The Ferguson Family Foundation concentrates its giving on community life in the Vail/Eagle Valley area, prioritizing performing arts, local community services, and faith-based organizations, while occasionally supporting an out-of-area higher-education institution. The foundation makes relatively large, unrestricted operating gifts and favors a small set of repeat grantees that anchor cultural and community infrastructure in the mountain resort region.
A recurring $75,000 operating gift to Bravo Vail appears alongside support for Vail Interfaith Chapel, showing that Ferguson Family Foundation c/o Kathy C Ferguson centers its giving on the institutions that shape community life in the Vail and Eagle Valley area. The foundation’s recent grants favor unrestricted support to a small set of nonprofit organizations, especially in performing arts, community services, and faith-based work. Bravo Vail has received $75,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Vail Jazz Foundation has been supported in three consecutive years as well, indicating a multiyear relationship rather than one-off awards. Other local grantees such as Eagle Valley Community Center and Vail Interfaith Chapel fit the same pattern of backing core civic and cultural infrastructure. Alongside these Colorado-based awards, the foundation has also made selective support to out-of-area institutions, including Loyola University Maryland and a small number of other national nonprofits. The grant purposes in the recent record are consistently stated as support for the organization, reinforcing a general operating style rather than project-specific funding.
Performing arts is a clear priority. Bravo Vail received $75,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Vail Jazz Foundation received $25,000 in each of those same years. Those repeated awards point to sustained support for classical music and jazz programming in the Vail area. Community services are another strand of the portfolio: Eagle Valley Community Center received $75,000 in 2024 for organizational support. Faith-based institutions also appear in the recent grants record, with Vail Interfaith Chapel receiving $115,000 in 2025. Beyond Colorado, the foundation made larger institutional support grants to Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, including $80,000 in 2024 and $85,000 in 2023.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile, which indicates a cluster around mid-sized awards with a smaller number of larger gifts. The recent record shows repeated grants to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Bravo Vail and Vail Jazz Foundation, pointing to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation appears to use unrestricted, organization-level support, consistent with its stated philosophy of general operating support, unrestricted support, and capacity strengthening. It does not make grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat local grantees (three organizations received multiple gifts); mostly unrestricted operating support, with an occasional out-of-region higher-education gift.
Notable grantees: Bravo Vail, Vail Jazz Foundation, Eagle Valley Community Center, Vail Interfaith Chapel, Loyola University Maryland
Giving is heavily concentrated in Colorado, which accounts for 62% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recent Colorado recipients are in Vail and nearby Eagle Valley, including Vail, CO and VAIL, CO in the grants list. Outside Colorado, the foundation has also supported Baltimore, MD, Bethesda, MD, New York, NY, and St Louis, MO. All recent grants in the provided record went to US recipients.
The recent grants point to performing arts, community services, and faith-based organizations. Bravo Vail and Vail Jazz Foundation anchor the arts side, Eagle Valley Community Center reflects community services, and Vail Interfaith Chapel shows support for faith-based community institutions.
Yes. Bravo Vail received $75,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Vail Jazz Foundation received $25,000 in each of those same three years. That pattern shows multi-year support for a small set of grantees.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $75,000: the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $75,000, and the 75th percentile is also $75,000. That suggests many awards are at the $75,000 level, with some smaller grants around $25,000.
Colorado is the top state by grant count, and 62% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Colorado recipients include organizations in Vail and the broader Eagle Valley area.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundup River Ranch | GYPSUM, CO | $300,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $250,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Vail Religious Foundation | Vail, CO | $118,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Bravo Vail | VAIL, CO | $100,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Eagle Valley Community | VAIL, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Vail Jazz Foundation | Vail, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Vail Interfaith Chapel | Vail, CO | $115,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Bravo Vail | VAIL, CO | $75,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Vail Jazz Foundation | Vail, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Loyola Univeristy Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Eagle Valley Community Center | VAIL, CO | $75,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Bravo Vail | VAIL, CO | $75,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Vail Jazz Foundation | Vail, CO | $25,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| CureSearch for Children's Cancer | Bethesda, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Planned Parenthood | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Loyola Univeristy Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Bravo Vail | VAIL, CO | $75,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Vail Jazz Foundation | Vail, CO | $25,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Chris Long Foundation | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
Mayo Clinic
$250,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Bravo Vail
$100,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Eagle Valley Community
$50,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Vail Jazz Foundation
$10,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Vail Interfaith Chapel
$115,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Bravo Vail
$75,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Vail Jazz Foundation
$25,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Loyola Univeristy Maryland
$80,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Eagle Valley Community Center
$75,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Vail Jazz Foundation
$25,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Planned Parenthood
$10,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Loyola Univeristy Maryland
$85,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Vail Jazz Foundation
$25,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Chris Long Foundation
$1,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION.