Left: Oscar II Peace Ship. Source: readthespirit.com Right: Henry Ford main Hospital. Source:henryford150.com
Philanthropy & "Ford gave away about 33 percent of his income. By way of
Humanities comparison, most people in his tax bracket gave away 5 percent."
-Martin Morse Wooster(philantropyroundtable.org)
On 1915 just about a year after the start of WWI, Henry Ford embarked on a peace delegation to Europe in order to negotiate peace within Europe. This journey was know as the Peace Ship expedition which was privately funded by Ford. Even though this ultimately couldn't prevent the tragedy and Ford himself left after getting influenza. Though the world knew that at least someone was helping to prevent one of the greatest wars in human history.'"No one ever wins a war." -Henry Ford 1942 |
Henry Ford's philanthropic efforts are documented even today in the Henry Ford hospital system. During his lifetime Ford is estimated to have given around 13-14 million dollars to the hospital system in creating an affordable healthcare system for the Detroit area."The only thing you can give a man without hurting him is an opportunity." -Henry Ford 1934 |