Funding search · EIN 042136910 · Andover, MA
Josephine G Russell Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 167
- grants reported
- $1.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $8,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Lawrence General Hospital4 grants · $160,000
- Lazarus House4 grants · $140,000
- Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School4 grants · $100,000
- Food for the World4 grants · $94,000
- Greater Lawrence Community Boating Program4 grants · $80,000
- Neighbors in Need4 grants · $80,000
- Groundwork Lawrence4 grants · $80,000
- Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence4 grants · $60,000
- Central Catholic High School4 grants · $60,000
- Bread & Roses3 grants · $57,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 167 grants.
- $40,000
Lawrence General Hospital · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Health
- $40,000
Lawrence General Hospital · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Health
- $40,000
Lawrence General Hospital · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Health
- $40,000
Lawrence General Hospital · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Health
- $35,000
Lazarus House · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Charity
- $35,000
Lazarus House · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $35,000
Lazarus House · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $35,000
Lazarus House · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $25,000
Food for the World · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Charity
- $25,000
Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School · Methuen, MA · 2025
Education
- $25,000
Food for the World · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $25,000
Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School · Methuen, MA · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School · Methuen, MA · 2023
Education
- $25,000
Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School · Methuen, MA · 2022
Education
- $22,000
Food for the World · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $22,000
Food for the World · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $20,000
Greater Lawrence Community Boating Program · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Charity
- $20,000
Groundwork Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Charity
- $20,000
Neighbors in Need · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Charity
- $20,000
Greater Lawrence Community Boating Program · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $20,000
Groundwork Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $20,000
Neighbors in Need · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $20,000
Greater Lawrence Community Boating Program · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $20,000
Groundwork Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $20,000
Neighbors in Need · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $20,000
Greater Lawrence Community Boating Program · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $20,000
Groundwork Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $20,000
Lawrence Catholic Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Education
- $20,000
Neighbors in Need · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $19,000
Bread & Roses · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $19,000
Bread & Roses · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $19,000
Bread & Roses · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Charity
- $15,000
Central Catholic High School · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Education
- $15,000
Partners in Child Development · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Education
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $15,000
Bread & Roses Housing · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $15,000
Central Catholic High School · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Education
- $15,000
Partners in Child Development · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Education
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $15,000
Central Catholic High School · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Education
- $15,000
Professional Center for Child Development · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Education
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $15,000
Central Catholic High School · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Education
- $15,000
Professional Center for Child Development · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Education
- $12,500
Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Education
- $12,500
Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Education
- $12,500
Bellesini Osa Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Education
- $12,500
Bellesini Osa Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Education
- $12,000
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2025
Education
- $12,000
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2024
Education
- $12,000
Teach for America Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
- $12,000
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2023
Education
- $12,000
Teach for America Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
- $12,000
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2022
Education
- $12,000
Teach for America Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Education
- $10,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2025
Charity
- $10,000
Notre Dame Education Center · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Education
- $10,000
St George Antiochian Orthodox Church · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Charity
- $10,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $10,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2024
Charity
- $10,000
Notre Dame Education Center · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $10,000
Bread & Roses Housing · Lawrence, MA · 2023
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- $10,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Lawrence Prospera · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $10,000
Mary Immaculate Healthcare Services · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Health
- $10,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2023
Charity
- $10,000
Notre Dame Education Center · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $10,000
Bread & Roses Housing · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charitycharity
- $10,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Lawrence Prospera · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $10,000
Mary Immaculate Healthcare Services · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Health
- $10,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2022
Charity
- $10,000
Notre Dame Education Center · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Education
- $9,500
Communities Together · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $9,500
Communities Together · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $9,500
Communities Together · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $8,000
Family Service Inc (Esteem) · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Health
- $8,000
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center · Methuen, MA · 2025
Health
- $8,000
Family Service Inc (Esteem) · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Health
- $8,000
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center · Methuen, MA · 2024
Health
- $8,000
St George Antiochian Orthodox Church · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charity
- $8,000
Family Service Inc (Youth Development) · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Health
- $8,000
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center · Methuen, MA · 2023
Health
- $8,000
St George Eastern Orthodox Church · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charity
- $8,000
Family Service Inc (Arise) · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Health
- $8,000
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center · Methuen, MA · 2022
Health
- $8,000
Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2022
Education
- $8,000
St George Eastern Orthodox Church · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charity
- $7,500
Mary Immaculate Healthcare Services · Lawrence, MA · 2025
Health
- $7,500
Phillips Academy · Andover, ME · 2025
Education
- $7,500
Windrush Farm Therapertic Equitation · Boxford, MA · 2025
Charity
- $7,500
Mary Immaculate Healthcare Services · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Health
- $7,500
Phillips Academy · Andover, ME · 2024
Education
- $7,500
Windrush Farm Therapertic Equitation · Boxford, MA · 2024
Charity
- $7,500
Essex County Habitat for Humanity · Danvers, MA · 2023
Charity
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