Funding search · EIN 364485964 · Winnetka, IL

Ross Family Foundation

Name: Ross Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

71
grants reported: $285,624
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
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.

What they fund

civic social environmental educational enviromental health conservation

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Alliance for the Great Lakes2 grants · $23,000
Gary Sinise Fdn3 grants · $21,000
Nrdc3 grants · $20,000
Chicago Metro Housing Dev2 grants · $17,500
Strides for Peace1 grant · $15,000
Doctors Without Borders1 grant · $15,000
St Leonards Ministries3 grants · $13,000
Open Lands2 grants · $13,000
Winnetka Community House3 grants · $10,500
Chicago Debates1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$93,949

2022

$97,000

2023

$94,675

2024

Grant history

All 71 reported grants, largest first.

$20,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$15,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Health
$15,000
Strides for Peace · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic
$15,000
Chicago Metro Housing Dev · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic
$15,000
Nrdc · Albany, NY · 2022
Social
$10,000
Chicago Debates · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$10,000
Duo Development-Center Neigh Tech · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$10,000
Gary Sinise Fdn · Nashville, TN · 2024
Civic
$10,000
Revive Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$10,000
St Margaret'S Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$10,000
Open Lands · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic
$8,500
Chicago Womens Health Center · Chicgo, IL · 2022
Health
$7,500
Chicago Public Library · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic
$6,000
Gary Sinise Fdn · Nashville, TN · 2022
Civic
$5,500
Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Environmental
$5,000
St Leonards Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2024
Environmental
$5,000
Bob Woodruff Fdn · Long Island City, NY · 2023
Social
$5,000
Gary Sinise Fdn · Nashville, TN · 2023
Civic
$5,000
St Leonards Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2023
Environmental
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Conservation
$5,000
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Civic
$4,000
Finca International · Washingtoon, DC · 2023
Civic
$3,500
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Civic
$3,500
My Block My Hood My City · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic
$3,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic
$3,000
Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2023
Environmental
$3,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Environmental
$3,000
Fenix · Highwood, IL · 2022
Civic
$3,000
Friends of the Eldetly · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic
$3,000
Good News Partners · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic
$3,000
Josselyn Clinic · Northfield, IL · 2022
Social
$3,000
Nu Settlement · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic
$3,000
Open Lands · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic
$3,000
St Leonards Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2022
Environmental
$2,500
Erie Family Health Fdn · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$2,500
Meals On Wheels · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$2,500
Nrdc · Albany, NY · 2024
Social
$2,500
American Indian Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic
$2,500
Chicago Metro Housing Dev · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic
$2,500
Erie Family Health Fdn · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic
$2,500
Nrdc · Albany, NY · 2023
Social
$2,000
Down Syndrome · Chicago, IL · 2024
Health
$2,000
The Uso · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$2,000
Fenix · Highwood, IL · 2023
Civic
$2,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic
$2,000
Just Harvest · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social
$2,000
Nature Conservancy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Environmental
$2,000
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Civic
$1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social
$1,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Enviromental
$1,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$1,000
Toys for Tots · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic
$1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social
$1,000
Chicago Zoological Socoety · Brookfield, IL · 2023
Civic
$1,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Enviromental
$1,000
North Shore Senior Center · Northfield, IL · 2023
Civic
$1,000
Academy Urban School Leadership · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social
$1,000
Radcliffe Youth · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social
$550
Just Harvest · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social
$500
Skokie Cc Educational Fdn · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Educational
$500
Skokie Cc Educational Fdn · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Educational
$500
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Enviromental
$500
Fortinightly Hist Fdn · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic
$500
Iliff School Theology · Denver, CO · 2022
Educational
$500
Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2022
Environmental
$300
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic
$250
Skokie Cc Educatinal Fdn · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Educational
$250
Volunteer Center · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Civic
$175
Winnetka Historical Society · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Civic
$99
Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2022
Civic

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