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Private foundation (trust)EIN 911357603Est. 1987-10

THE HUGH AND JANE FERGUSON FOUNDATION

SEATTLE, WA 98133

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$5.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

80

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$300–$90K

Typical

Deadlines

February 15, august 15

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$473K

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.1M

Distributable Amount

$272K

Min. Investment Return

$278K

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

80 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $300 through median $10K to maximum $90K, 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 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

461 grants

BURKE MUSEUM
$405K
6 grants
WING LUKE ASIAN MUSEUM
$275K
6 grants
WOODLAND PARK ZOO
$267K
6 grants
SEATTLE AQUARIUM
$245K
6 grants
JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$190K
6 grants
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$145K
4 grants
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE
$140K
6 grants
PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER
$140K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

461 grants

<$10K
365
grants
$10–50K
81
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Washington
$4.8M
83% of total
Oregon
$293K
5% of total
Alaska
$266K
5% of total
District of Columbia
$141K
2% of total
Colorado
$130K
2% of total
Montana
$73K
1% of total
California
$23K
0% of total
North Carolina
$20K
0% of total
Illinois
$500
0% of total
Virginia
$400
0% of total

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