The Ros Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filing's recorded grants span food banks, shelters, youth and community groups, schools, arts, animal welfare, health, veterans' services, housing and legal support, mostly for general operating purposes, so a charity with a broad purpose can judge whether its work sits among them.
- Typically, about 8 in 10 grants fall between $10,000 and $50,000, and half of its grants to organisations were $15,000 or less, so a modest request near that level is a sensible starting point, though the largest grant was $200,000 and that is not a ceiling.
- The filing asks for no specific form: send a letter or brochure stating your charitable purpose, with a copy of your IRS determination letter; the filing gives no deadlines.
- Since 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, the foundation appears to be largely relationship-led, but no exclusions are stated, so a first approach from a new organisation is still reasonable.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin and Florida, which describes where it has given rather than who may apply.
Overview
The Ros Foundation is a US private foundation based in Greenfield, WI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The recorded grants support a broad range of charitable organisations, and are reported as being for general operating purposes. Recipients include food banks and hunger-relief organisations; shelters, rescue missions and organisations addressing homelessness, abuse and human trafficking; youth, family and community organisations; schools and educational bodies; and arts organisations. The grants also reach animal-welfare and wildlife organisations, as well as organisations working in health, veterans’ services, housing and legal support. The filings record grants to public charities in several states, with Wisconsin receiving the largest share and Florida the next largest. The grant records do not name a narrower field of giving; the recipients span varied charitable work.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin and Florida.
How to apply
No specific form is required. Brochures and letters stating the charitable purpose are preferred, and applicants should include a copy of the IRS determination letter.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 330 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations The Ros Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 123 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Harry Chapin Food Bank - Naples · General operating purposes$200,0002024 tax year
- Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee · General operating purposes$200,0002024 tax year
- Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin · General operating purposes$200,0002024 tax year
- Vision Forward · General operating purposes$75,0002024 tax year
- Impact Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services · General operating purposes$75,0002024 tax year
- Boys and Girls Club of Collier County · General operating purposes$50,0002024 tax year
- Revitalize Milwaukee · General operating purposes$50,0002024 tax year
- Wisconsin Humane Society · General operating purposes$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Susan L Riordan — Trustee
- Brian Riordan — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,265,512 | $2,165,000 | $36,992,590 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,946,033 | $2,660,000 | $68,709,354 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,461,438 | $3,090,000 | $71,897,455 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Greenfield, WI
Applying to The Ros Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (414) 281-6000
- Greenfield, WI