The Anthony And Carie Ferry Foundation
This organization is a private foundation focused on supporting various charitable causes. Its mission includes providing assistance to children in the foster system, funding medical research for conditions such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, and offering scholarships to students of all ages. The foundation also supports initiatives related to cancer research, the performing arts, and access to clean water for rural communities. Through its grants, it aims to positively impact health, education, and cultural sectors, primarily serving local communities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A California-based nonprofit (especially Orange County/Greater Irvine area) working on children & youth services, scholarships/education, health-related charities, or local arts programs that can present clear program materials and a concrete funding request.
Good Fit
- • Operational presence in California, preferably Orange County or Irvine.
- • Programs serving children, foster youth, scholarships, childhood health causes, or performing arts.
- • Ability to accept one-time grants in the observed $200–170,000 range or smaller local grants.
- • Capacity to submit organizational materials and respond to an off-line request from a named contact.
Geography
Observed giving is strongly concentrated in California (about 99% of dollars in the latest year), with only a token out-of-state payment; the footprint is effectively local to the foundation's state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows nine distinct independent recipients across several program areas, but financial concentration is high (the top five recipients took 98% of dollars), so the portfolio is moderately diverse in number but concentrated by dollars.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows multiple new grantees (all grantees were new in 2023 and four new recipients in 2024), and a written submission route with a named contact and phone/mail instructions exists, so unfamiliar applicants have a plausible path to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
