The Russell Family Foundation
Historical FunderGig Harbor, Washington · EIN 91-1663336 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2M
Organizations funded128
Typical grant$8,500
Total assets$76.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $3,750 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | BRITTA FRANCESCONI |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 2567, GIG HARBOR WA 98335 |
| Phone | 2538571679 |
| Form and materials | 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 AND DISCRETIONARY GRANTS MUST BE GIVEN TO A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) OR COMPLETED THROUGH EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY IF IT IS FOR A CHARITABLE PURPOSE. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
20% of grants went outside Washington.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pierce Conservation District | Puyallup, WA | Harvest pierce county | $75,000 |
| Puget Sound Restoration Fund | Bainbridge Island, WA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Restaurant 2 Garden (Fiscal Sponsor Seattle Parks Foundation) | Seattle, WA | Restaurant 2 garden expansion | $75,000 |
| Viva Farms | Mount Vernon, WA | Agpark market center construction | $75,000 |
| Kulshan Carbon Trust | Bellingham, WA | Expanding farmer access to regenerative soil amendments through the community biochar program | $70,000 |
| Washington Water Trust | Seattle, WA | Farms and fish: climate-resilient and fish-friendly water for farming in the sammamish valley | $60,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | Lazarus fund | $50,000 |
| Vc Include a Project of Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Washington Maritime Blue | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | Tacoma, WA | Science on the sea | $45,000 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Gig harbor land conservation fund, north creek salmon heritage site phase 4 | $30,000 |
| Washington State University Kitsap County Extension | Bremerton, WA | General operating support for small farms programming | $26,000 |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Portland, OR | General operating support | $25,000 |
| As You Sow | El Cerrito, CA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Clean Energy Transition Institute | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Climate Interactive Fiscally Sponsored by New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Confluence Philanthropy | New York, NY | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Mason Conservation District | Shelton, WA | Fostering stewardship through outdoor experiential learning opportunities | $25,000 |
| Shift Zero (Fiscal Sponsor Nw Energy Coalition) | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Spark Northwest | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation (Mount Rainier Institute) | Eatonville, WA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Washington Maritime Blue | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy | Bremerton, WA | General operating support | $24,000 |
| Pacific Education Institute | Olympia, WA | Puget sound youth engaged in sustainable systems (yess) | $24,000 |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Portland, OR | General operating support for atni | $20,000 |
| Clean Energy Transition Institute | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Climate Interactive Fiscally Sponsored by New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Harbor Wildwatch | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Spark Northwest | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Sea Potential (Fiscal Sponsor Sustainable Seattle) | Seattle, WA | General youth programming support | $18,000 |
| Wild Society | Kingston, WA | 2024 general operating support | $18,000 |
| Environmental Science Center | Burien, WA | Environmental heroes: education, restoration, and leadership for south king county youth | $17,500 |
| Puget Sound Voyaging Society (Dba Community Boat Project) | Nordland, WA | General operating support | $17,500 |
| Summer Search | Tukwila, WA | Experiential summer program | $17,500 |
| The Foundation for Wwu and Alumni | Bellingham, WA | Sea discovery center: salish sea field trip program | $17,500 |
| Waya Outdoor Institute | Tumwater, WA | General support | $17,500 |
| World Relief Seattle | Kent, WA | Sustainability internship program | $17,500 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | Outdoor environmental education | $17,500 |
| Washington Outdoor School Consortium (Fiscal Sponsor Washington School Pri | Olympia, WA | Washington outdoor school coalition manager | $17,000 |
| Garden Raised Bounty (Grub) | Olympia, WA | Farm education and career readiness for grub youth | $16,000 |
| Vashon Nature Center | Vashon, WA | General operating support | $16,000 |
| Ecochallengeorg | Portland, OR | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Lakewold Gardens | Lakewood, WA | Increasing access & inspiring earth advocates at lakewold gardens | $15,000 |
| Nisqually Reach Nature Center | Olympia, WA | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Eugene, OR | Sound to summit and community forestry expansion, year 3 | $15,000 |
