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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-4652067

The Ross Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Parkersburg, WV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $5.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Apply Online at Grantstherossfounda
711 Market Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 865-5372
Form and 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.
Deadlines
There are two cycles of grants per year.
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.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,370,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $38,140,698

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,965,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $38,643,273

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,389,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $41,268,643

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,226,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $57,537,917

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,018,516

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $49,049,261

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,946,443

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $46,114,954

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,719,171

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $41,671,549

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, WV

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

    $4,800,000
  2. Childrens Museum of the Mov IncParkersburg, WV

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

    $405,000
  3. Downtown PKBParkersburg, WV

    Funds for operating & business support

    $50,000
  4. Boys & Girls Club of ParkersburgParkerburg, WV

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

    $15,000
  5. Broadway Cares-Equity Fights AIDS IncNew York, NY

    Annual support for the program

    $15,000
  6. Adopt A Golden Atlanta IncAtlanta, GA

    Operating support for the organization

    $10,000
  7. Nationwide Childrens Hospital FoundationColumbus, OH

    Funds for center for colorectal & pelvic reconstruction (CCPR) program and general funds

    $10,000
  8. Camden Clark FoundationParkersburg, WV

    Operating support for the organization

    $7,000
  9. Linder Center of HopeMason, OH

    Operating support for the organization

    $6,750
  10. Philanthropy West Virginia IncS Charleston, WV

    Operating support for the organization

    $5,750
  11. Asheville Area HFHAmericus, GA

    Operating support for the organization

    $5,000
  12. Friends of ViennaParkersburg, WV

    Freedom festival

    $5,000
  13. Manna Food Bank IncMills River, NC

    Operating support for the organization

    $5,000
  14. Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH

    Operating support for nonprofits lead

    $5,000
  15. Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC

    Operating support for the organization

    $5,000
  16. The Whitney InstituteNew Orleans, LA

    Operating support for the organization

    $5,000
  17. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    Operating support for the organization

    $4,000
  18. Boys & Girls Club of ParkersburgParkerburg, WV

    "in the huddle"

    $3,000
  19. Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH

    Operating support for the entrepreneurship advisory board

    $3,000
  20. West Virginia Nonprofit Association IncLewisburg, WV

    Operating support for the organization

    $3,000
  21. Humane Society of ParkersburgParkersburg, WV

    Golf tournament sponsorship

    $1,500
  22. Virginia Episcopal SchoolLynchburg, VA

    Donation to the annual fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $405,00080% of the total
  2. Community development2 grants $55,00011% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $14,0003% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $11,5002% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,7501% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $7,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia10 grants $5,295,250
  2. Ohio4 grants $24,750
  3. Georgia2 grants $15,000
  4. New York1 grant $15,000
  5. North Carolina2 grants $10,000
  6. Louisiana1 grant $5,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $4,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Samuel B Ross III Chairman ofBOARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $139,200
  • Susan S RossBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Spencer B RossBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Melissa RossBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • J Philip DelavanBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.75Pay $0

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