THE HUGH AND JANE FERGUSON FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-08; covers tax years 2012–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.3M · expenses $955K · assets $1.9M

EIN
91-1357603
Address
215 N 101ST ST, SEATTLE, WA 98133-9111
Website
HUGHANDJANEFERGUSONFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
C30 Natural Resources Conservation and Protection (Environment) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.60; not an IRS classification)
FURP topic
science: research education · women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 1987 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ellen Lee Ferguson PRESIDENT2012-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON President1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN LEE FERGUSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 70 grants to organizations · $850K
2024 · 80 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2023 · 78 grants to organizations · $927K
2022 · 78 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2021 · 72 grants to organizations · $912K
2020 · 79 grants to organizations · $900K
2019 · 76 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2018 · 74 grants to organizations · $903K
2017 · 67 grants to organizations · $735K
2016 · 62 grants to organizations · $710K
2014 · 46 grants to organizations · $407K
2013 · 47 grants to organizations · $352K
2012 · 43 grants to organizations · $331K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 2 contributors · $706K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 JANET WARFORD CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST Organization or other SEATTLE, WA $701,142$701,142 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
1 ELLEN FERGUSON Person SEATTLE, WA $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $11K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JANE A FERGUSON MARITAL DEDUCTION T Person MEDINA, WA $11,138- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
2013 · 1 contributor · $54K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JANE A FERGUSON MARITAL DEDUCTION T Person $53,833- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing
2012 · 1 contributor · $3.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JANE A FERGUSON MARITAL DEDUCTION T Person MEDINA, WA $3,594,822- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,277,011$955,383 $1,904,887$1,904,887 $706,142- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$472,809$1,141,487 $1,583,259$1,583,259 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$155,072$1,027,042 $2,251,937$2,251,937 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$915,714$1,178,970 $3,123,907$3,123,907 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$956,694$1,110,716 $3,387,163$3,387,163 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,575,127$1,011,652 $3,541,185$3,541,185 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$553,745$1,213,631 $1,977,710$1,977,710 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$209,142$1,008,013 $2,637,596$2,637,596 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,085,476$822,213 $3,394,241$3,394,241 $0- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$168,863$796,423 $3,132,119$3,014,101 $0- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$379,476$529,011 $3,687,146$3,513,522 $11,138- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$883,473$429,407 $3,894,857$3,663,057 $53,833- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,658,971$358,100 $3,459,978$3,391,978 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Nearby + Similar BETA

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
THE@RONALD AND JANE OLSON FOUNDATIONCAT20 $2,883,051$738,744 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE ERIC AND JANE NORD FOUNDATIONPANot reported $3,937,075$17,778,974 PRESIDENT&TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE ROBERT AND JANE TOLL FOUNDATIONPANot reported $2,605,031$4,063,999 PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
FERGUSON FOUNDATIONOHT22 $4,861,952$0 Trustee$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
FERGUSON FOUNDATION TRMDT20 $330,021$181,017 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
FERGUSON FOUNDATIONCANot reported $326,582$2,013,254 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
PLESSY AND FERGUSON FOUNDATIONLAR20 $229,499$241,386 Director$29,631 Similar name, revenue within 10x
THE JANE AND MARC NATHANSON FOUNDATIONCANot reported $193,932$183,575 DIRECTOR / VICE PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
FERGUSON FOUNDATIONWAT22 $118,749$175,623 TRUSTEE AND PRESIDENT$4,000 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state
JAMES A FOLGER AND JANE C FOLGER FOUNDATION THECANot reported $80,673$47,797 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
THE M AND M FOUNDATIONCAT20 $43,133$222,152 PRESIDENT /C$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 11 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $20,5001 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 PLESSY AND FERGUSON FOUNDATION
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION $10,0001 1Private foundation2022–2022 PLESSY AND FERGUSON FOUNDATION
THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION $8,3601 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 PLESSY AND FERGUSON FOUNDATION
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $1544 1Private foundation2020–2023 PLESSY AND FERGUSON FOUNDATION

The full list · all similar organizations

Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $955,383 spent · pay $0 · grants $849,800 · events $911
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $849,800 88.9%
Fees: other professional $90,244 9.4%
Fees: accounting $10,000 1.0%
Other expenses $3,377 0.4%
Taxes $1,000 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $911 0.1%
Interest $51 0.0%
Total$955,383100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $1,141,487 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,031,300 · events $504
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,031,300 90.3%
Fees: other professional $90,504 7.9%
Other expenses $12,661 1.1%
Fees: accounting $6,510 0.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $504 0.0%
Interest $8 0.0%
Total$1,141,487100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $1,027,042 spent · pay $0 · grants $926,800 · events $848
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $926,800 90.2%
Fees: other professional $83,816 8.2%
Other expenses $9,157 0.9%
Fees: accounting $6,200 0.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $848 0.1%
Interest $221 0.0%
Total$1,027,042100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,178,970 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,063,300 · events $1,216
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,063,300 90.2%
Fees: other professional $99,917 8.5%
Other expenses $7,939 0.7%
Fees: accounting $6,000 0.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,216 0.1%
Taxes $595 0.1%
Interest $3 0.0%
Total$1,178,970100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,110,716 spent · pay $0 · grants $911,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $911,800 82.1%
Fees: other professional $113,667 10.2%
Taxes $76,696 6.9%
Fees: accounting $6,800 0.6%
Other expenses $1,733 0.2%
Interest $20 0.0%
Total$1,110,716100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,011,652 spent · pay $0 · grants $900,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $900,000 89.0%
Fees: other professional $97,375 9.6%
Fees: accounting $8,000 0.8%
Taxes $5,347 0.5%
Other expenses $852 0.1%
Interest $78 0.0%
Total$1,011,652100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $1,213,631 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,098,900 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,098,900 90.5%
Fees: other professional $105,188 8.7%
Fees: accounting $7,215 0.6%
Taxes $1,278 0.1%
Other expenses $720 0.1%
Interest $330 0.0%
Total$1,213,631100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $1,008,013 spent · pay $0 · grants $902,612 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $902,612 89.5%
Fees: other professional $86,316 8.6%
Taxes $10,291 1.0%
Fees: accounting $7,018 0.7%
Other expenses $1,771 0.2%
Interest $5 0.0%
Total$1,008,013100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $822,213 spent · pay $0 · grants $734,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $734,800 89.4%
Fees: other professional $77,830 9.5%
Fees: accounting $6,085 0.7%
Taxes $2,349 0.3%
Fees: legal $642 0.1%
Other expenses $459 0.1%
Interest $48 0.0%
Total$822,213100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $796,423 spent · pay $0 · grants $709,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $709,800 89.1%
Fees: other professional $69,716 8.8%
Fees: accounting $16,432 2.1%
Other expenses $434 0.1%
Taxes $41 0.0%
Total$796,423100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $529,011 spent · pay $0 · grants $407,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $407,300 77.0%
Fees: other professional $68,059 12.9%
Taxes $25,800 4.9%
Fees: accounting $21,110 4.0%
Other expenses $5,405 1.0%
Fees: legal $1,225 0.2%
Interest $112 0.0%
Total$529,011100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $429,407 spent · pay $0 · grants $352,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $352,300 82.0%
Fees: other professional $66,266 15.4%
Other expenses $9,408 2.2%
Taxes $741 0.2%
Fees: accounting $650 0.2%
Interest $42 0.0%
Total$429,407100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $358,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $330,860 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $330,860 92.4%
Other expenses $17,838 5.0%
Fees: accounting $5,280 1.5%
Fees: other professional $4,074 1.1%
Interest $48 0.0%
Total$358,100100%

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