Sara E. Ríos

Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1936, the Foundation provides grants, projects and loans to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. The foundation funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford.

The Center for Constitutional Rights, Inc. provides social welfare services. The firm focuses on rights guaranteed by the U.S. constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It uses litigation to protest government misconduct and racial, social, and economic injustice. The company was founded by Morton Stavis, Arthur Kinoy, Ben Smith, and Willaim Kunstler in 1966 and is headquartered in New York, NY.