GUIDELINES OF THE DOROTHEA HAUS ROSS FOUNDATION 1036 Monroe Avenue Rochester, New York 14620 (585) 473-6006 Phone * (585) 473-6007 Fax MISSION: To advance the moral, mental, and physical well being of children in all parts of the world regardless of national, cultural, religious or ethnic heritage; to aid and assist in providing the basic needs of food, shelter, health and education to such children, and to relieve the suffering of children with mental and physical handicaps through medical research or other means. TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: Private Foundation PRIMARY FUNDING INTERESTS: Relieving suffering among children who are sick, handicapped, injured, disfigured, orphaned or otherwise vulnerable, through programs of direct service. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS: International ELIGIBILITY/LIMITATIONS: Tax exempt organizations benefiting children from 0-18 years of age. We do not fund day-to-day operations, individuals, conferences, day care, or public education. We encourage organizations applying to us from foreign countries to call or email at info@dhrossfoundation.org for further instructions. The Ross Foundation is looking for projects which we can fully fund or nearly fund with the grants we typically make.  We will not contribute an insignificant amount of money toward a multi-million dollar project or capital campaign.  These are best left to larger foundations and corporations. FINANCIAL DATA FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007: Total Assets: $ 19,429,632 In 2007, the Ross Foundation made 38 grants, totaling $666,791.  Our average grant size in 2007 was $17,547.  81% of the most recent 100 grants awarded were in the $1,000 - $25,000 range. APPLICATION PROCEDURES: The Foundation strongly encourages potential applicants to phone us or submit a letter of inquiry (via mail, fax, or e-mail) before presenting a complete proposal. In any case, we will respond to all inquiries within a few weeks of receipt. Proposals must include the following: 1. Five copies of proposal including a project budget and an organization budget 2. One copy audited financial statement and annual report 3. IRS 501 (C) (3) ruling with written guarantee from an officer that this letter is currently in full force and effect 4. Other sources and amounts of financial support (past, present and anticipated  future support) 5. List of Board of Directors and their affiliations 6. Key personnel with qualifications BOARD/COMMITTEE MEETING DATES: February, May, August, November (subject to change) EXAMPLES OF RECENT GRANTS MADE BY THE ROSS FOUNDATION: Most grants made by the Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation are one-time awards in the range of $5,000 to $25,000.  Grants outside this range, and multi-year commitments, are made on occasion for special initiatives, but this practice is relatively rare.  Applicants are encouraged to submit requests that fall within the usual grant range, particularly for first-time requests to the Foundation. ● to establish and maintain a computer lab for girls attending high school in Kabul, Afghanistan ● to help pay for the construction of a dormitory that will allow 100 rural, mountain children to attend school in East Timor ● to purchase rehabilitation equipment and to train new staff in order to double the number of children served at a children’s    rehabilitation center located in Vietnam ● to renovate an orphanage for handicapped children and to purchase beds, bedding, chairs, and other items for this orphanage located in Kenya ● to purchase telemedicine equipment for a hospital located in Belize, which will allow medical volunteers in Rochester, New York, to provide pediatric consultations with the Belize medical staff ● to support a medical mission in Bhavnagar, India, where 50 children who have strabismus will undergo surgery ● to fully equip and to provide one year of consumable supplies for a pediatric examination room in a newly constructed health clinic located in Haiti ● to construct an indoor playroom benefiting 55 children living in an orphanage located in Albania ● to underwrite the expenses of rescuing 230 girls from being house servants in rural Nepal ● to provide an emergency fund for an organization that brings war-wounded children to the U.S. for medical care and prosthetics ● to purchase a portable ultrasound machine benefiting pregnant women living in rural villages in Tibet ● to renovate a children’s chemotherapy treatment room and purchase equipment for The National Cancer Center in Georgia, former Soviet Union ● to purchase kitchen appliances, water tanks, a small playground, and to renovate the library for a poor school in Hillcrest, South Africa ● emergency grant to complete the installation of a new heating system for an orphanage in China ● challenge grant to construct a dormitory for 100 tsunami orphans in South India ● to repair the dilapidated walls of a small kindergarten located in Ethiopia ● to purchase musical instruments to benefit handicapped children living in Montana STAFF: Wayne S. Cook, Ph.D., Foundation Executive            Julie Byassee, Administrative Assistant WHO CAN APPLY A. United States Charities U.S. Charities may apply if: ● They have 501(c)(3) status, or ● They are listed in the current edition of the Cumulative List of Charities published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or ● They are a Catholic organization listed in the current edition of the Catholic Directory, or ● They are listed in the Free Methodist Yearbook, or other Protestant Denomination Directory that has a group ruling for tax exemption from the Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury. B. Non-U.S. Charities Although we make grants internationally, our by-laws prohibit us from sending money directly to foreign charities. Instead, we may only send money to U.S. charities as noted above. If you are a non-U.S. charity and do not meet one of the criteria above, you must find a U.S. charity or religious order located near you that has a U.S. affiliate office. Such a relationship should not be casual. We require that such organizations have actual knowledge of your work, are in a position to verify the integrity of your organization and are prepared to provide a letter of recommendation.  For especially well-qualified non-U.S. charities, we will work with you to find a U.S. charity or religious order.  Please contact our office with any questions regarding this matter. In addition, you must supply one or more letters of recommendation from your highest government or religious official on their official stationary. If your government registers charities, you must provide a copy of the letter or ruling that proves your local charitable status. If you are asking for new construction or to purchase a building or property, you must submit proof that you are the organization that holds title (ownership) to the property or have been deeded use of the property from your government. Limits to International Grant Making: Although the Ross Foundation makes grants internationally, we reserve the right to restrict grant making in some countries for the following reasons: 1. War, widespread violence, or breakdown of law and order. 2. Countries where grants are restricted by the U.S. Government due to a boycott or other reason. If you are unsure whether grants are permissible in your country under U.S. law, please contact us before submitting a grant proposal. Currently, we are not accepting grant proposals from the following countries: Burma (Myanmar), Cuba, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. Because this is subject to change, feel free to contact us for updates and confirmation.