Stephen A. Ballard (September 9, 1815 – August 11, 1901) was a businessman in Brooklyn, New York and a philanthropist.
He also funded schools in Salisbury, North Carolina, Tougaloo, Mississippi, and Berea, Kentucky.
[1] He also donated money in support of students at Clark University in Atlanta.
[3] He and his sister funded Andover Hall at Lewis Normal Institute.
[5] Silas Belden Brown worked for his leather company.