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Ford Foundation Annual Report 1985







Program-Related Investments

In addition to making grants, the Foundation advances its philanthropic goals through program-related investments (pris). pris are not investments in the conventional sense, since their primary purpose is not to produce earnings for the Foundation. Rather, they attempt to advance social goals by providing financing for such projects as the rehabilitation of low-income housing, the commercial revitalization of rundown neighborhoods, or the creation of jobs for the unemployed. Another purpose of pris is to finance program-related ventures that will produce income to help maintain the operations of nonprofit organizations.


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PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS Approvals Invested or Guaranteed
Program-Related Investments
Program-related investments are capital funds invested in socially important enterprises in various fields of Foundation interest. Investments approved in fiscal 1985 are listed below, together with earlier year commitments on which there were disbursements during the year. The "Approvals" column shows amounts committed and the "Invested" column shows amounts loaned or invested in Fiscal Year 1985.
1985 Approvals
URBAN POVERTY
Boston Housing Partnership (Boston, Mass.)
Rehabilitation of low- and moderate-income housing Five-year loan, 5% $ 1,050,000 $1,050,000
Institute for Community Economics (Greenfield, Mass.)
Low-income housing development 1,000,000
ICA Revolving Loan Fund (Somerville, Mass.)
Expansion of worker-owned businesses Five-year loan, 3% 750,000 500,000
Local Initiatives Support Corp. (New York, N.Y.)
Low- and moderate-income housing development in Chicago 900,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation (Washington, D.C.)
Rehabilitation of commercial, industrial, and residential properties of historic significance 1,000,000
NEWSED Community Development Corporation (Denver, Colo.)
Commercial revitalization of low-income Hispanic neighborhood Four-year loan, 7% 360,000 360,000
Oakland Planning and Development Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Neighborhood development loan fund 450,000
Piton Foundation (Denver, Colo.)
Community development loan fund 2,000,000
Interfaith Revolving Loan Fund (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Expansion of worker-owned businesses 500,000
Remediation and Training Institute (Washington, D.C.)
Equipment purchase and start-up assistance for community learning centers 1,500,000
RURAL POVERTY AND RESOURCES
International Council for Research in Agroforestry (Nairobi, Kenya)
Construction of headquarters building 650,000