Open Foundations · Arkansas

Ross Foundation

Arkadelphia, Arkansas · EIN 716060574. It paid $748K across 27 grants in 2024, a median of $5K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$748K
paid in 2024
27
grants paid
$5K
median grant
2%
to first-time recipients
$111.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
Mary Elizabeth Eldridge The Ross Fo
Address
PO Box 335, Arkadelphia, AR, 71923
Phone
8702469881
Email
meeldridge@rossfoundation.us
Form the request should take
The application process consists of two steps. The first step is the preparation of a pre-proposal form, which can be found online at http://rossfoundation.us/pdfs/PreProposal_Info.pdf
Submission deadline
Submission deadlines are posted online at http://rossfoundation.us/application_procedure.html
Restrictions on awards
The major focus of the Foundation's philanthropic program has historically been restricted to projects that are located in the Clark County, Arkansas area. Applicant organizations must demonstrate tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) or public charity status under Sections 509(a)(1) or (2) of the Internal Revenue Code. Funding is not provided for political lobbying, political advocacy or legislative activities, or grants to individuals. Funding is generally not provided for operating expenses of established agencies, grants to foreign organizations, grants for foreign expenditure or debt reduction drives.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533119349100648. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

education

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 27 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Arkadelphia Promise FoundationAR$351,684Scholarship Fund 2024
2Arkansas Game & Fish FoundationAR$153,209Conservation Work (Big Timber WMA and (JMWMA Funds), Support work in the West Gulf Coastal Plain.
3Arkansas Forestry Assoc Education FoundationAR$46,606Unrestricted Grant
4The Nature ConservancyAR$46,606Unrestricted Grant
5City of ArkadelphiaAR$33,750Arkadelphia Festival of the Arts and License Plate Readers
6Ouachita Baptist UniversityAR$28,600Purchase Trees to Beautify Campus
7Arkansas Foodbank NetworkAR$15,000Food Credits for Pantries in Clark County
8Dawson Education CooperativeAR$15,000Mini Grant Program - 2024 - 2025
9Arkadelphia Public SchoolsAR$10,000CONE Foundation
10Ouachita Baptist UniversityAR$10,000Evaluation of Breeding Birds at Big Timber WMA
11Arkadelphia Public SchoolsAR$5,000FBLA Students attend National Conference
12The Call of Clark CountyAR$5,000Project - Bring The CALL Home (Office)
13University of Arkansas Foundation IncAR$5,000ASMSA Talent Identification Pogram (ASMSA-TIP)
14Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family ServicesAR$5,000What's Next? Workforce Education at Vera Lloyd
15Casa of Clark and Pike CountiesAR$4,200Strengethening Families

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202022$674K
202125$730K
202223$656K
202326$712K
202427$748K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Arkansas100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Clark TennysonTrustee · 2024
Emily NadeauTrustee · 2024
Margaret DooseTrustee · 2024
Mark KarnesDirector of Operations/Trustee · 2024
Mary Elizabeth EldridgeDirector of Programs/Trustee · 2024
Mary Kathryn TennysonTrustee · 2024
Mary WhippleSecretary/Trustee · 2024
Peggy ClarkTrustee · 2024
Ross WhippleChairman/Trustee · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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