Maurice and Lena Russo Family Foundation
EIN 472477939 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2017–2023
$1.7M
413 grants · $236K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $2K–$5K
grant size
26%
balanced · 67/259 multi-year
repeat
$6.7M
Assets (2023)
259
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 966-0775
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35K | $64K | $0 | 2 |
| 2018 | $55K | $9K | $0 | 4 |
| 2019 | N/A | $8.1M | $10.9M | N/A |
| 2020 | $380K | $7.7M | $264K | 56 |
| 2021 | $371K | $8.2M | $250K | 98 |
| 2022 | $401K | $6.7M | $252K | 127 |
| 2023 | $412K | $6.7M | $317K | 126 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 413 grants on record
Minimum
$18
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$2K
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$35K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.9% of US grants
· Rank #5 of 20 states
$35K across
16 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Collin
- 2 Smith
- 3 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (413 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of the Wingate Institute | San Diego, CA | $35,000 | Charitable | 2022 |
| Center of Studies of Jewish Heritage of Kastoria | New York, NY | $30,000 | Chartiable | 2018 |
| American Friends of the Wingate Institute | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | Charitable | 2020 |
| American Friends of the Wingate Institute | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | Charitable | 2021 |
| American Friends of the Wingate Ins | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Wingate Institute for Physical Education | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | Donation | 2017 |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $27,500 | Charitable | 2020 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Sharon, MA | $25,000 | Charitable | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation of North America | New York, NY | $25,000 | Charitable | 2020 |
| American Friends of the Wingate Ins | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| The Sephardic Temple | Cedarhurst, NY | $18,800 | Charitable | 2020 |
| The Sephardic Temple | Cedarhurst, NY | $15,000 | Chartiable | 2018 |
| Shriners Childrens Hospital | Tampa, FL | $15,000 | Charitable | 2020 |
| Friends of Israeli Defense Forces | New York, NY | $15,000 | Charitable | 2020 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Centre, NY | $15,000 | Charitable | 2020 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $15,000 | Charitable | 2020 |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | Charitable | 2021 |
| Friends of the IDF | New York, NY | $15,000 | Charitable | 2021 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | Charitable | 2021 |
| Shriners Childrens Hospital | Tampa, FL | $15,000 | Charitable | 2021 |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | Charitable | 2022 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $15,000 | Charitable | 2022 |
| Friends of ASOR | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 | Charitable | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Wingate Ins | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |