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Jordon and Lesli Ross Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boca Raton, Florida · EIN 205899657

Jordon and Lesli Ross Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Boca Raton, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,540 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,340 and the largest $2,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $10,596 the year before.

20% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$11,90210$192,274
2024$10,59611$229,381
2025$12,54010$232,309

How to apply

Jordon and Lesli Ross Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York5$6,160
Florida4$6,020
Michigan1$360

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Israel Friends
New York, NY
Charitable$2,500
March of the Living Southern Region
Boca Raton, FL
Charitable$2,340
Kesher
North Miami Beach, FL
Charitable$1,800
Nacoej
New York, NY
Charitable$1,800
Boca Jewish Center
Boca Raton, FL
Charitable$1,680
Tunnel to Towers
Staten Island, NY
Charitable$1,000
Orthodox Union Women's Initiative
New York, NY
Charitable$500
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Charitable$360
Tikvah Fund
New York, NY
Charitable$360
Florida Chesed Network
Boca Raton, FL
Charitable$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jordon and Lesli Ross Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Jordon and Lesli Ross Charitable Foundation give?

$12,540 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,340.

Who runs Jordon and Lesli Ross Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lesli Ross (Trustee).

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