Funding search · EIN 911357603 · Seattle, WA

The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation

Name: The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

236
grants reported: $3.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

environmental protection cultural institutions people educational habitat saving

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Burke Museum3 grants · $200,000
Jefferson County Historical Society3 grants · $150,000
Woodland Park Zoo3 grants · $150,000
Port Townsend Marine Science Center3 grants · $140,000
Wing Luke Asian Museum3 grants · $130,000
Seattle Aquarium3 grants · $125,000
Alaska Wilderness League3 grants · $75,000
American Indian College Fund3 grants · $70,000
Potlatch Fund3 grants · $70,000
Humanities Washington3 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$1.1M

2022

$926,800

2023

$1.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 236 grants.

$110,000
Jefferson County Historical Society · Port Townsend, WA · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$100,000
Port Townsend Marine Science Center · Port Townsend, WA · 2022
Environmental protection and educational
$90,000
Burke Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$57,500
Seattle Aquarium · Seattle, WA · 2023
Development of hands-on marine experiences and conservation education
$57,500
Seattle Aquarium · Seattle, WA · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$55,000
Burke Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
Environmental protection
$55,000
Burke Museum · Seattle, WA · 2022
Environmental protection
$50,000
Potlatch Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$50,000
Woodland Park Zoo · Seattle, WA · 2024
Saving wildlife, conserving habitat, and keeping garbage out of landfills through composting
$50,000
Woodland Park Zoo · Seattle, WA · 2023
Saving wildlife, conserving habitat, and keeping garbage out of landfills through composting
$50,000
Wing Luke Asian Museum · Seattle, WA · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$50,000
Woodland Park Zoo · Seattle, WA · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$40,000
Wing Luke Asian Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$40,000
Wing Luke Asian Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$30,000
Humanities Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$25,000
Alaska Wilderness League · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$25,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$25,000
Jefferson County Community Foundation · Port Hadlock, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$25,000
Makah Cultural and Research Center · Neah Bay, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$25,000
Seattle Parks Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$25,000
Alaska Wilderness League · Washington, DC · 2023
Environmental protection
$25,000
Seattle Public Library · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$25,000
Alaska Wilderness League · Washington, DC · 2022
Environmental protection
$25,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$20,000
Homer Society of Natural History Dba Pratt Museum · Homer, AK · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$20,000
Jefferson County Historical Society · Port Townsend, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$20,000
Port Townsend Marine Science Center · Port Townsend, WA · 2024
Environmental protection and educational
$20,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$20,000
Humanities Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$20,000
Jefferson County Historical Society · Port Townsend, WA · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$20,000
Koahnic Broadcast Corp · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$20,000
Mohai · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$20,000
Port Townsend Marine Science Center · Port Townsend, WA · 2023
Environmental protection and educational
$20,000
Evergreen State College Foundation · Olympia, WA · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$17,500
Sr3 · Des Moines, WA · 2023
Environmental protection
$17,500
Mohai · Seattle, WA · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$15,000
Duwamish River Community Coalition (Drcc) · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$15,000
Washington Conservation Action Education Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$15,000
Jefferson County Community Foundation · Port Hadlock, WA · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$15,000
Hedgebrook · Langley, WA · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$15,000
Jefferson County Community Foundation · Port Hadlock, WA · 2022
Cultural institutions & projects
$12,000
Northwest Film Forum · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$11,000
Paws · Lynnwood, WA · 2024
People helping cats, dogs, and wild animals go home and thrive
$11,000
Paws · Lynnwood, WA · 2023
People helping cats, dogs, and wild animals go home and thrive
$11,000
Paws · Lynnwood, WA · 2022
Environmental protection
$10,000
Artsfund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Birds Connect Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Blackpast Org · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Braided River · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Cascade Forest Conservancy · Vancouver, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Chief Seattle Club · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$10,000
Columbia Land Trust · Vancouver, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Columbia Riverkeeper · Hood River, OR · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Community Land Conservancy · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Conservation Nw · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Cook Inletkeeper · Homer, AK · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Documentaries Seattle · Renton, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$10,000
Earthcorps · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Eastern Washington University Foundation · Cheney, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
First Nations Veterinary · Portland, OR · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Friends of Discovery Park · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$10,000
Hanford Challenge · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Highline Heritage Museum · Burien, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Inland Northwest Land Conservancy · Spokane, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Koahnic Broadcast Corp · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Long Live the Kings · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Mohai · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Museum of History and Industry · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$10,000
Naturebridge · Sausalito, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
North Cascades Institute · Sedrowoolley, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Northwest African American Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$10,000
Northwest Maritime Center · Port Townsend, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Northwest Straits Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Okanogan Land Trust · Okanogan, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Oregon Natural Desert Association · Bend, OR · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Pacific Science Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Resources for Sustainable Communities (Resources) · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Save Our Wild Salmon · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Seattle Aquarium · Seattle, WA · 2024
Development of hands-on marine experiences and conservation education
$10,000
Seattle Public Library · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Solid Ground Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council · Juneau, AK · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Southwest Seattle Historical Society · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Sr3 · Des Moines, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Tasveer · Redmond, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Town Hall Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Uw Press · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural institutions and projects
$10,000
Washington Association of Land Trusts · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Washington'S National Park Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Wild Montana · Helena, MT · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Environmental protection
$10,000
Artsfund · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Audubon Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Environmental protection
$10,000
Birdnote · North Carolina, NC · 2023
Environmental protection
$10,000
Blackpast Org · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural institutions & projects
$10,000
Braided River · Seattle, WA · 2023
Environmental protection
$10,000
Columbia Land Trust · Vancouver, WA · 2023
Environmental protection
$10,000
Columbia Riverkeeper · Hood River, OR · 2023
Environmental protection

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