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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4997349

Harry Maescher Ferguson Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Waynesville, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 34 grants and $429,589 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $429,589

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $12,259,764

  • Tax year 2024

    $351,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $15,081,449

  • Tax year 2023

    $213,716

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,662,345

  • Tax year 2022

    $99,995

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,815,593

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,789,427

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $354,828

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,741

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $363,626

  • Tax year 2018

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $373,163

Grants paid in 2025

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Compassion InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    Unrestricted Donation

    $55,000
  2. Matthew 25 MinistriesBlue Ash, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $35,000
  3. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Unrestricted Donation

    $25,000
  4. City Gospel MissionCincinnati, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $20,000
  5. Four Paws for AbilityXenia, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $20,000
  6. Israel Guide Dog CenterWarrington, PA

    Unrestricted Donation

    $20,000
  7. BLOC MinistriesCincinnati, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $20,000
  8. Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Scholarship Program

    $20,000
  9. One BistroXenia, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $17,500
  10. Isaiah 117 HouseElizabethton, TN

    Unrestricted Donation

    $15,000
  11. Eve CenterCincinnati, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,681
  12. Cincinnati Challenge RanchMilford, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  13. May We HelpCincinnati, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  14. MostAtlanta, GA

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  15. Agape Women's ServicesJohnson City, TN

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  16. ARC of AppalachiaBainbridge, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  17. Calvary Bible ChurchBahamas

    AWANA Boys & Girls Club

    $10,000
  18. Cincinnati Type & Print MuseumCincinnati, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  19. LA Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CA

    LA Fire Relief

    $10,000
  20. The Fisher-Nightingale HousesWright Pat, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  21. The Luke CommissionSagle, ID

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  22. Top Soccer CincinnatiMason, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $10,000
  23. Purposeful PaintingCovington, KY

    Unrestricted Donation

    $8,908
  24. Milford Miami MinistriesMilford, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  25. Artworks CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  26. Cincinnati Nature CenterMilford, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  27. Don Greer FoundationMason, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  28. First Ladies FarmRiverview, FL

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  29. Huntington City MissionHuntington, WV

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  30. Joshua's PlaceSouth Lebanon, OH

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  31. LA County Animal Care FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    LA Fire Relief

    $5,000
  32. Lily's PlaceHuntington, WV

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  33. Polk County Bully ProjectLakeland, FL

    Unrestricted Donation

    $5,000
  34. New International Ends CyclingFort Myers, FL

    Unrestricted Donation

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $100,00034% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $45,00015% of the total
  3. Health4 grants $42,50015% of the total
  4. Human services3 grants $34,58912% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $20,0007% of the total
  6. Animals2 grants $10,0003% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $40,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio18 grants $228,181
  2. Colorado1 grant $55,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $25,000
  4. Tennessee2 grants $25,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000
  6. California2 grants $15,000
  7. Florida3 grants $12,500
  8. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  9. Idaho1 grant $10,000
  10. West Virginia2 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ryan W JohnsonTrustee Hours 5Pay $24,000
  • Benjamin W JonesTrustee Hours 5Pay $24,000
  • Debra A ScheetzTrustee Hours 5Pay $24,000
  • Michael R WarnerTrustee Hours 5Pay $24,000
  • Douglas K RockelFormer Trustee Hours 0Pay $100,000

The return

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