He is an initiated disciple of
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada) since 1974. He first met Bhaktivedanta Swami in
Dallas, USA. Alfred Ford joined the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1975 and that same year he made his first trip to
India with Prabhupada. He assisted in the establishment of the first Hindu temple in
Hawaii and also donated $500,000 to help establish the
Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center in
Detroit which was completed in 1983. Alfred Ford has made many significant donations to ISKCON over the
years which have assisted ongoing projects to build the Pushpa Samadhi
Mandir of Prabhupada. He is the chairman of the Sri Mayapur Temple of
the Vedic Planetarium.
