Ross Stores Foundation
Dublin, CA · EIN 46-3828645. Reported 645 grants totalling $16.4M to 343 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,501median grant
$16.4Mgranted, 2021-2025
343recipients, as named on its returns
58%of grantees funded again the next year
$10.2Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ross Stores Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,501. Half of everything it gave fell between $836 and $20,000; the smallest was $29 and the largest $1,603,333. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
343 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $5,124,166 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,820,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | $1,570,350 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | $662,440 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $305,000 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Golden State Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Golden State Warriors Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educational Alliance | New York, NY | $191,525 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Schools Mentoring and Resource Team | San Francisco, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Scientific Adventures | Oakland, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Los Angeles United Methodist Urban Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Baby Buggy Aka Good Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summer Program for Youth | Carlisle, PA | $90,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Aim High for High School | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beyond Emancipation | Oakland, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Youth Shelter | Los Alamitos, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern California | Alameda, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children Inc | Boston, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | New York, NY | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New Door Ventures | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ps Science | Inglewood, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Bell Foundation Inc | Westwood, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Think Together | Santa Ana, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Young Eisner Scholars | Inglewood, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Enterprise for Youth | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of South Central Pa | York, PA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Elevate Tutoring Inc | Mountain View, CA | $60,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mission Bit | San Francisco, CA | $60,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Children Rising | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Coalition for Engaged Education | Santa Monica, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Enlightened Mentor Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Girls Incorporated of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern California | Walnut Creek, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oakland Leaf Foundation | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Read to a Child Inc | Wellesley, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Students Rising Above | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | San Jose, CA | $50,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aaldf | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| After-School All-Stars | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Caa | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hack the Hood | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream | Danville, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Portland Tennis & Education | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uaspire | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Powermylearning Inc | New York, NY | $40,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aspire Education | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Be a Mentor Inc | Hayward, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Resource Area for Teaching | San Jose, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Self-Estem | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Richmond Neighborhood Center | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wings for Kids | Charleston, SC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Get Lit - Words Ignite | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Horizons at San Francisco Friends School | San Francisco, CA | $30,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| All Peoples Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Santa Rosa, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City Year | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Year | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Alliance for Learning | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dev Mission | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| East Bay Agency for Children | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exceptional Children's Foundation | Moorestown, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Family Support Services | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Students Rising Above | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of St Stephens Dba Youthsf | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heart of Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hillsides | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hively | Pleasanton, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas | Houston, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Learnup Centers | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mission Graduates | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Career Training Depot Corp | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ourbridge for Kids | Charlotte, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| P F Bresee Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raising a Reader | Milpitas, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Friends School | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Angels Sf | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA of East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $24,960 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Library Lake Havasu | Havasu City, AZ | $24,834 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Grays Harbor | Hoquiam, WA | $23,407 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Science From Scientists | Bedford, MA | $20,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Access Youth Academy | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Curiodyssey | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Engaging Creative Minds | Charleston, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Five Buckets Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Genesys Works - Bay Area | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls Leadership Institute Inc | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Brother Foundation Inc | Moreno Valley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Improve Your Tomorrow Inc | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kid Spark Education | Webb City, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| KIPP Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mentor Tutor Connection | Mountain View, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakland Genesis Soccer Club Corporation | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ourbridge Inc | Charlotte, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Reading & Math Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ready to Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Unified School District | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shine Together | Milpitas, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Circuit Epa | Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University Young Womens Christian Association Berkeley California | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Integral Youth Services | Klamath Falls, OR | $18,774 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Camden County Library District Osage Beach Branch | Osage Beach, MO | $18,303 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tuolumne County Schools | Sonora, CA | $18,059 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Longview School District | Longview, WA | $17,049 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of North Valley | Chico, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley | Milpitas, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin | Santa Rosa, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| GOOD360 | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Blair County | Altoona, PA | $14,297 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Juniper Ridge Community School | Grand Junction, CO | $13,559 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Kingman Public Library | Kingman, AZ | $13,352 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eagle Pass Public Library | Eagle Pass, TX | $12,619 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Show Low Library Friends | Show Low, AZ | $11,656 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Wenatchee | Wenatchee, WA | $10,388 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pocatellochubbuck School District 25 | Pocatello, ID | $10,014 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| America Needs You | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Civicorps | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Community Career | Stafford, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Healing Fund | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Peninsula, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Side Union High School District Education Foundation | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Is Key | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Public Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Voices of Literacy (uvol) | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Westmont College | Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| You Discover Math Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Columbia High School | Lake City, FL | $8,777 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Idaho Falls | Idaho Falls, ID | $8,749 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gateway Preparatory Academy | Enoch, UT | $8,361 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Yakima Valley Libraries Foundation | Yakima, WA | $8,221 