Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation
The Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants supported charitable organizations working in areas including education, animal welfare, health care, food assistance, and services for young people.
Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation gave $577K across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 32% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $577,200
- -23.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 31
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,619
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,734,821
- +14.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 32% first-time grantees (7 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 989 Derring Lane, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: (610) 525-1076
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Philadelphia Zoo ($135K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $499K.
Grant Size Distribution
126 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 106 grants of 126 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, 4% to New York, and 1% to Washington, DC. The filing also reports 0% for Florida and 9% for a recipient-state category marked “?”. The listed grants include recipients in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington, DC, as well as Cambodia Rural Students, for which no location is listed.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 22 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $13K; repeat grants $33K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 49% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $374K (2019) to $858K (2021). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $577K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Zoo Philadelphia, PA | Educational | $100,000 |
| Paws Philadelphia, PA | Animal Welfare | $50,000 |
| Numotion Foundation Montgomeryville, PA | Health Care | $50,000 |
| Cambodia Rural Students | Educational | $50,000 |
| Educational Law Center Philadelphia, PA | Educational | $30,000 |
| Welcoming Center Philadelphia, PA | Educational | $25,000 |
| Share Food Program Philadelphia, PA | Food for the Needy | $25,000 |
| Paws Philadelphia, PA | Animal Welfare | $25,000 |
| 1 Love 4 Animals Southeastern, PA | Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $25,000 |
| Philadelphia Zoo Philadelphia, PA | Educational | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,734,821 | $934,638 | $585,673 | $577,200 | 31 | $577,200 | $296,501 | $1,188,127 |
| 2024 | $2,385,856 | $1,039,847 | $758,765 | $758,750 | 28 | $758,750 | $1,006,311 | $907,808 |
| 2023 | $2,104,774 | $721,536 | $453,750 | $453,750 | 21 | $453,750 | $309,126 | $634,468 |
| 2022 | $1,836,988 | $144,619 | $554,960 | $519,100 | 25 | $519,100 | $144,619 | $650,800 |
| 2021 | $2,247,329 | $2,089,762 | $885,751 | $857,500 | 21 | $857,500 | $1,858,744 | $774,267 |
| 2020 | $1,043,318 | $1,359,975 | $808,361 | $803,500 | 18 | — | $1,137,690 | $616,246 |
| 2019 | $491,704 | $191,409 | $376,030 | $373,650 | 21 | — | $169,609 | $382,129 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included educational support, animal welfare and veterinary care, health care, and food for people in need. Grantees describe their own work in varied terms: South Bronx United says it uses soccer to promote young people’s character, teamwork, leadership, educational achievement, and health and wellness; The Spayed Club says it works to end cat and dog euthanasia in the Greater Philadelphia area through low-cost spay/neuter and veterinary care; and A Better Chance in Lower Merion says it provides students with a significantly better learning opportunity than would otherwise be available.
Other 2025 recipients included Issue One, which describes itself as a crosspartisan political reform organization, and Ludington Library, whose support group says it raises funds for books and materials and provides volunteers to assist library staff.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 31 grants totaling $577,200. Awards ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median grant of $10,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $100,000 to Philadelphia Zoo for educational purposes; $50,000 to PAWS for animal welfare; $50,000 to NuMotion Foundation for health care; and $50,000 to Cambodia Rural Students for educational purposes. Other grants included $30,000 to Educational Law Center for educational purposes, $25,000 to Welcoming Center for educational purposes, and $25,000 to Share Food Program for food for people in need.
Additional 2025 grants included $17,500 to South Bronx United, $15,000 to The Spayed Club, $10,000 to A Better Chance in Lower Merion, $5,000 to Issue One, and $1,200 to Ludington Library.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan K Hollenstein as president, Howard D Ross as vice president, Mathhew A Ross as treasurer, and Rachael K Ross as secretary.
Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation is led by Susan K. Hollenstein, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan K. Hollenstein
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard D. Ross
Vice President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mathhew A. Ross
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachael K. Ross
Secretary
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Herbert Ross (2019–2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation
How much does Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation give each year?
Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation gave $577K across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $759K across 28 grants.
What is Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $18,619, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation that year got $13K on average.
Where does Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation give grants?
Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (15 grants), Southeastern, PA (2 grants), Sharon Hill, PA (2 grants) and Bryn Mawr, PA (2 grants).
Does Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 31 grants with a stated purpose on Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational" (13 grants), "Animal Welfare" (4 grants) and "Prevention of Cruelty to Animals" (4 grants).
Who are Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Philadelphia Zoo ($135,000 across 3 grants), Paws ($76,000 across 3 grants) and Numotion Foundation ($70,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation?
Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $577K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included educational support, animal welfare and veterinary care, health care, and food for people in need. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation's EIN?
Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1507285. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Hollenstein Ross Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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