Funding search · EIN 366082517 · Wilmington, DE
Tom Russell Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 176
- grants reported
- $2.3M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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5 grants matching “chess” · $144,500
- $17,500
Chess-in-the-Schools · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld · Bronx, NY · 2024
Chess program
- $50,000
Chess-in-the-Schools · New York, NY · 2023
Expansion of CIS's Teacher Training Institute
- $23,500
Chess-in-the-Schools · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Chess-in-the-Schools · New York, NY · 2021
Teachers will receive customized training and access to technology tools that allow offering chess instruction to students at their schools, at their own pace
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Donka Incorporated4 grants · $200,000
- Partnership With Native Americans5 grants · $182,000
- Rise Southeast Raleigh Charter School2 grants · $152,000
- Chess-in-the-Schools4 grants · $141,000
- Se Raleigh Promise4 grants · $120,500
- Thrive Scholars5 grants · $115,000
- Southeast Raleigh Charter Foundation2 grants · $112,000
- Marcy Lab2 grants · $97,000
- Latino Educational Achievement Partnership4 grants · $95,000
- Young Mens Christian Association3 grants · $80,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 176 grants.
- $102,000
Rise Southeast Raleigh Charter School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
Partnership With Native Americans · Addison, TX · 2022
Tribal College & University Elementary Education Cohort Support - American Indian Education Fund (AIEF)
- $95,000
Marcy Lab · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Support the continued expansion of our Software Engineering Fellowship, specifically to nearly double our enrollment to 100 young people in the coming year while building the infrastructure
- $82,000
Southeast Raleigh Charter Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $75,000
Thrive Scholars · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support a Thrive Scholars North Carolina Six Year Program Cohort
- $55,000
Latino Educational Achievement Partnership · Durham, NC · 2021
operate two high-quality preschool programs as well as a tutoring program for older students
- $50,000
Donka Incorporated · Wheaton, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Chess-in-the-Schools · New York, NY · 2023
Expansion of CIS's Teacher Training Institute
- $50,000
Donka Incorporated · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Rise Southeast Raleigh Charter School · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Young Mens Christian Association · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
YMCA Getting Ahead, a transformative 16-week program empowering families facing poverty
- $50,000
Donka Incorporated · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
The Lotus Campaign · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Landlord Participation Program - Raleigh Expansion
- $50,000
Chess-in-the-Schools · New York, NY · 2021
Teachers will receive customized training and access to technology tools that allow offering chess instruction to students at their schools, at their own pace
- $50,000
Colorado Uplift · Denver, CO · 2021
to support the Teaching/Mentoring Program
- $50,000
Donka Incorporated · Wheaton, IL · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Erie Family Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
enable Erie to leverage the return to in-person services, harness new technology, and collaborate with a new Youth Advisory committee to re-engage patients in care and reach increasing numbers of adolescents to address … read allenable Erie to leverage the return to in-person services, harness new technology, and collaborate with a new Youth Advisory committee to re-engage patients in care and reach increasing numbers of adolescents to address the trauma they have experienced less
- $40,000
Se Raleigh Promise · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $38,000
Se Raleigh Promise · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $35,000
Se Raleigh Promise · Raleigh, NC · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $33,500
The Young Mens Christian Association of the Triang · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Southeast Raleigh YMCA Leadership Program
- $30,000
Southeast Raleigh Charter Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Thrive Scholars · Boston, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $23,500
Chess-in-the-Schools · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $23,500
Colorado Womens Education Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $23,000
Erie Family Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $22,500
Henderson Collegiate · Henderson, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $22,000
Partnership With Native Americans · Addison, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Partnership With Native Americans · Addison, TX · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld · Bronx, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Young Mens Christian Association · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Partnership With Native Americans · Addison, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Latino Educational Achievement Partnership · Durham, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Partnership With Native Americans · Addison, TX · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $17,500
Chess-in-the-Schools · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $17,000
Colorado Womens Education Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Latino Educational Achievement Partnership · Durham, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
The Council of Urban Professionals Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Positive Tomorrows · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation · Crazy Horse, SD · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
The Center for Racial Healing and Transformation
- $15,000
Erie Family Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Resurrection Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Cleveland County Family Young Mens Christian Assoc · Norman, OK · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2021
Center for Racial Healing and Transformation
- $15,000
Resurrection Project · Chicago, IL · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $13,500
Prep for Prep · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $12,500
The Council of Urban Professionals Institute · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $12,500
Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation · Crazy Horse, SD · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $12,500
Kipp Okc Public Schools · Oklahoma City, OK · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
Colorado Womens Education Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation · Crazy Horse, SD · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Kipp Okc Public Schools · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Positive Tomorrows · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Center for Children and Families · Norman, OK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation · Crazy Horse, SD · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
center for Truth, Reconciliation, and Racial Healing
- $10,000
Erie Family Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Kipp Okc Public Schools · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Center for Children and Families · Norman, OK · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Cleveland County Family Young Mens Christian Assoc · Norman, OK · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Durham Childrens Initiative · Durham, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Hope Center at Pullen · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support for Backpack Buddies and Food Pantry at Rise Charter School
- $10,000
Positive Tomorrows · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Young Mens Christian Association · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bridges of Norman · Norman, OK · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Center for Children and Families · Norman, OK · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Friends of the Mountains To Sea · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support Kate Dixon Legacy Campaign
- $7,500
Se Raleigh Promise · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Back Pack Buddies program
- $7,500
Growing Together Preschool · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Kipp Okc Public Schools · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Leadership Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Growing Together Preschool · Raleigh, NC · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2021
In support of the nutrition programs at RISE Charter School
- $6,500
Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
A Place at the Table · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Calvary Temple Church of Naperville · Naperville, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Central Oklahoma American Indian Health Council in · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center
- $5,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Reconciliation
- $5,000
Erie Family Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Gads Hill Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2024
in support of the Back Buddies Program
- $5,000
Ivy Haywood Education Initiative Ihei Corp · Port St Lucie, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Juvenile Protective Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
The Young Mens Christian Association of the Triang · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Calvary Church · Naperville, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Central Oklahoma American Indian Health Council in · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Gads Hill Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Growing Together Preschool · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Ivy Haywood Education Initiative Ihei Corp · Port St Lucie, FL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Juvenile Protective Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Latino Educational Achievement Partnership · Durham, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church · Norman, OK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Plm Families Together · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Scissortails Productions · Norman, OK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
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