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)); "Mission driven, smart colleagues, good benefits, beautiful office" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"There is not a culture of taking care of yourself." ((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)); "Uncertain, distracted, and indecisive leadership at the top." ((in 3 reviews))

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Ford Foundation Reviews

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

4.0

20 Apr 2024

Depends on the office and leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Overall the culture is great. Very respectful and accommodating.

Cons

In some offices and departments, where leaders are not in alignment with organisational culture, there may be high turnover and low employee morale.

3.0

8 Nov 2021

A good early career opportunity

Program associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

global learning and exposure opportunity to interact meaningfully with civil society

Cons

limited opportunities for growth and mobility within organisation

3.0

2 Jun 2020

Working at Ford Foundation

Grants manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good organisation to work at

Cons

Very corporate style of working

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