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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-1796129

Ross Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Dillsboro, IN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $37,926 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
James Deaton
11869 Old US 50
Dillsboro, IN 47018
(812) 432-5679
Form and materials
Letter of Intent
Deadlines
May 1
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $37,926

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $894,219

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,336

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $788,544

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,551

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $674,291

  • Tax year 2021

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $602,505

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,974

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $761,904

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,085

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,826

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $578,134

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Dillsboro Elementary SchoolDillsboro, IN

    Programs and equipment

    $7,354
  2. Town of DillsboroDillsboro, IN

    Sign repair and k9 unit

    $6,500
  3. Individual

    Jazz festival

    $4,000
  4. Dillsboro Summer RecreationDillsboro, IN

    Led field lighting

    $3,500
  5. Dillsboro Heritage LegacyDillsboro, IN

    Bicentennial

    $3,332
  6. Oakdale Cemetery AssocDillsboro, IN

    Perpetual care of cemetery

    $3,000
  7. Individual

    Hometown christmas

    $2,400
  8. Childrens Advocacy Center of Se inDillsboro, IN

    Sign

    $2,340
  9. Individual

    Aed

    $2,000
  10. Individual

    Goal frame and benches

    $2,000
  11. Individual

    Boom lift for christmas lights

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $3,50051% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $3,33249% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana6 grants $26,026

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Charlie P CaldwellDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leeann BoggsTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • James HughesPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary Jo L FinneganDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Derek WalkerSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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