Funding search · EIN 161339086 · Orchard Park, NY
Russo Family 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.
- 57
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Feedmore Wny3 grants · $150,000
- Mercy Hospital Foundation3 grants · $122,800
- Roswell Park Alliance Foundation2 grants · $100,000
- St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital2 grants · $90,000
- John R Oishei Children'S Hospital3 grants · $65,000
- Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation3 grants · $65,000
- Project 33 Memorial Foundation3 grants · $60,000
- Hospital Foundation Wny2 grants · $50,000
- Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department3 grants · $45,000
- The Jacobs Institute2 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $67,800
Mercy Hospital Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Medical
- $60,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Medical
- $50,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General
- $50,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General
- $50,000
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical
- $50,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General
- $50,000
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Medical
- $30,000
Mercy Hospital Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Medical
- $30,000
Palm Beach Police Dept · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Public service
- $30,000
Project 33 Memorial Foundation · Hamburg, NY · 2024
Educational
- $30,000
John R Oishei Children'S Hospital · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Medical
- $30,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Medical
- $25,000
Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department · Hamburg, NY · 2024
General
- $25,000
Hospital Foundation Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Medical
- $25,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General
- $25,000
Hospice of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical
- $25,000
Mercy Hospital Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical
- $25,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General
- $25,000
Hospital Foundation Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Medical
- $20,000
John R Oishei Children'S Hospital · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Medical
- $20,000
Kaleida Health Fdn · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Medical
- $20,000
The Jacobs Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Medical
- $20,000
Kaleida Health Fdn · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical
- $20,000
The Jacobs Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical
- $15,000
Village of Hamburg · Hamburg, NY · 2024
General
- $15,000
John R Oishei Children'S Hospital · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical
- $15,000
Project 33 Memorial Foundation · Hamburg, NY · 2023
Educational
- $15,000
Project 33 Memorial Foundation · Hamburg, NY · 2022
Educational
- $15,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General
- $10,000
Hamburg Police Dept · Hamburg, NY · 2024
Public service
- $10,000
Michael J Fox Fdn for Parkinson · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Medical
- $10,000
Spca Erie County · Tonawanda, NY · 2024
General
- $10,000
Wings of Flight Hope · Orchard Park, NY · 2024
General
- $10,000
Hamburg Police Dept · Hamburg, NY · 2023
Public service
- $10,000
Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department · Hamburg, NY · 2023
General
- $10,000
Michael J Fox Fdn for Parkinson · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Medical
- $10,000
Spca Erie County · Tonawanda, NY · 2023
General
- $10,000
Wings of Flight Hope · Orchard Park, NY · 2023
General
- $10,000
Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department · Hamburg, NY · 2022
General
- $10,000
Palm Beach Police Dept · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Public service
- $10,000
Spca Erie County · Tonawanda, NY · 2022
General
- $5,000
Hamburg Alumni Foundation · Hamburg, NY · 2024
Educational
- $5,000
Mercy Flight · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Medical
- $5,000
Children'S Hospital of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical
- $5,000
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center · East Aurora, NY · 2023
General
- $5,000
Mercy Flight · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical
- $5,000
Jdrf - Juvenile Diabetes Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Medical
- $5,000
Mercy Flight · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Medical
- $5,000
Village of Hamburg · Hamburg, NY · 2022
General
- $5,000
Wings of Flight Hope · Orchard Park, NY · 2022
General
- $3,000
Be An Angel - Help a Child · Houston, TX · 2024
General
- $2,500
Warm the Children Fund · Higganum, CT · 2024
General
- $2,500
Hamburg Alumni Foundation · Hamburg, NY · 2023
Educational
- $2,500
Warm the Children Fund · Higganum, CT · 2023
General
- $2,500
Hamburg Alumni Foundation · Hamburg, NY · 2022
Educational
- $2,500
Warm the Children Fund · Higganum, CT · 2022
General
- $1,000
Dions Dreamers · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
General
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