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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-0299674

Rossetter Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $319,000 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.

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

    $319,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,861,220

  • Tax year 2024

    $247,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,878,774

  • Tax year 2023

    $338,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,711,398

  • Tax year 2022

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,635,099

  • Tax year 2021

    $212,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,717,346

  • Tax year 2020

    $163,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,761,629

  • Tax year 2019

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,678,004

  • Tax year 2018

    $157,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,369,978

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $50,000
  2. Charlottesville Area Community FoundCharlottesville, VA

    General purposes

    $45,000
  3. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramMalvern, PA

    General purposes

    $44,000
  4. ONE22 Resource CenterJackson, WY

    General purposes

    $20,000
  5. Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights ProjectTucson, AZ

    General purposes

    $16,000
  6. Sky Island AllianceTucson, AZ

    General purposes

    $16,000
  7. Colorado Springs SchoolColorado Springs, CO

    General purposes

    $15,000
  8. Learning WorksPortland, ME

    General purposes

    $15,000
  9. Arizona Land and Water TrustTucson, AZ

    General purposes

    $13,000
  10. Full Plates Full PotentialBrunswick, ME

    General purposes

    $10,000
  11. Maine NeedsPortland, ME

    General purposes

    $10,000
  12. Preble Street Learning Collaborative (PSLC)Portland, ME

    General purposes

    $8,000
  13. In Her PresencePortland, ME

    General purposes

    $6,000
  14. Island InstituteRockland, ME

    General purposes

    $6,000
  15. Rose Community FoundationDenver, CO

    General purposes

    $6,000
  16. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife CenterDivide, CO

    General purposes

    $5,000
  17. Immigrant Legal Advocacy ProjectPortland, ME

    General purposes

    $5,000
  18. Mt Carmel Veterans Service CenterColorado SPGS, CO

    General purposes

    $5,000
  19. Pueblo Central High School FoundationPueblo, CO

    General purposes

    $5,000
  20. Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (rmian)Westminster, CO

    General purposes

    $5,000
  21. Coombs OutdoorsJackson, WY

    General purposes

    $4,000
  22. No One Left Behind IncArlington, VA

    General purposes

    $3,000
  23. The Center for Grieving ChildrenPortland, ME

    General purposes

    $3,000
  24. Teens to TrailsBrunswick, ME

    General purposes

    $2,000
  25. ArtvanBrunswick, ME

    General purposes

    $1,000
  26. The PlaceColorado SPGS, CO

    General purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid3 grants $71,00031% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $50,00022% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $29,00013% of the total
  4. Human services4 grants $29,00013% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $11,0005% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $26,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine10 grants $66,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  3. Virginia2 grants $48,000
  4. Arizona3 grants $45,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $44,000
  6. Colorado7 grants $42,000
  7. Wyoming2 grants $24,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Benjamin T RossetterDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • David B RossetterEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jessica KellyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Amy C LorenzSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Robert KellyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Pamela B RossetterDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Ellen Jebb CuthbertVP AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Stephen M RossetterPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Christopher P CuthbertTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • James R KellyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Brian K JonesASST. SECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0

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