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Ford Foundation Annual Report 1959







Principal Fund Statement

For the Year Ended September 30, 1959
Principal Fund Balance at September 30, 1958 $937,271,395
Excess of net proceeds of sale of 2,058,500 shares of Ford Motor Company stock over the carrying value at September 30, 1958 $94,097,376
Excess of net proceeds of sales over carrying value of stock of Ford Motor Company, Ltd. (England) 1,407,480
Excess of carrying value over net proceeds of sales of other securities (1,006,811)
Excess of appraised value over the carrying value and closing expenses of real estate conveyed as a grant 1,129,297
Increase arising from adjustment authorized by the Board of Trustees in the carrying value as of September 30, 1959, of 34,073,739 shares of Ford Motor Company Class A stock from $9 to $39 per share representing the approximate stockholders' equity per share as indicated by the December 31, 1958, financial statements of the Company 1,022,212,170 1,117,839,512
Principal Fund Balance at September 30, 1959 $2,055,110,907
Summary of Fund Balances
Principal Fund, as above $2,055,110,907
Excess of grants, projects, and expenses over income from inception to September 30, 1959 (page 100) (352,884,250)
1,702,226,657
Appropriated for future grants and projects (51,625,180)
Balances at September 30, 1959 $1,650,601,477