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Private foundation (trust)EIN 911663336Est. 1995-05

THE RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION

GIG HARBOR, WA 98335

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$77.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

139

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$80–$65K

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$313K

Jane's fellowship programthe foundation operates a grant-making program called jane's fellowship program (jfp). Jfp is a year-long program that brings together a diverse group of leaders who are actively serving pierce county, washington and working to address a wide range of community challenges. The goal of jfp is to deepen leadership skills, expand perspectives and encourage equitable collaborations for grassroots and community leaders. In this 12-month, cohort-based program, fellows meet twice monthly to share in skills training, experiential learning, and community building. See additional details of activities on statement 16.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7M

Total Expenses

$4.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.5M

Distributable Amount

$3.7M

Min. Investment Return

$3.7M

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

139 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $80 through median $3K to maximum $65K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $6.2M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1.2M
6 grants
PUYALLUP WATERSHED INITIATIVE
$640K
2 grants
UNITED WAY OF PIERCE COUNTY
$400K
2 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH PUGET SOUND
$200K
2 grants
PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE
$198K
6 grants
FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT
$193K
4 grants
STEWARDSHIP PARTNERS
$168K
3 grants
WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
$160K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

498 grants

<$10K
298
grants
$10–50K
174
grants
$50–250K
23
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Washington
$8.6M
90% of total
New York
$148K
2% of total
Hawaii
$131K
1% of total
Oregon
$120K
1% of total
California
$114K
1% of total
Rhode Island
$101K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$96K
1% of total
Colorado
$69K
1% of total
Virginia
$47K
0% of total
Idaho
$30K
0% of total

+10 more states

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