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The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$479k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2024
32
Organizations funded FY2023
63%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 42
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$5.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 63% of the organizations The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 73% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $603k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesArts & CultureCivil RightsCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentInternationalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving26$479k31%
FY202332$826k63%
FY202228$561k46%
FY202142$767k83%
FY20209$120k56%
FY201927$374kn/a
80% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$723kEducation$632kCrime & Legal$343kHuman Services$188kCommunity Improvement$112kYouth Development$95kEmployment$82kRecreation & Sports$64kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
MA
WY
CA
MO
MD
KS
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 54 grantees
All grantees of The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Urban Sprouts Child Development Center$425,38016%
Archcity Defenders$312,50033%
St Louis Shakespeare Festival$221,21455%
Flance Management Inc D/B/A Flance Early Learning Center$159,92251%
Southside Early Childhood Center$140,00012%
Wepower$105,00025%
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Inc$101,03042%
Contemporary Art Museum St Louis$99,00042%
The Launchcode Foundation$77,00040%
Via Art Fund Inc$50,00022%
Cape Cod Modern House Trust$50,00016%
St Louis Public Library$42,2603n/a
Laumeier Sculpture Park$31,50041%
Forest Park Forever Inc$31,40030%
Meds & Food for Kids$28,50020%
Casa of St Louis$25,00021%
Lift for Life Academy Inc$20,00010%
St Louis Dance Theatre$15,00022%
Jazz St Louis$15,00010%
Building Futures Inc$15,00032%
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra$12,50030%
Kids Win Missouri$12,50011%
Feed My People$11,00020%
Rosati-Kain Academy$10,00010%
Maximum Chances Inc$10,00018%
Epilepsy Foundation of America$7,00020%
Entrepreneur Startup Business Development Corporation$5,50020%
Project Make It$5,5002n/a
Gateway Arch Park Foundation$5,17010%
Pianos for People$5,00011%
Art St Louis$5,0001n/a
Grand Center Inc$5,00011%
Pedal the Cause$5,00020%
Kipp St Louis$5,00010%
Cancer Support Community of Greater St Louis$5,00011%
The Collective Thread$5,00011%
Rung Foundation Inc$5,00011%
School of American Ballet Inc$3,50010%
American Jewish Committee$3,00010%
Forward Through Ferguson$3,00010%
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis$2,50010%
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Inc$2,50010%
Fathers Support Center St Louis$2,50010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri$2,50010%
Salvation Army$2,5001n/a
Epilepsy Society of San Diego County$2,50010%
Givable$2,00011%
Prison Performing Arts$1,50010%
Dierberg Educational Foundation Inc$1,00010%
We Stories$1,00010%
Nmdp Foundation$1,00010%
University City Children's Center$50010%
Home Works - Thvp$50010%
Pcs for People$19010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 54 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUrban Sprouts Child Development Center: $425,380 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetArchcity Defenders: $312,500 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetSt Louis Shakespeare Festival: $221,214 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetFlance Management Inc D/B/A Flance Early Learning Center: $159,922 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetSouthside Early Childhood Center: $140,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetWepower: $105,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetFine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Inc: $101,030 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetContemporary Art Museum St Louis: $99,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetThe Launchcode Foundation: $77,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetVia Art Fund Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetCape Cod Modern House Trust: $50,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetLaumeier Sculpture Park: $31,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetForest Park Forever Inc: $31,400 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMeds & Food for Kids: $28,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCasa of St Louis: $25,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetLift for Life Academy Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Louis Dance Theatre: $15,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetJazz St Louis: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBuilding Futures Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetSaint Louis Symphony Orchestra: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKids Win Missouri: $12,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFeed My People: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRosati-Kain Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMaximum Chances Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of America: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEntrepreneur Startup Business Development Corporation: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGateway Arch Park Foundation: $5,170 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPianos for People: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGrand Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPedal the Cause: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKipp St Louis: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Support Community of Greater St Louis: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Collective Thread: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetRung Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSchool of American Ballet Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetForward Through Ferguson: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOpera Theatre of Saint Louis: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFathers Support Center St Louis: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEpilepsy Society of San Diego County: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGivable: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPrison Performing Arts: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDierberg Educational Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWe Stories: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNmdp Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity City Children's Center: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 50.

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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.

St Louis Community Foundation IncMO60.7× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Trio Foundation of St Louis · The Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation · Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Pershing Charitable Trust · Edward Jones Foundation · Washington University · Moneta Group Charitable 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.

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About The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation

How much does The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation give?
The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $479,123 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 42 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (23%), Education (20%), Crime & Legal (11%).
Who are The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Urban Sprouts Child Development Center ($425k), Archcity Defenders ($313k), St Louis Shakespeare Festival ($221k).
Does The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The John and Alison Ferring Family 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 The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Louis Community Foundation Inc, Trio Foundation of St Louis, The Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation.
Where is The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation based?
The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation is based in MO.

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 108 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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