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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-6600794

The Ross Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $153,999 paid in grants.

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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.

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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 2025

    $153,999

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,090,586

  • Tax year 2024

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,937,850

  • Tax year 2023

    $135,001

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,913,937

  • Tax year 2022

    $155,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,297,283

  • Tax year 2021

    $139,002

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,178,493

  • Tax year 2020

    $137,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,136,193

  • Tax year 2019

    $209,513

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,256,526

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Freestore Foodbank IncCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $33,586
  2. St Andrews Episcopal ChurchFort Thomas, KY

    Annual fund

    $25,276
  3. Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KY

    Annual fund

    $15,581
  4. Taft Museum of ArtCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $13,504
  5. Cincinnati Art MuseumCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $13,504
  6. City Gospel MissionCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $12,811
  7. Fairhaven Rescue MissionBromley, KY

    Annual fund

    $12,811
  8. Cincinnati Museum CenterCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $11,426
  9. Church of the NativityMaysville, KY

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  10. Mary Magdalene FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  11. Cincinnati Symphony OrchestraCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  12. Our Daily BreadCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  13. Crayons to Computers IncCincinnati, OH

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  14. Henry Hosea HouseNewport, KY

    Annual fund

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $40,43442% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $33,58635% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $15,58116% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio9 grants $93,331
  2. Kentucky5 grants $60,668

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Fifth Third Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $24,244

The return

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