts proposals by mail and by email. Direct general questions to the staff at 601-850-9651 or via online form.
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