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 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

centerhealingracialschooldukelibrariesraleighexpansion

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$680,000
2021
$660,000
2022
$540,000
2023
$440,000
2024

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 all
  • $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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