The Russell Family Foundation
Gig Harbor, WA · EIN 91-1663336. Reported 562 grants totalling $8,427,538 to 299 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$8,427,538granted, 2021-2024
299recipients, as named on its returns
42%of grantees funded again the next year
$76.6Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Russell Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $24,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $600,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
299 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyallup Watershed Initiative | Tacoma, WA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | Tacoma, WA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | $184,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | $180,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish | Gig Harbor, WA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stewardship Partners | Seattle, WA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington Environmental Council | Seattle, WA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Confluence Philanthropy | New York, NY | $120,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Foundation (mount Rainier Institute) | Eatonville, WA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle - Camp & Outdoor Leadership | Seattle, WA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy | Bremerton, WA | $109,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $102,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Re Sources for Sustainable Communities | Bellingham, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seattle Economic Development Fund Dba Business Impact Nw | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vc Include a Project of Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Relief Seattle | Kent, WA | $97,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wild Society | Kingston, WA | $93,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Science Center | Burien, WA | $92,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Viva Farms | Mount Vernon, WA | $90,800 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pacific Education Institute | Olympia, WA | $87,120 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vashon Nature Center | Vashon, WA | $86,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center | Port Townsend, WA | $84,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Glass | Tacoma, WA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Na'ah Illahee Fund | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation | Bellingham, WA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nourish Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $80,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Seattle, WA | $76,012 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $76,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Boat Project at Puget Sound Voyaging Society | Nordland, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community to Community Development (C2C) Fs Institute for Washingtons Futur | Bellingham, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Degrees of Change | Tacoma, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pierce Conservation District | Puyallup, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Puget Sound Restoration Fund | Bainbridge Island, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restaurant 2 Garden (fiscal Sponsor Seattle Parks Foundation) | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Maritime Blue | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summer Search | Tukwila, WA | $72,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $71,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| As You Sow | Berkeley, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of North Creek Forest | Bothell, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kulshan Carbon Trust | Bellingham, WA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Waya Outdoor Institute | Tumwater, WA | $67,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Washington | Seattle, WA | $66,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County | Lakewood, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of South Puget Sound | Olympia, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ecoss Environmental Coalition of South Seattle | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Tacoma Students | Tacoma, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harbor Wildwatch | Gig Harbor, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference | Ketchum, ID | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Water Trust | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Garden Raised Bounty (grub) | Olympia, WA | $57,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Eugene, OR | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sea Potential (fiscal Sponsor Sustainable Seattle) | Seattle, WA | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| College Success Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $50,150 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ecochallengeorg | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harvest Against Hunger | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Islandwood | Bainbridge Island, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Coffee Oasis | Bremerton, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Reach Center (fiscally Sponsored By Tacoma Community House) | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Western Washington University Foundation | Bellingham, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Portland, OR | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clean Energy Transition Institute | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Climate Interactive Fiscally Sponsored By New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deep Green Wilderness Fiscally Sponsored By Ocean Foundation | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forgotten Children's Fund | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nisqually Reach Nature Center | Olympia, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spark Northwest | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $42,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington Outdoor School Consortium (fiscal Sponsor Washington School Pri | Olympia, WA | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team | Olympia, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Maritime Center | Port Townsend, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oceans Initiative | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Sound Estuary Association | Olympia, WA | $39,730 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Natural Resource Group | Seattle, WA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Backpacks 4 Kids | Gig Harbor, WA | $36,500 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Braided Seeds | Tukwila, WA | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comprehensive Life Resources | Tacoma, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nw Furniture Bank | Tacoma, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Tracking Project Inc | Corrales, NM | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Foundation (uw Botanic Gardens) | Seattle, WA | $34,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hilltop Artists in Residence | Tacoma, WA | $32,283 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mason Conservation District | Shelton, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center | Carnation, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thurston County Food Bank | Olympia, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington FFA Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant