Funding search · EIN 056149226 · Bethesda, MD
The Ferguson Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 46
- grants reported
- $198,234
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $0
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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.
- Brookhaven Bicycle Co-Op3 grants · $122,620
- The American Liver Foundation (Alf)1 grant · $15,000
- Ighl4 grants · $12,350
- Our Lady of Poland3 grants · $10,000
- St Charles Borromeo1 grant · $10,000
- Frank Melville Memorial Park3 grants · $8,804
- American Liver Foundation1 grant · $6,000
- Little Sisters of the Poor1 grant · $5,000
- Kinexion1 grant · $3,510
- Frank Melville Memorial Foundation1 grant · $2,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Brookhaven Bicycle Co-Op · St James, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $41,482
Brookhaven Bicycle Co-Op · St James, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $31,138
Brookhaven Bicycle Co-Op · St James, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
The American Liver Foundation (Alf) · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
St Charles Borromeo · Hailey, ID · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Our Lady of Poland · Southampton, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
American Liver Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Frank Melville Memorial Park · Setauket, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Jamaica, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Ighl · Manorville, NY · 2021
221 North Sunrise Service Road
- $4,850
Ighl · Manorville, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $3,510
Kinexion · Manorville, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Frank Melville Memorial Foundation · Setauket, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Frank Melville Memorial Park · Setauket, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Ighl · Manorville, NY · 2022
221 North Sunrise Service Road
- $1,750
Mount Sinai Heritage Trust · Mt Sinai, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $1,304
Frank Melville Memorial Park · Setauket, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $500
Roswell Park Cancer Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $100
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $100
Bethesda Fire Department · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $0
Anne Wigmore Natural Health Institute · Aguada, PR · 2023
Charitable
- $0
Ascend Institute for Martial Arts · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $0
Fidelity Charitable · Boston, MA · 2023
Fidelity Charitable
- $0
Ighl · Manorville, NY · 2023
221 North Sunrise Service Road
- $0
Li Cares · Hauppahe, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $0
Lighthouse Mission · Bellport, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $0
Mount Sinai Heritage Trust · Mt Sinai, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $0
Running for Life · St James, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $0
Treehouse Bereavement Center of Westchester · Scarsdale, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $0
Anne Wigmore Natural Health Institute · Aguada, PR · 2022
Charitable
- $0
Ascend Institute for Martial Arts · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $0
Fidelity Charitable · Boston, MA · 2022
Fidelity Charitable
- $0
Li Cares · Hauppahe, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $0
Lighthouse Mission · Bellport, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $0
Mount Sinai Heritage Trust · Mt Sinai, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $0
Our Lady of Poland · Southampton, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $0
Running for Life · St James, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $0
Treehouse Bereavement Center of Westchester · Scarsdale, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $0
Anne Wigmore Natural Health Institute · Aguada, PR · 2021
Charitable
- $0
Ascend Institute for Martial Arts · Bethesda, MD · 2021
Charitable
- $0
Fidelity Charitable · Boston, MA · 2021
Fidelity Charitable
- $0
Li Cares · Hauppahe, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $0
Lighthouse Mission · Bellport, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $0
Our Lady of Poland · Southampton, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $0
Running for Life · St James, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $0
Treehouse Bereavement Center of Westchester · Scarsdale, NY · 2021
Charitable
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