Funding search · EIN 581674674 · Dewitt, AR
Elmer & Gladys Ferguson
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 175
- grants reported
- $608,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- University of Ms Foundation8 grants · $78,000
- Oxford University Umc4 grants · $45,710
- Christian Brothers High School4 grants · $34,500
- Young Life4 grants · $21,500
- Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelt4 grants · $20,334
- The Magee Foundation1 grant · $20,000
- St Michael Catholic Church4 grants · $17,500
- Northminister Baptist Church2 grants · $17,467
- University of Memphis Foundation4 grants · $17,000
- Youth Programs2 grants · $16,400
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 175 grants.
- $22,500
University of Ms Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2022
General fund
- $21,000
University of Ms Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
The Magee Foundation · University, MS · 2025
General fund
- $20,000
University of Ms Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2024
William magee center
- $19,000
Oxford University Umc · Oxford, MS · 2022
General fund
- $12,000
Christian Brothers High School · Memphis, TN · 2022
General fund
- $11,700
Oxford University Umc · Oxford, MS · 2024
General fund
- $10,500
Christian Brothers High School · Memphis, TN · 2023
General fund
- $10,467
Northminister Baptist Church · Jackson, MS · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Arkansas Zoological Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General fund
- $9,810
Oxford University Umc · Oxford, MS · 2025
General fund
- $8,400
Youth Programs · Memphis, TN · 2025
General fund
- $8,000
Youth Programs · Memphis, TN · 2024
General fund
- $8,000
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General fund
- $7,750
First Baptist Church · Dewitt, AR · 2023
Building fund
- $7,000
Northminister Baptist Church · Jackson, MS · 2025
General fund
- $7,000
Christian Brothers High School · Memphis, TN · 2024
Lacrosse program
- $6,167
Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelt · Jackson, MS · 2023
General fund
- $6,167
Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelt · Jackson, MS · 2022
General fund
- $6,166
Boys and Girls Club of Central Ms · Jackson, MS · 2023
General fund
- $5,200
Oxford University Umc · Oxford, MS · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Ave Maria Home · Barlett, TN · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Christian Brothers High School · Memphis, TN · 2025
Lacrosse program
- $5,000
Friends of Children'S Hospital · Flowood, MS · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelt · Jackson, MS · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
New Life of Jackson · Jackson, TN · 2025
Prissy wallace
- $5,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
New Life Fellowship Church · Dewitt, AR · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
St Michael Catholic Church · Vicksburg, MS · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
St Paul Catholic Church · Flowood, MS · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
St Peter'S Catholic Church · Memphis, TN · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Episcopal Collegiate School · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Annual fund
- $5,000
New Life Fellowship Church · Dewitt, AR · 2023
Annual donation
- $5,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
New Life Fellowship Church · Dewitt, AR · 2022
Annual donation
- $5,000
St Michael Catholic Church · Vicksburg, MS · 2022
General fund
- $4,600
University of Ms Museum · Oxford, MS · 2023
General fund
- $4,167
Peyton'S House · Jackson, MS · 2023
General fund
- $4,167
The Mustard Seed · Brandon, MS · 2023
General fund
- $4,167
Boys and Girls Club of Central Ms · Jackson, MS · 2022
General fund
- $4,167
Peyton'S House · Jackson, MS · 2022
General fund
- $4,166
The Mustard Seed · Brandon, MS · 2022
General fund
- $4,000
Caring and Sharing Pantry · Paulding, OH · 2025
General fund
- $4,000
University of Ms Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2025
Athletic
- $4,000
University of Ms Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,000
St Michael Catholic Church · Vicksburg, MS · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
University of Mississippi Museum · Oxford, MS · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
St Michael Catholic Church · Vicksburg, MS · 2025
General fund
- $3,500
St Peter'S Catholic Church · Memphis, TN · 2022
General fund
- $3,278
Pattillo Center School · Dewitt, AR · 2023
General fund
- $3,278
Sharing & Caring Food Pantry · Dardanelle, AR · 2023
General fund
- $3,278
Pattillo Center School · Dewitt, AR · 2022
General fund
- $3,278
Sharing & Caring Food Pantry · Dardanelle, AR · 2022
General fund
- $3,277
Dana'S House · Dewitt, AR · 2023
General fund
- $3,277
Dana'S House · Dewitt, AR · 2022
General fund
- $3,100
St Peter'S Catholic Church · Memphis, TN · 2025
General fund
- $3,000
Dana'S House · Dewitt, AR · 2025
General fund
- $3,000
Mississippi Spay & Neuter · Richland, MS · 2025
General fund
- $3,000
Pattillo Center School · Dewitt, AR · 2025
General fund
- $3,000
Stewpot Community Services · Jackson, MS · 2025
General fund
- $3,000
Caring and Sharing Pantry · Paulding, OH · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Dana'S House · Dewitt, AR · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelt · Jackson, MS · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Mississippi Spay & Neuter · Richland, MS · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Ms School for the Blind and Deaf · Jackson, MS · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Pattillo Center School · Dewitt, AR · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Stewpot Community Services · Jackson, MS · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
University of Ms Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Carti · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Mississippi Spay & Neuter · Richland, MS · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Ms School for the Blind and Deaf · Jackson, MS · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Stewpot Community Services · Jackson, MS · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Sunnybrook Children'S Home · Ridgeland, MS · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Arkansas State University · Jonesboro, AR · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Ms School for the Blind and Deaf · Jackson, MS · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Stewpot Community Services · Jackson, MS · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Sunnybrook Children'S Home · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
General fund
- $2,700
Hunter Museum of American Art · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
General fund
- $2,690
University of Ms Museum · Oxford, MS · 2025
General fund
- $2,500
Jackson Heart Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2025
General fund
- $2,500
University of Ms Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2025
Ford center
- $2,500
20th Centry Club of Little Rock · Little Rock, AR · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Episcopal Collegiate School · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,500
Friends of Children'S Hospital · Flowood, MS · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Jackson Heart Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Her Story Mentorship · Golden Bridge, NY · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
Ms Animal Rescue League · Jackson, MS · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
Humane Society of Memphis and Shelb · Memphis, TN · 2022
General fund
- $2,300
Hunter Museum of American Art · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Animal Rescue Fund of Ms · Jackson, MS · 2025
General fund
- $2,000
Boys and Girls Club of Central Ms · Jackson, MS · 2025
General fund
- $2,000
Cheshire Abbey · Jackson, MS · 2025
General fund
- $2,000
Ms School for the Blind and Deaf · Jackson, MS · 2025
Library
- $2,000
Msclef · Memphis, TN · 2025
General fund
- $2,000
Operation Shoestring · Jackson, MS · 2025
General fund
- $2,000
Saving Grace Animal Rescue · Yazoo City, MS · 2025
General fund
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Similar grant size
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