Ford Foundation needs to remember its roots.(Opinion)

Crain's Detroit Business | June 9, 2003 | Copyright

To: Paul Allaire, chairman, The Ford Foundation, and former chairman and CEO of Xerox Corp. Susan Berresford, president, The Ford Foundation

From: Crain's Detroit Business

RE: A history lesson

Greetings from Detroit!

You may have heard about our big party this month to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Ford Motor Co.

If the name sounds familiar, it should. Founder Henry Ford and son Edsel are the two who created your foundation in 1936. We checked the Ford Foundation Web site, and the antecedents are duly noted. ...

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