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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-1442262

Ross Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Elyria, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $468,282 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $468,282

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $134,986

  • Tax year 2023

    $946,688

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $60,900

  • Tax year 2022

    $497,351

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $137,701

  • Tax year 2021

    $173,233

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $119,194

  • Tax year 2020

    $97,960

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $162,554

  • Tax year 2019

    $69,450

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $85,759

  • Tax year 2018

    $137,265

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $25,192

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lorain County FairWellington, OH

    Grant for expo center and horse arena building

    $355,556
  2. Lake Erie Nature & Science CenterBay Village, OH

    Wildlife education and rehabilitation program; wildlife gardens education and renovation capital project

    $80,000
  3. Midview Local School DistrictGrafton, OH

    A grant to the midview challenge grants program for 2024-2025 school year

    $15,000
  4. Voices for ChildrenElyria, OH

    Grants to cover costs of billboards, pay for radio ads to help recruit volunteers, furnish speakers for the initial training program, sponsor monthly required continuing education for current volunteers, expand our social media outreach.

    $10,000
  5. Huntington TownshipWellington, OH

    Grant for electrical service installation at huntington township's community park

    $6,226
  6. Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH

    Scholarship, nathan parsons

    $1,500

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 $80,00089% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio6 grants $468,282

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • William E Cromling IIICO-PRES/CO-CHAIR/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jon R CromlingCO-PRES/CO-CHAIR/ASST TREA Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine M CromlingDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel UrbanSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cynthia CromlingDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William E Cromling IIDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deann R Mowry-CromlingDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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