The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1567569

The John & Nancy Ross Charitable

A private foundation in Thornton, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $55,350 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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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

    $55,350

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,261,993

  • Tax year 2024

    $67,450

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,269,812

  • Tax year 2023

    $43,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,195,021

  • Tax year 2022

    $42,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,246,938

  • Tax year 2021

    $35,150

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,303,460

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,660

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,195,846

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,450

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,015,973

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $17,350 in all.

  2. Reach Church KenyaVestavia Hills, AL

    Support Charity

    $14,250
  3. Flatirons ChurchLafayette, CO

    Support Charity

    $11,250
  4. Food for the HungryPhoenix, AZ

    Feed the hungry

    $10,000
  5. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Support Charity

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $10,00080% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama1 grant $14,250
  2. Colorado1 grant $11,250
  3. Arizona1 grant $10,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John RossTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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