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)); "Great benefits." ((in 7 reviews)); "staff always open to help" ((in 6 reviews)); "Intellectually stimulating environment with amazing colleagues" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great benefits package and salary, excellent work life balance" ((in 3 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

2.0

21 Dec 2018

Could be a special place, but its seriously not

Program officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Important and timely legacy and current mission. Ford is an institution where you can help enact real positive change in the areas and field we work on.

Cons

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. Top down hierarchical culture still reigns supreme. There are managers and Directors that while may be "experts" in the field, lack basic interpersonal skills, and other senior leadership who have been at the Foundation too long and are complacent.

2.0

17 Aug 2018

Senior Program Officer

Senior program officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The foundation has a powerful and important mission. The privilege to advance social justice and racial equity by supporting amazing grantees is unparalleled.

Cons

Uncertain, distracted, and indecisive leadership at the top. Program strategies that change frequently to follow fads. Grant dollars taken away from core programs. People not empowered and trusted to lead.

2.0

29 Jul 2016

Mixed Experience

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Meaningful work with lots of resources and opportunities to meet amazing groups doing great work to advance social justice. Some amazing colleagues.

Cons

Toxic culture with very top down leadership. Out of touch with community-based needs, constant strategic planning rather than centering and adequately resourcing the social justice sector. Many grants are made from the leadership level to flavor of the month organizations. The leadership is not very diverse.

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