California · Private foundation
Ferguson Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.0M
- Granted FY2019
- 23
- Grants FY2019
- 23
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 9%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $60,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $223,842
- Organizations funded a year
- 23 to 28
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 9
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 9% of the organizations Ferguson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $424k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 23 | $2.0M | 9% |
| FY2018 | 25 | $207k | 4% |
| FY2017 | 28 | $306k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interface Children Family Services | $300,000 | 3 | 2% |
| The Moorpark College Foundation | $223,842 | 1 | 68% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $175,000 | 3 | 0% |
| New West Symphony Association | $168,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Project Cuddle Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 58% |
| Alaska Wildlife Alliance | $130,000 | 3 | 71% |
| Fulfillment Fund | $115,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Wilderness Youth Project Inc | $115,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 0% |
| One Heartland | $65,000 | 3 | 4% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interface Children Family Services | $300,000 | 3 | 2% |
| The Moorpark College Foundation | $223,842 | 1 | 68% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $175,000 | 3 | 0% |
| New West Symphony Association | $168,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Project Cuddle Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 58% |
| Alaska Wildlife Alliance | $130,000 | 3 | 71% |
| Fulfillment Fund | $115,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Wilderness Youth Project Inc | $115,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 0% |
| One Heartland | $65,000 | 3 | 4% |
| The Innocence Project Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Wilderness Society | $46,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Ventura County | $45,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Red Bucket Equine Rescue | $45,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Big Cat Rescue Corp | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Exotic Cat Refuge | $43,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Food Share Inc | $41,000 | 3 | 0% |
| My Stuff Bags Foundation | $38,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation | $36,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Hope for Paws | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Camarillo Hospice Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Lifesavers Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| International Bird Rescue | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($520k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Ferguson Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 24 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Ferguson Foundation
- How much does Ferguson Foundation give?
- Ferguson Foundation reported 23 grants totaling $1,996,842 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Ferguson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Human Services (25%), Education (21%), Arts & Culture (19%).
- Who are Ferguson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Interface Children Family Services ($300k), The Moorpark College Foundation ($224k), Southern Poverty Law Center Inc ($175k).
- Does Ferguson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Ferguson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ferguson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Ferguson Foundation based?
- Ferguson Foundation is based in CA.
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