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The Ross Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 20-4652067 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$5.4M
Grants reported
22
Typical grant
$5K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Apply Online at Grantstherossfounda
Deadlines
There are two cycles of grants per year.
Application materials
Applications can be submitted online at www.therossfoundation.org. To begin the application process for the current cycle click on "how to apply" from the homepage. Secondly, click on "grants.therossfoundation.org" at the bottom of the page, to set up an account and fill out the online application.
Restrictions
The foundation's areas of interest are educational, arts and cultural, disabilities, animals, community initiatives and temporary assistance in the state of west virginia. The foundation shifted their focus in 2016 to primarily focus on education and community development initatives, with a secondary focus on disabilities, animals and art initiatives. They serve wood, ritchie, doddridge, pleasants and jackson counties in west virginia.
Original filing text
Contact
APPLY ONLINE AT GRANTSTHEROSSFOUNDA
Address
711 MARKET STREET PARKERSBURG, WV, 26101
Phone
3048655372
Deadlines
THERE ARE TWO CYCLES OF GRANTS PER YEAR.
Application materials
APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT WWW.THEROSSFOUNDATION.ORG. TO BEGIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE CURRENT CYCLE CLICK ON "HOW TO APPLY" FROM THE HOMEPAGE. SECONDLY, CLICK ON "GRANTS.THEROSSFOUNDATION.ORG" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, TO SET UP AN ACCOUNT AND FILL OUT THE ONLINE APPLICATION.
Restrictions
THE FOUNDATION'S AREAS OF INTEREST ARE EDUCATIONAL, ARTS AND CULTURAL, DISABILITIES, ANIMALS, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE FOUNDATION SHIFTED THEIR FOCUS IN 2016 TO PRIMARILY FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITATIVES, WITH A SECONDARY FOCUS ON DISABILITIES, ANIMALS AND ART INITIATIVES. THEY SERVE WOOD, RITCHIE, DODDRIDGE, PLEASANTS AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

Reported organization name: THE ROSS FOUNDATION INC

Where The Ross Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG, WV

$4.8MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Funds for the wvup itc initiative to purchase and renovation the old ovu campus for a technology center

Childrens Museum of the Mov Inc

PARKERBURG, WV

$405KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Financial support for the renovations and operations of the children's museum.

Downtown Pkb

PARKERBURG, WV

$50KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Funds for operating & business support

Broadway Cares-Equity Fights Aids Inc

NEW YORK, NY

$15KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Annual support for the program

Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg

PARKERBURG, WV

$15KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Financial support for the organization as part of the kids golf classic.

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Ross Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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