ROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION

EIN 47-2899369 · Community Foundations (T31)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE ROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION is to ACT AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION of THE GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH RESPECT to CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES of THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $92.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2021The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

314.88%of revenue went to mission work92.4% of expenses · Program services

$340.82spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

25.94%of revenue went to management and office costs7.6% of expenses

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2021

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$31,758

Mission workProgram services$100,000314.88% of revenue92.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$8,23825.94% of revenue7.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$108,238340.82% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2021CurrentExpense mix: 92.4% mission · 7.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 340.82% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 99.8% mission · 0.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingRevenue comparison unavailable

2019Expense mix: 96.1% mission · 3.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 556.32% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.9% mission · 9.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 165.92% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 96.5% mission · 3.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 387.94% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 56.5% mission · 43.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingRevenue comparison unavailable

Money in and money out

Revenue$31,758

Expenses$108,238

Annual shortfall $76,480 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$100,000 · 92.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$8,238 · 7.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$31,758

Expenses$108,238

Income$4,177,119

Mission work (program services)$100,000

Grants given$5,634,659

Average grant$194,299

Management and general$8,238

Stocks and bonds$76,480

Accounting fees$4,262

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2021

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (5)

CHRISTOPHER ROSSPRESIDENT

GREG RINGELDIRECTOR

JAMES KETTERDIRECTOR

JAMES ROSSTREASURER & DIRECTOR

JOSEPH ROSSSECRETARY

About this charity

Location: 10003 NE 120TH ST, LIBERTY, MO 64068
County: Clay
In care of: JAMES ROSS
Primary officer: JAMES ROSS, TREASURER

How to reach them

Phone(816) 241-4888

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2021
Tax period began: January 1, 2021
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BERGANKDV LLC
NTEE classification: Community Foundations (T31)
IRS tax category: Community Foundations
Grant-giving organization: Yes