The Ross Foundation
EIN 716060574 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$5.6M
252 grants · $700K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $1K–$14K
grant size
41%
supporter · 46/112 multi-year
repeat
$114.5M
Assets (2023)
112
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Mary Elizabeth Eldridge
Phone
(870) 246-9881
Deadlines
See attachment
How to Apply
See attachment
Restrictions
See attachment
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $751K | $95.7M | $1.9M | 46 |
| 2017 | $1.1M | $97.3M | $2.0M | 48 |
| 2018 | $734K | $98.2M | $1.8M | 34 |
| 2019 | $857K | $97.7M | $2.2M | 35 |
| 2020 | $721K | $98.4M | $2.4M | 30 |
| 2022 | $711K | $114.8M | $2.4M | 29 |
| 2023 | $765K | $114.5M | $3.0M | 30 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 252 grants on record
Minimum
$131
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$3K
Average
$22K
75th Pctl
$14K
Maximum
$705K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.4% of US grants
· Rank #2 of 3 states
$3K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
RW
Ross Whipple
7+ yrs
Chairman/Trustee
Leadership
MW
Mary Whipple
7+ yrs
Secretary/Trustee
Leadership
ME
Mary Elizabeth Eldridge
7+ yrs
Director of Programs/Trustee
MK
Mark Karnes
7+ yrs
Director of Operations/Trustee
MT
Mary Kathryn Katie Tennyson
2 yrs
Trustee
CT
Clark Tennyson
7+ yrs
Trustee
EN
Emily Nadeau
2 yrs
Trustee
MD
Margaret Doose
2 yrs
Trustee
PC
Peggy Clark
7+ yrs
Trustee
RW
Ross Whipple
7+ yrs
Chairman/Trustee
Leadership
MW
Mary Whipple
7+ yrs
Secretary/Trustee
Leadership
ME
Mary Elizabeth Eldridge
7+ yrs
Director of Programs/Trustee
MK
Mark Karnes
7+ yrs
Director of Operations/Trustee
MT
Mary Kathryn Katie Tennyson
2 yrs
Trustee
CT
Clark Tennyson
7+ yrs
Trustee
EN
Emily Nadeau
2 yrs
Trustee
MD
Margaret Doose
2 yrs
Trustee
PC
Peggy Clark
7+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (252 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkadelphia Promise Foundation | Arkadelphia, AR | $704,595 | Scholarship Fund 2016-2017 | 2017 |
| Arkadelphia Promise Foundation | Arkadelphia, AR | $351,684 | Scholarship Fund 2023 | 2022 |
| Arkadelphia Promise Foundation | Arkadelphia, AR | $351,684 | Scholarship Fund 2018 | 2018 |
| Arkadelphia Promise Foundation | Arkadelphia, AR | $351,684 | Scholarship Fund 2020 | 2020 |
| Arkadelphia Promise Foundation | Arkadelphia, AR | $351,684 | Scholarship Fund 2019 | 2019 |
| Arkadelphia Promise Foundation | Arkadelphia, AR | $351,684 | Scholarship Fund 2024 | 2023 |
| Arkadelphia Promise Foundation | Arkadelphia, AR | $351,684 | Arkadelphia Promise Scholarship Program | 2016 |
| Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $136,826 | Conservation Work (Big Timber WMA and (JMWMA Funds), Support work in the West Gulf Coastal Plain. | 2023 |
| Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $135,225 | Big Timber WMA, JMWMA and support work in the West Gulf Coastal Plain in SW AR | 2022 |
| City of Arkadelphia | Arkadelphia, AR | $134,497 | DeSoto Bluff Pavilion | 2019 |
| Arkansas Game Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $126,691 | Conservation Work -Big Timber WMA FundsJMWMA Funds, West Gulf Coastal Plain in SW AR | 2020 |
| Arkansas Game Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $125,062 | Conservation work and support work in Regions 4 & 5 in SW AR | 2019 |
| Arkansas Game Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $115,321 | JMWMA and Big Timber lease fees | 2016 |
| Arkansas Game Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $113,620 | Lease fees and work in Regions 4 & 5 in SW AR | 2018 |
| Arkansas Game Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $96,825 | Lease fees and work in regions four and five in southwest Arkansas | 2017 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Little Rock, AR | $46,094 | Unrestricted Grant and Scott Simon Retirement Project | 2022 |
| Arkansas Forestry Assoc Education Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $41,735 | Unrestricted Grant | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Little Rock, AR | $41,735 | Unrestricted Grant | 2023 |
| Arkansas Forestry Assoc Education Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $41,094 | Unrestricted Grant | 2022 |
| Arkansas Forestry Assoc Education F | Little Rock, AR | $39,017 | General support | 2020 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Little Rock, AR | $39,017 | General support | 2020 |
| Arkansas Forestry Assoc Education F | Little Rock, AR | $38,689 | General support | 2019 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Little Rock, AR | $38,689 | General support | 2019 |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia, AR | $38,600 | Trees funded over 2 years, Evaluate Bird Species on BTWMA | 2023 |
| Arkansas Forestry Assoc Education F | Little Rock, AR | $38,122 | General support | 2018 |
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