Funding search · EIN 133680380 · New York, NY

Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

162
grants reported
$4.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • George Washington University4 grants · $2.1M
  • Calec4 grants · $513,000
  • Stony Brook Foundation4 grants · $208,000
  • Albertine Foundation3 grants · $180,000
  • University of Michigan4 grants · $165,000
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art4 grants · $95,000
  • Safina Center4 grants · $80,000
  • Face Foundation1 grant · $70,000
  • Pianofest4 grants · $60,000
  • Public Concern Foundation1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$1.0M
2022
$945,500
2023
$954,000
2024
$1.2M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 162 grants.

  • $690,000

    George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2025

    General support

  • $575,000

    George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $500,000

    George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $350,000

    George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $160,000

    Calec · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $130,000

    Calec · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $120,000

    Calec · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $103,000

    Calec · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $80,000

    Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $70,000

    Face Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $60,000

    Albertine Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $60,000

    Albertine Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $60,000

    Albertine Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $60,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $56,000

    Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $55,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $50,000

    Public Concern Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $42,000

    Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $40,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $30,000

    Peconic Land Trust · Southhampton, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Safina Center · Setauket, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $25,000

    Safina Center · Setauket, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $15,000

    Pianofest · Westhampton Beach, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Safina Center · Setauket, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Pianofest · Westhampton Beach, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Safina Center · Setauket, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    American University in Paris · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $15,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $15,000

    Pianofest · Westhampton Beach, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $15,000

    American University in Paris · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $15,000

    Center for Constitutional Rights · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $15,000

    Pianofest · Westhampton Beach, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $13,500

    American University in Paris · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Cantata Singers · Elmira, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Friends of Georgica Pond · Wainscott, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Third Street Music School Settlement · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Friends of Georgica Pond · Wainscott, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Third Street Music School Settlement · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Friends of Georgica Pond · Wainscott, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Third Street Music School Settlement · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Friends of Georgica Pond · Wainscott, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Nyu Steinhardt Travel Grants · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Third Street Music School Settlement · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $6,250

    Young Concert Artists · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    American Classical Orchestra · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    American University in Paris · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Imani Winds Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lycee Francais De New York · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Rockefeller University · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Tryall Fund · White Plains, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    American Classical Orchestra · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Cantata Singers · Elmira, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Imani Winds Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Kinhaven Music School · Weston, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lycee Francais De New York · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Nyu Steinhardt · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Peconic Land Trust · Southhampton, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Rockefeller University · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    American Classical Orchestra · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Imani Winds Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Kinhaven Music School · Weston, VT · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Lycee Francais De New York · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Peconic Land Trust · Southhampton, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Rockefeller University · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    American Classical Orchestra · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Grand Central Atelier · Long Island City, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Imani Winds Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Kinhaven Music School · Weston, VT · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Luzerne Music Center · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Lycee Francais De New York · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Peconic Land Trust · Southhampton, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Rockefeller University · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Young Concert Artists · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $4,000

    Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $4,000

    Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $4,000

    Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,500

    East Hampton Library · East Hampton, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $3,500

    Kaufman Music Center · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,500

    Kaufman Music Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,400

    South Fork Natural History Museum · Bridgehampton, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,000

    Kinhaven Music School · Weston, VT · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Luzerne Music Center · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Young Concert Artists · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    East Hampton Library · East Hampton, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Luzerne Music Center · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    East Hampton Library · East Hampton, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,000

    Manhattan School of Music · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

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