Mission
The Edward E. Ford Foundation seeks to improve secondary education by supporting U.S. independent schools and encouraging promising practices.
What we do:
We make Traditional Grants to eligible schools and Associations to help them grow and develop in pursuit of their own missions.
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We make Educational Leadership Grants to eligible schools or groups of schools that consist of larger dollar awards to fewer recipients.
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We encourage collaboration with others in both grant cycles.
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Occasionally, we may make larger, multi-year Collaborative Innovation Grants in support of projects that have the potential to influence secondary education more broadly and positively affect our democratic society.
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Beyond grant-making, we share what we learn, sponsor strategic meetings, and work with others to identify and respond to the most pressing challenges facing the field of secondary education.