Youth of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $29,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Leadership Forum | Tacoma, WA | $29,131 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children | Tacoma, WA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington State University Kitsap County Extension | Bremerton, WA | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $25,750 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aipace Washington | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duwamish River Cleanup Coalitiontechnical Advisory Group (drcctag) | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Wildlife Federation - Seattle Office | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Kohala Community Resource Center | Hawi, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shift Zero (fiscal Sponsor Nw Energy Coalition) | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Ambassadors (sustainable Seattle Fiscal Sponsor) | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University District Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Outdoor School Consortium | Olympia, WA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Cycle Community Bike Shop | Tacoma, WA | $21,092 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Way Home Washington (fiscally Sponsored By Tsne Mission Works) | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Fire Central Puget Sound | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nisqually Indian Tribe | Olympia, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tacoma Community Boat Builders | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Washington (uw Botanic Gardens) | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Association of Land Trusts | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puget Sound Voyaging Society (dba Community Boat Project) | Nordland, WA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Wwu and Alumni | Bellingham, WA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church | Gig Harbor, WA | $16,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tilth Alliance | Seattle, WA | $16,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Solomon Schechter | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ecochallenge Org | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenhouse Scholars | Boulder, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kitsap Conservation District | Poulsbo, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| L'arche Tahoma Hope | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lakewold Gardens | Lakewood, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Star Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Marine Research | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Foodbank at St Marys | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Lifeline | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Harvest E M M | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlantic Council of the U S Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Connects | Brattleboro, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Storehouse Food Center | Fife, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multicare Health Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Agriculture Business Center | Mount Vernon, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Shellfish Institute | Olympia, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plant Based Food Share Fiscally Sponsored By Narn | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence Regina House | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Step By Step Family Support Center | Puyallup, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tewa Women United | Santa Cruz, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Seattle, WA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Charles Borromeo Parish | Tacoma, WA | $8,700 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Achiya Clemons | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Andrea Haug | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anesia Smith | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carmen Adams | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christina Qiao | Lakewood, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clarence Mitchell JR | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coreale Forrest | Olympia, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cyril D Walrond | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| David Thompson | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Davida Sharpe-Haygood | Puyallup, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deborah Martinez | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Erin Sarvis | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jake Nau | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jaquette Easterlin | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| John Gustav Labayen | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jose Miguel Rojas | Puyallup, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kelsey Longrie | Port Orchard, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Luis a Garcia | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maira Mariscal | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mary Curry | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Melo Hogan | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moses Carter | Lakewood, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nicole Jordan | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nicollette Combs-Roe | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spirit Ta'an'pe'tu Miska | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Toby Joseph JR | Puyallup, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Travis Pope | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vannra Uok | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Venalin Aguilar | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Farmland Trust | Seattle, WA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Willie Nobles | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Land Library | Denver, CO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multicare Behavioral Health Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $7,675 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| King Conservation District | Renton, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sellwood Community House | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Service (acrs) | Seattle, WA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Copper Canyon Press | Port Townsend, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shadow | Renton, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Tacoma - Milgard School of Business Clsr | Tacoma, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chelsea Mcelroy | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Daniel Akamine | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horacio Perez-Morales | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imari Romeo | University Place, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juan-Carlos Desantiago | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kim Ellefson | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kristi Martinez | Bonney Lake, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kristin Pool | Graham, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lakecia Farmer | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lorraine Stone | Parkland, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thierry Ruboneka | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toby Joseph SR | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yvette Donde | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 10000 Years Institute | Forks, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bluff Lake Nature Center | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Gallagher | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Home Society of Washington | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Credit Lab | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Food Co-Op's Farm Fund Fiscally Sponsored By Whatcom Land Trust | Bellingham, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crisis Connections | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dbt - Linehan Board of Certification | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foothills Rails to Trails Coalition | Puyallup, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Highline Area Food Bank | Burien, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group | Belfair, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunger Intervention Program | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lucky Paws Rescue | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nonprofit Finance Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paicines Ranch Learning Center | Paicines, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Port of Skagit | Burlington, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prince William Sound Science & Technology Institute | Cordova, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rainier Valley Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Redefining You Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group | Olympia, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Step By Step Family Support Cener | Puyallup, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sustainable Connections | Bellingham, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Refugee Choir | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Merwin Conservancy | Haiku, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tra Medical Imaging Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Treehouse | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington Foundation - Milgard School of Business Financial | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington State University Foundation - Breadlab | Burlington, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Seattle Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington Foundation - Harborview | Seattle, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toy Rescue Mission | Tacoma, WA | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Grace Church | Tacoma, WA | $3,547 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Tacoma, WA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Common Good Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Farmers Collective | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services of Western Washington | Tacoma, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shadow Lake Nature Preserve | Renton, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund | Mercer Island, WA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YWCA Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ascend Leadership Through Athletics | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Renewable Energy Alaska Project | Anchorage, AK | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kitsap Humane Society | Silverdale, WA | $2,097 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| African Community Housing & Development | Seatac, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Defensores De La Naturaleza Fiscally Sponsored By Conservation Allies | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elevate Mason County (fs Power) | Shelton, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hilltop Action Coalition | Tacoma, WA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Development Council | Tacoma, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Housing Development Group | Tacoma, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Life - University Placenorth Tacoma | Prescott, AZ | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 1 for the Planet | Burlington, VT | $1,534 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atni Tribes | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Key Peninsula Civic Center Association | Vaughn, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oasis Youth Center (fiscally Sponsored By Pierce County AIDS Foundation) | Tacoma, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tahcoma Indian Center | Tacoma, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University Child Development School | Seattle, WA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Women Empowered (y-We) | Seattle, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
98 of 299 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
Plus 13 grants to individuals totalling $39,000 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Seattle Economic Development Fund Dba Business Impact Nw
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PIERCE COUNTY WORK - Washington Environmental Council
PUGET SOUND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION - Community to Community Development (C2C) Fs Institute for Washingtons Futur
SUPPORT FOR COOPERATIVA TIERRA Y LIBERTAD, A COMMUNALLY-OWNED MODEL FOR ORGANIC, REGENERATIVE AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT FARMING - Restaurant 2 Garden (fiscal Sponsor Seattle Parks Foundation)
RESTAURANT 2 GARDEN EXPANSION - Viva Farms
AGPARK MARKET CENTER CONSTRUCTION - The Nature Conservancy
WATER 100 PROJECT: WATER QUALITY PERFORMANCE METRIC FOR A CLEAN & RESILIENT PUGET SOUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 311 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | $3,018,416 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 159 | $2,220,273 | $5,500 |
| 2023 | 139 | $1,237,599 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 128 | $1,951,250 | $8,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Russell Family Foundation has 118 of them, worth $2,276,284. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | $100,000 |
| Community to Community Development (C2C) Fs Institute for Washingtons Futur | Bellingham, WA | $75,000 |
| Pierce Conservation District | Puyallup, WA | $75,000 |
| Puget Sound Restoration Fund | Bainbridge Island, WA | $75,000 |
| Restaurant 2 Garden (fiscal Sponsor Seattle Parks Foundation) | Seattle, WA | $75,000 |
| Viva Farms | Mount Vernon, WA | $75,000 |
| Stewardship Partners | Seattle, WA | $75,000 |
| Washington Environmental Council | Seattle, WA | $75,000 |
| Kulshan Carbon Trust | Bellingham, WA | $70,000 |
| Washington Water Trust | Seattle, WA | $60,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | $50,000 |
| Washington Maritime Blue | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish | Gig Harbor, WA | $50,000 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Re Sources for Sustainable Communities | Bellingham, WA | $50,000 |
Where its money goes
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These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund131 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc122 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc114 shared recipientsSeattle Foundation89 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program76 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust70 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Russell Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 2567, Gig Harbor, WA, 98335. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 91-1663336 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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