The Ferry Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes. Its mission focuses on enhancing educational opportunities, addressing food insecurity, and providing assistance to homeless individuals, particularly women and children. The foundation funds a range of initiatives, including capital campaigns for educational institutions, annual funds for community services, and programs aimed at student enrichment and food distribution. It predominantly serves organizations in the education, food security, and homelessness sectors, with a significant emphasis on local community needs.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established charities or institutions in the foundation's primary state working on capital campaigns, higher education endowments, or community services (food/homeless/education) with an existing relationship or referral into the funder's network.
Good Fit
- • Located in the foundation’s primary state and serving Cleveland‑area communities.
- • Seeking support for capital campaigns or endowments rather than small pilot projects.
- • Institutional profile (university, hospital, established nonprofit) with capacity to manage larger restricted gifts.
- • Introductions or referrals from current grantees, trustees, or known intermediaries.
Geography
Giving is heavily state‑concentrated: in the latest year about 98% of dollars went to organizations in one state, with only one small out‑of‑state grant.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows nine distinct independent recipients across education, social services, and community causes, but the same nine organizations appear in both observed years and dollars are highly concentrated among the top recipients.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly reports awarding grants only to preselected recipients, and across two observed years there were zero new grantees; direct public application routes are absent, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio without a referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
