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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 65-6215023

Walter R Ferguson Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 6 grants and $8.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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 2019

    $8,679,528

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $510,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,110,718

Grants paid in 2019

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southwest Florida Community FoundationFort Myers, FL

    General purpose

    $2,884,821
  2. JP Morgan Charitable Giving FundJenkintown, PA

    General purpose

    $2,884,821
  3. Community Foundation of Collier CountyNaples, FL

    General purpose

    $2,884,821
  4. Southwest Florida Community FoundationFort Myers, FL

    General purpose

    $8,355
  5. Community Foundation of Collier CountyNaples, FL

    General purpose

    $8,355
  6. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    General purpose

    $8,355

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $2,901,531100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $5,786,352
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $2,893,176

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert R FergusonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Linda C KraterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan F ZerlinTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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