Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust
Dallas, TX · EIN 31-1603440. Reported 84 grants totalling $4,181,149 to 46 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $74,766; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities of Central Colorado | Colorado Springs, CO | $425,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bronxworks Inc | Bronx, NY | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Red Hook Initiative | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Advocacy Ctr for Pikes Peak | Colorado Springs, CO | $249,880 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hand in Hand Mano En Mano | Milbridge, ME | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Neighborhood Houses of New York | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners in Housing Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $164,315 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arab American Family Support | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Henry Street Settlement | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Documentary Academy (yda) | Colorado Springs, CO | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stemcivics Inc | Ewing, NJ | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tri Lakes Cares | Monument, CO | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Association to Benefit Children | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rocking the Boat Inc | Bronx, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Princeton Junior School | Lawrenceville, NJ | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Community Centers Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Miguel Education Center | Providence, RI | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Forge Evolution | Colorado Springs, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids on Bikes Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Settlement Association | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $67,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tessa Van and Hospital Advocate | Colorado Springs, CO | $65,180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Life - Gwinnet Central Younglife | Colorado Springs, CO | $56,124 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cypress Hills Ldc | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University Settlement Society of New York | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Ruggles Inc | Chepachet, RI | $48,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mary's Place Seattle | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair | Colorado Springs, CO | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Health Initiatives | Colorado Spgs, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Families First Community Center | Ellsworth, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Empowerment Education and Sustainability Team | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Miguel School of Providence | Providence, RI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Springs Teen Court Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $26,725 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Human Right Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Reading Team Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bike Works Seattle | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Community Services Northwest | Seatac, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pikes Peak Athletics Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teen Feed | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Low Income Housing Institute | Seattle, WA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bloomingdale Family Program | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care and Share Food Bank | Colorado Springs, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westside Cares Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $6,525 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Year One Inc Dba Mile High | Denver, CO | $3,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
22 of 46 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Arab American Family Support
BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST FOR - Bronxworks Inc
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT & EARLY - Red Hook Initiative
ADDED VALUE COMMUNITY FARM - Human Right Campaign Foundation
ALL CHILDREN ALL FAMILIES - Bloomingdale Family Program
PAYMENT FOR HOMEWORK HELP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 55 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $1,050,739 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 18 | $1,014,766 | $45,000 |
| 2023 | 21 | $1,143,144 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 19 | $972,500 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 37% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 653067, Dallas, TX, 75265. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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