Missouri · Public charity
Ross Family Foundation
The mission of the ROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION is to act as a supporting organization of the greater kansas city community foundation with respect to charitable activities of the community foundation.
- $3.3M
- Granted FY2019
- 10
- Grants FY2019
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Ross Family Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Ross Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $3M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $150,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $2,273,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 2
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 56% of the organizations Ross Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $600k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 9 | $3.3M | 56% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $1.5M | 43% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $4.4M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Pius X High School | $4,944,640 | 4 | n/a |
| Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph | $1,668,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Divine Mercy Park Inc | $996,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles | $550,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Cathedral School | $300,000 | 2 | n/a |
| School Sisters of Chris the King | $245,519 | 2 | n/a |
| St Therese Catholic Church | $218,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Radio Network Inc | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St Joseph Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Benedictine College | $150,000 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Pius X High School | $4,944,640 | 4 | n/a |
| Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph | $1,668,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Divine Mercy Park Inc | $996,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles | $550,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Cathedral School | $300,000 | 2 | n/a |
| School Sisters of Chris the King | $245,519 | 2 | n/a |
| St Therese Catholic Church | $218,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Radio Network Inc | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St Joseph Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Benedictine College | $150,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Parish | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Patrick | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Gabriel Archangel | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Andrew the Apostle | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Welcome House Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
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: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Bright Futures Fund · Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education Inc · Oracle Health Foundation · Constance M Cooper Charitable Foundation · John J Sullivan Jr Foundation John Houlehan & Mark Henke-Trustees · Servant Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Ross Family Foundation
- How much does Ross Family Foundation give?
- Ross Family Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $3,335,019 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Ross Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (55%), Religion (42%), Human Services (2%).
- Who are Ross Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: St Pius X High School ($4.9M), Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph ($1.7M), Divine Mercy Park Inc ($997k).
- Does Ross Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ross Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Bright Futures Fund, Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education Inc.
- Where is Ross Family Foundation based?
- Ross Family Foundation is based in MO.
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