Booth Ferris Foundation
Education, Arts and cultural based organizations, human services, affordable housing, community development, parks and gardens
Primarily funds organizations based in New York, but has a history of allocating funding to organizations based in Oregon, California, Maryland, Louisiana, Ohio, Connecticut, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington D.C.
$11,172,000
Must submit a proposal, Project and organizational budget, a list of foundation and corporation supporters, a list of your organization's Board of Trustees, your organization's most recent Annual Report, Final or most recent copy of your organization's audited financial statements.
The foundation also requires applicants to submit their most recent Form 990 and an IRS (c) (3) Determination Letter
No grants are made to individuals, private foundations, or for loan purposes
Will not allocate grants to organizations outside of the United States
Proposals from educational institutions for scholarships are discouraged; fellowships and unrestricted endowment are discouraged as well
Proposals submitted solely for individual research efforts--specifically at educational institutions--are discouraged
Proposals from social services and cultural institutions outside the metropolitan New York area will not be considered
Union Theological Seminary, NY 2006: $150,000
Episcopal Social Services of New York, NY 2005: $120,000
Federation of Protestant Welfare, NY 2005: $75,000
