Ross Family Foundation
Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA · EIN 24-6017499 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Ross Family Foundation
328grants reported
$800median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$687Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 22 of its 328 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $110K 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
1 Summit St
Philadelphia, PA 19118-2832
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quintessence Theatre Group For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 |
| United Way Lackawanna & Wayne Counties For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $25,500 |
| United Way Lackawanna & Wayne Counties For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $24,000 |
| United Way Lackawanna & Wayne Counties For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $22,500 |
| Quintessence Theatre Group For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 |
| First United Methodust Church of Germantown For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 |
| First United Methodust Church of Germantown For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 |
| First United Methodust Church of Germantown For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $17,000 |
| Wvia Public TV & Radio For general purposes | Pittston, PA | $15,000 |
| Covenant Presbyterian Church For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $13,000 |
| Covenant Presbyterian Church For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $13,000 |
| Covenant Presbyterian Church For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $12,700 |
| Columbia University For general purposes | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Keystone College For general purposes | Laplume, PA | $10,000 |
| Philharmonic Society of NE PA $5,000 for general purposes; $5,000 for Young Peoples Concerts | Wilkes Barre, PA | $10,000 |
| Columbia University For general purposes | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Columbia University For general purposes | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Keystone College For general purposes | Laplume, PA | $10,000 |
| Keystone College For general purposes | Laplume, PA | $9,000 |
| Philharmonic Society of NE PA $5,000 for general purposes; $4,000 for Young Peoples Concerts | Wilkes Barre, PA | $9,000 |
| Philharmonic Society of NE PA $5,000 for general purposes; $3,000 for Young Peoples Concerts | Avoca, PA | $8,000 |
| United Way of SE PA For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 |
| Plymouth Meeting Friends School Anne Javsicas Community Scholarship Fund | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $7,500 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northeast PA For general purposes | Reading, PA | $6,500 |
| United Way of SE PA For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $6,500 |
| United Way of SE PA For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $6,500 |
| Johnson College For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $6,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Adrian E. Ross Class of 1934 Scholarship Fd | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology For general purposes | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology For general purposes | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 |
| Countryside Conservancy For general purposes | Laplume, PA | $5,000 |
| Everhart Museum For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $5,000 |
| Countrywide Conservancy Flood repair Dalton Trail | Laplume, PA | $5,000 |
| Johnson College For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $5,000 |
| Everhart Museum For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $5,000 |
| Johnson College For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northeast PA For general purposes | Reading, PA | $5,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America NE PA Council For general purposesFor general purposes | Scranton, PA | $4,200 |
| Tanglewood Friends of Music For general purposes | Boston, MA | $4,000 |
| Food Bank of Larimer County $1,500 for WHYY FM radio; $1,5000 for WHYY TV | Loveland, CO | $4,000 |
| UC Health Northern Colorado Fdn For general purposes | Ft Collins, CO | $4,000 |
| Everhart Museum For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $4,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northeastern PA For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $4,000 |
| Wvia Public TV & Radio For general purposes | Pittston, PA | $4,000 |
| Clintonville United Methodist Church For general purposes | Clintonville, NY | $3,500 |
| Marywood University For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $3,500 |
| Wvia Public TV & Radio For general purposes | Pittston, PA | $3,500 |
| Tanglewood Friends of Music For general purposes | Boston, MA | $3,500 |
| Outreach Center for Community Resources For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $3,250 |
| University of Scranton For general purposes: $1,500; for library $1,700 | Scranton, PA | $3,200 |
| Whyy FM & Channel 12 $1,500 for WHYY FM radio; $1,5000 for WHYY TV | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 |
| Women's Resource Center For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $3,000 |
| Tanglewood Friends of Music For general purposes | Boston, MA | $3,000 |
| Clintonville United Methodist Church For general purposes | Clintonville, NY | $3,000 |
| Countryside Conservancy For general purposes | Laplume, PA | $3,000 |
| Outreach Center for Community Resources For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $3,000 |
| Outreach Center for Community Resources For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $2,750 |
| Women's Resource Center For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $2,750 |
| Clintonville United Methodist Church For general purposes | Clintonville, NY | $2,700 |
| Greater Scranton YMCA For general purposes | Dunmore, PA | $2,500 |
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