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The Ross Webb Fund

Preselected recipients only South Dartmouth, Massachusetts · EIN 046064025

The Ross Webb Fund is a private foundation in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $59,600 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $16,600. 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 $3,000 the year before.

91% of its 2025 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$13,0000$810,613
2024$3,0001$417,230
2025$59,60011$1.1 million

How to apply

The Ross Webb Fund 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

What The Ross Webb Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts7$31,100
Florida1$10,000
Oregon1$10,000
Rhode Island1$5,500
Georgia1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Aiden's Chapel
Dartmouth, MA
Religious$16,600
Oregon Community Program
Eugene, OR
Benevolent$10,000
Gamma Grant
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Benevolent$10,000
Saint Philomena School
Portsmouth, RI
Education$5,500
Somerset Foodshelf
Somerset, MA
Benevolent$3,000
Sharing & Caring
Cornelia, GA
Benevolent$3,000
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust
Dartmouth, MA
Environmental$2,500
Old Dartmouth Historical Sociesty
New Bedford, MA
Education$2,500
Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA
Education$2,500
Zeiterion Theatre
New Bedford, MA
Benevolent$2,500
Project New Hope
Worcester, MA
Benevolent$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Ross Webb Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Ross Webb Fund give?

$59,600 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Ross Webb Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Herbert S Webb IV (Trustee).

What does The Ross Webb Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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