Elmer & Gladys Ferguson Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Dewitt, AR · EIN 58-1674674 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Elmer & Gladys Ferguson
129grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$452Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 19 of its 129 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $90K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 71
Dewitt, AR 72042-0071
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of MS Foundation | Oxford, MS | $21,000 |
| The Magee Foundation | University, MS | $20,000 |
| University of MS Foundation WILLIAM MAGEE CENTER | Oxford, MS | $20,000 |
| Oxford University Umc | Oxford, MS | $11,700 |
| Christian Brothers High School | Memphis, TN | $10,500 |
| Northminister Baptist Church | Jackson, MS | $10,467 |
| Arkansas Zoological Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Young Life | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 |
| Oxford University Umc | Oxford, MS | $9,810 |
| Youth Programs Inc | Memphis, TN | $8,400 |
| Youth Programs Inc | Memphis, TN | $8,000 |
| First Baptist Church BUILDING FUND | Dewitt, AR | $7,750 |
| Northminister Baptist Church | Jackson, MS | $7,000 |
| Christian Brothers High School LACROSSE PROGRAM | Memphis, TN | $7,000 |
| Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelt | Jackson, MS | $6,167 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Central MS | Jackson, MS | $6,166 |
| Oxford University Umc | Oxford, MS | $5,200 |
| Ave Maria Home | Barlett, TN | $5,000 |
| Christian Brothers High School LACROSSE PROGRAM | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Friends of Children's Hospital | Flowood, MS | $5,000 |
| Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelt | Jackson, MS | $5,000 |
| New Life of Jackson PRISSY WALLACE | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| University of Memphis Foundation | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| New Life Fellowship Church ANNUAL DONATION | Dewitt, AR | $5,000 |
| Episcopal Collegiate School ANNUAL FUND | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 |
| University of Memphis Foundation | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| New Life Fellowship Church | Dewitt, AR | $5,000 |
| St Michael Catholic Church | Vicksburg, MS | $5,000 |
| St Paul Catholic Church | Flowood, MS | $5,000 |
| St Peter's Catholic Church | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| University of Memphis Foundation | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| University of MS Museum | Oxford, MS | $4,600 |
| Peyton's House | Jackson, MS | $4,167 |
| The Mustard Seed Inc | Brandon, MS | $4,167 |
| Caring and Sharing Pantry | Paulding, OH | $4,000 |
| University of MS Foundation ATHLETIC | Oxford, MS | $4,000 |
| University of MS Foundation | Oxford, MS | $4,000 |
| St Michael Catholic Church | Vicksburg, MS | $4,000 |
| St Michael Catholic Church | Vicksburg, MS | $3,500 |
| Pattillo Center School | Dewitt, AR | $3,278 |
| Sharing & Caring Food Pantry | Dardanelle, AR | $3,278 |
| Dana's House Inc | Dewitt, AR | $3,277 |
| St Peter's Catholic Church | Memphis, TN | $3,100 |
| Dana's House Inc | Dewitt, AR | $3,000 |
| Mississippi Spay & Neuter | Richland, MS | $3,000 |
| Pattillo Center School | Dewitt, AR | $3,000 |
| Stewpot Community Services | Jackson, MS | $3,000 |
| MS School for the Blind and Deaf | Jackson, MS | $3,000 |
| Stewpot Community Services | Jackson, MS | $3,000 |
| Sunnybrook Children's Home | Ridgeland, MS | $3,000 |
| Carti | Little Rock, AR | $3,000 |
| Mississippi Spay & Neuter | Richland, MS | $3,000 |
| Caring and Sharing Pantry | Paulding, OH | $3,000 |
| Dana's House Inc | Dewitt, AR | $3,000 |
| Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelt | Jackson, MS | $3,000 |
| Mississippi Spay & Neuter | Richland, MS | $3,000 |
| MS School for the Blind and Deaf | Jackson, MS | $3,000 |
| Pattillo Center School | Dewitt, AR | $3,000 |
| Stewpot Community Services | Jackson, MS | $3,000 |
| University of MS Foundation | Oxford, MS | $3,000 |
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