The Ross Family Foundation
Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA · EIN 24-6017499 · reported 2025
109grants reported
$900median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$239Ktotal paid
12states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 109 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $38K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way Lackawanna & Wayne Counties For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $25,500 |
| First United Methodust Church of Germantown For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 |
| Wvia Public TV & Radio For general purposes | Pittston, PA | $15,000 |
| Covenant Presbyterian Church For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $13,000 |
| 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 |
| United Way of SE PA For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northeast PA For general purposes | Reading, 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 |
| Countryside Conservancy For general purposes | Laplume, PA | $5,000 |
| Everhart Museum For general purposes | Scranton, 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 |
| Clintonville United Methodist Church For general purposes | Clintonville, NY | $3,500 |
| Marywood University For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $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 |
| Greater Scranton YMCA For general purposes | Dunmore, PA | $2,500 |
| American Red Cross For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $2,000 |
| Friends of the Poor For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $2,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation Class of 1957 | Ames, IA | $2,000 |
| Salvation Army For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $2,000 |
| Noco Humane For general purposes | Loveland, CO | $2,000 |
| Abington Community Library For general purposes | Clarks Summit, PA | $1,800 |
| Scranton Area Foundation For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,800 |
| Scranton Cultural Center For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,800 |
| Allied Services Foundation For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,500 |
| First United Methodust Church of Germantown Christmas and Easter offerings | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 |
| Geisinger Health System For general purposes | Danville, PA | $1,500 |
| Meals on Wheels of NE PA For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,400 |
| Weinberg NE PA Regional Food Bank For general purposes | Wilkesbarre, PA | $1,400 |
| Griffin Pond Animal Shelter For general purposes | South Abington Townshi, PA | $1,300 |
| Family Promise of Philadelphia For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250 |
| Arcadia Chorale For general purposes | Chinchilla, PA | $1,048 |
| Finca International For general purposes | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival For general purposes | Becket, MA | $1,000 |
| Jewish Federation of NE PA For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,000 |
| Lackawanna College For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,000 |
| Lackawanna Historical Society For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,000 |
| Lackawanna River Corridor Assn For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,000 |
| Lantern Theatre For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Nature Conservancy For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| NE Regional Cancer Institute For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $1,000 |
| Smith Memorial Playground For general purposes | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Trustees of the University of PA For the Law School | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee For general purposes | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 |
| United Neighborhood Center For general purposes | Throop, PA | $1,000 |
| Wellesley College For general purposes | Wellesley, MA | $1,000 |
| Day Nursery Association of Scranton For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $900 |
| Girl Scouts in Heart of PA For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $900 |
| Exponent Philanthropy For general purposes | Washington, DC | $850 |
| Friendship House For general purposes | Scranton, PA | $750 |
| Dorflinger Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary For general purposes | White Mills, PA | $700 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art For general purposes | New York, NY | $600 |
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