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Private foundation (trust)EIN 134013680Est. 1998-11

THE FERRIS FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10016

Total Assets

$953K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$74K

FY 2023

Grants Made

13

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$520–$17K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$59K

Total Expenses

$85K

Qualifying Distributions

$77K

Distributable Amount

$44K

Min. Investment Return

$45K

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

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $520 through median $2K to maximum $17K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $127K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

83 grants

PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$80K
5 grants
THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST
$50K
3 grants
PRESERVE MONTANA
$41K
4 grants
KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR
$33K
5 grants
MAYO CLINIC
$20K
1 grant
THE TESLOW PRESERVATION GROUP
$16K
1 grant
KEY WEST WILDLIFE CENTER
$11K
1 grant
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

83 grants

<$10K
71
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Montana
$193K
46% of total
Florida
$121K
29% of total
New York
$70K
17% of total
Missouri
$20K
5% of total
California
$10K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$4K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$2K
0% of total

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