The Billie and George H. Ross Foundation concentrates its giving on health care and pediatric medical support, prioritizing hospital systems, medical research and family-centered services for sick children. They make relatively large, repeated grants to a small number of organizations—especially regional hospital foundations and programs serving children with serious illnesses—indicating deep, targeted support rather than broad, dispersed philanthropy.
Billie and George H Ross Foundation Inc gives at a small number of organizations with repeated support over multiple years, including three grants to Stamford Hospital Foundation and three to Sunrise Day Camp for Cancer Victims in the recent record. The pattern points to sustained backing for pediatric cancer support, family-centered hospital services, and medical care tied to serious illness rather than broad, one-time philanthropy. Its recent grants also show an interest in medical discovery and patient care through Northwell Health Foundation, plus support for organizations that help sick children and their families such as Ronald McDonald House. The foundation’s larger awards are substantial: $250,000 to Sunrise Day Camp for Cancer Victims in 2023, $200,000 to Stamford Hospital Foundation in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, and $125,000 to Sunrise Day Camp for Cancer Victims in 2025. That mix of repeat grants and high-dollar commitments suggests a focused grantmaking style centered on a few institutional partners. Alongside health care, the recent record includes smaller gifts for medical education and research, cancer-patient comfort, volunteer service, and veteran family support.
Pediatric cancer support is one of the clearest threads in the foundation’s giving. It gave $250,000 to Sunrise Day Camp for Cancer Victims in 2023, $75,000 in 2024, and $125,000 in 2025 for camp support for children with cancer. Those grants place direct service for children with serious illness near the center of its portfolio. Hospital-based care is another major theme. The foundation awarded $200,000 to Stamford Hospital Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to advance health care for individuals throughout the community. It also gave $100,000 to Northwell Health Foundation in 2025 for discovery, research, patient care, and training healthcare workers. Smaller grants extend the pattern into family support and comfort services, including $60,000 to Ronald McDonald House in 2023 and 2025.
Typical grant size is uneven but clearly skewed toward larger awards: the 25th percentile is $100, the median is $60,000, and the 75th percentile is $200,000. The recent record shows repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, especially Stamford Hospital Foundation, Sunrise Day Camp for Cancer Victims, and Ronald McDonald House. That repetition suggests an ongoing relationship model rather than a one-off grant approach. The foundation is a private operating-style grantmaker in practice, with no program-related investments and no individual giving.
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Most grants fall between $100 and $200K, with a median of $60K.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$60K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 21% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small set of repeat grantees focused on healthcare and pediatric illness; multiple multi-year or recurring grants rather than many one-off small grants.
Notable grantees: Stamford Hospital Foundation, Sunrise Day Camp for Cancer Victims, Ronald McDonald House, Northwell Health Foundation
Grants are regional and concentrated in the United States, with 100% of the recent grants going to U.S. recipients. New York appears most often among recipient locations, including Oceanside, Westbury, and New York City. Connecticut also receives a meaningful share through Stamford. Other recipient locations in the recent list include Oak Brook, Illinois; Islip, New York; Hewlett, New York; and Kansas City, Missouri. The foundation gives in multiple states but with a clear emphasis on New York and nearby Connecticut.
Its recent grants center on hospital foundations, pediatric cancer camps, family support for sick children, medical research, and healthcare training. Named recipients include Stamford Hospital Foundation, Sunrise Day Camp for Cancer Victims, Northwell Health Foundation, and Ronald McDonald House.
Yes. The record shows repeated support for several organizations across multiple years: Stamford Hospital Foundation received $200,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Sunrise Day Camp for Cancer Victims received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Ronald McDonald House appears in 2023 and 2025.
Typical grant size is relatively high, with a 25th percentile of $100, a median of $60,000, and a 75th percentile of $200,000. The recent record includes both major awards and a few very small gifts, showing a wide spread around a larger central grant size.
The top recipient state by grant count is New York. Recent recipient locations include Oceanside, Westbury, New York City, Islip, and Hewlett in New York, plus Stamford, Connecticut. The grant record is entirely U.S.-based.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAMFORD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | STAMFORD, CT | $200,000 | 2025 | advance healthcarefor individualsthrough out the community |
| SUNRISE DAY CAMP FOR CANCER VICTIMS | OCEANSIDE, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | support for camp for childrenwith cancer |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | WESTBURY, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | discovery and researchpatient caretraining healthcare workers |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | OAK BROOK, IL | $60,000 | 2025 | support for sickchildren andtheir families |
| JACK MARTIN FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2025 | support medical care,research and educationof life-threating diseases |
| STAMFORD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | STAMFORD, CT | $200,000 | 2024 | advance healthcarefor individualsthrough out the community |
| SUNRISE DAY CAMP FOR CANCER VICTIMS | OCEANSIDE, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | support for camp for childrenwith cancer |
| JACK MARTIN FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $100 | 2024 | support medical care,research and educationof life-threating diseases |
| SUNRISE DAY CAMP FOR CANCER VICTIMS | OCEANSIDE, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | support for camp for childrenwith cancer |
| STAMFORD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | STAMFORD, CT | $200,000 | 2023 | advance healthcarefor individualsthrought community |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | OAK BROOK, IL | $60,000 | 2023 | support for sickchildren andtheir families |
| MONDAYS AT RACINE | ISLIP, NY | $250 | 2023 | provide supportand comfort tocancer patients |
| HEWLETT FIRE DEPT | HEWLETT, NY | $50 | 2023 | support communityvolunteer services |
| VFW | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25 | 2023 | support veteransand their families |
STAMFORD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$200,000advance healthcarefor individualsthrough out the community
support for camp for childrenwith cancer
discovery and researchpatient caretraining healthcare workers
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$60,000support for sickchildren andtheir families
JACK MARTIN FUND
$250support medical care,research and educationof life-threating diseases
advance healthcarefor individualsthrough out the community
JACK MARTIN FUND
$100support medical care,research and educationof life-threating diseases
support for camp for childrenwith cancer
advance healthcarefor individualsthrought community
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$60,000support for sickchildren andtheir families
MONDAYS AT RACINE
$250provide supportand comfort tocancer patients
HEWLETT FIRE DEPT
$50support communityvolunteer services
VFW
$25support veteransand their families