Bettye Poetz Ferguson Foundation
EIN 943192412 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
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
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 954-4400
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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