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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-1714105

Ferguson Young Foundation

A private foundation in Hinsdale, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $45,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $252,898

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $258,889

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. College of Dupage FoundationGlen Ellyn, IL

    General operating support for educational programs.

    $11,000
  2. University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support for educational programs.

    $5,000
  3. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support for educational programs.

    $5,000
  4. Morton ArboretumLisle, IL

    General operating support for the organization's educational and research programs.

    $5,000
  5. Berkeley Law SchoolBerkeley, CA

    General operating support for educational programs.

    $3,000
  6. Chicago Public MediaChicago, IL

    General operating support for the organization's promotion of local journalism.

    $3,000
  7. National Public RadioWashington, DC

    General operating support for the organization's media activities.

    $3,000
  8. Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    General operating support for educational programs.

    $2,000
  9. McCormick FoundationChicago, IL

    General operating support for charitable activity and community building programs.

    $1,000
  10. Morton ArboretumLisle, IL

    General operating support for the organization's educational and research programs.

    $1,000
  11. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General operating support for the organization's charitable activities.

    $1,000
  12. Thoracic Surgery FoundationChicago, IL

    General operating support for organization's promotion of medical research.

    $1,000
  13. Thurgood Marshall FundWashington, DC

    General operating support for the funds' scholarship programs.

    $1,000
  14. Pacific Whale FoundationWailuku, HI

    General operating support for the organization's research and educational programs.

    $1,000
  15. Morton ArboretumLisle, IL

    General operating support for the organization's educational and research programs.

    $1,000
  16. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    General operating support for educational programs.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $16,00052% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $8,00026% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $6,00019% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois8 grants $24,000
  2. Minnesota2 grants $10,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $4,000
  4. California1 grant $3,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000
  6. Hawaii1 grant $1,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Mark K FergusonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Phyllis M YoungDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Benjamin D FergusonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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