| South Sound Estuary Association | Olympia, WA | Nearshore, on the water and bayshore field STEM | $15,000 |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference | Ketchum, ID | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center | Port Townsend, WA | Ocean actions: fieldwork for solutions | $14,000 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | Lost urban creeks project | $14,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation (Uw Botanic Gardens) | Seattle, WA | Inclusive pathways for environmental leadership | $14,000 |
| Food Lifeline | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $12,500 |
| Northwest Harvest E M M | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $12,500 |
| Northwest Natural Resource Group | Seattle, WA | Growing future foresters: curriculum development and training support | $12,500 |
| Braided Seeds | Tukwila, WA | General operating support | $12,000 |
| American Leadership Forum | Tacoma, WA | Class xxx wilderness week | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 128 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foss Waterway Seaport | Tacoma, WA | Science on the sea | $36,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation (Mount Rainier Institute) | Eatonville, WA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy | Bremerton, WA | General operating support | $18,000 |
| Pacific Education Institute | Olympia, WA | Puget sound youth engaged in sustainable systems (yess) | $18,000 |
| Harbor Wildwatch | Gig Harbor, WA | General operating support | $16,000 |
| Nisqually Reach Nature Center | Olympia, WA | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Sea Potential (Fiscal Sponsor Sustainable Seattle) | Seattle, WA | General youth programming support | $15,000 |
| South Sound Estuary Association | Olympia, WA | Nearshore, on the water and bayshore field STEM | $15,000 |
| The Foundation for Wwu and Alumni | Bellingham, WA | Sea discovery center: salish sea field trip program | $15,000 |
| Washington Outdoor School Consortium (Fiscal Sponsor Washington School Pri | Olympia, WA | Washington outdoor school coalition manager | $15,000 |
| Waya Outdoor Institute | Tumwater, WA | General support | $15,000 |
| World Relief Seattle | Kent, WA | Equity and sustainability internship program | $15,000 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | Outdoor environmental education | $15,000 |
| Environmental Science Center | Burien, WA | Environmental heroes: education, restoration, and leadership for south king county youth | $14,000 |
| Garden Raised Bounty (Grub) | Olympia, WA | Farm education and career readiness for grub youth | $14,000 |
| Puget Sound Voyaging Society (Dba Community Boat Project) | Nordland, WA | General operating support | $14,000 |
| Summer Search | Tukwila, WA | Experiential summer program | $14,000 |
| Vashon Nature Center | Vashon, WA | General operating support | $14,000 |
| Braided Seeds | Tukwila, WA | General operating support | $12,000 |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Eugene, OR | Sound to summit and community forestry expansion, year 3 | $12,000 |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center | Port Townsend, WA | Ocean actions: fieldwork for solutions | $11,000 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | Lost urban creeks project | $11,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation (Uw Botanic Gardens) | Seattle, WA | Inclusive pathways for environmental leadership | $11,000 |
| Ashlee Day | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - ashlee genteele day | $8,500 |
| Darren Moore | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - darren moore | $8,500 |
| India Irons | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - india irons | $8,500 |
| James Hughes | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - james hughes | $8,500 |
| Jessica Crask | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - jessica crask | $8,500 |
| Jessica Griffiths | Spanaway, WA | Jfp class 12 - jessica griffiths | $8,500 |
| Matamatanonofo Porter | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - matamatanonofo porter | $8,500 |
| Maya Ramos | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - maya ramos | $8,500 |
| Phanat NY | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - phanat NY | $8,500 |
| Samie Iverson | Ruston, WA | Jfp class 12 - samie (samantha) iverson | $8,500 |
| Shatara Mason | Puyallup, WA | Jfp class 12 - shatara mason | $8,500 |
| Sherrilla Bivens | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - sherrilla bivens | $8,500 |
| Stefanie Love | Puyallup, WA | Jfp class 12 - stefanie ann ross love | $8,500 |
| Virginia Parham | Tacoma, WA | Jfp class 12 - virginia parham | $8,500 |
| Shadow | Renton, WA | Promoting stewardship through youth education programs | $3,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,951,250 | 166 |
| 2023 | $1,237,599 | 181 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543189349103464
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 91-1663336
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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