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Ross Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Dillsboro, Indiana · EIN 351796129

Ross Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Dillsboro, Indiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $38,926 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $7,354. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $32,336 the year before.

46% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$32,3368$0
2024$38,92611$0

How to apply

ContactJames Deaton
11869 Old US 50, Dillsboro, IN 47018
Phone or email(812) 432-5679
What to submitLetter of Intent
DeadlinesMay 1

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ross Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana11$37,926

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dillsboro Elementary School
Dillsboro, IN
Programs and equipment$7,354
Town of Dillsboro
Dillsboro, IN
Sign repair and k9 unit$6,500
Dillsboro Arts Friendship Gallery
Dillsboro, IN
Jazz festival$4,000
Dillsboro Summer Recreation
Dillsboro, IN
Led field lighting$3,500
Dillsboro Heritage Legacy
Dillsboro, IN
Bicentennial$3,332
Oakdale Cemetery Assoc
Dillsboro, IN
Perpetual care of cemetery$3,000
Dillsboro Main Street
Dillsboro, IN
Hometown christmas$2,400
Childrens Advocacy Center of SE in
Dillsboro, IN
Sign$2,340
Dillsboro American Legion
Dillsboro, IN
Aed$2,000
Dillsboro Say Soccer
Dillsboro, IN
Goal frame and benches$2,000
Dillsboro Civic Community Outreach
Dillsboro, IN
Boom lift for christmas lights$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ross Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 1.

How much does Ross Foundation Inc give?

$38,926 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Ross Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Charlie P Caldwell (Director), Leeann Boggs (Treasurer), James Hughes (President) and Mary Jo L Finnegan (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ross Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and community development.

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