About Ross Foundation Inc C/O Cresset
The Ross Foundation Inc C/o Cresset has recently made two large charitable grants, one to High Line Canal Conservancy in Centennial, Colorado, and another to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Those gifts point to a foundation that backs targeted, high-dollar efforts rather than a wide spread of small awards. One side of its giving supports place-based conservation, especially organizations tied to urban greenways and watershed work. The other side reaches major clinical and biomedical institutions, with Mayo Clinic appearing as a recent recipient.
Its active grant programs also show a strong Mid-Ohio Valley orientation across animals, arts, education, disabilities, community development, and related civic work in selected West Virginia counties. The grant descriptions emphasize lasting local impact, shelter enhancement, arts and cultural enrichment, education supports, accessibility, and revitalization projects. Unsolicited applications are accepted across the listed programs, including general grantmaking, arts, education, disabilities, animals, community development, and their related grant categories. Across these channels, the foundation gives selectively and with a clear preference for defined community or institutional uses.
What Ross Foundation Inc C/O Cresset Funds
In conservation, the foundation supported High Line Canal Conservancy with $105,000 for charitable purposes, signaling interest in urban greenway and watershed work. That grant sits alongside a broader pattern of funding regional land- and park-conservancy organizations.
On the health side, they gave $90,000 to Mayo Clinic for charitable purposes, showing support for major clinical and biomedical research institutions. This aligns with their stated focus on major clinical medical centers and biomedical research.
Programmatically, the foundation also funds community-facing work in West Virginia. Its general grantmaking supports local-impact initiatives in animals, arts, disabilities, education, and community development, while separate program areas cover animal welfare, arts and cultural grants, education, and community development grants.
How Ross Foundation Inc C/O Cresset Gives
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $105,000, with the p25, median, and p75 all at that level. The recent record shows just two U.S. grants, which suggests a highly selective pattern rather than broad distribution. The foundation appears to favor larger, targeted awards. It also accepts unsolicited applications across multiple program areas, including general grantmaking and the named arts, education, disabilities, animals, and community development programs. The available data does not show recipient overlap across multiple years beyond the recent grants listed.