The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson
The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson Foundation is a private family foundation established in 1996 and based in New York City. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with a focus on philanthropic grantmaking across multiple sectors.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$4.3M
+7.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$458K
-10.4% YoY
Grant Count
37
-22.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$12K
+16.2% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's grantmaking priorities include:
- Education
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
- Human Services
Grantmaking
The foundation maintains an active grantmaking program, with recent activity documented in 2024 IRS Form 990 filings.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation primarily directs grants to organizations in:
- New York
- California
- Maryland
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
- Total Assets: $4,277,713
- Annual Giving: $458,350
- Number of Employees: 0
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $4,277,713 | $3,968,982 | $3,481,929 |
| Revenue | $1,039,455 | $1,094,936 | $1,142,334 |
| Expenses | $521,945 | $570,029 | $469,091 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $462,125 | $514,669 | $436,025 |
| Net Investment Income | $569,013 | $604,945 | $790,954 |
| Distributable Amount | $528,212 | $463,661 | $444,529 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
88 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Mark Zurack serves as Trustee of the foundation. He is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School and Cornell University, teaching courses in Capital Markets and Investments, Equity Derivatives, and Equity Markets and Products.
Zurack's professional background includes 18 years at Goldman Sachs (1983-2001), where he became a Partner and Managing Director, and founded the equity derivatives research group. He holds a CFA (1983), MBA from Cornell University (1980), and BS from State University of New York at Binghamton (1978).
Zurack serves on multiple boards including the Binghamton University Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, Teach For America, Upper West Success Academy, and the Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Program. He previously served on the board of directors at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (1998-2001).
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK ZURACK | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| KATHY FERGUSON | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
Contact Information
Address: 146 Central Park West, Apartment 4D, New York, NY 10023-6297
Telephone: 973-554-6040
EIN: 13-3926309
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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