FUNDER
THE CHARLES AND CAROLYN RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION
16recipients FY2016–24
$84,860giving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 73% of giving in Minnesota
Footprint
A local funder — 73% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, MI, MN, SD, VA, WI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLOYD K JOHNSON FOUNDATION | DULUTH, MN | program funder | 5 |
| MINNESOTA POWER FOUNDATION | DULUTH, MN | program funder | 4 |
| OTTO BREMER TRUST | SAINT PAUL, MN | large program funder | 4 |
| DULUTH SUPERIOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DULUTH, MN | program funder | 3 |
| HEAD OF THE LAKES UNITED WAY | DULUTH, MN | program funder | 3 |
| NORTHLAND FOUNDATION | DULUTH, MN | program funder | 3 |
| BNSF FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | large program funder | 2 |
| CHARLES K BLANDIN FOUNDATION | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| COMMUNITYGIVING | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 2 |
| DONALD WEESNER CHARITABLE TR 110898 | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| EDINA REALTY FOUNDATION | EDINA, MN | program funder | 2 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 2 |
| FIRST COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION | DULUTH, MN | program funder | 2 |
| FRED C AND KATHERINE B ANDERSEN FOUNDATION | BAYPORT, MN | program funder | 2 |
| HOLDEN FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNETONKA, MN | program funder | 2 |
| JAMES E DUTTON FOUNDATION INC | MERRILL, WI | program funder | 2 |
| JIM & YVONNE SEXTON FAMILY FOUNDATION | LORETTO, MN | program funder | 2 |
| MARDAG FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 2 |
| MIDCONTINENT FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| MINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | program funder | 2 | |
| PACHEL FOUNDATION | DULUTH, MN | program funder | 2 |
| PATCH FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| SMDC MEDICAL CENTER | DULUTH, MN | program funder | 2 |
| THE LUTHER FAMILY FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUE FRIENDS | MN | 4 | 2024 | $20,000 |
| CHURCHES UNITED IN MINISTRY | MN | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| LAKE SUPERIOR ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | MN | 1 | 2024 | $2,860 |
| JAM CONCERT SERIES INC | MN | 1 | 2024 | $2,500 |
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR AREA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION | MN | 1 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| DULUTH ROBOTICS INC | MN | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| SIMPSON HOUSING SERVICES INC | MN | 3 | 2023 | $15,000 |
| BOOKS 4 KIDS PROGRAM | SD | 1 | 2023 | $5,000 |
| LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND | MI | 3 | 2023 | $4,500 |
| WILDWOODS | MN | 1 | 2023 | $4,000 |
| MATINEE MUSICALE INCORPORATED | MN | 1 | 2023 | $1,500 |
| PAWSITIVE PERSPECTIVES ASSISTANCE DOGS | MN | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| OCCUPAWS GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION | WI | 1 | 2022 | $3,000 |
| VOICE FOR THE ANIMALS | CA | 1 | 2021 | $8,000 |
| DULUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE | MN | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| NATALIES PLACE | VA | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |