Partners
Ford House Partners
Building a Stronger Community Together
Ford House is proud to collaborate with mission-aligned organizations that believe in the power of partnership to create meaningful change. Where collaboration thrives, community engagement flourishes—and we’re honored to work alongside these inspiring partners.
At Ford House, we believe that partnerships are essential to creating cultural, educational, and community-based experiences that resonate. Through ongoing relationships with local nonprofits, schools, and civic organizations, Ford House partnerships help expand access, elevate shared values, and support programming that benefits individuals and families across our region.
We invite you to explore the initiatives and collaborations that reflect our commitment to inclusion, impact, and innovation.
Check back often as we continue to grow our network of partners and deepen our connection to the communities we serve.
American Association of State and Local History
The American Association for State and Local History is a national membership association dedicated to helping the history community thrive.
American Alliance of Museums
The American Alliance of Museums is the only organization representing the entire museum field, from art and history museums to science centers and zoos.
American Public Gardens Association
The American Public Gardens Association champions and advances nearly 600 public gardens in North America and internationally. Together, we lead, advocate and innovate in the conservation and appreciation of plants.
American Horticultural Society
The American Horticultural Society inspires a culture of gardening and horticultural practices that creates and sustains healthy, beautiful communities and a livable planet.
Michigan Museums Association
MMA has been supporting the work of Michigan museums for over 60 years. Our members include the institutions, professionals and volunteers of the Michigan museum community who believe that strong museums help us better understand ourselves and our world.
Visit Detroit
Visit Detroit is the only organization that promotes the metro Detroit regionally, nationally and internationally as a convention, business meeting and tourism destination.
Food Rescue US
Food Rescue US is dedicated to eliminating hunger and food waste (keeping food out of landfills and reducing greenhouse gasses). We engage volunteers and food donors through our proprietary web-based app to directly transfer nutritious excess food to social service agencies serving the food insecure.
Disability Network Michigan
At Disability Network Michigan (DNM) we’re passionate about what we do. As a network, we serve as advocates for inclusion and accessibility throughout Michigan. For us, advocacy is about removing barriers; whether those barriers stand in the way of progress, physically deny access or in the way of thinking about persons with disabilities.
WeGP
We GP, Welcoming Everyone Grosse Pointe, is a community based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to resisting any attacks on civil and human rights and to promoting local, state and national policy and legislation that are in line with our guiding principles. We GP provides opportunities for social engagement and community building as well as opportunities for advocacy and activism.
Michigan Humane Society
Michigan Humane was founded in 1877, is the oldest and largest nonprofit animal welfare organization in the state. Each year, Michigan Humane achieves 100 percent adoption of more than 8,000 healthy and treatable animals through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for humane treatment.
EyesOn Design
Each Father’s Day, thousands of car fans journey to the idyllic home of Edsel and Eleanor Ford for the visual feasts that is EyesOn Design. Organized around an annual design theme, vehicle owners are invited to share their rolling sculpture with the world. EyesOn Design has raised millions of dollars to support the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. The DIO, a division of the Henry Ford Health Department of Ophthalmology, supports the visually impaired and organizes groundbreaking eye research conferences.
Additional Generous Partners
- Michigan Historic Preservation Network
- Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association
- MotorCities National Heritage Area
- National Art Education Association
- American Evaluation Association
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Preservation Trades Network
- Visitors Studies Association
- WiRE – women in restoration & engineering
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