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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-6432496

Ross Family Foundation

A private foundation in Clayton, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 73 grants and $4.5 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,478,000

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $27,331,189

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,684,850

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $29,316,564

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,804,600

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $30,186,291

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,201,550

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $26,192,713

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,448,550

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $27,118,340

Grants paid in 2024

73 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. De Smet Jesuit High SchoolSt Louis, MO

    General purpose, the spartan fund

    $1,285,000
  2. Cardinal Glennon Children's FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    Nancy fedak ross, RN endowment for nursing education

    $1,000,000
  3. Barnes-Jewish Hospital FoundationSt Louis, MO

    Cancer frontier fund, evelyn's house, nancy ross endowed nursing awards fund, nancy ross chief nursing officer highest priorities fund, nancy ross endowed scholarship in nursing edu

    $350,000
  4. St Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO

    Men's soccer, o'loughlin family champions center

    $270,000
  5. St Louis Children's HospitalSt Louis, MO

    Intellectual & developmental disabilities reseach center

    $250,000
  6. St Louis Symphony OrchestraSt Louis, MO

    General support

    $145,000
  7. Stages St LouisChesterfield, MO

    Backstagers, general purpose, director of outreach w/ emphasis on autism

    $125,000
  8. Archdiocese of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Annual catholic appeal

    $100,000
  9. Rung Foundation IncSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $100,000
  10. Team Activities for Special Kids IncFenton, MO

    General purpose

    $35,000
  11. Go to NationsJacksonville, FL

    General purpose

    $32,000
  12. Ste Genevieve Du Bois ChurchSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $32,000
  13. American Cancer Society IncSt Louis, MO

    ST. Louis golf classic

    $30,000
  14. Boys Hope Girls HopeSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $30,000
  15. Church of the AnnunziataSt Louis, MO

    Catholic relief services

    $30,000
  16. Humane Society of MissouriSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose, operation snip and humane education efforts

    $30,000
  17. St Louis Roman Catholic Theological Seminary - Kenrick-GlennonSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $30,000
  18. Little Brothers of the LambKansas City, KS

    General purpose

    $25,000
  19. Mercy Health FoundationSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $25,000
  20. Missouri Botanical GardenSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $25,000
  21. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietySt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $25,000
  22. Society of St Vincent de Paul Council of St LouisSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $25,000
  23. Today and Tomorrow Educational FoundationSt Louis, MO

    Archbishop's gala

    $25,000
  24. Cathedral Basilica of St LouisSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $20,000
  25. Life Teen IncSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $20,000
  26. Our Little HavenSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $20,000
  27. The MunySaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $20,000
  28. Chaminade College Preparatory SchoolSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $17,000
  29. Catholic Charities of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  30. Gateway Arch Park FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  31. Greater St Louis Honor FlightSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  32. Joshua Chaimberlain SocietySt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  33. St Joseph ParishImperial, MO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  34. St Louis Art Museum FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    Beaux arts renewal

    $15,000
  35. St Louis Zoo FoundationSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  36. Visitation AcademySt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  37. Friends of Kids with Cancer IncSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $12,000
  38. Incarnate Word Catholic ChurchChesterfield, MO

    General purpose

    $12,000
  39. Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern MissouriSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $11,000
  40. BackstoppersBrentwood, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  41. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern MissouriSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  42. Birthright Counseling Saint LouisSt Louis, MO

    ST. Louis for life gala sponsorship

    $10,000
  43. Catholic Student Center at Washington UniversityClayton, MO

    Gold sponsor

    $10,000
  44. Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  45. Forest Park ForeverSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  46. Mother of Good Counsel HomeSaint Louis, MO

    Campus beautification project

    $10,000
  47. One Heart Family MinistriesSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  48. Ranken-Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled ChildrenMaryland HTS, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  49. San Antonio Area FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    Aaron ardoin foundation - sickle cell research

    $10,000
  50. St Francis de Sales OratorySt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  51. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Institution for public health

    $10,000
  52. Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemPortland, OR

    General purpose

    $5,000
  53. Missouri Baptist Healthcare FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    Nancy ross award fund

    $5,000
  54. Missouri Historical SocietySaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  55. Operation Food SearchSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  56. Rural Parish Workers of Christ the KingCadet, MO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  57. SEGS4VETSSt Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  58. St John Vianney High SchoolSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  59. St Louis Police FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  60. St Monica Catholic ChurchSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  61. Stray Rescue of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  62. University of Southern Indiana Foundation IncEvansville, IN

    Athletic dept. - men's soccer

    $5,000
  63. University of Santo Tomas MedicalSampaloc, Philippines

    General purpose

    $5,000
  64. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General purpose

    $4,000
  65. Missouri P E O Outreach FundLee Summit, MO

    General purpose

    $3,000
  66. Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association IncChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $2,000
  67. Five Acres Animal ShelterSaint Charles, MO

    General purpose

    $2,000
  68. Hope CreatesSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $2,000
  69. Megan Meier FoundationSaint Charles, MO

    General purpose

    $2,000
  70. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum IncKansas City, MO

    General purpose

    $2,000
  71. Rocky Steady BoxingIndianapolis, IN

    General purpose

    $2,000
  72. World Bird SanctuaryValley Park, MO

    General purpose

    $2,000
  73. Shrine of Our Lady of GuadalupeLa Crosse, WI

    General purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $310,00046% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $125,00018% of the total
  3. Arts and culture6 grants $59,0009% of the total
  4. Animals4 grants $39,0006% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $35,0005% of the total
  6. Health5 grants $31,0005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes10 grants $78,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri63 grants $4,387,000
  2. Florida1 grant $32,000
  3. Kansas1 grant $25,000
  4. Texas1 grant $10,000
  5. Indiana2 grants $7,000
  6. Oregon1 grant $5,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $4,000
  8. Illinois1 grant $2,000
  9. Wisconsin1 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.

  • Donald L RossTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Nancy A RossTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • John L RossTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Robert M RossTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Scott C RossTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

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