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The Ferland Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Ferland Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$42k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$9.9MHealth$82kArts & Culture$55kAnimals$42kRecreation & Sports$31kEnvironment$6kHousing & Shelter$5kInternational$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $22k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$9.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC$10,000
THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC$10,000
JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS$5,000
SULZBACHER$5,000
SPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE OF MAINE$5,000
LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
SKOWHEGAN HISTORY HOUSE ASSOCIATION INC$1,000
MAINE STATE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS$500
ACOUSTIC NEUROMA ASSOCIATION$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%BRAIN BUSTERS INC: $3k → 8%MAYO CLINIC: $10k → 9%UKRAINIAN ACTION: $2k → 9%JACKSONVILLE ZOO: $5k → 14%LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: $3k → 7%THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $10k → 11%SPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE OF MAINE: $5k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION: $7.5M → 15%SKOWHEGAN HISTORY HOUSE ASSOCIATION INC: $1k → 15%MAYO CLINIC: $10k → 9%JACKSONVILLE ZOO: $5k → 14%LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: $1k → 7%THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $10k → 11%SPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE OF MAINE: $3k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION: $1.0M → 15%SKOWHEGAN HISTORY HOUSE ASSOCIATION INC: $1k → 15%MAYO CLINIC: $10k → 9%JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS: $5k → 14%LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: $1k → 7%FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM: $10k → 11%SPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE OF MAINE: $1k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION: $1.0M → 15%JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND GARDENS: $5k → 14%THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $10k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION: $240k → 15%JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND GARDENS: $3k → 14%THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $10k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION: $150k → 15%JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND GARDENS: $3k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION: $50k → 15%JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND GARDENS: $3k → 14%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $10k → 7%JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND GARDENS: $3k → 14%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $5k → 7%MAYCO CLINIC: $10k → 14%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $3k → 7%MAYO CLINIC: $10k → 14%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $3k → 7%MAYO CLINIC: $10k → 14%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE: $3k → 7%MAYO CLINIC: $10k → 14%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE: $2k → 7%MAYCO CLINIC: $10k → 14%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE: $2k → 7%SULZBACHER: $5k → 14%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE: $2k → 7%CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE: $2k → 7%RAYMOND WATERWAYS: $3k → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MN
MA
CT
VA
SC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$194k · 19 repeat orgs$12k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
8

Total granted

$194k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+59%

Still filing today

47%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsArts & CultureRecreation & SportsEnvironmentPublic BenefitPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TW
    THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $50k · revenue +86%
  • CS
    CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $31k · revenue +12%
  • JZ
    JACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $25k · revenue +158%

Funded once

  • BB
    BRAIN BUSTERS INC
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
  • UA
    Ukrainian Actiongraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue +235%
  • SL
    SKOWHEGAN LIBRARYTRUSTEES OF BLOOMIFIELD ACADEMY
    one grant, 2022 · $500
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Maine Medical Association

To support maine physicians, advance the quality of medicine in maine, and promote the health of all maine people.

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2
The Marine Mammal Center

The marine mammal center advances global ocean conservation through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, scientific research, and education. the center's work is guided and inspired by a shared vision of a healthy ocean for marine…

Animals
3
Wetlands Foundation
Environment
4
Manufacturers Association of Maine

The manufacturers association of maine is dedicated to promoting and strengthening manufacturing in maine as an informative voice for the state's manufacturing community.

—
5
MaineGeneral Health

To enhance, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. We do that through a range of health care services for people of all ages, in a variety of care settings.

Health
6
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

—
7
Maine Maritime Museum

To connect people to the past, present, and future of Maine's waterways and their global reach.

Arts & Culture
8
Islesboro Islands Trust

The mission of Islesboro Islands Trust is to enhance the quality of residents' lives through the preservation of open space, educate all residents as to the value of the island's natural ecosystems, and act as an environmental advocate on…

Philanthropy
9
Maine Island Trail Association

The mission of the Maine Island Trail Association is to advance a model of thoughtful use and volunteer stewardship of Maine's wild islands, creating an inspiring recreational water trail that is cared for by the people who use it.

Environment
10
Retail Association of Maine F/K/a Maine Merchants Association

The association's primary exempt purpose is to improve business conditions for its members in the retail, wholesale, and service industries by representing its members and keeping them informed of laws and regulations affecting them.

—
11
Coastal Mountains Land Trust

We conserve land permanently to benefit the natural and human communities of western the Penobscot Bay region.

Environment
12
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve

The mission of the mount desert land & garden preserve is to conserve and share the beauty of our historic lands and gardens.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Marine Toys for Tots Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 30 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Maine Foundation: $9,940,000 · EducationUniversity of Maine FoundationMAYO CLINIC: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherSPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE OF MAINE: $8,500 · OtherJACKSONVILLE ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,400 · OtherIM SULZBACHER CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $5,250 · Other+16 more: $15,870 · OtherTHE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureMAYO CLINIC: $30,000 · HealthAcoustic Neuroma Association: $1,550 · HealthCAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $30,500 · Recreation & SportsJACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · AnimalsMAINE STATE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS: $3,450 · AnimalsLAKES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: $5,750 · Environment
Education$9,940,000Other$89,020Arts & Culture$50,000Health$31,550Recreation & Sports$30,500Animals$28,450Environment$5,750

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Maine Foundation: $9,940,000 over 6y, 25% of budgetTHE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $30,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE OF MAINE: $8,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetLAKES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: $5,750 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetIM SULZBACHER CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $5,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAINE STATE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS: $3,450 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUkrainian Action: $2,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAcoustic Neuroma Association: $1,550 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC: $850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRAYMOND VILLAGE LIBRARY: $300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds University of Maine Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds JACKSONVILLE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds SPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE OF MAINE ↗
  • Who funds LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds IM SULZBACHER CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC ↗
  • Who funds MAINE STATE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds Ukrainian Action ↗
  • Who funds Acoustic Neuroma Association ↗
  • Who funds COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RAYMOND VILLAGE LIBRARY ↗
  • Who funds MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION ↗

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.

The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncNC9.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Ferland Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ferland Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 23%
  • Im Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless Inc: 23% of income from government
  • Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 30 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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