Funding search · EIN 631137357 · Montgomery, AL
The Wayne and Shan Russell Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 54
- grants reported
- $120,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- First United Methodist Church2 grants · $68,000
- Stegall Seminary Scholarship Foundation1 grant · $15,000
- Brantwood Children'S Home2 grants · $4,000
- Children'S Harbor Ministry2 grants · $2,750
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute1 grant · $2,500
- Family Sunshine Center1 grant · $2,500
- St Jude Children'S Research Hospital1 grant · $2,500
- Children'S Hospital Foundation1 grant · $2,000
- Montgomery Humane Society1 grant · $2,000
- One Place Family Justice Center2 grants · $2,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $67,000
First United Methodist Church · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
Stegall Seminary Scholarship Foundation · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operation
- $2,500
Children'S Harbor Ministry · Alexander City, AL · 2023
General operations
- $2,500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2023
General operation
- $2,500
Family Sunshine Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operations
- $2,500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operation
- $2,000
Brantwood Children'S Home · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Brantwood Children'S Home · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $2,000
Montgomery Humane Society · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Faith Broadcasting · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
First United Methodist Church · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
King'S Home · Chelsea, AL · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Montgomery Cancer Wellness Foundation · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
One Place Family Justice Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Ransom, WV · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Nellie Burge Community Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
One Place Family Justice Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $500
Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranchers · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $500
Alabama Wildlife Federation · Millbrook, AL · 2022
General operation
- $500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
- $500
Boys and Girls Clubs - Montgomery · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $500
Boys and Girls Ranches of Alabama · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $500
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General operations
- $500
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General operations
- $500
First Choice Women'S Medical Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $500
King'S Home · Chelsea, AL · 2022
General operations
- $500
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2022
General operations
- $500
Operation Smile · Topeka, KS · 2022
General operations
- $450
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2022
General operations
- $400
Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2022
General operations
- $300
Faith Broadcasting · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $300
Honeyword Foundation · Wetumpka, AL · 2022
General operations
- $300
Kate Duncan Smith Dar School · Grant, AL · 2022
General operations
- $300
Operation Santa Claus · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General operations
- $300
Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2022
General operations
- $300
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General operations
- $300
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
General operations
- $250
Alzheimer'S Disease Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2022
General operations
- $250
American Cancer Society · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General operations
- $250
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022
General operations
- $250
Campus Crusade for Christ International · Orlando, FL · 2022
General operations
- $250
Children'S Harbor Ministry · Eclectic, AL · 2022
General operations
- $250
Love-a-Child · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
General operations
- $250
March of Dimes Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General operation
- $250
Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operations
- $250
Special Olympics Alabama · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operations
- $250
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operation
- $250
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
General operations
- $200
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operation
- $150
Windermere Volunteer Fire · Alexander City, AL · 2024
General operations
- $150
Windermere Volunteer Fire · Alexander City, AL · 2023
General operations
- $150
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2022
General operation
- $150
Windermere Volunteer Fire · Alexander City, AL · 2022
General operations
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