Rosswood Foundation
Rosswood Foundation is a private foundation based in Vero Beach, Florida. In filing year 2025, it reported 25 grants totaling $1,273,460, supporting organizations including schools, Catholic missions, and groups working on other charitable activities.
Rosswood Foundation at a glance
In short: Rosswood Foundation gave $1.3M across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $51K), top state Virginia. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,273,460
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,938
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $9,977,764
- -2.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (2 of 25, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (22% 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 Rosswood 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: 1310 Little Harbour Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963
Phone: (772) 231-0279
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Rosswood Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was CRC NA Inc ($175K). Together the top 10 received $935K.
Grant Size Distribution
106 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 106 (47%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia (22%), Georgia (21%), Michigan (13%), New Hampshire (12%), and Colorado (8%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Rosswood Foundation open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 25 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $55K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $40K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $862K (2020) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CRC NA Inc Cumming, GA | Mission Support | $175,000 |
| Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations Esmont, VA | Mission Support | $120,000 |
| Augustine Institute Greenwood Village, CO | Financial Support for School | $100,000 |
| Dominican Sisters of Mary Ann Arbor, MI | Mission Support | $90,000 |
| Mount Royal Academy Sunapee, NH | Financial Support for School | $85,000 |
| Catholic World Mission Roswell, GA | Mission Support | $80,000 |
| Divine Mercy University Sterling, VA | Financial Support for School | $80,000 |
| St Michael High School Petoskey, MI | Financial Support for School | $75,000 |
| Foundation for Catholic Education Wilmot, NH | Financial Support for Schools | $70,000 |
| Chesterton Academy of Vero Beach Vero Beach, FL | Financial Support for School | $60,000 |
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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 | $9,977,764 | $1,098,071 | $1,328,800 | $1,273,460 | 25 | $1,273,954 | $1,056,532 | $1,251,103 |
| 2024 | $10,208,493 | $1,409,387 | $1,203,253 | $1,160,000 | 25 | $1,160,478 | $1,353,624 | $1,141,345 |
| 2023 | $10,002,359 | $1,087,077 | $1,196,153 | $1,146,000 | 20 | $1,146,428 | $1,060,313 | $1,021,538 |
| 2022 | $10,111,435 | $1,274,376 | $1,210,374 | $1,171,100 | 19 | $1,171,494 | $1,249,015 | $1,068,430 |
| 2021 | $10,047,433 | $986,887 | $1,092,564 | $1,050,000 | 17 | $1,050,536 | $836,198 | $1,062,125 |
| 2020 | $10,153,110 | $1,081,090 | $885,839 | $861,500 | 20 | — | $805,717 | $871,837 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rosswood Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.3M 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 foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants included mission support, financial support for schools, and support for alternatives to abortion. Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of their work: the Augustine Institute says it forms Catholics for the New Evangelization, while Mount Royal Academy describes its work as providing an academic program from pre-kindergarten through high school. The Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations says it awards grants to people pursuing Catholic religious life who face financial barriers related to student loans and other obligations.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 25 grants totaling $1,273,460. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $175,000, with a median of $35,000. Among the largest were $175,000 to CRC NA INC for mission support; $120,000 to MATER ECCLESIAE FUND FOR VOCATIONS for mission support; $100,000 to AUGUSTINE INSTITUTE for school support; and $90,000 to DOMINICAN SISTERS OF MARY for mission support. Other reported grants included $85,000 to MOUNT ROYAL ACADEMY for school support and $40,000 to CARING CENTER FOR WOMEN for alternatives to abortion.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists GEORGE ALEXANDER ROSS as president, MARTHA WOODRUFF ROSS as secretary, and MARGARET ROSS WHALEN, DANIEL CHRISTOPHER WHALEN, RACHEL ROSS TOWNE, and BERNARD RICHARD TOWNE as directors.
Rosswood Foundation is led by George Alexander Ross, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
George Alexander Ross
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bernard Richard Towne
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Christopher Whalen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Ross Whalen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Ross Towne
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Woodruff Ross
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Rosswood Foundation
How much does Rosswood Foundation give each year?
Rosswood Foundation gave $1.3M across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 25 grants.
What is Rosswood Foundation's typical grant size?
Rosswood Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $50,938, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rosswood Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does Rosswood Foundation give grants?
Rosswood Foundation's top state is Virginia, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Georgia (21%) and Michigan (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cumming, GA (2 grants) and Vero Beach, FL (2 grants).
Does Rosswood Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 25 grants with a stated purpose on Rosswood Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Financial Support for School" (10 grants), "Mission Support" (9 grants) and "Alternatives to Abortion" (3 grants).
Who are Rosswood Foundation's largest grantees?
Rosswood Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include CRC NA Inc ($175,000), Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations ($120,000) and Augustine Institute ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rosswood Foundation?
Rosswood Foundation reported $10.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Rosswood Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants included mission support, financial support for schools, and support for alternatives to abortion. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rosswood 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 Rosswood Foundation's EIN?
Rosswood Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0030671. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Rosswood 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Rosswood Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rosswood-foundation-morg_d51f59846fe54461a81eb5171d8e7b7e
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