Open Foundations · Missouri

Ross Family Foundation

Clayton, Missouri · EIN 466432496. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.5M across 73 grants in 2024, a median of $12K each.

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$4.5M
paid in 2024
73
grants paid
$12K
median grant
28%
to first-time recipients
$27.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION CO COMMERCE
Address
PO BOX 16550, CLAYTON, MO, 63105
Phone
3147463209
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO SPECIFIC FORM
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523219349101217. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 73 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1De Smet Jesuit High SchoolMO$1,285,000GENERAL PURPOSE, THE SPARTAN FUND
2Cardinal Glennon Children's FoundationMO$1,000,000NANCY FEDAK ROSS, RN ENDOWMENT FOR NURSING EDUCATION
3Barnes-jewish Hospital FoundationMO$350,000CANCER 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
4St Louis UniversityMO$270,000MEN'S SOCCER, O'LOUGHLIN FAMILY CHAMPIONS CENTER
5St Louis Children's HospitalMO$250,000INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESEACH CENTER
6St Louis Symphony OrchestraMO$145,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Stages St LouisMO$125,000BACKSTAGERS, GENERAL PURPOSE, DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH W/ EMPHASIS ON AUTISM
8Archdiocese of St LouisMO$100,000ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
9Rung Foundation IncMO$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
10Team Activities for Special Kids IncMO$35,000GENERAL PURPOSE
11Go to NationsFL$32,000GENERAL PURPOSE
12Ste Genevieve Du Bois ChurchMO$32,000GENERAL PURPOSE
13American Cancer Society IncMO$30,000ST. LOUIS GOLF CLASSIC
14Boys Hope Girls HopeMO$30,000GENERAL PURPOSE
15Church of the AnnunziataMO$30,000CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202062$2.4M
202177$2.2M
202268$1.8M
202358$1.6M
202473$4.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Missouri86%
Indiana3%
Florida1%
Kansas1%
Texas1%

Who decides

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

Donald L RossTRUSTEE · 2024
John L RossTRUSTEE · 2024
Nancy a RossTRUSTEE · 2024
Robert M RossTRUSTEE · 2024
Scott C RossTRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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