Open Foundations · Vermont

Charles P Ferro Foundation

Burlington, Vermont · EIN 223253710. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $192K across 28 grants in 2025, a median of $3K each.

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$192K
paid in 2025
28
grants paid
$3K
median grant
77%
to first-time recipients
$4.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
BONNIE FERRO
Address
88 SUNSET CLIFF, BURLINGTON, VT, 05408
Phone
8026602765
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
LETTER OF REQUEST STATING THE ORGANIZATION'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE GRANT WHICH IS SOUGHT.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641919349100604. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 28 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Hole in the Wall Gang Fund IncCT$104,000GENERAL SUPPORT
2Kids Helping KidsCT$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3Push to WalkNY$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Founders HallCT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Friends of AppalachiaCT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Lake Champlain Community Sailing CenterVT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Prospector TheaterCT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Shelburne FarmsVT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Westpoint School of MusicIL$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Grow Nyc (council on the Environment Inc)NY$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Kansas Rural Communities FoundationKS$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12Food Bank of NycNY$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13Prospect Park Alliance IncNY$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Tiny Houses for VeteransMO$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15World Central KitchenDC$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202032$148K
202131$156K
202233$160K
202326$124K
2025 (partial year)28$192K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
New York25%
Connecticut21%
Vermont18%
North Carolina11%
Illinois4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Bonnie FerroCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2025
Christopher HundNON VOTING MEMBER · 2025
Edward FriedhoffTRUSTEE · 2025
Jennifer Ferro LessieuTRUSTEE · 2025
Marc FerroTRUSTEE · 2025
Maren Ferro TripolitsiotisTRUSTEE · 2025
Marianne FerroCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2025
Michael HundNON-VOTING MEMBER · 2025
Mollie Ferro HartNON-VOTING MEMBER · 2025
Vera DoskyTRUSTEE · 2025
Will HartNON-VOTING MEMBER · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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