Private foundation · EIN 13-6967609 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ferriday-Fund Charitable Tr

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $566K total, median $15K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
32
$566K
Median grant
$15K
Stays in PA
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.9M

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Antiquarian & Landmarks SocietyHartford, CTGeneral operating$147K
Naacp Ldf -Ny, NYGeneral operating$30K
Ulster Community College FoundationHigh Falls, NYGeneral operating$29K
New York City Bird Alliance IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Boys and Girls Club of KingstonKingston, NYGeneral operating$25K
Friends of Kingston LibraryKingston, NYGeneral operating$15K
Friends of Historical KingstonKingston, NYGeneral operating$15K
Lighthouse GuildNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
The Actors Fund of AmericaNy, NYGeneral operating$15K
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
NYU Langone Health SystemNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
Covenant HouseNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
Elaine Kaufman Cultural CenterNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
National Urban League IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
Salvation ArmyNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
The Auxiliary to Bellevue HospitalNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
Children's Aid SocietyNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
Hospital for Special Surgery Fund IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$15K
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, ALGeneral operating$15K
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral operating$10K
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and HistoryKingston, NYGeneral operating$10K
Playhouse Creatures Theatre CompanyNew York, NYGeneral operating$10K
St Thomas ChurchNew York, NYGeneral operating$10K
The Meatloaf KitchenNew York, NYGeneral operating$8,500
The Young Center for Immigrant ChildrensChicago, ILGeneral operating$8,500
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High SchoolBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating$6,000
Christ Church BethlehemBethlehem, CTGeneral operating$5,000
Nature ConservancyNew Haven, CTGeneral operating$5,000
Wnet - Channel 13New York, NYGeneral operating$5,000
Native American Rights FundBoulder, COGeneral operating$5,000
Old Bethlehem Historical SocietyBethlehem, CTGeneral operating$2,000

By state: New York 25 · Connecticut 4 · Alabama 1 · Illinois 1 · Colorado 1

About this foundation

Ferriday-Fund Charitable Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Bank of New York Co-Ttee, tax-exempt since 1991. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Ferriday-Fund Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Ferriday-Fund Charitable Tr give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $566K across 32 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Ferriday-Fund Charitable Tr give?

New York (25 grants), Connecticut (4 grants), Alabama (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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