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Ford Foundation Annual Report 1966







Principal Fund Statement for the year ended September 30, 1966

Principal Fund Balance at beginning of year $3,459,381,755
Excess of net proceeds of sales of 2,829,738 shares of Ford Motor Company stock over the carrying value at September 30, 1965 $40,544,576
Excess of market value over carrying value of 1,858,266 shares of Ford Motor Company stock transferred to grantees in payment of grants, less related expenses 29,026,143
Increase arising from adjustment in the carrying value of Ford Motor Company Class A Stock (See footnote page 58) 138,693,844
Net loss on dispositions of other securities (1,872,282) 206,392,281
Principal Fund Balance at end of year $3,665,774,036

Summary of Fund Balances

Principal Fund Balance, as above $3,665,774,036
Cumulative excess of grants, projects, and expenses over income from establishment (1936) to September 30, 1966 (page 60) (1,052,251,965)
$2,613,522,071
Appropriations reserved for future grants and projects (135,537,677)
Fund Balances at September 30, 1966 $2,477,984,394