Charles P Ferro Foundation
Burlington, VT · EIN 22-3253710. Reported 123 grants totalling $980,000 to 71 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Charles P Ferro Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $183,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp | Ashford, CT | $300,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| See Attached | Burlington, VT | $183,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | $104,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dog Tag Bakery | Washington, DC | $51,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kids Helping Kids Inc | Stamford, CT | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of Appalachia Inc | Trumbull, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center | Burlington, VT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Push to Walk | Oakland, NJ | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Jamaica Plain, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crescent Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Health Hospice & Palliative Care | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nsu Art Museum | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Danny Wallace Foundation | Trumbull, CT | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kansas Rural Communities Foundation | Wamego, KS | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Brooklyn Book Bodega Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Room at the Inn | Bridgeton, MO | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tunnels to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vermont Parks Forever | Montpelier, VT | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Push to Walk | Oakland, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kids in Crisis | Cos Cob, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Sailing Center | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Do It for Love Foundation | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Founders Hall | Ridgefield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Dunmore, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prospector Theater | Ridgefield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Parks Foundation of Burlington | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Westpoint School of Music | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Burlington | Burlington, VT | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Age Well | Colchester, VT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Grow Nyc (council on the Environment Inc) | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New York Road Runners Inc | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| One Bead Project | Hudson, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Charlie Landers Foundation | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Park Track Club | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of Nyc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Good Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prospect Park Alliance Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Elizabeth School | Wyckoff, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiny Houses for Veterans | Kansas City, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Trauma Resilience Understanding & Education Center | Gaithersburg, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Burlington City Arts | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Burlington Vt Inc | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upper Saddle River Fire Department | Saddle River, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| V-Atpase Alliance | West End, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arc - Southeast | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Bar Justice Center (city Bar Fund) | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Family Room Foster Care Resource Center | Greensboro, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom Service Dogs of America | Englewood, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Healing Winds Vermont | Burlington, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ho-Ho-Kus Educational Foundation Inc | Ho Ho Kus, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Room at the Inn | Greensboro, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The War Dog Athletic Club | Cedar Grove, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan Ny | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ucla's Hammer Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hunger Free Vermont | South Burlington, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Literacy Foundation | Waterbury, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forge Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ho-Ho-Kus Home & School Association | Ho Ho Kus, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Immaculate Heart Academy | Washington, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Upper Midwest | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart School | Jersey City, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation | Riverton, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyckoff Family YMCA | Wyckoff, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
29 of 71 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
PAYMENT OF PRIOR YEAR GRANT PAYABLE - MID- ATLANTIC HOP PROGRAM - Burlington City Arts
ART FROM THE HEART PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 85 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $221,500 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $209,500 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 27 | $174,000 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | $183,000 | $183,000 |
| 2025 | 28 | $192,000 | $3,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Charles P Ferro Foundation has 3 of them, worth $1,065,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Wall Gang Camp | Ashford, CT | $1,000,000 |
| The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp | Ashford, CT | $50,000 |
| Dog Tag Bakery | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
Where its money goes
49% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Charles P Ferro Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 88 Sunset Cliff, Burlington, VT, 05408. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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