Funding search · EIN 137117871 · New York, NY
Mark and Cynthia Ross Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 64
- grants reported
- $301,906
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,265
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Root Ns3 grants · $56,050
- Plummer Youth Promise3 grants · $46,000
- Focus for Democracy Advocacy Group1 grant · $25,000
- Pingree School3 grants · $24,000
- Plenitud Pr2 grants · $22,200
- Cape Ann Museum3 grants · $16,620
- Rain and Rose Charitable Fund Llc2 grants · $12,250
- Empower Africa3 grants · $10,450
- 4121 grant · $10,000
- Inspire By Action1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 64 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Focus for Democracy Advocacy Group · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $22,450
Root Ns · Salem, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $21,200
Plenitud Pr · Las Marias, PR · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,400
Root Ns · Salem, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Plummer Youth Promise · Salem, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Plummer Youth Promise · Salem, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $13,200
Root Ns · Salem, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $12,500
Pingree School · South Hampton, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Inspire By Action · Winter Park, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
412 · Medford, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $7,325
Rain and Rose Charitable Fund Llc · Dorado, PR · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $6,500
Pingree School · South Hampton, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $6,000
Plummer Youth Promise · Salem, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Essex County Community Foundation · Danvers, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
The Jane Stern Library · Dorado, PR · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Empower Africa · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Pingree School · South Hampton, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
The Jane Stern · Dorado, PR · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Working America Education · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $4,925
Rain and Rose Charitable Fund Llc · Dorado, PR · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $4,120
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $4,000
100 Friends Project · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $2,950
Empower Africa · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Accelerate Change · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Empower Africa · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Leap for Education · Salem, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Manship Artists Residency · Lanesville, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
The Reginald & Dionne Smith Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Leap for Education · Salem, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $2,030
Gloucester Biotechnology Academy · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $2,000
100 Friends Project · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $2,000
Tisch Ms Research Center of Ny · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,750
Manship Artists Residency · Lanesville, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,500
Hogar Mis Primeros Pasos · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,500
Lifebridge Northshore · Salem, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,500
Wellspring House · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,500
Manship Artists Residency · Lanesville, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $1,250
Ground Game Fund · Austin, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,250
Working America Education · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
American Camp Association · Martinsville, TN · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Con Educacion Corp · Quincy, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Next Play Education · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Nido De Esperanza · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Allsatsres · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Best Buddies International · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Montserrat College of Art · Breverly, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Plenitud Pr · Las Marias, PR · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
The University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $800
Trustees of Reservation · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $671
Gbh · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $535
Ymca · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $500
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $500
Curepsp · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $500
The Dana-Farber Campaign · Brooklyn, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $500
On This Spot Nyc · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $500
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $450
The Dana-Farber Campaign · Brooklyn, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $400
Project Bread · East Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $250
Facebook Community Fund · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $250
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $200
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Charitable contribution
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