The specific project areas carried out by the Ford Foundation delegation in each country of Zhejiang University depend on local needs and opportunities. A report on the activities of the Foundation is published once a year. If necessary, it can be obtained from the headquarters in new york, and can also be found on the website of the Foundation. Since its establishment, the Ford Foundation has been an independent non-profit organization, providing grants and loans of US$ 65,438+0,654,380 billion. More than 9,000 institutions and organizations around the world have received funding.

By the end of February, 200 1 and 65438+,the existing funds of the Foundation were 1 1 billion dollars, and the annual global project budget was nearly 470 million dollars. All the funds of the Foundation come from a portfolio. Starting with Henry and edsel in 1936, Ford gave Ford shares and inheritance. Now the Foundation no longer owns shares in Ford Motor Company, but operates various investment portfolios as a permanent source of funds to fund the Foundation's projects and operations. He has been separated from the Ford family and Ford Motor Company for many years. The decision-making body of the foundation is the international board of directors, which is composed of outstanding people in various fields. Directors join the board of directors in their personal capacity, and exercise the duties of formulating policies and authorizing the chairman and senior staff to manage funds and foundation operations. The job of the project staff in new york headquarters and 65,438+03 local offices around the world is to find funding opportunities, cooperate with potential recipients, evaluate project applications, and put forward funding proposals for the approval of the President.