The Ford Foundation was founded in Detroit in 1936, and had been very much involved in the early years in helping Henry Ford Hospital and The Henry Ford [[not called that back in the day). They spent their early years here in Detroit [[not always in NYC), and eventually after WWII moved to NYC.

The Ford was a foundation founded by the Ford family... and the family was upset because the foundation changed its' course against the family's wishes.

Here's an article from the Ford Foundation saying now that they are "Dedicated to Detroit".... it''s of this change in the Ford Foundations focus of which I speak...

http://www.fordfoundation.org/newsro...-from-ford/711