Funding search · EIN 276594166 · Glens Falls, NY
Waldo T Ross and Ruth S Ross Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 45
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $29,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- The Salvation Army4 grants · $395,000
- The Hyde Collection4 grants · $319,000
- Chapman Historical Museum4 grants · $194,500
- Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $163,600
- Harrisena Community Church4 grants · $138,000
- The Charles R Wood Theater4 grants · $136,000
- Bay Road Presbyterian Church4 grants · $97,600
- Lakeside Chapel4 grants · $38,462
- Lake George Opera Festival Assoc4 grants · $24,000
- N Queensbury Rescue Squad3 grants · $17,250
Giving over time
Grant history
All 45 reported grants, largest first.
- $105,000
The Salvation Army · Glens Falls, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general
- $100,000
The Hyde Collection · Glens Falls, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $99,000
The Salvation Army · Glens Falls, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $99,000
The Salvation Army · Glens Falls, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general
- $92,000
The Salvation Army · Glens Falls, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general
- $75,000
The Hyde Collection · Glens Falls, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general
- $75,000
The Hyde Collection · Glens Falls, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general
- $69,000
The Hyde Collection · Glens Falls, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general
- $60,500
Chapman Historical Museum · Glens Falls, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general
- $56,600
Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra · Glens Falls, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $48,000
Chapman Historical Museum · Glens Falls, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $48,000
The Charles R Wood Theater · Glens Falls, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $44,000
Chapman Historical Museum · Glens Falls, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general
- $42,000
Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra · Glens Falls, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $42,000
Chapman Historical Museum · Glens Falls, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general
- $40,000
Harrisena Community Church · Queensbury, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general
- $35,000
Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra · Glens Falls, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $35,000
The Charles R Wood Theater · Glens Falls, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $34,000
Harrisena Community Church · Queensbury, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $34,000
Harrisena Community Church · Queensbury, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general
- $30,000
Harrisena Community Church · Queensbury, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general
- $30,000
Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra · Glens Falls, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $29,000
The Charles R Wood Theater · Glens Falls, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $29,000
Bay Road Presbyterian Church · Lake George, NY · 2022
General - unrestricted
- $24,300
Bay Road Presbyterian Church · Lake George, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $24,300
Bay Road Presbyterian Church · Lake George, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general
- $24,000
The Charles R Wood Theater · Glens Falls, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $20,000
Bay Road Presbyterian Church · Lake George, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general
- $19,000
Lakeside Chapel · Cleverdale, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general
- $14,000
Open Door · Glens Falls, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general
- $10,000
Lake George Opera Festival Assoc · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $8,337
Lakeside Chapel · Cleverdale, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general
- $8,000
Lake George Opera Festival Assoc · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $7,500
N Queensbury Fire Fighters Service · Cleverdale, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general
- $7,500
N Queensbury Rescue Squad · Cleverdale, NY · 2022
Unrestricted - general
- $6,250
Lakeside Chapel · Cleverdale, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $5,750
N Queensbury Fire Fighters Service · Cleverdale, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general
- $5,750
N Queensbury Rescue Squad · Cleverdale, NY · 2024
Unrestricted - general
- $5,000
Lake George Opera Festival Assoc · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $4,875
Lakeside Chapel · Cleverdale, NY · 2022
Genral purposes
- $4,000
North Queensbury Firefighter Service · Cleverdale, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $4,000
Queensbury Emergency Services Squad · Queensbury, NY · 2025
Unrestricted - general
- $4,000
N Queensbury Fire Fighters Service · Cleverdale, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general
- $4,000
N Queensbury Rescue Squad · Cleverdale, NY · 2023
Unrestricted - general
- $1,000
Lake George Opera Festival Assoc · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
General purposes
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