Ress Family Foundation
Ress Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Providence, Rhode Island. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations, including environmental and marine-conservation organizations, a university foundation, and religious and community organizations.
Ress Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Ress Family Foundation gave $114K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Florida. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $113,760
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -29.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,692
- +51.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $2,359,447
- -1.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (3 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ress Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 236 Freeman Parkway, Providence, RI 02906
Phone: (917) 881-7085
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ress Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Schwab Charitable Dafs ($80K). Together the top 10 received $109K.
Grant Size Distribution
200 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 197 grants of 200 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars were reported as going to recipients in Florida (75%), Massachusetts (17%), Georgia (6%), Rhode Island (2%), and Maine (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ress Family Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 17 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $517; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $300 first-time, $2K repeat.
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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 (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $91K (2020) to $123K (2022). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $114K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable Dafs Orlando, FL | General Support | $79,860 |
| University of St Andrews American Foundation Atlanta, GA | General Support | $6,750 |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy Gainesville, FL | General Support | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts Rivers Alliance Inc Somerville, MA | General Support | $5,000 |
| New England Aquarium Boston, MA | General Support | $3,500 |
| Conservation Law Foundation Boston, MA | General Support | $3,500 |
| The Vilna Shul Boston, MA | General Support | $1,800 |
| Temple Emanu-El Providence, RI | General Support | $1,800 |
| Chewonki Foundation Wicasset, ME | General Support | $1,000 |
| National Marine Life Center Buzzards Bay, MA | General Support | $1,000 |
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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 | $2,359,447 | $137,135 | $148,283 | $113,760 | 17 | $122,056 | $110,908 | $122,897 |
| 2024 | $2,384,070 | $618,842 | $135,862 | $106,043 | 24 | $108,765 | $591,745 | $107,641 |
| 2023 | $1,896,663 | $138,482 | $145,289 | $116,050 | 27 | $121,933 | $115,126 | $113,538 |
| 2022 | $1,897,390 | $125,052 | $156,158 | $122,962 | 66 | $128,222 | $97,116 | $119,495 |
| 2021 | $1,928,496 | $212,315 | $135,267 | $104,166 | 66 | $108,586 | $185,634 | $126,885 |
| 2020 | $1,851,448 | $30,100 | $120,829 | $91,323 | 68 | — | $16,392 | $109,477 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ress Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $123K 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 is provided. The foundation’s grants include support for organizations working in areas such as river and ocean conservation, wildlife rehabilitation, environmental law, education, and community life. For example, Sea Turtle Conservancy describes its mission as ensuring the survival of sea turtles in the wider Caribbean basin and Atlantic through research, education, training, advocacy, and habitat protection. The New England Aquarium describes its work as public engagement and education, marine-animal conservation, scientific research, and advocacy for the ocean. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $113,760. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $79,860, with a median of $1,000. The largest listed grant was $79,860 to Schwab Charitable DAFs for general support. Other listed grants included $6,750 to the University of St Andrews American Foundation and $5,000 each to Sea Turtle Conservancy and Massachusetts Rivers Alliance Inc., all for general support. The New England Aquarium and Conservation Law Foundation each received $3,500 for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Caroline Reeves and Ellen G. Reeves as co-trustees.
Ress Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Caroline Reeves
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen G. Reeves
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Ress Family Foundation
How much does Ress Family Foundation give each year?
Ress Family Foundation gave $114K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $106K across 24 grants.
What is Ress Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Ress Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $6,692, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ress Family Foundation that year got $517 on average.
Where does Ress Family Foundation give grants?
Ress Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (17%) and Georgia (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (6 grants).
Does Ress Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Ress Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (17 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Ress Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Ress Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Schwab Charitable Dafs ($79,860), University of St Andrews American Foundation ($6,750) and Sea Turtle Conservancy ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ress Family Foundation?
Ress Family Foundation reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $122K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $123K (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 Ress Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The foundation’s grants include support for organizations working in areas such as river and ocean conservation, wildlife rehabilitation, environmental law, education, and community life. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ress Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ress Family Foundation's EIN?
Ress Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-6006308. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Ress Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Ress Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/ress-family-foundation-morg_4df92b0694b5473dafc946bcb4a4c6bd
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