· Private foundation
Ross Foundation Inc
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k2 grants · $8k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $80k
- $250k+1 grant · $356k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual grant recipient | $355,556 |
| LAKE ERIE NATURE & SCIENCE CENTER | $80,000 |
| MIDVIEW LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | $15,000 |
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN | $10,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $6,226 |
| CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY | $1,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $98k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +82% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.
12 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- LELAKE ERIE NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTER5× · 2020–2025 · $100k · revenue +82%
- WRWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY2× · 2021–2024 · $15k · revenue +49%
- GKGOOD KNIGHTS INC2× · 2023–2024 · $15k · revenue +210%
Funded once
- BHBLESSING HOUSEone grant, 2022 · $90k · revenue -21%
- HGHISTORIC GRAFTON SCHOOL INCone grant, 2024 · $21k
- ETEATON TOWNSHIP FIRE AND RESCUEone grant, 2022 · $21k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…
The mission of the cleveland museum of art (cma) is to fulfill its dual roles as one of the world's most distinguished comprehensive art museums and as one of northeastern ohio's principal civic and cultural institutions. the museum,…
Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…
Our mission is to enrich the lives of all people in northeast ohio by conserving natural habitats, restoring the ecological value of our region's lands and waters, and expanding opportunities to connect people from all cultures to…
Western reserve historical society preserves and uses its collections, historic sites, and museums to inspire people to discover the american experience by exploring the tangible history of northeast ohio.
Butler university, founded on ideals of equity and academic excellence, creates and fosters a collaborative, stimulating intellectual learning environment. we are inspired to boldly innovate and broadly educate, enriching communities and…
The college of wooster is a community of independent minds, working together to prepare students to become leaders of character and influence in an interdependent global community. (continued on schedule o)we engage motivated students in a…
Rider university is a comprehensive, private university offering undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, liberal arts, sciences, music, and fine and performing arts.see schedule o for rider university's mission, vision,…
Founded by the norwegian evangelical lutheran church in 1861, luther college is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution. luther welcomes students of all backgrounds to engage in a way of learning that moves beyond immediate…
Coe college is a private, four-year co-educational liberal arts college.
Our mission is to empower children and adults with disabilities and (continued on schedule o) their families to achieve their greatest potential through holistic and family-focused services.
Mission: to protect animals and build connections between pets and people through advocacy and education. vision: leading and guiding a humane lake county core values: compassion for pets and people. engagement through innovative programs,…
How this is measured
17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds LAKE ERIE NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTER ↗
- Who funds BLESSING HOUSE ↗
- Who funds LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds GOOD KNIGHTS INC ↗
- Who funds MIDVIEW TOUCHDOWN CLUB INC ↗
- Who funds CARLISLE TOWNSHIP VETERANS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds PRIMARY PURPOSE CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds LORAIN COUNTY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds ANGELS HAVEN HORSE RESCUE INC ↗
- Who funds FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS OF LORAIN COUNTY ↗
- Who funds Ohio Northern University ↗
- Who funds THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART ↗
- Who funds Harding University Inc ↗
- Who funds THE BLACK RIVER AUDUBON SOCIETY ↗
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: Community Foundation of Lorain County · The Nord Family Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Miraldi Family Pvt Fdn · Lakeland Community Foundation · United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc · The Stocker Foundation · The Cleveland Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Ross Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ross Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
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