Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation
Private foundation · Canton, OH · EIN 65-6245247 · reported 2024–2026
192grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$9.3Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 192 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $50K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2024, 2025, 2026. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
4481 Munson St NW Ste 100
Canton, OH 44718-3679
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Ferguson Foundation Foundation Split | Canton, OH | $4,836,562 |
| Conservancy of SW Florida General Funds | Naples, FL | $1,000,000 |
| Highland Community College Concert Grand Piano and Fine Arts Program | Freeport, IL | $317,500 |
| Highland Community College Concert Grand Piano | Freeport, IL | $317,500 |
| Wilderness Center Grant to Help with Land Purchase, Conservation | Wilmot, OH | $118,000 |
| Maine Environmental Education Association Growsmart pledge, school supplies for outdoor learning | Brunswick, ME | $110,000 |
| Maine Environmental Education Association Grant to Make Small Grants to Schools for Supplies for Learning Outdoors | Brunswick, ME | $100,000 |
| Project Drawdown General Funds | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| Maine Environmental Education Association Small Grants for School Supplies and Learning Outdoors | Brunswick, ME | $100,000 |
| Project Drawdown | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| Project Drawdown Unrestricted grant | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| Massillon Family YMCA Roof Repair for Dance Studio, Listed Items, Pool Pump and Boiler, Childcare Food | Massillon, OH | $60,000 |
| Give Direct LA Fire Relief for Poorest Families and Individuals | New York, NY | $55,000 |
| Shelburne Farms Martin Tierney Endowment Fund | Shelburne, VT | $50,000 |
| Frederic Remington Art Museum Museum Education, Directors Salary and General Fund | Ogdensburg, NY | $50,000 |
| Shelburne Farms Marshall Webb Earth Day Challenge | Shelburne, VT | $50,000 |
| Pie Ranch New bathhouse and education programs | Pescadero, CA | $50,000 |
| Shelburne Farms Coach barn geothermal system | Shelburne, VT | $50,000 |
| Eastside College Preparatory Tuition for 2 Students | East Palo Alto, CA | $48,000 |
| Peninsula Bridge Mental Health Needs | Mateo, CA | $30,000 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust Safeguard Wildlife Passages and Protect Biodiversity | Palo Alto, CA | $30,000 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust Safeguard Wildlife Passages and Protect the Regions Biodiversity | Palo Alto, CA | $30,000 |
| Peninsula Bridge Mental Health needs pledge | Mateo, CA | $30,000 |
| Massillon Family YMCA Grants for Gymnastics and the Gators Swim Team | Massillon, OH | $27,000 |
| Fresh Approach Community Garden and EPA Farmers Market | Concord, CA | $25,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley Capital Campaign for New Building | San Carlos, CA | $25,000 |
| University of Maine Maine Outdoor School | Orono, ME | $25,000 |
| University of Vermont Medical Center Research Care at Childrens Hospital in Honor of Nora McDougall | Burlington, VT | $25,000 |
| Canton for All People & Crossroads United Methodist Shorb Market, Resource Center, Summer Field Trip for Kids | Canton, OH | $25,000 |
| Lifemoves Annual Lifemoves Breakfast, General Support | Menlo Park, CA | $25,000 |
| Save the River Trash Free River 2023 | Clayton, NY | $25,000 |
| Fresh Approach Mobile Market truck and market match program | Concord, CA | $25,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley Second Harvest capital campaign | San Carlos, CA | $25,000 |
| Massillon Family YMCA Food for Perry Elementary, childcare, gators swim, scholarships | Massillon, OH | $24,600 |
| Eastside College Preparatory 10th Grade Tuition | East Palo Alto, CA | $21,000 |
| Eastside College Preparatory Tuition | East Palo Alto, CA | $21,000 |
| Children's Health Council Mental Health Therapy and Counseling | Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 |
| Oakland Public Education Fund Oakland Goes Outdoors | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Thousand Islands Land Trust Conservation Connections Program | Clayton, NY | $20,000 |
| Children's Health Council Mental Health Therapy and Learning Difference Counseling | Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 |
| Conservancy of SW Florida Climate and Water, THGE Mobile Lab Unit | Naples, FL | $20,000 |
| Fresh Approach Emergency funding for Farm Recovery from Storm, Market Match Program | Concord, CA | $20,000 |
| Northern Lighthouse Emergency Shelter and Transitional Living for Homeless Youth | Mars Hill, ME | $20,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Matching Grant | San Carlos, CA | $20,000 |
| Wilderness Center Matching Grant Dale and Loretta Hart Fund, Playscape, Trees and Unrestricted | Wilmot, OH | $19,100 |
| Foodwise Teen Programs | San Francisco, CA | $17,500 |
| Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Natural Literacy Initiative | Belfast, ME | $15,000 |
| Coastside Hope Households and Backpacks Programs | Half Moon Bay, CA | $15,000 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music Academic and College Prep | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 |
| Kids Cooking for Life Part Time Regional Manager | Larkspur, CA | $15,000 |
| Live Earth Farm Discovery Farm Discovery Program | Freedom, CA | $15,000 |
| Penobscot Theatre Company Art N Kids Program | Bangor, ME | $15,000 |
| Ravenswood Family Health Center CPSP and Centering Parenting Programs | East Palo Alto, CA | $15,000 |
| Sea Change Yoga Capacity Building | Portland, ME | $15,000 |
| Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Support the Natural Literacy Initiative, and Educator | Belfast, ME | $15,000 |
| Hammond Presbyterian Church Masonry Repointing | Hammond, NY | $15,000 |
| Hearty Roots Taproot Therapeutic Adventure Program | Bristol, ME | $15,000 |
| Ogdensburg Boys & Girls Club Operating Expenses and Filling Food Pantry | Ogdensburg, NY | $15,000 |
| Pie Ranch | Pescadero, CA | $15,000 |
| Starvista School Based Counseling Services | San Carlos, CA | $15,000 |
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