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Camp Fire Columbia | Portland, OR | $7,730 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Putnam County Family YMCA | Cookeville, TN | $7,680 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Garfield County Public Library District | Glenwood Springs, CO | $7,490 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Cape May County Inc | Dennis, NJ | $7,463 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mylan Park Elementary School | Morgantown, WV | $7,359 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gulf Coast Social Services (gcss) | Metairie, LA | $7,351 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Selinsgrove Area School District | Selinsgrove, PA | $6,983 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Utah State University Extension 4-H | Cedar City, UT | $6,808 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Museum of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $6,776 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina | Salina, KS | $6,686 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Montgomery County Youth Services Inc | Conroe, TX | $6,385 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stillwater Public Library | Stillwater, OK | $6,257 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gabriel's House Inc | Duncan, OK | $5,983 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schlow Centre Region Library | State College, PA | $5,855 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Club for Youth | Kingman, AZ | $5,797 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shasta Family YMCA | Redding, CA | $5,795 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Uintah School District | East Naples, UT | $5,756 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kingman Unified School District | Kingman, AZ | $5,409 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,262 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Helena and Great Falls Inc | Helena, MT | $5,142 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tehama County Dept of Education Fosterhomeless Program | Red Bluff, CA | $5,075 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Volusiaflagler Counties | Menlo Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Leandro | San Leandro, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Korean American Scholarship Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Korean American Scholarship Foundation | Tysons Corner, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shasta County Office of Education | Redding, CA | $4,969 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney & Kearny Counties | Garden City, KS | $4,846 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarksville | Clarksville, TN | $4,805 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana | Helena, MT | $4,603 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| CASA of Jefferson County | Mount Vernon, IL | $4,493 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Russell House Response to Domestic and Sexual Violence | Rolla, MO | $4,333 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mcminnville Sd 40 | Mcminnville, OR | $3,883 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florence City School District | Florence, AL | $3,740 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bradley Public Library District | Bradley, IL | $3,739 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library | Jonesboro, AR | $3,536 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (first) | Manchester, NH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Help & Hope Center | Castle Rock, CO | $3,411 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pikeville Area Family YMCA Inc | Pikeville, KY | $3,272 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sos Inc | Emporia, KS | $3,002 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stephenville Public Library | Stephenville, TX | $2,744 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Mid & South Jefferson County | Port Arthur, TX | $2,694 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Butler County Family YMCA | Butler, PA | $2,672 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freire Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $2,640 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc | Hendersonville, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| King Kamehameha III Elementary School | Lahaina, HI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lahainaluna High School | Lahaina, HI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manelu | Hagatna, GU | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Read and Feed | Cary, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hopkins Elementary School | Somerset, KY | $2,430 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| John Mcclure Snook Youth Club of Foley | Foley, AL | $2,262 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waycross-Ware County Public Library | Waycross, GA | $2,185 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vicksburg Intermediate School | Vicksburg, MS | $1,889 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lawton Public School Foundation Inc | Lawton, OK | $1,768 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Open Book Project | Easley, SC | $1,764 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Anderson Five Educational Foundation | Anderson, SC | $1,749 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Magnolia Education Foundation | Magnolia, TX | $1,735 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tyler Independent School District Foundation | Tyler, TX | $1,690 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YWCA Alexandria Louisiana | Alexandria, LA | $1,678 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lexington Children's Museum | Lexington, KY | $1,621 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Warrenton Schools Foundation Inc | Warrenton, OR | $1,593 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $1,578 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Glenwood Springs Branch Library | Glenwood Springs, CO | $1,531 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Franklin County CASA Inc | Union, MO | $1,525 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albany County Public Library Foundation | Laramie, WY | $1,523 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Kearney Public Library | Kearney, NE | $1,516 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana | Lake Charles, LA | $1,458 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cascades School | Jackson, MI | $1,438 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County Inc | Garden City, KS | $1,432 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cascades Elementary School | Jackson, MI | $1,333 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cullman Caring for Kids Inc | San Mateo, CA | $1,256 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Dodge County | Beaver Dam, WI | $1,215 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta | Mableton, GA | $1,099 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bozeman Public Schools Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $1,083 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Palestine Texas | Palestine, TX | $1,039 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kern County Library | Delano, CA | $1,010 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohiohealth Foundation | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ann Arbor YMCA | Ann Arbor, MI | $970 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Madison Square Boys & Girls Club | New York, NY | $895 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of South Texas | San Antonio, TX | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northmen Den Youth Services | Petoskey, MI | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Reading to Kids | Los Angeles, CA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Scottsbluff, NE | $776 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Merced County Library - Los Banos Branch | Merced, CA | $748 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA Mason City | Mason City, IA | $726 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greer Middle School | Greer, SC | $725 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Greater Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $712 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Alliance of Missouri | Rolla, MO | $696 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Afterschool America | Granbury, TX | $641 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
124 of 343 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 349 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 187 | $3,148,113 | $748 |
| 2022 | 109 | $3,286,802 | $2,876 |
| 2023 | 95 | $1,625,612 | $2,934 |
| 2024 | 114 | $4,063,242 | $8,470 |
| 2025 | 140 | $4,226,636 | $8,616 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Ross Stores Foundation has 27 of them, worth $7,493,832. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $2,839,201 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $2,565,375 |
| Golden State Warriors Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $587,409 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $580,047 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $295,040 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $94,210 |
| Educational Alliance | New York, NY | $35,000 |
| Coalition for Engaged Education | Santa Monica, CA | $30,000 |
| Girls Leadership Institute Inc | Oakland, CA | $30,000 |
| Hillsides | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 |
| Summer Program for Youth | Carlisle, PA | $30,000 |
| Girls Incorporated of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $30,000 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream | Danville, CA | $30,000 |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | New York, NY | $30,000 |
Where its money goes
31% of its giving went to organizations in Georgia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund141 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc139 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc128 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust82 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program80 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America67 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,501. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Georgia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ross Stores Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5130 Hacienda Drive, Dublin, CA, 94568. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 46-3828645 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.