Bettye Poetz Ferguson Foundation

EIN 943192412 Private Foundation

Sioux Falls, SD 57103 |(415) 954-4400

Total Given 2018–2023
$16.5M
12 grants · $2.8M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$1.0M
typical big bets · $200K–$1.6M
grant size
20%
balanced · 2/10 multi-year
repeat
$19.4M
Assets (2023)
10
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (415) 954-4400
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 N/A $23K $2 N/A
2017 N/A $9.6M $9.2M N/A
2018 $1.0M $9.3M $1.8M 5
2019 N/A $5.0M $1.4M N/A
2020 $6.0M $23.8M $25.7M 4
2021 $8.0M $19.9M $3.4M 2
2022 N/A $19.8M $741K N/A
2023 $1.5M $19.4M $1.1M 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 12 grants on record

Minimum
$200K
25th Pctl
$200K
Median
$1.0M
Average
$1.4M
75th Pctl
$1.6M
Maximum
$7.0M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (12 total)

Purpose
Mercy Housing Inc Denver, CO $7,000,000 DEVELOP SENIOR HOUSING 2021
The San Francisco Housing San Francisco, CA $2,000,000 GENERAL OPERATING 2020
Family House Inc San Francisco, CA $2,000,000 GENERAL OPERATING 2020
Mercy Housing Inc Denver, CO $1,500,000 DEVELOP SENIOR HOUSING 2023
The Redwoods - A Community of Mill Valley, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL OPERATING 2020
Mercy Housing California San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 DEVELOP SENIOR HOUSING 2020
Family House Inc San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL OPERATING 2021
San Domenico School san anselmo, CA $225,000 ESTABLISH NEED BASED 2018
St Dominic's Catholic Church San Francisco, CA $200,000 PARISH CENTER 2018
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco, CA $200,000 YOUTH ORCHESTRA 2018
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA $200,000 ANNUAL FUND 2018
Merola Opera Program San Francisco, CA $200,000 OPERA COMMISSION AND 2018

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