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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “ross”
Where the money went
Chillicothe-Ross CommunityChillicothe, OHCharity · may take applications
55 matching grants · $981,790 · through 2024Largest: $17,108 to HOPE CLINIC OF ROSS COUNTY INC — to promote the city of chillicothe and ross county.
Largest: $1,250 to HELEN ROSS MCNABB FOUNDATION — 2023 - helen ross mcnabb - sunset shenanigans
Adena Health SystemChillicothe, OHCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $927,110 · through 2024Largest: $160,203 to ROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION — community improvement initiative
Largest: $10,000 to GOOD SAMARITAN NETWORK OF ROSS COUNTY — food for needy
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2022Largest: $127,100 to Regents of the University of Michigan — electrical and computer engineering fund (# 313471), general operating support, light family endowed scholarship fund (#700790). support of blavin scholars program - student life, …
Largest: $15,000 to WHITEHEAD ROSS — fellowship stipend
Largest: $105,000 to AHMARA GIBBONS ROSS - PENNSYLVANIA — 77149 optimization of adeno-associated viral vectors to treat chronic glaucoma -- ahmara gibbons ross, md, phd
Largest: $15,000 to ROSS COMMUNITY CENTER INC — ross community center k-6 steam projects
Ross School FoundationRoss, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $7.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to Ross School District — support ross school district
Largest: $40,000 to EUGENE ROSS — educational scholarship
Largest: $214,584 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - j richards, c ricker, s riese, m robb, a roberts, a roberts, d robinson, g robinson, m robinson, b rogers, j rogers, l roinestad, a rolfe, t rosado-st. pet…
Largest: $100,000 to Sul Ross State University Friends of the Center for Big Bend Studies — general archeological research
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →