The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 13-3926309
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson has awarded 182 grants totaling $3,617,673 to organizations in New York, Hawaii and 9 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $432,900, with a median award of $2,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
12 of 45 recipients (27%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
69% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 10 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York City (64%), Southampton (9%), Hampton Bays (4%).
Funding Trajectory
Moderate 29% growth trend over 5 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspca | $3,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Binghamton University Foundation | $165,200 | Binghamton, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Caring Kind | $50,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $6,600 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| City Harvest Inc | $2,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| City Meals On Wheels | $2,500 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Columbia Business School | $20,485 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Cornell University | $20,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| East End Hospice | $1,000 | Westhampton Beach, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Food Bank For New York City | $2,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Gift Of Adoption Fund Inc | $2,000 | Northbrook, IL, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts Of Nypenn Pathways Inc | $500 | Syracuse, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Hawaii Foodbank Inc | $1,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Helmets To Hardhats | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Hualalai Ohana Foundation | $25,500 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Bay Street Theater | $1,000 | Sag Harbor, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Kohala High School | $1,000 | Kapaau, HI, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Marine Toys For Tots Foundation | $500 | Triangle, VA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Marvelwood School Inc | $5,000 | Kent, CT, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Museum Of Jewish Heritage | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| National September Memorial & Museum | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| New Classroom Innovation Partners | $70,000 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General Support | 2024 |
| New York Junior Tennis League | $4,446 | Long Island City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Peconic Baykeeper | $200 | Hampton Bays, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Peer Health Exchange | $7,500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Project Renewal Inc | $20,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Project Street Vet | $2,000 | Encinitas, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Sbt Charitable Fund | $10,600 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Search And Care | $3,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospitals For Children | $500 | Tampa, FL, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Southampton Village Volunteer Ambul Ance | $500 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | $17,600 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $1,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Teach For America | $15,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Teens For Food Justice | $5,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Temple Adas Israel | $1,000 | Sag Harbor, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $2,500 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Museum Of Modern Art | $550 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Union Settlement | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| United Help Ukraine | $10,000 | Gaithersburg, MD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $2,800 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $1,300 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| National Public Radio Inc | $200 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Aspca | $3,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Binghamton University Foundation | $159,000 | Binghamton, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Caring Kind | $50,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| City Harvest Inc | $2,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| City Meals On Wheels | $2,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Columbia Business School | $500 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Cornell University | $20,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $500 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| East End Hospice | $1,000 | Westhampton Beach, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Hawaii Foodbank Inc | $1,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Hualalai Ohana Foundation | $26,000 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University - The Phyl Lis | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Museum Of Jewish Heritage | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Alliance On Mental Illness Of N | $1,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National September Memorial & Museum | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| New Classroom Innovation Partners | $60,000 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Peer Health Exchange | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Project Renewal Inc | $15,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Project Street Vet | $1,000 | Encinitas, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sasf | $3,000 | Elk Grove, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sbt Charitable Fund | $11,000 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | $1,050 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Southampton Village Volunteer Ambul Ance | $500 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Student Sponsor Partners Inc | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | $20,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Teach For America | $20,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Teens For Food Justice | $5,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Temple Adas Israel | $1,000 | Sag Harbor, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Fresh Air Fund | $250 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $1,500 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Museum Of Modern Art | $550 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Trustees Of Columbia University | $20,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| United Help Ukraine | $10,000 | Gaithersburg, MD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $500 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Aspca | $3,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Binghamton University Foundation | $164,899 | Binghamton, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Caring Kind | $50,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| City Harvest Inc | $2,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| City Meals On Wheels | $2,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Comunilife Inc | $15,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $15,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| East End Hospice | $1,000 | Westhampton Beach, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Food Bank For New York City | $1,150 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hawaii Foodbank Inc | $2,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hawaii Island Humane Society | $500 | Keaau, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| High Atlas Foundation | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hualalai Ohana Foundation | $26,500 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Innocence Project | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Medical Corps | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | $100 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Maui Food Bank | $1,000 | Wailuku, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Maui Humane Society | $1,000 | Puunene, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Merrimans Culinary Scholarship | $1,000 | Kamuela, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National September Memorial & Museum | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| New Classroom Innovation Partners | $60,000 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Peconic Baykeeper | $1,000 | Hampton Bays, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Project Renewal Inc | $15,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Sbt Charitable Fund | $11,000 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| School Of Marine And Atmospheric Sciences Sbf | $1,000 | Stony Brook, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Search And Care | $2,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Seriousfun Children's Network | $1,000 | Norwalk, CT, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation | $5,000 | Hampton Bays, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Southampton Fresh Air Home | $1,500 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | $5,000 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | $20,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $500 | San Clemente, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teens For Food Justice | $3,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Charter High School For Law And Social Ju | $5,625 | Bronx, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Marvelwood School | $6,000 | Kent, CT, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $1,500 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Museum Of Modern Art | $345 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | $2,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Trustees Of Columbia University | $20,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Uja Federation New York | $10,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Union Settlement | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Union Settlement Association | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| United Help Ukraine | $15,000 | Gaithersburg, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teach For America | $15,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Peer Health Exchange | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Aspca | $3,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Binghamton University Foundation | $164,899 | Binghamton, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Caring Kind | $50,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| City Harvest Inc | $2,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| City Meals On Wheels | $2,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Comunilife Inc | $15,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $15,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| East End Hospice | $1,000 | Westhampton Beach, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Food Bank For New York City | $1,150 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hawaii Foodbank Inc | $2,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hawaii Island Humane Society | $500 | Keaau, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| High Atlas Foundation | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hualalai Ohana Foundation | $26,500 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Innocence Project | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Medical Corps | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | $100 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Maui Food Bank | $1,000 | Wailuku, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Maui Humane Society | $1,000 | Puunene, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Merrimans Culinary Scholarship | $1,000 | Kamuela, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National September Memorial & Museum | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| New Classroom Innovation Partners | $60,000 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Peconic Baykeeper | $1,000 | Hampton Bays, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Project Renewal Inc | $15,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Sbt Charitable Fund | $11,000 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| School Of Marine And Atmospheric Sciences Sbf | $1,000 | Stony Brook, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Search And Care | $2,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Seriousfun Children's Network | $1,000 | Norwalk, CT, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation | $5,000 | Hampton Bays, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Southampton Fresh Air Home | $1,500 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | $5,000 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | $20,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $500 | San Clemente, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teens For Food Justice | $3,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Charter High School For Law And Social Ju | $5,625 | Bronx, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Marvelwood School | $6,000 | Kent, CT, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $1,500 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Museum Of Modern Art | $345 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | $2,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Trustees Of Columbia University | $20,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Uja Federation New York | $10,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Union Settlement | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Union Settlement Association | $1,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| United Help Ukraine | $15,000 | Gaithersburg, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teach For America | $15,000 | New York City, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Peer Health Exchange | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| See Schedule Attached | $432,900 | See Schedule Attached, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| See Schedule Attached | $432,900 | See Schedule Attached, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| See Schedule Attached | $399,404 | See Schedule Attached, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| See Schedule Attached | $379,900 | See Schedule Attached, NY, US | General Support | 2019 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 13-3926309 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 146 CENTRAL PARK W APT 4D New York, NY 10023-6297 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Mark Zurack |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Kathy Ferguson |
Forms 990-PF
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