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FERGUSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
FERGUSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 06-1549937)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-07
IRS object ID
202521279349103307
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-07T14:38:48-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN743073387PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEINSHEL WYNNICK & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1457 CASTLE AVENUE SUITE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP068255446ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061549937EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FERGUSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O WEINSHEL WYNNICK & ASSOC LLCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFERGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2033672022PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1457 CASTLE AVENUE RM/STE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06825ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRONALD E FERGUSONPersonNm
Person TitleV.P./DIR.PersonTitleTxt
Phone2033672022PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrfalseIRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARK M WYNNICK CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00360459PTIN
Phone2033672022PhoneNum
Preparation2025-05-01PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$7,172,743FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$4,351InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$4,351InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$171,228DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$171,228DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$101,890NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$342,530GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$101,890CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$277,469TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$277,469TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$5,500AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$5,500AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$7,042OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$7,042OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$250TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$39TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$12,792TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,081TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$5,500TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$318,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$318,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$330,792TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,081TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$323,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$53,323ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$270,388NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$171,798SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$157,006SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$157,006SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$2,629,455CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$2,593,020CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$7,015,737CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$2,096OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,803,349TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,750,026TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$7,172,743TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$2,803,349RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$2,750,026RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,803,349TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,750,026TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$2,803,349TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$2,750,026TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,803,349TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$53,323ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$2,750,026SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,750,026TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (6 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
551.876 SHS JPM EQ INC FD - CL IP2024-12-03$15,000$9,569$5,431$5,431
7236.000 SHS NEW AMERICA HIGH INC FDP2024-11-01$58,906$55,682$3,224$3,224
JPM 3003 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$13,127$11,709$1,418$1,418
JPM 3003 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$57,564$46,489$11,075$11,075
JPM 6004 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$49,665$50,152-$487-$487
JPM 6004 SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDP$89,289$67,039$22,250$22,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$101,890CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$931NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$3,758InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$3,758SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$3,758TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$2,400EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$2,400TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$1,358TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCTOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEINSHEL WYNNICK & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2033672022PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1457 CASTLE AVENUE SUITE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06825ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CAROL J FERGUSON
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825PRES./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
KRISTIN A FERGUSON WACKERMAN
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825SEC./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
BRIAN C FERGUSON
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825TREAS./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
RONALD E FERGUSON
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825V.P./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
JAMES A WACKERMAN
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825V.P./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
CATHY FERGUSON
457 CASTLE AVENUEFAIRFIELDCT06825V.P./DIR.0.50$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$7,094,681AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$244,331AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$7,339,012TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$7,339,012AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$110,085CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$7,228,927NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$361,446MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$361,446MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$3,758TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$3,758TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$357,688DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$357,688DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$357,688DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$323,500ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$323,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$357,688DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$317,789UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$323,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$317,789AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$5,711AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$351,977UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerCAROL J FERGUSONContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerRONALD E FERGUSONContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (13 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY
500 STATE STREETBRIDGEPORTCT06602GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$10,000
BRIDGEPORT HOSP FRIENDS OF PEDIATR
267 GRANT STREETBRIDGEPORTCT06610GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$5,000
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
301 MARKET STREETLEWISBURGPA17837ANNUAL & SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS$45,000SUITE 2
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TRUST
1 AUTUMN STREETBOSTONMA02215EPILEPSY RES., EDUC'L, & GEN'L FUNDS$20,000
COMFORT ZONE CAMP
6606 WEST BROAD STREETRICHMONDVA23230GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$14,000SUITE 401
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
PO BOX 849168BOSTONMA022849168GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$50,000
FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY
70 SANFORD STREETFAIRFIELDCT06824GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$45,000
FRIENDS OF KAREN
118 TITICUS ROADNORTH SALEMNY10560GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$20,000
GREENFIELD HILL CONG CHURCH
1045 OLD ACADEMY ROADFAIRFIELDCT06824GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$25,000
HARBOR HOUSE OF ROCHESTER
89 ROSSITER ROADROCHESTERNY14620GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$15,000
INSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUND
1999 AVENUE OF THE STARSLOS ANGELESCA90067GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$34,000SUITE 1100
LAKE RESCUE ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 72LUDLOWVT05149MILFOIL ELIMINATION$30,000
THE TELLING ROOM
225 COMMERCIAL STREETPORTLANDME04101GEN'L PURPOSE FUND$5,000SUITE 201
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$318,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$4,351ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$171,228ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$101,890ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$277,469ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$277,469TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$5,500Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$5,500DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (3 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
JPMORGAN CHASE BROKERAGE Q...6002$1,951,692$6,066,491
JPMORGAN CHASE BROKERAGE N...3003$321,987$471,243
JPMORGAN CHASE BROKERAGE F...6004$319,341$478,003

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDIVIDEND RECEIVABLEDesc
BOY Book Value$2,096BOYBookValueAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
ADVISORY FEES N...3003$3,485$3,485
ADVISORY FEES F...6004$3,557$3,557

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
2024 FORM 990-PF ESTIMATE$211
FOREIGN INCOME TAX WITH. (JPM)$39$39