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Private foundation (trust)EIN 656245247Est. 1999-10

Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation

Canton, OH 44718

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$24.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

59

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$318K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.1M

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.1M

Distributable Amount

$1.0M

Min. Investment Return

$1.1M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

59 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $6K to maximum $318K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

387 grants

Maine Environmental Education Association
$536K
6 grants
Highland Community College
$318K
1 grant
Shelburne Farms
$275K
7 grants
Project Drawdown
$200K
2 grants
Massillon Family YMCA
$175K
16 grants
Freeport Art Museum
$160K
2 grants
Save the River
$159K
5 grants
The Thinking Project
$143K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

387 grants

<$10K
274
grants
$10–50K
99
grants
$50–250K
13
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Maine
$1.5M
29% of total
California
$1.3M
24% of total
Illinois
$499K
9% of total
Ohio
$464K
9% of total
New York
$440K
8% of total
Florida
$410K
8% of total
Vermont
$305K
6% of total
Pennsylvania
$200K
4% of total
Colorado
$143K
3% of total
Connecticut
$50K
1% of total

+1 more states

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