The Anne F Forbes Family Foundation focuses on a small number of mid-sized grants that support arts organizations—especially ceramics and studio pottery—and child-focused services/education, including at least one faith-affiliated child welfare provider. Half of the foundation's dollars went to a single education fund, while the remainder was distributed in equal amounts to regional arts and child-service groups, indicating a preference for targeted, mission-driven nonprofits rather than broad-based giving.
A single education grant accounts for the largest recent award from Anne F Forbes Family Foundation: $50,500 to The J C Ferrer Education Fund in Southampton, New York. That one grant sits alongside a set of similarly sized $12,625 gifts to arts and child-serving nonprofits, which gives the foundation a compact profile centered on a few targeted grants rather than many small ones. The pattern includes ceramics and studio pottery organizations, regional arts groups, and child welfare or education-related recipients, with funding spread across Florida, the Northeast, and the Pacific Northwest. Recent awards show a clear preference for mission-specific nonprofits. The foundation supported Studio Potter in Northampton, Massachusetts, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Edgecomb, Maine, and Saranac Art Projects in Spokane, Washington, all at the same $12,625 level. It also funded Florida United Methodist Child Home in Deltona, Florida at that amount, linking its giving to both arts infrastructure and child-focused residential care. Earlier grants continued that mix with institutions such as Vero Beach Museum of Art and Riverside Theatre, suggesting a portfolio built around a small number of recurring themes rather than a broad program menu.
Ceramics and studio pottery are a visible part of the foundation’s giving. Anne F Forbes Family Foundation gave $12,625 to Studio Potter in Northampton, Massachusetts and the same amount to Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Edgecomb, Maine, pointing to support for ceramics-focused organizations and the publishing or workshop infrastructure around the field. The foundation also backs small arts organizations and presenter spaces. In 2023, it gave $10,000 to Vero Beach Museum of Art and $5,000 to Riverside Theatre, both in Vero Beach, Florida. That same year it supported Saranac Art Projects in Spokane, Washington with $12,625, showing interest in artist-run or regional visual-arts work. Child-focused services appear as another thread. Florida United Methodist Child Home in Deltona, Florida received $12,625, and Boys & Girls Club in Vero Beach, Florida received $2,000. Education-related giving also appears in the form of The J C Ferrer Education Fund and Shinnecock Hills Education Fund.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $13K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Concentrated giving with few, mid-size grants: one large grant (roughly 50% of total) to an education fund and several equal-sized gifts to arts and child-service organizations. Tends to fund mission-specific nonprofits rather than many small or widely diverse causes.
Notable grantees: THE J C FERRER EDUCATION FUND, WATERSHED CENTER FOR CERAMIC ARTS, FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST CHILD HOME, STUDIO POTTER, SARANAC ART PROJECTS
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $2,000, the median is $2,500, and p75 is $12,625. That spread shows a foundation that mixes a few mid-sized awards with a smaller set of lower-dollar gifts, plus one standout grant of $50,500 in 2024. The recent record also suggests some continuity in themes rather than repeated grantees: the awards recur around arts, ceramics, education, and child-serving nonprofits, but the named recipients in the list are mostly distinct. Anne F Forbes Family Foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Grantmaking is national, and all recent awards in the file went to U.S. recipients. Florida is the top state by grant count, with 33% of grants landing there. Recipient cities in the recent list include Vero Beach, Deltona, Southampton, Northampton, Edgecomb, Spokane, Greenwich, Hudson, Southhampton, Cedar Rapids, and New London. The largest concentration in one state does not mean the foundation is limited to that state; recent grants also reached New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Washington, Iowa, and Connecticut.
The recent grants point to arts and child-focused organizations, especially ceramics and studio pottery, small visual-arts projects, education funds, and child welfare or residential care providers. Examples in the file include studio pottery, a museum, a theatre, and child-service organizations.
The foundation’s grant sizes are centered in a narrow band. The 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $2,500, and the 75th percentile is $12,625. That mix indicates a few mid-sized grants and a smaller number of lower-dollar awards.
Florida is the top state by grant count, accounting for 33% of grants in the data. Even so, the recent grants also went to recipients in New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Washington, Iowa, and Connecticut, so the giving is national rather than state-limited.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals. The recent grants shown are all to organizations and funds.
The largest recent grant is $50,500 to The J C Ferrer Education Fund in Southampton, New York, in 2024. The next tier of grants in the file is $12,625.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE J C FERRER EDUCATION FUND | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $50,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SARANAC ART PROJECTS | SPOKANE, WA | $12,625 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| STUDIO POTTER | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $12,625 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST CHILD HOME | DELTONA, FL | $12,625 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| WATERSHED CENTER FOR CERAMIC ARTS | EDGECOMB, ME | $12,625 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART | VERO BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| RIVERSIDE THEATRE | VERO BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| COE COLLEGE | CEDARRAPIDS, IA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| SHINNECOCK HILLS EDUCATION FUND | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| SOUTHAMPTON FRESH AIR HOME | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| TRIFORM CAMPBILL COMMUNITY | HUDSON, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | VERO BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| PATHWAYS INC | GREENWICH, CT | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| INDIAN RIVER MEDICAL CENT | VERO BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CONNECTICUT COLLEGE | NEW LONDON, CT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
THE J C FERRER EDUCATION FUND
$50,500GENERAL
SARANAC ART PROJECTS
$12,625GENERAL
STUDIO POTTER
$12,625GENERAL
FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST CHILD HOME
$12,625GENERAL
WATERSHED CENTER FOR CERAMIC ARTS
$12,625GENERAL
VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART
$10,000GENERAL
RIVERSIDE THEATRE
GENERAL
COE COLLEGE
$2,500GENERAL
SHINNECOCK HILLS EDUCATION FUND
$2,500GENERAL
SOUTHAMPTON FRESH AIR HOME
$2,500GENERAL
TRIFORM CAMPBILL COMMUNITY
$2,000GENERAL
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
$2,000GENERAL
PATHWAYS INC
$2,000GENERAL
INDIAN RIVER MEDICAL CENT
$2,000GENERAL
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
$1,000GENERAL