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The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $479,123 (tax year ended December 2024)
The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation, a private foundation in St Louis, MO, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $479,123 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $150,000 to Arch City Defenders in St Louis, MO for general fund.
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- EIN
- 431944616
- Based in
- St Louis, MO
- Assets
- $10,747,001
- Grants paid
- $479,123
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202533219349106153. It reported $479,123 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch City Defenders | St Louis, MO | General fund | Crime and legal-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Shakespeare Festival | St Louis, MO | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $58,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flance Early Learning Center | St Louis, MO | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Med & Food for Kids | St Louis, MO | General fund | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fine Arts Work Center | Provincetown, MA | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jazz STL | St Louis, MO | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Via Fund | New York, NY | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lift for Life Academy | St Louis, MO | General fund | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Public Library | St Louis, MO | General fund | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coca | St Louis, MO | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Contemporary Art Museum | St Louis, MO | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feed My People | Lemay Township, MO | General fund | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosati Kain Academy | St Louis, MO | General fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa St Louis | St Louis, MO | General fund | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Center | St Louis, MO | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass Audubon | Lincoln, MA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Louis Art Museum | St Louis, MO | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Louis Dance Theatre | St Louis, MO | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra | St Louis, MO | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| We Power | St Louis, MO | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Tee of the Coachella Valley | Palm Desert, CA | General fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pedal the Cause | St Louis, MO | General fund | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visionary Awards | St Louis, MO | General fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shakespeare Festival St Louis | St Louis, MO | General fund | $1,223 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Louis Community Foundation | Clayton, MO | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mildred Thimes Foundation | St Louis, MO | General fund | $600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opera Theatre | St Louis, MO | General fund | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Crime and legal-related | $150,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $68,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $20,000 |
| Human services | $12,500 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,200 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Missouri | $421,623 |
| Massachusetts | $30,000 |
| New York | $25,000 |
| California | $2,500 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.