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The Russell Family Foundation: 113 grants to organizations, $1.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Russell Family Foundation, a private foundation in Gig Harbor, WA, paid 113 grants to organizations totaling $1,823,750 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $75,000 to Community To Community Development (C2C) FS Institute for Washingtons Futur in Bellingham, WA for support for cooperativa tierra y libertad, a communally-owned model for organic, regenerative and climate-resilient farming.
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- EIN
- 911663336
- Based in
- Gig Harbor, WA
- Assets
- $76,638,299
- Grants paid
- $1,951,250
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202543189349103464. It reported $1,951,250 in grants paid; 113 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community To Community Development (C2C) FS Institute for Washingtons Futur | Bellingham, WA | Support for cooperativa tierra y libertad, a communally-owned model for organic, regenerative and climate-resilient farming | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pierce Conservation District | Puyallup, WA | Harvest pierce county | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puget Sound Restoration Fund | Bainbridge Island, WA | General operating support | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Restaurant 2 Garden (fiscal Sponsor Seattle Parks Foundation) | Seattle, WA | Restaurant 2 garden expansion | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Viva Farms | Mount Vernon, WA | Agpark market center construction | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kulshan Carbon Trust | Bellingham, WA | Expanding farmer access to regenerative soil amendments through the community biochar program | Environment | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Water Trust | Seattle, WA | Farms and fish: climate-resilient and fish-friendly water for farming in the sammamish valley | Environment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | Lazarus fund | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| VC Include A Project of Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Maritime Blue | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | Tacoma, WA | Science on the sea | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Gig harbor land conservation fund, north creek salmon heritage site phase 4 | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington State University Kitsap County Extension | Bremerton, WA | General operating support for small farms programming | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Portland, OR | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| As You Sow | El Cerrito, CA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clean Energy Transition Institute | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Climate Interactive Fiscally Sponsored By New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Confluence Philanthropy | New York, NY | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mason Conservation District | Shelton, WA | Fostering stewardship through outdoor experiential learning opportunities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shift Zero (fiscal Sponsor NW Energy Coalition) | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spark Northwest | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Washington Foundation (mount Rainier Institute) | Eatonville, WA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Maritime Blue | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | General operating support | Science and technology | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy | Bremerton, WA | General operating support | Environment | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Education Institute | Olympia, WA | Puget sound youth engaged in sustainable systems (yess) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Portland, OR | General operating support for atni | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clean Energy Transition Institute | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Climate Interactive Fiscally Sponsored By New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harbor Wildwatch | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spark Northwest | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sea Potential (fiscal Sponsor Sustainable Seattle) | Seattle, WA | General youth programming support | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Society | Kingston, WA | 2024 general operating support | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Science Center | Burien, WA | Environmental heroes: education, restoration, and leadership for south king county youth | Environment | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puget Sound Voyaging Society (dba Community Boat Project) | Nordland, WA | General operating support | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summer Search | Tukwila, WA | Experiential summer program | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Foundation for Wwu and Alumni | Bellingham, WA | Sea discovery center: salish sea field trip program | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waya Outdoor Institute | Tumwater, WA | General support | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Relief Seattle | Kent, WA | Sustainability internship program | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | Outdoor environmental education | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Outdoor School Consortium (fiscal Sponsor Washington School Pri | Olympia, WA | Washington outdoor school coalition manager | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garden Raised Bounty (grub) | Olympia, WA | Farm education and career readiness for grub youth | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vashon Nature Center | Vashon, WA | General operating support | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecochallengeorg | Portland, OR | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakewold Gardens | Lakewood, WA | Increasing access & inspiring earth advocates at lakewold gardens | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nisqually Reach Nature Center | Olympia, WA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Eugene, OR | Sound to summit and community forestry expansion, year 3 | Employment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Sound Estuary Association | Olympia, WA | Nearshore, on the water and bayshore field stem | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference | Ketchum, ID | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center | Port Townsend, WA | Ocean actions: fieldwork for solutions | Science and technology | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | Lost urban creeks project | Environment | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Washington Foundation (uw Botanic Gardens) | Seattle, WA | Inclusive pathways for environmental leadership | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Lifeline | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Harvest E M M | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Natural Resource Group | Seattle, WA | Growing future foresters: curriculum development and training support | Environment | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Braided Seeds | Tukwila, WA | General operating support | Environment | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Leadership Forum | Tacoma, WA | Class xxx wilderness week | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Tracking Project Inc | Corrales, NM | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Backpacks 4 Kids | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | Human services | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 10000 Years Institute | Forks, WA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Leadership Forum | Tacoma, WA | Class xxxi fellows orientation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bluff Lake Nature Center | Denver, CO | General operating support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Covenant Youth of Alaska | Eagle River, AK | Chris lockwood camp scholarship fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Backpacks 4 Kids | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenhouse Scholars | Boulder, CO | Young leaders program | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenhouse Scholars | Boulder, CO | Young leaders program | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group | Belfair, WA | The salmon center | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lucky Paws Rescue | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prince William Sound Science & Technology Institute | Cordova, AK | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Redefining You Foundation | Puyallup, WA | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Step By Step Family Support Center | Puyallup, WA | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foodbank at St Marys | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tilth Alliance | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tra Medical Imaging Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Mobilemammo nw general operating support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University District Food Bank | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Washington Tacoma - Milgard School of Business CLSR | Tacoma, WA | Clcr invitational case competition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Farmland Trust | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Toy Rescue Mission | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Good Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Farmers Collective | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Science and technology | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Community Services of Western Washington | Tacoma, WA | Wise program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shadow | Renton, WA | Promoting stewardship through youth education programs | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Multicare Behavioral Health Foundation | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $2,675 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Covenant Youth of Alaska | Eagle River, AK | Alaskan leader fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tilth Alliance | Seattle, WA | Coalition for organic and regenerative agriculture | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tilth Alliance | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| African Community Housing & Development | Seatac, WA | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Defensores de La Naturaleza Fiscally Sponsored By Conservation Allies | Washington, DC | Defensores de la naturaleza in guatemala | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elevate Mason County (FS Power) | Shelton, WA | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Backpacks 4 Kids | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Development Council | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nonprofit Finance Fund | New York, NY | Strategic innovation fund: community-requested capacity-building | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tacoma Housing Development Group | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renewable Energy Alaska Project | Anchorage, AK | General operating support | Environment | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tahcoma Indian Center | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tacoma Urban Land Trust | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | Environment | $1,325 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Leadership Forum | Tacoma, WA | Class xxxi orientation | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anchorage Community Land Trust | Anchorage, AK | General operating support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hilltop Action Coalition | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Charles Borromeo Parish | Tacoma, WA | General operating support - parish | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Charles Borromeo Parish | Tacoma, WA | General operating support - school | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Movement voter fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Movement voter fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Life - University Placenorth Tacoma | University Place, WA | General operating support - upnt young life | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $462,825 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $82,750 |
| Education | $56,000 |
| Youth development | $50,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $50,000 |
| Human services | $50,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $47,000 |
| Science and technology | $42,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $1,472,750 |
| District of Columbia | $92,000 |
| California | $77,000 |
| Oregon | $75,000 |
| New York | $27,000 |
| Massachusetts | $25,000 |
| Idaho | $15,000 |
| Colorado | $15,000 |
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Updated November 14, 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.