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Maurice and Lena Russo Family Foundation: 69 grants to organizations, $371,392 (tax year ended December 2024)
Maurice and Lena Russo Family Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 69 grants to organizations totaling $371,392 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $90,000 to American Jewish Committee (kastoria Monument Project) in Philadelphia, PA for charitable contribution.
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- EIN
- 472477939
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $6,323,886
- Grants paid
- $371,392
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349107389. It reported $371,392 in grants paid; 69 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Jewish Committee (kastoria Monument Project) | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable contribution | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Committee (for the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki) | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable contribution | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sephardic Temple | Cedarhurst, NY | Charitable contribution | $16,950 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable contribution | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | Charitable contribution | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Friends of Greek Jewry-Eran | Huntington, NY | Charitable contribution | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | Charitable contribution | Health care | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Charitable contribution | Health care | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gabrielle's Angel Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ajc (the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki) | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable contribution | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Lyme Alliance | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JTCC Tennis Gala | College Park, MD | Charitable contribution | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Turkish Jewry | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chabad Torah Center | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lustgarten Foundation | Uniondale, NY | Charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Magen David Adom | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $4,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank for Nyc | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel Magen Fund | Hillside, NJ | Charitable contribution | $4,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rabin Medical Center | IS | Charitable contribution | $3,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nancy Lieberman Foundation | Plano, TX | Charitable contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center- Tel Hashomer Inc | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Sephardi Federation | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | Youth development | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hadassah- the Women's Zionist Organization of America Inc | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pef- Nini Czopp Association | IS | Charitable contribution | $2,573 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Care USA | Atlanta, GA | Charitable contribution | $2,510 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Rambam Medical Center | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Meals On Wheels | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feed the Hungry (FTH Hurricane Relief) | Oklahoma City, OK | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | Charitable contribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | Charitable contribution | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Hope | Hagerstown, MD | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharsheret | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zaka Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable contribution | Religion-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Meir Panim | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foodbank of NJ | Hillside, NJ | Charitable contribution | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Partisans Educational | San Francisco, CA | Charitable contribution | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kehila Kedosha Janina | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jgive | Lakewood, NJ | Charitable contribution | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sephardic Community Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Macular Degeneration Research Bright Focus Foundation | Clarksburg, MD | Charitable contribution | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sephardic Temple | Cedarhurst, NY | Charitable contribution | $1,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas (do This One Thing for Me) | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The New York Society Library | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Breast Cancer Foundation | Huntington, NY | Charitable contribution | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspca | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feed Israel | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reil New Earth Conservationist Project | Carversville, PA | Charitable contribution | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| White Stork Aid for Ukraine | Winnetka, IL | Charitable contribution | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohr Kodesh Congregation (in Memory of Gary Sapperstein) | Chevy Chase, MD | Charitable contribution | $309 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $23,800 |
| Health care | $19,000 |
| Religion-related | $17,500 |
| Human services | $12,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $9,300 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,000 |
| Youth development | $2,600 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $157,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $122,000 |
| Florida | $21,500 |
| District of Columbia | $12,800 |
| Maryland | $11,309 |
| Tennessee | $9,000 |
| New Jersey | $8,100 |
| Texas | $5,500 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.