Ross Stores Foundation
Dublin, CA · EIN 46-3828645. Reported 505 grants totalling $12.1M to 286 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,464median grant
$12.1Mgranted, 2021-2024
286organizations funded
54%of grantees funded again the next year
$9,107,527assets, 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 $2,464. Half of everything it gave fell between $703 and $20,000; the smallest was $29 and the largest $1,240,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 286 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $3,520,833 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | $1,203,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | $508,882 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golden State Warriors Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educational Alliance | New York, NY | $131,525 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Golden State Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $95,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aim High for High School | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beyond Emancipation | Oakland, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern California | Alameda, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children Inc | Boston, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ps Science | Inglewood, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Schools Mentoring and Resource Team | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Scientific Adventures | Oakland, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baby Buggy Aka Good Foundation | New York, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enterprise for Youth | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Los Angeles United Methodist Urban Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Summer Program for Youth | Carlisle, PA | $60,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA Youth Shelter | Los Alamitos, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Door Ventures | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Read to a Child Inc | Wellesley, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Students Rising Above | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bell Foundation Inc | Westwood, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Think Together | Santa Ana, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Eisner Scholars | Inglewood, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Caa | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of South Central Pa | York, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream | Danville, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Powermylearning Inc | New York, NY | $40,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Be a Mentor Inc | Hayward, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern California | Walnut Creek, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oakland Leaf Foundation | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wings for Kids | Charleston, SC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elevate Tutoring Inc | Mountain View, CA | $30,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Horizons at San Francisco Friends School | San Francisco, CA | $30,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mission Bit | San Francisco, CA | $30,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children Rising | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Year | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Year | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Engaged Education | Santa Monica, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Bay Agency for Children | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Enlightened Mentor Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Support Services | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls Incorporated of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Graduates | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Portland Tennis & Education | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Friends School | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Science From Scientists | Bedford, MA | $20,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aspire Education | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Curiodyssey | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Get Lit - Words Ignite | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Leadership Institute Inc | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hack the Hood | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kid Spark Education | Webb City, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| KIPP Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $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 |
| San Francisco Unified School District | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shine Together | Milpitas, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Richmond Neighborhood Center | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uaspire | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University Young Womens Christian Association Berkeley California | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Grays Harbor | Hoquiam, WA | $19,548 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Library Lake Havasu | Havasu City, AZ | $17,601 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Integral Youth Services | Klamath Falls, OR | $16,138 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camden County Library District Osage Beach Branch | Osage Beach, MO | $15,271 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Longview School District | Longview, WA | $14,508 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tuolumne County Schools | Sonora, CA | $14,447 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Blair County | Altoona, PA | $11,677 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Show Low Library Friends | Show Low, AZ | $11,656 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Juniper Ridge Community School | Grand Junction, CO | $11,519 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eagle Pass Public Library | Eagle Pass, TX | $11,008 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Public Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resource Area for Teaching | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Self-Estem | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westmont College | Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Wenatchee | Wenatchee, WA | $8,736 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbia High School | Lake City, FL | $7,835 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire Columbia | Portland, OR | $7,730 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Idaho Falls | Idaho Falls, ID | $7,663 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pocatellochubbuck School District 25 | Pocatello, ID | $7,652 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Yakima Valley Libraries Foundation | Yakima, WA | $7,129 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Utah State University Extension 4-H | Cedar City, UT | $6,808 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Kingman Public Library | Kingman, AZ | $6,290 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gulf Coast Social Services (gcss) | Metairie, LA | $6,207 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mylan Park Elementary School | Morgantown, WV | $6,144 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gabriel's House Inc | Duncan, OK | $5,983 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Putnam County Family YMCA | Cookeville, TN | $5,887 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Selinsgrove Area School District | Selinsgrove, PA | $5,864 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Club for Youth | Kingman, AZ | $5,797 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County Youth Services Inc | Conroe, TX | $5,574 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kingman Unified School District | Kingman, AZ | $5,409 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina | Salina, KS | $5,326 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stillwater Public Library | Stillwater, OK | $5,294 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,262 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Museum of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $5,249 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Helena and Great Falls Inc | Helena, MT | $5,142 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 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 Family YMCA | Redding, CA | $4,931 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney & Kearny Counties | Garden City, KS | $4,846 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schlow Centre Region Library | State College, PA | $4,440 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Russell House Response to Domestic and Sexual Violence | Rolla, MO | $4,333 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarksville | Clarksville, TN | $4,156 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uintah School District | East Naples, UT | $4,037 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gateway Preparatory Academy | Enoch, UT | $4,010 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tehama County Dept of Education Fosterhomeless Program | Red Bluff, CA | $3,919 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shasta County Office of Education | Redding, CA | $3,915 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mcminnville Sd 40 | Mcminnville, OR | $3,883 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Jefferson County | Mount Vernon, IL | $3,742 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Bradley Public Library District | Bradley, IL | $3,164 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Butler County Family YMCA | Butler, PA | $2,672 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana | Helena, MT | $2,568 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library | Jonesboro, AR | $2,519 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Pikeville Area Family YMCA Inc | Pikeville, KY | $2,473 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sos Inc | Emporia, KS | $2,468 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hopkins Elementary School | Somerset, KY | $2,430 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florence City School District | Florence, AL | $2,293 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stephenville Public Library | Stephenville, TX | $2,264 | 3 | 3 | 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 |
| Franklin County CASA Inc | Union, MO | $1,525 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana | Lake Charles, LA | $1,458 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cascades School | Jackson, MI | $1,438 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cullman Caring for Kids Inc | San Mateo, CA | $1,256 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Kearney Public Library | Kearney, NE | $1,251 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Dodge County | Beaver Dam, WI | $1,215 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vicksburg Intermediate School | Vicksburg, MS | $1,162 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta | Mableton, GA | $1,099 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA Alexandria Louisiana | Alexandria, LA | $1,021 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Junior Achievement of South Texas | San Antonio, TX | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reading to Kids | Los Angeles, CA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Merced County Library - Los Banos Branch | Merced, CA | $748 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA Mason City | Mason City, IA | $726 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Alliance of Missouri | Rolla, MO | $696 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Afterschool America | Granbury, TX | $641 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bill Pickett Memorial Scholarship Fund | Loganville, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital | St Louis, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library | Jonesboro, AZ | $440 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academics R US | Albany, GA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aliquippa Green | Aliquippa, PA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art of Resiliency Inc | Round Rock, TX | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baggett Elementary School | Lawrenceville, GA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bayside Steam Academy | Imperial Beach, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bbp Gem Inc | Locust Grove, GA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Ensemble Theater | Chicago, IL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boundless Brilliance Inc | Van Nuys, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bryan Station High School | Lexington, KY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Career Girls | San Francisco, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cawston Elementary | Hemet, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cross Creek School | Pompano Beach, FL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| D S Parrott Middle School | Brooksville, FL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovery World Ltd | Milwaukee, WI | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dream Mentorship | Auburn, AL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Durango Education Foundation | Durango, CO | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dyslexia Advocation | Baltimore, MD | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earthwatch Institute Inc | Boston, MA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Lawrence Middle School | Trinity, AL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Salvador Foundation | Houston, TX | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Empowered Tutoring | Appleton, WI | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Encuentros Leadership of Northern San Diego County Inc | Vista, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Hornets' Nest Council | Charlotte, NC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glamorous Gemz Inc | Lithonia, GA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hands on Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heyburn School PTO | Heyburn, ID | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hickory High | Hickory, NC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hudson Elementary | Hudson, NC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hugh O Brian Youth Leadership | Sioux Falls, SD | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ignite Worldwide | Mountain Terrace, WA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Burton Advocates for Youth | San Francisco, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Juma Ventures | San Francisco, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Juniata Valley Sd | Alexandria, PA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of Southern California Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keystone Human Services | Harrisburg, PA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laveen Elementary School | Laveen, AZ | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life Learning Academy | San Francisco, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life Tools Foundation Inc | Combined Locks, WI | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Livingston Parish Public Schools | Livingston, LA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lloyd Estates Elementary School | Oakland Park, FL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Altos Community Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisville High School | Louisville, OH | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lowell Elementary School PTO | Lowell, NC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mann Magnet Middle School | Little Rock, AR | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meemli Inc | Los Altos, CA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
103 of 286 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 54%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 272 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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 25 of them, worth $6,819,575. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| 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 Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $295,040 |
| 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 |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | San Jose, CA | $30,000 |
| The Bell Foundation Inc | Westwood, MA | $30,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 29% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,464. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- 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 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
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.
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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, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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