Missouri · Private foundation
John S and Jody J Ross Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $197k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $175,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 14
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $526k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations John S and Jody J Ross Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $197k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $313k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $194k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees | $325,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra | $13,500 | 1 | 0% |
| John Burroughs School | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Louis Art Museum Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Archdiocese of St Louis | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Missouri Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Salvation Army | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees | $325,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra | $13,500 | 1 | 0% |
| John Burroughs School | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Louis Art Museum Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Archdiocese of St Louis | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Missouri Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Salvation Army | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gateway Arch Park Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Mary & St Louis Abbey | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Gamma Center for Children with Vis | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($317k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget John S and Jody J Ross Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · Elberth R & Gladys F Grant Char · Ross Family Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About John S and Jody J Ross Foundation
- How much does John S and Jody J Ross Foundation give?
- John S and Jody J Ross Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $196,600 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 14 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does John S and Jody J Ross Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (17%), Health (17%), Arts & Culture (2%).
- Who are John S and Jody J Ross Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees ($325k), Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra ($14k), John Burroughs School ($10k).
- Does John S and Jody J Ross Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John S and Jody J Ross Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as John S and Jody J Ross Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Louis Community Foundation, Edward Jones Foundation, Elberth R & Gladys F Grant Char.
- Where is John S and Jody J Ross Foundation based?
- John S and Jody J Ross Foundation is based in MO.
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