Public Charity

RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION

RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION, of DETROIT, MI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.3M in revenue, $275K in expenses, $6.0M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 41 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.4M.

EIN: 814827883 DETROIT, MI Support N.E.C. NTEE: T19 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$275K
Total Assets$6.0M
Grants Given41
Grant Total$1.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN (CFSEM) BY SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE WORK FURTHERS CFSEM'S MISSION. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S MISSION IS TO BUILD THE RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERTISE REQUIRED TO EXPAND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TO MAKE IT A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY FOR ALL RESIDENTS, TODAY AND TOMORROW.

Where $100 goes at Russell Family Foundation

How Russell Family Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
Six grants were made to tax-exempt charitable organizations to support charitable activities primarily in southeastern michigan
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Russell Family Foundation

Often funds new orgs 68% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

DETROIT, MI · 2024
SUPPORT FOR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS COMBINING FIGURE SKATING, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH
$50,000
DETROIT, MI · 2024
SUPPORT TO REDUCE THE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS DETROIT YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SECURING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
$50,000
PONTIAC, MI · 2024
SUPPORT FOR STAFF TRAINING, IMPROVEMENT OF ONLINE MANDATED REPORTING TRAINING PROGRAM SYSTEM, AND FOR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
$49,818
ANN ARBOR, MI · 2024
SUPPORT FOR IMPROVING LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN YPSILANTI
$35,750
DETROIT, MI · 2024
SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
$29,156

Showing up to 5 of 41 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR David B Korte
VP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Jenilyn Norman
CHAIR John G Russell
TREASURER Kenneth Whipple
VICE CHAIR Margaret A Russell
DIRECTOR Mark P Russell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$487,350 13 grants
General Support
$321,383 11 grants
Youth Development
$259,968 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$97,500 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$85,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.3M $275K $6.0M
2023 $328K $311K $6.0M
2022 $327K $387K $5.3M
2021 $197K $321K $6.6M
2020 $-109K $223K $5.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue moved from $-109K to $1.3M, with total assets most recently reported at $6.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MI.

MI

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