STEPHEN M ROSS FOUNDATION

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Plain text STEPHEN M ROSS FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2015–2024. https://furp.org/org/stephen-m-ross-foundation-387104084. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

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MLA “STEPHEN M ROSS FOUNDATION.” furp.org, tax years 2015–2024, https://furp.org/org/stephen-m-ross-foundation-387104084. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2015–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $630K · expenses $812K · assets $11.7M

Also known as
C/O JORDAN PARK TRUST COMPANY
EIN
38-7104084
Address
60 PENHALLOW ST STE 400, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801-7830
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
February 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jordan Park Trust Company Llc Institution TRUSTEE2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Stephen M Ross DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE2017-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Prespecta Trust Llc Institution (former) TRUSTEE2015-2020 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORDAN PARK TRUST COMPANY LLC Institution TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN M ROSS DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORDAN PARK TRUST COMPANY LLC Institution TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN M ROSS DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORDAN PARK TRUST COMPANY LLC Institution TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN M ROSS DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORDAN PARK TRUST COMPANY LLC Institution TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN M ROSS DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRESPECTA TRUST LLC Institution TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN M ROSS DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRESPECTA TRUST LLC Institution TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN M ROSS DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRESPECTA TRUST LLC Institution TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN M ROSS DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRESPECTA TRUST LLC Institution TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN M ROSS DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE0 $0-$0 $02
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Prespecta Trust LLC Institution Trustee0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 7 grants to organizations · $396K
2023 · 7 grants to organizations · $39.0M
2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $40K
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $10K
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $3.0M
2019 · 2 grants to organizations · $10.8M
2018 · 4 grants to organizations · $1.3M
2017 · 4 grants to organizations · $12.6M
2015 · 1 grant to organizations · $1K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2022 · 1 contributor · $40.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 STEPHEN ROSS Person PALM BEACH, FL $40,000,000$40,000,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2020 · 3 contributors · $12.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 STEPHEN M ROSS Person NEW YORK, NY $11,438,436$11,438,436 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 KARA ROSS Person NEW YORK, NY $805,804$805,804 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
3 STEPHEN M ROSS Person NEW YORK, NY $150,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $500K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 STEPHEN M ROSS Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $12.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 STEPHEN M ROSS Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $12,600,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $1.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 STEPHEN M ROSS Person NEW YORK, NY $1,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$629,520$812,442 $11,718,135$11,718,135 $0- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,203,219$39,447,813 $11,904,457$11,904,457 $0- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,306,893$206,973 $30,149,051$30,149,051 $40,000,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$533,154$98,385 $12,881,113$12,881,113 $0- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,596,344$3,141,863 $12,446,344$12,446,344 $12,394,240- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,667,831$10,821,690 $2,991,863$2,991,863 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$500,016$1,352,591 $145,722$145,722 $500,000- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,600,052$12,601,000 $998,297$998,297 $12,600,000- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,000,021$1,851 $999,195$999,195 $1,000,000- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

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DANIEL K THORNE FOUNDATION INCNHT22 $641,429$409,730 DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
STS FOUNDATIONILT22 $612,085$679,133 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
ROC FOUNDATIONKST22 $611,335$2,383,066 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
EL ROI FOUNDATIONCAT22 $597,602$551,039 PRESIDENT/AS REQUIRED$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
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ALEX GROSS FOUNDATIONNJT22 $590,825$788,008 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE A M FOUNDATIONNYT22 $585,524$586,128 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
STELLAR FOUNDATION INCFLT22 $582,500$576,529 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
SNAVE FOUNDATIONMAT22 $598,131$652,362 SEC/EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
HOPE STAR FOUNDATIONNCT22 $637,396$461,132 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
ROBET FOUNDATION INCINT22 $605,884$309,955 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
BP FOUNDATIONCAT22 $585,068$876,082 TRUSTEE$108,571 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
SENSER FOUNDATIONILT22 $621,504$607,115 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
SCHALON FOUNDATIONMIT22 $620,763$468,871 TREASURER DIR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
CHENNS FOUNDATIONCAT22 $658,625$193,045 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
RICHENTHAL FOUNDATIONNYT22 $628,280$1,078,255 PROGRAM DIRECTOR$205,848 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
ANN M HART FOUNDATIONWAT22 $653,799$145,381 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
M E WEBBER FOUNDATIONDET22 $590,205$1,033,013 Dir, Pres, Sec, Treas$50,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
HAP FOUNDATIONDET22 $626,006$687,980 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
ELF FOUNDATIONNYT22 $616,535$246,559 Trustee$48,562 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
ONDA FOUNDATIONVTT22 $583,964$976,248 Director$24,700 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
FANNIE AND STEPHEN KAHN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $628,569$787,650 President$132,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
REDBIRD FOUNDATIONTNT22 $632,636$668,885 BOARD CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
MADRONA FOUNDATIONWAT22 $640,605$359,026 PRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIR.$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
BILLIE & GEORGE ROSS FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $594,056$492,820 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
EMANUEL & RIANE GRUSS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $14,703,3541 1Private foundation2015–2015 ESHEL STREET FOUNDATION
THE UKROP FOUNDATION $1,743,4763 1Private foundation2009–2015 HONEY FOUNDATION
THE CHAR AND CHUCK FOWLER FAMILY FOUNDATION $1,000,0005 1Private foundation2020–2024 SANDSTONE FOUNDATION
JANE N MOOTY FOUNDATION $77,4072 1Private foundation2023–2024 NORDLYS FOUNDATION
ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $35,0002 1Private foundation2022–2025 HONEY FOUNDATION
WOLSTENHOLME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $20,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 TIOGA FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $10,0001 1DAF sponsor2020–2020 ALEX GROSS FOUNDATION
SOLDIER ART WORKSHOPS $10,0001 1Private foundation2025–2025 HERVEY FOUNDATION
FARRELL FAMILY FOUNDATION $10,0001 1Private foundation2022–2022 LEGATUS FOUNDATION
SUMNICHT FAMILY FOUNDATION $1,3071 1Private foundation2017–2017 LEGATUS FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $812,442 spent · pay $0 · grants $396,414 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $396,414 48.8%
Taxes $275,000 33.8%
Interest $91,710 11.3%
Other expenses $26,578 3.3%
Fees: other professional $18,750 2.3%
Fees: accounting $3,990 0.5%
Total$812,442100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $39,447,813 spent · pay $0 · grants $38,951,006 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $38,951,006 98.7%
Taxes $271,663 0.7%
Other expenses $150,202 0.4%
Interest $74,942 0.2%
Total$39,447,813100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $206,973 spent · pay $0 · grants $39,655 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Taxes $164,044 79.3%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $39,655 19.2%
Interest $3,274 1.6%
Total$206,973100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $98,385 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Taxes $88,310 89.8%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,000 10.2%
Other expenses $75 0.1%
Total$98,385100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $3,141,863 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,000,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,000,000 95.5%
Taxes $141,863 4.5%
Total$3,141,863100%

View the filing

2019 · Form 990PF · $10,821,690 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,817,690 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,817,690 100.0%
Fees: legal $3,970 0.0%
Other expenses $30 0.0%
Total$10,821,690100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $1,352,591 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,338,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,338,000 98.9%
Fees: legal $14,590 1.1%
Taxes $1 0.0%
Total$1,352,591100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $12,601,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,601,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,601,000 100.0%
Total$12,601,000100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $1,851 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,000 54.0%
Fees: legal $850 45.9%
Taxes $1 0.1%
Total$1,851100%

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