Ferguson Family Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission encompasses educational initiatives, health-related projects, and community service, with a notable focus on funding scholarships and cancer research. The foundation provides grants to educational institutions, health charities, and community organizations, reflecting its commitment to enhancing educational opportunities and promoting health and wellness. Additionally, it supports religious and faith-based organizations. The foundation operates primarily in Connecticut but extends its support to various recipients across multiple states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits in education, health, community service, faith-based institutions, or scholarship programs with existing ties to the foundation or its network.
Good Fit
- • Existing relationship, introduction, or prior contact with a named officer or known grantee.
- • Organizational profile similar to prior grantees (universities, hospitals, well-known regional nonprofits, churches).
- • Requests for general operating support, scholarships, or program support in education/health/environmental areas.
- • Capacity to manage mid-size grants (roughly $15K–$70K based on past awards).
- • Located in one of the states already funded (foundation is CT-based but funds across multiple states).
Geography
The latest observed year shows grants to organizations in eight states and the foundation directs most dollars outside its home state, indicating a multi-state footprint rather than a strictly local funder.
Recipient Variety
The latest year included 13 distinct recipients (a meaningful number for a small private foundation), but many grantees recur across the three-year record and the top five accounted for a large share of dollars, so variety exists but is concentrated among familiar organizations.
New Applicants
Across the three observed years the foundation shows repeat funding to the same set of recipients and the record indicates it funds only preselected organizations; combined with no visible public application route, this suggests new, unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
