Jc Ferguson Foundation Inc
Odessa, TX · EIN 75-2539175. Reported 171 grants totalling $5,267,290 to 91 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Jc Ferguson Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa College Foundation Incorporated | Odessa, TX | $285,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Idea Public Schools | Weslaco, TX | $214,290 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin | Odessa, TX | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Odessa, TX | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birthright of Odessa Inc | Odessa, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Texas Food Bank | Odessa, TX | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Permian Basin First Priority Inc | Odessa, TX | $137,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Odessa Incorporated | Odessa, TX | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Odessa Inc | Odessa, TX | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center for Crippled Children and Adults | Odessa, TX | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Odessa Inc | Odessa, TX | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Permian Basin Womens Resource Center Inc | Midland, TX | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Texas Gifts of Hope Inc | Odessa, TX | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Permian Basin Mission Center | Odessa, TX | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ut Permian Basin | Odessa, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jesus House Odessa | Odessa, TX | $97,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Odessa Family YMCA | Odessa, TX | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Priority | Odessa, TX | $93,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Safe Place of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Buckner Children & Family Services | Midland, TX | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Liberty Institute | Plano, TX | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Methodist Childrens Home | Waco, TX | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Midland Odessa Symphony and Chorale Inc | Midland, TX | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ellen Noel Art Musuem of Permian Basin | Odessa, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harmony Home Childrens Advocacy Center Inc | Odessa, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Sky Childrens Ranch Endowment Inc | Midland, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Odessa, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas Inc | Midland, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aphasia Center of West Texas Inc | Midland, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Tech Health Sciences | Odessa, TX | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crisis Center of West Texas | Odessa, TX | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Odessa | Odessa, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of the Permian Basin Area Inc | Odessa, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Odessa Links Inc | Odessa, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Odessa Rehab Center | Odessa, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Life Center | Midland, TX | $57,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Addy's Hope Adoption Agency | Midland, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Centers for Children and Families Inc | Midland, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pink the Basin | Odessa, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| White Pool House Friends | Odessa, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Permian Playhouse of Odessa Inc | Odessa, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vrdur Foundation Inc | Odessa, TX | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Permian Playhouse | Odessa, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Odessa, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale | Midland, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Odessa Ector Parks Foundation Inc | Odessa, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Brookhaven, GA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Odessa | Odessa, TX | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tmta Foundation | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Midland, TX | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harmony Home | Odessa, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| High Sky Ranch | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Odessa Symphony Guild | Odessa, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Samaritan Counseling Center | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Companions Humane Society | Fort Davis, TX | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Odessa Christian Academy | Odessa, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Odessa Christmas in Action Inc | Odessa, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Permian Basin Honor Flight Inc | Odessa, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Addy's Hope Foundation | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Permian Basin Inc | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Centers for Children & Families | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical Center Health System Foundation | Odessa, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Odessa Parks Foundation | Odessa, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White-Pool House Museum | Odessa, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The West Texas Jazz Society Inc | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Church | Odessa, TX | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Odessa | Odessa, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The General Council of the Assemblies of God | Lake City, MI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agape Counseling Services | Polk City, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Agape Counseling Services | Odessa, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Odessa Christion Academy | Odessa, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Companions | Fort Davis, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monuments Men and Women Foundation | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Baptist Home for Children | Waxahachie, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Permian High School | Odessa, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| House of the Sycamore Tree | Odessa, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Live Like Rylee Foundation | Odessa, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medical Center Health System Fdn | Odessa, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Police Athletic League of Odessa Tx | Odessa, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Well Hand of Grace | Odessa, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assemblies of God | Springfield, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of West Texas | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ector County Isd | Odessa, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Odessa High School Project Graduation | Odessa, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red River Ministries Inc | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midland Youth Baseball | Amelia, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
52 of 91 (57%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 71%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Odessa College Foundation Incorporated
High Simulation Patient Room and scholarships - Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin
Building Fund and general support - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Nursing and medical scholarships - Ellen Noel Art Musuem of Permian Basin
Operating support and building fund - The Life Center
Fundraiser with Dr. Ben Carson - Jesus House Odessa
Women and Children Center and general support
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 93 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $1,643,930 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $1,768,430 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $1,854,930 | $30,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jc Ferguson Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3800 E 42ND Street 401, Odessa, TX, 79762. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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