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The Richard & Rossy Shaller Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only West St Paul, Minnesota · EIN 412009631

The Richard & Rossy Shaller Family Foundation is a private foundation in West St Paul, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,100 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 up from $23,900 the year before.

14% 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$24,65024$331,646
2024$23,90019$359,525
2025$26,10022$381,436

How to apply

The Richard & Rossy Shaller Family 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

What The Richard & Rossy Shaller Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota18$20,850
New York3$4,500
District of Columbia1$750

Grants paid in 2025

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
General funding$5,000
Adl
New York, NY
General funding$3,000
Hennepin Theatre Trust
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$1,500
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis
Golden Valley, MN
General funding$1,500
Jewish Family Services
St Paul, MN
General funding$1,500
Ordway Center
St Paul, MN
General funding$1,500
U of M Foundation Shelly Kordell Scholorship
St Paul, MN
General funding$1,500
Animal Humane Society
St Paul, MN
General funding$1,000
ASPCA
New York, NY
General funding$1,000
Children's Cancer Research Center
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$1,000
Jewish Community Relations Council
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$1,000
Minnesota Hillel
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$1,000
St Jude Research Hospital
Edina, MN
General funding$1,000
US Holocaust Museum
Washington, DC
General funding$750
American Cancer Society
Eagan, MN
General funding$500
Jewish Community Center of the Greater St Paul Area
St Paul, MN
General funding$500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$500
Make-A-Wish
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$500
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, NY
General funding$500
Ronald McDonald House
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$500
Special Olympics Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$500
Planned Parenthood
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$350

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Richard & Rossy Shaller Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Richard & Rossy Shaller Family Foundation give?

$26,100 in tax year 2025, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Richard & Rossy Shaller Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Rossy M Shaller (President), Steven Shaller (Director) and Scott Shaller (Director).

What does The Richard & Rossy Shaller Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and youth programs.

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