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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6565430

James & Edith Ross Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $35,112 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $35,112

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $535,543
  • Tax year 2024

    $26,966

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $544,172
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,601

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $535,737
  • Tax year 2022

    $23,666

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $550,078
  • Tax year 2021

    $26,200

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $568,292
  • Tax year 2020

    $22,355

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $538,927
  • Tax year 2019

    $19,775

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $590,035
  • Tax year 2018

    $19,750

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $536,359

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fellows of Contemporary ArtLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $10,283
  2. Moishe HouseEncinitas, CA

    General operations

    $10,000
  3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $4,350
  4. Beverly Hills Police FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    General operations

    $2,697
  5. Rodef ShalomDenver, CO

    General operations

    $2,625
  6. Museum of Contemporary ArtLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $2,257
  7. Fulfillment FundLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $1,000
  8. Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $650
  9. Holocaust MuseumLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $500
  10. The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $500
  11. Hammer MuseumLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $250

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 $10,28346% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $10,00045% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $1,6507% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California10 grants $32,487
  2. Colorado1 grant $2,625

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Deborah Bach KallickPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ivan Kallick EsqTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert M Berns MDSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Spencer KallickTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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