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Z Garland and Content B Ferguson Charitable

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 203452007

Z Garland and Content B Ferguson Charitable is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $385,054 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $57,758 and the largest $96,264. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $748,089 the year before.

17% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$7.7 million
2024$748,0896$7.7 million
2025$385,0546$8.3 million

How to apply

Z Garland and Content B Ferguson Charitable says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Z Garland and Content B Ferguson Charitable funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida4$269,538
Iowa1$77,011
Arkansas1$38,505

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First United Methodist Church of Jupiter
Jupiter, FL
General support$96,264
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation
Jupiter, FL
General support$96,264
Peo Foundation
Des Moines, IA
General support$77,011
Jim G Ferguson Library Foundation
Marshall, AR
General support$38,505
Florida United Methodist Children's Home
Enterprise, FL
General support$38,505
Hospice of Palm Beach County Inc
West Palm Beach, FL
General support$38,505

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Z Garland and Content B Ferguson Charitable accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Z Garland and Content B Ferguson Charitable give?

$385,054 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $57,758.

Who runs Z Garland and Content B Ferguson Charitable?

Its 2025 filing lists Northern Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Z Garland and Content B Ferguson Charitable fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and health.

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