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Bob A Ross Foundation Inc: 29 grants to organizations, $519,639 (tax year ended December 2025)
Bob A Ross Foundation Inc, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $519,639 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 14, 2026. The largest was $60,000 to Santa Fe Opera in Santa Fe, NM for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 943254090
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $2,111,999
- Grants paid
- $519,639
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202622269349100327. It reported $519,639 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $46,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GLBT Historical Society | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Gay Mens Chorus | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| KDFC Classical Radio | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lensic Performing Arts Center | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frameline | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Queer Arts Featured | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $16,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chanticleer | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Conservatory Theatre | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Openhouse | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philiharmonia Baroque | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco LGBT Center | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Pride | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $7,439 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Santa Fe Association | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mensa Foundation | Arlington, TX | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opera Parallele | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richmondermet Aids Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rose Pak Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theatre Rhinoceros | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gapa Fund | Alameda, CA | Unrestricted | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barechest Calendar | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202521689349100502. It reported $449,117 in grants paid; 31 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Ballet Association | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GLBT Historical Society | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Gay Mens Chorus | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lensic Performing Arts Center | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oasis Arts | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $17,641 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Conservatory Theatre Center | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Pride | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $11,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Host Committee | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $11,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opera Parallele | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,376 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chanticleer | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Commonwealth Club World Affairs | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Embarcadero YMCA | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frameline | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KDFC Classical Radio | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mandy's Farm | Los Ranchos de Albuque, NM | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Openhouse | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richmondermet Aids Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Opera Guild | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart Productions | Oxnard, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Positive Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theatre Rhinoceros | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barechest Calendar | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Dance Film Festival | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gapa Fund | Alameda, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $354,017 |
| Human services | $65,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $20,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $6,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $817,756 |
| New Mexico | $146,000 |
| Texas | $5,000 |
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Updated August 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.