Michael and Virginis Ross Foundation
Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA · EIN 68-0437209 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Michael and Virginia Ross Foundation
23grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$241Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 23 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $134K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
C/o Williams Co 1000 Wilshire BL 16
Los Angeles, CA 90017-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette-Orinda Presby Church | Lafayette, CA | $37,000 |
| Lafayette-Orinda Presby Church | Lafayette, CA | $36,500 |
| Lafayette-Orinda Presby Church | Lafayette, CA | $36,000 |
| Children of Faith | Walnut Creek, CA | $15,000 |
| Simpson Literary Project | Oakland, CA | $15,000 |
| New Literary Project | Oakland, CA | $15,000 |
| Fotokids | City of Guatemala | $10,000 |
| Fotokids | City of Guatemala | $10,000 |
| Fotokids | City of Guatemala | $10,000 |
| Children of Faith | Walnut Creek, CA | $10,000 |
| Univ of VA Law Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $6,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Maryland Heights, MO | $5,000 |
| New Literary Project | Oakland, CA | $5,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Maryland Heights, MO | $5,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Maryland Heights, MO | $5,000 |
| University of Virginia - Marshall J | Charlottesville, VA | $4,000 |
| Maia | Denver, CO | $3,000 |
| Maia | Denver, CO | $3,000 |
| Uva Institute for Practical Ethics | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 |
| Maia | Denver, CO | $3,000 |
| Univ of VA Law Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 |
| Univ of VA Law Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 |
| Bob Davidson Memorial Fund | Oklahoma City, OK | $500 |
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