The Ford Family Foundation
The Ford Family Foundation was created in 1957 by Kenneth and Hallie Ford, founders of Roseburg Forest Products Co., one of the largest family-owned wood products manufacturers in the nation. The private foundation’s mission is "Successful Citizens and Vital Rural Communities" in Oregon and Siskiyou County, California.
The Foundation operates two initiatives and a grants program. The Foundation’s five scholarship programs help recipients pursue college degrees by providing significant financial assistance, annual leadership conferences, academic counseling and advising. The Ford Institute for Community Building helps citizens create vital rural communities by delivering leadership training programs, and providing assistance grants for training, leadership conferences and complimentary publications. The Foundation’s grant programs make grants to public charities that predominantly benefit small communities with populations of less than 30,000. The Ford Family Foundation joined Foundations for a better Oregon in 2003.
