Funding search · EIN 061552407 · Fairfield, CT
Russo Family 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.
- 47
- grants reported
- $95,893
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $500
- 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.
What they fund
Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
Funding pattern
What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Sacred Heart University1 grant · $26,000
- Lauralton Hall3 grants · $17,000
- Manhattanville College2 grants · $10,166
- Curtis Summer Camp Fund2 grants · $10,000
- Fairfield Country Day School1 grant · $10,000
- Camp Pinehurst1 grant · $5,200
- St Jude Childrens Research Hospital3 grants · $2,500
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center2 grants · $1,500
- Uconn Foundation2 grants · $1,500
- Salvation Army3 grants · $1,300
Giving over time
Grant history
All 47 reported grants, largest first.
- $26,000
Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Various programs
- $10,000
Fairfield Country Day School · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Scholarship fund
- $6,000
Lauralton Hall · Milford, CT · 2024
Scholarship fund
- $6,000
Lauralton Hall · Milford, CT · 2023
Scholarship fund
- $5,200
Camp Pinehurst · Raymond, ME · 2022
Various programs
- $5,166
Manhattanville College · Purchase, NY · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $5,000
Curtis Summer Camp Fund · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,000
Curtis Summer Camp Fund · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Scholarships
- $5,000
Manhattanville College · Purchase, NY · 2023
Scholarship fund
- $5,000
Lauralton Hall · Milford, CT · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $1,500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · New York, NY · 2024
Research
- $1,000
Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Various programs
- $1,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Research
- $1,000
Uconn Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2023
Scholarship fund
- $1,000
Give Betterst Patrick · New York, NY · 2022
St patrick's charity
- $500
Catholic Academy of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Various programs
- $500
Colgate University · Hamilton, NY · 2024
Various programs
- $500
Make a Wish Foundation · Trumbull, CT · 2024
Various programs
- $500
Salvation Army · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Various programs
- $500
The Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Various programs
- $500
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Various programs
- $500
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Various programs
- $500
Connecticut Food Bank · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Various programs
- $500
Habitat for Humanity · Stratford, CT · 2023
Various programs
- $500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Research
- $500
Salvation Army · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Various programs
- $500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · New York, NY · 2023
Research
- $500
The Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Various programs
- $500
Burroughs Community Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Various programs
- $500
Cuny Graduate Center · New York, NY · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · New York, NY · 2022
Research
- $500
Stuttering Foundation of America · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various programs
- $500
Uconn Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $500
Westminster School · Simsbury, CT · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $350
Pequot Library · Southport, CT · 2022
Various programsvarious programs
- $300
Salvation Army · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Various programs
- $252
Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Various programs
- $250
Connecticut Food Bank · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Various programs
- $250
Fairfield Police · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Various programs
- $250
The Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Various programs
- $200
Colgate University · Hamilton, NY · 2022
Various programs
- $150
Diocese of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Various programs
- $125
Patterson Club · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $100
Diocese of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Various programs
- $100
Make a Wish Foundation · Trumbull, CT · 2023
Various programs
- $100
Goodwill Gwctorg · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Various programs
- $100
Wakeman Boys and Girls Club · Southport, CT · 2022
Various programs
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.

