Private foundation · EIN 91-1663336 · Gig Harbor, WA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Russell Family Foundation's grants went
It reported $1.24M in grants paid across 139 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 59.9% of those dollars to 62 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $741K 67 lines
- No confident match $428K 47
- Individuals, not shown $68.6K 25
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE RECEIVED THROUGH AN ONLINE GRANT MAKING PROGRAM (FOUNDANT TECHNOLOGIES) THAT IS ACCESSED THROUGH THE TRFF WEBSITE AND MAY BE INVITED TO SUBMIT FULL PROPOSALS. THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS REQUESTED VARY FOR EACH PROGRAM BUT TYPICALLY INCLUDE PROJECT DETAILS, BUDGET, AND LISTS OF KEY STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
- Deadlines
- GRANT CYCLE DEADLINES MAY BE ACCESSED ON THE TRFF WEBSITE.
- Restrictions
- EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFTS, GEORGE F. RUSSELL JR. FUND, AND DISCRETIONARY GRANTS MUST BE GIVEN TO A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 OR COMPLETED THROUGH EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY IF IT IS FOR A CHARITABLE PURPOSE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM (WHICH IS THE ONLY FUND TO ACCEPT UNSOLICITED REQUESTS) REQUIRES PROGRAMMATIC FIT (ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION) AND MUST SERVE THE FIVE COUNTIES SURROUNDING PUGET SOUND - KING, KITSAP, PIERCE, SNOHOMISH AND THURSTON.
- Website on filing
- WWW.TRFF.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 92 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foss Waterway Seaport Tacoma, WA · EIN 91-1741794 | $65,000 | SCIENCE ON THE SEA | Same address 1.00 |
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula Vaughn, WA · EIN 91-2024847 | $50,000 | LAZARUS FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| Vc Include a Project of Tides Center Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Confluence Philanthropy New York, NY · EIN 27-3018135 | $40,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle - Camp & Outdoor Leadership Seattle, WA · no confident EIN match | $35,000 | YMCA EARTH SERVICE CORPS (YESC) | Unmatched Help match |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy Bremerton, WA · EIN 91-1110978 | $30,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Pacific Education Institute Olympia, WA · EIN 75-3108166 | $30,000 | YOUTH ENGAGED IN SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS (YESS) | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of Washington Foundation (Mount Rainier Institute) Eatonville, WA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Environmental Science Center Burien, WA · EIN 91-2010658 | $25,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES: EDUCATION, RESTORATION, AND LEADERSHIP FOR SOUTH KING COUNTY YOUTH | Same street 1.00 |
| Friends of North Creek Forest Seattle, WA · EIN 27-5439187 | $25,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023 | Exact name 1.00 |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish Gig Harbor, WA · EIN 91-1307991 | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0261283 | $25,000 | MAUI STRONG FUND - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Islandwood Bainbridge Is, WA · EIN 31-1654076 | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING | Same address 1.00 |
| Summer Search Oakland, CA · EIN 68-0200138 | $25,000 | EXPERIENTIAL SUMMER PROGRAM | Exact name 1.00 |
| Washington Trails Association Seattle, WA · EIN 91-0900134 | $25,000 | OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING (OLT) PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Wa-Ya Outdoor Institute Tumwater, WA · EIN 82-1147149 | $25,000 | SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS FELLOW AND TEEN INTERNS - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND STAFF. | Same address 1.00 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA · EIN 04-2105850 | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Pierce and Kitsap Counties Tacoma, WA · EIN 91-0565562 | $25,000 | OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Same address 0.66 |
| Community Boat Project at Puget Sound Voyaging Society Nordland, WA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Western Washington University Foundation Bellingham, WA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | SEA DISCOVERY CENTER'S FLOATING FIELD TRIPS: NEARSHORE LIFE IN THE SALISH SEA | Unmatched Help match |
| Wild Society Kingston, WA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | 2023 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| World Relief Seattle Kent, WA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Washington Outdoor School Consortium (Fiscal Sponsor Washington School Pri Olympia, WA · no confident EIN match | $24,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Vashon-Maury Island Nature Center Vashon, WA · EIN 82-5064648 | $22,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 0.72 |
| Northwest Youth Corps Eugene, OR · EIN 93-0818160 | $20,500 | SOUND TO SUMMIT EXPANSION, YEAR 2 | Same address 1.00 |
| As You Sow El Cerrito, CA · EIN 94-3169008 | $20,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Kitchen Garden Project Inc Garden-Raised Bounty Olympia, WA · EIN 91-1594312 | $20,000 | VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS FOR GRUB YOUTH | Same address 0.82 |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center Port Townsend, WA · EIN 91-1193699 | $20,000 | GROWING OCEAN STEWARDS | Same address 1.00 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance Seattle, WA · EIN 91-1285783 | $20,000 | LOST URBAN CREEKS PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Washington (Uw Botanic Gardens) Seattle, WA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | INCLUSIVE PATHWAYS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP | Unmatched Help match |
| Sea Potential (Fiscal Sponsor Sustainable Seattle) Seattle, WA · no confident EIN match | $18,000 | GET INTO IT: MARITIME | Unmatched Help match |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference Monterey, CA · EIN 82-0496196 | $15,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Ecochallengeorg Portland, OR · no confident EIN match | $15,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Second Cycle Community Bike Shop Tacoma, WA · no confident EIN match | $15,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Northwest Natural Resource Group Seattle, WA · EIN 94-3172720 | $12,500 | FOREST AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION | Same address 1.00 |
| South Sound Estuary Association Olympia, WA · EIN 39-2076160 | $12,500 | K-12 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FIELD TRIPS: BAYSHORE FIELD STEM, CONSERVATION KIDS, ESTUARY LIFE AND LANDFORMS, ON THE WATER | Same address 1.00 |
| Braided Seeds Tukwila, WA · EIN 85-2607807 | $12,000 | SUMMER RECLAMATION TRIPS | Same address 1.00 |
| Food Connects Brattleboro, VT · EIN 46-2372533 | $10,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Tracking Project Corrales, NM · EIN 59-2729723 | $10,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Camp Solomon Schechter Seattle, WA · EIN 93-0572590 | $7,500 | THE MENTOR TRAINING WEEKEND SUPPORTS POTENTIAL MENTORS AND FUTURE LEADERS FOR OSPREY CAMP. THIS WEEKEND INCLUDES HANDS-ON TRAINING IN ACADE… | Same address 1.00 |
| Crisis Connections Seattle, WA · EIN 91-0773187 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Foundation for Tacoma Students Tacoma, WA · EIN 27-3029219 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Hunger Intervention Program Seattle, WA · EIN 26-3716527 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| L'Arche Tahoma Hope Community Tacoma, WA · EIN 91-1206208 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same ZIP 0.94 |
| South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group Olympia, WA · EIN 91-1519762 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Step by Step Family Support Center Puyallup, WA · EIN 91-1871945 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Sustainable Connections Bellingham, WA · EIN 75-3041952 | $5,000 | FOOD & FARMING PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| The Foodbank at St Marys Seattle, WA · EIN 91-1989445 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula Vaughn, WA · EIN 61-1537566 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Tilth Alliance Seattle, WA · EIN 94-3261971 | $5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
22 more lines ($79.5K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.