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Thomas and Nancy Rost Foundation LTD

Preselected recipients only Bloomfield Hills, Michigan · EIN 383328273

Thomas and Nancy Rost Foundation LTD is a private foundation in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $38,500 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 down from $43,750 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$12,20010$0
2024$43,75013$464,435
2025$38,50012$471,638

How to apply

Thomas and Nancy Rost Foundation LTD 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 Thomas and Nancy Rost Foundation LTD funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona1$10,000
North Carolina2$6,000
Wisconsin2$5,500
Colorado1$5,000
Georgia1$5,000
Michigan3$4,500
Florida1$2,000
Virginia1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alliance Defending Freedom
Scottsdale, AZ
Support charitable mission$10,000
Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc
Charlotte, NC
Support charitable mission$5,000
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries
Atlanta, GA
Support charitable mission$5,000
Focus on the Family
Colorado Springs, CO
Support charitable mission$5,000
Marantha Baptist University
Watertown, WI
Support charitable mission$5,000
Covenant Church of Naples
Naples, FL
Support charitable mission$2,000
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Grand Rapids, MI
Support charitable mission$2,000
Bethel Baptist Church
Kalamazoo, MI
Support charitable mission$1,500
The Salvation Army
Southfield, MI
Support charitable mission$1,000
Samaritans Purse Relief Fund
Boone, NC
Support charitable missiom$1,000
Intervarsity Christian Fellows
Madison, WI
Support charitable mission$500
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Support charitable mission$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thomas and Nancy Rost Foundation LTD accept grant applications?

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

How much does Thomas and Nancy Rost Foundation LTD give?

$38,500 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Thomas and Nancy Rost Foundation LTD?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas F Rost (President Tr), Nancy L Rost (Secretary) and David M Thoms (Vice Preside).

What does Thomas and Nancy Rost Foundation LTD fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and human services.

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