Does Ford Foundation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ford Foundation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ford Foundation. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ford Foundation?

86% of Ford Foundation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ford Foundation 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ford Foundation?

Program Assistant (8) , Intern (6) , Grants Manager (4) , Program Officer (4) , Summer Intern (4) , Consultant (3) , Manager (3) , Program Associate (3) , Director (2) , Researcher (2) , Senior Program Officer (2) , Special Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Ford Foundation according to real employee reviews?

"Great People" ((in 8 reviews)); "staff always open to help" ((in 7 reviews)); "Intellectually stimulating environment with amazing colleagues" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great benefits." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ford Foundation according to real employee reviews?

"Ford is place of many contradictions, while we seek to empower people and communities, we fail on a regular basis to empower our own staff and create a culture where everyone matters." ((in 5 reviews)); "There is a separation between Operations and Programmatic staff with little opportunity for operations to truly understand what the program staff do." ((in 4 reviews))

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4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)

Darren Walker

59% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Diversity and inclusion

4.2

Culture and values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

Ford Foundation has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Ford Foundation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

71 reviews

5.0

11 Mar 2026

Great mission

Program assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Values, caring colleagues, meaningful work, flexible

Cons

None, left due to relocation at time

4.0

2 Oct 2025

Great.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

smart, talented, great mission, beautiful space, vibrant culture

Cons

high workload, very fast paced, lean organization

5.0

25 Sept 2025

Best Workplace Culture

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Ford Foundation bends over backwards to take care of staff. Leadership is generally very good and management too. The work is important.

Cons

There is a separation between Operations and Programmatic staff with little opportunity for operations to truly understand what the program staff do.

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