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Private foundation (trust)EIN 316087932Est. 1969-04

ROBERT & ELIZABETH FERGUS FOUNDATION

ASPEN, CO 81612

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Total Assets

$2.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$133K

FY 2024

Grants Made

62

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$92K

Total Expenses

$166K

Qualifying Distributions

$133K

Distributable Amount

$145K

Min. Investment Return

$145K

Undistributed Income

$145K

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

62 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $2K to maximum $10K, 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 $219K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

391 grants

CONSERVATION NORTHWEST
$48K
6 grants
THEATERWORKS
$47K
6 grants
WHATCOM FILM ASSOCIATION
$40K
5 grants
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
$36K
6 grants
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
$30K
3 grants
MULTICULTURAL MUSIC FELLOWSHIP
$27K
7 grants
WELLESLEY COLLEGE FRIENDS OF ART
$24K
6 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$22K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

391 grants

<$10K
390
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

California
$260K
29% of total
Washington
$176K
20% of total
Colorado
$118K
13% of total
Ohio
$73K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$72K
8% of total
New York
$44K
5% of total
Maryland
$28K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$23K
3% of total
Illinois
$21K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
2% of total

+9 more states

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