Grants paid by The Ferguson Family Charitable Foundation
EIN 84-3968495 · Shoal Creek, AL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Ferguson Family Charitable Foundation of Shoal Creek, AL (EIN 84-3968495) reported 73 grants paid totaling $516,764 to 28 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$516,764
73 grants
Recipients
28
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | $91,724 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | $74,300 | — |
| 2022 | 12 | $41,000 | — |
| 2023 | 14 | $71,790 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | $119,950 | — |
| 2025 | 10 | $118,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 28 recipients receiving the most from The Ferguson Family Charitable Foundation, by grants paid, out of 28 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Harbor 57-0892070 | C | Alexander City, AL | 7 | $82,100 | 2025 |
| Real Island Volunteer Fire Department 58-1962681 | B | Equality, AL | 2 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Vinson Cemetery | U | Bessemer, AL | 4 | $37,000 | 2025 |
| Camp Fire Alabama - Camp Fletcher Building Fund | U | Homewood, AL | 1 | $33,574 | 2020 |
| Big Oak Ranch 23-7413017 | B | Gadsden, AL | 5 | $32,700 | 2025 |
| Jimmie Hale Mission | U | Birmingham, AL | 6 | $31,000 | 2025 |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary 64-0579585 | B | Ridgeland, MS | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| The Foundry Ministries 63-0624278 | B | Bessemer, AL | 6 | $28,500 | 2025 |
| The Exceptional Foundation 63-1096855 | B | Birmingham, AL | 6 | $26,000 | 2025 |
| Methodist Children's Homes of Ms 64-0303087 | C | Jackson, MS | 1 | $22,000 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | U | Mountain Brook, AL | 4 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| The Mustard Seed 64-0652510 | B | Brandon, MS | 3 | $14,000 | 2023 |
| The Arc Central Alabama 63-0375738 | D | Birmingham, AL | 3 | $11,000 | 2022 |
| Bridgeways 63-0498347 | B | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Partners in Excellence Fund (mra) | U | Madison, MS | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | U | Boone, IA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Sozo Children 27-4552700 | C | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Childcare Resources 63-0882628 | B | Birmingham, AL | 5 | $9,000 | 2024 |
| Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church | U | Homewood, AL | 1 | $7,700 | 2024 |
| The Little Light House - Central Mississippi | U | Jackson, MS | 1 | $7,150 | 2020 |
| Hand in Paw 63-1190375 | B | Birmingham, AL | 4 | $7,000 | 2023 |
| The Little Light House | U | Jackson, MS | 1 | $6,790 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | U | Vestavia, AL | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Tunnel to Towers | U | Staten Island, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Rainbow Omega 63-1036500 | B | Eastaboga, AL | 2 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| The Wellhouse 27-2973046 | B | Odenville, AL | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church 63-0654956 | B | Bessemer, AL | 1 | $2,500 | 2021 |
| Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation 63-0288872 | B | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $1,250 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 73 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Friends of the Vinson Cemetery Ohatchee, AL | U | $28,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | Real Island Volunteer Fire Department Equality, AL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPROSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | The Exceptional Foundation Birmingham, AL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | Big Oak Ranch Springville, AL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | Sozo Children Birmingham, AL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | Partners in Excellence Fund (mra) Madison, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | Jimmie Hale Mission Birmingham, AL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | The Foundry Ministries Bessemer, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | Children's Harbor Eclectic, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2025 | Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202631269349102728 |
| 2024 | Wesley Biblical Seminary Ridgeland, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPROSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | Real Island Volunteer Fire Department Equality, AL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPROSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | American Red Cross Boone, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPROSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | Jimmie Hale Mission Birmingham, AL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | Big Oak Ranch Gadsden, AL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | The Foundry Ministries Bessemer, AL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church Homewood, AL | U | $7,700 | paid | GENERAL PURPROSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | Childcare Resources Birmingham, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | The Exceptional Foundation Birmingham, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | American Heart Association Mountain Brook, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | Children's Harbor Alexander City, AL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation Birmingham, AL | B | $1,250 | paid | GENERAL PURPROSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2024 | Friends of the Vinson Cemetery Bessemer, AL | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202531289349101858 |
| 2023 | Methodist Children's Homes of Ms Jackson, MS | C | $22,000 | paid | BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | The Little Light House Jackson, MS | U | $6,790 | paid | SPEECH THERAPY EQUIPMENT | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | Big Oak Ranch Gadsden, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | Jimmie Hale Mission Birmingham, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | Children's Harbor Alexander City, AL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | The Exceptional Foundation Birmingham, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | The Foundry Ministries Bessemer, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | American Heart Association Mountain Brook, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | Wesley Biblical Seminary Ridgeland, MS | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPROSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Omega Eastaboga, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | The Mustard Seed Brandon, MS | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | Childcare Resources Birmingham, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | Hand in Paw Birmingham, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Vinson Cemetery Bessemer, AL | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440889349100819 |
| 2022 | Children's Harbor Alexander City, AL | C | $11,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | Bridgeways Birmingham, AL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Vinson Cemetery Bessemer, AL | U | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | American Heart Association Mountain Brook, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | Hand in Paw Birmingham, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | Jimmie Hale Mission Birmingham, AL | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | The Arc Central Alabama Birmingham, AL | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | The Exceptional Foundation Birmingham, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | The Foundry Ministries Bessemer, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | The Mustard Seed Brandon, MS | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | Big Oak Ranch Gadsden, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2022 | Childcare Resources Birmingham, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202331319349101418 |
| 2021 | Children's Harbor Alexander City, AL | C | $31,100 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | The Mustard Seed Brandon, MS | B | $10,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | Big Oak Ranch Gadsden, AL | B | $6,700 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | American Heart Association Mountain Brook, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | The Foundry Ministries Bessemer, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | The Arc Central Alabama Birmingham, AL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Bessemer, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | Hand in Paw Birmingham, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | Jimmie Hale Mission Birmingham, AL | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | The Exceptional Foundation Birmingham, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2021 | Childcare Resources Birmingham, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231259349100013 |
| 2020 | Camp Fire Alabama - Camp Fletcher Building Fund Homewood, AL | U | $33,574 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | Children's Harbor Alexander City, AL | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | The Little Light House - Central Mississippi Jackson, MS | U | $7,150 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | Children's Harbor (anchor Society) Birmingham, AL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | Make a Wish Foundation Vestavia, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | The Arc Central Alabama Birmingham, AL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | The Foundry Ministries Bessemer, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | Hand in Paw Birmingham, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | The Wellhouse Odenville, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | Jimmie Hale Mission Birmingham, AL | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | The Exceptional Foundation Birmingham, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Omega Eastaboga, AL | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
| 2020 | Childcare Resources Birmingham, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111309349102266 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202631269349102728 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531289349101858 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202440889349100819 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331319349101418 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231259349100013 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202111309349102266 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/843968495.json.
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