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Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$815k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2025
19
Organizations funded FY2024
16%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 26
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$18M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 16% of the organizations Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationRecreation & SportsScience & TechHousing & ShelterCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving24$815k25%
FY202419$973k16%
FY202321$1.1M14%
FY202218$1.0M33%
FY202126$1.1M46%
FY202024$1.0M33%
FY201921$873kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Human Services$2.4MYouth Development$1.3MEducation$815kHousing & Shelter$780kFood & Nutrition$373kEnvironment$300kCrime & Legal$275kRecreation & Sports$190kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
MI
NY
NJ
RI
CA
CO
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Red Hook Initiative$522,00063%
Bronxworks Inc$485,00050%
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado Inc$425,0003n/a
The United Neighborhood Houses of New York Inc$350,00071%
The Arab-American Family Support Center Inc$310,00051%
Climateworks Foundation$300,00030%
Henry Street Settlement$260,00060%
United Community Centers Inc$255,00033%
Hand in Hand Mano en Mano$250,00034%
Partners in Housing Inc$232,31544%
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All grantees of Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Red Hook Initiative$522,00063%
Bronxworks Inc$485,00050%
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado Inc$425,0003n/a
The United Neighborhood Houses of New York Inc$350,00071%
The Arab-American Family Support Center Inc$310,00051%
Climateworks Foundation$300,00030%
Henry Street Settlement$260,00060%
United Community Centers Inc$255,00033%
Hand in Hand Mano en Mano$250,00034%
Partners in Housing Inc$232,31544%
Tri-Lakes Cares$190,00062%
Trenton Stem-To-Civics Charter School$181,87241%
San Miguel Education Center$174,50071%
Parent Possible$166,34719%
Association to Benefit Children$160,00050%
Rocking the Boat Inc$150,00031%
Year One Inc$115,00022%
Forge Evolution$101,72529%
Princeton Junior School Inc$90,00013%
Camp Ruggles Inc$82,70075%
Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair Inc$80,0004n/a
Human Rights Campaign Foundation$75,00020%
Union Settlement Association Inc$75,00020%
University Settlement Society of New York$75,00020%
Care and Share Inc$72,50030%
Rutgers University Foundation$72,37810%
Mary's Place Seattle$70,00030%
Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates Inc$67,000245%
Evergreen Childrens Association DBA Kids Co$60,00021%
Reading Team Inc$60,00034%
Mile High Ministries$60,00012%
Bloomingdalefamilyprograminc$55,00031%
Families First Community Center$55,000232%
Bike Works Seattle$45,00021%
Pikes Peak Athletics Foundation$40,0002n/a
Food Empowerment Education Sustainability Team$30,0001n/a
San Diego Therapy Center Inc$30,00012%
Commonspirit Health$30,00010%
Riverdale Neighborhood House Inc$25,00010%
Lutheran Community Services Northwest$20,00010%
Teen Feed$20,00012%
Low Income Housing Institute$18,00010%
The New York City Childrens Holiday Party Inc$15,0001n/a
Westside Cares Inc$15,00050%
Babies of Homelessness$10,0001n/a
The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs$6,52513%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($900k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 40 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRed Hook Initiative: $522,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetBronxworks Inc: $485,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe United Neighborhood Houses of New York Inc: $350,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetThe Arab-American Family Support Center Inc: $310,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetClimateworks Foundation: $300,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHenry Street Settlement: $260,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Community Centers Inc: $255,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetHand in Hand Mano en Mano: $250,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetPartners in Housing Inc: $232,315 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetTri-Lakes Cares: $190,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetTrenton Stem-To-Civics Charter School: $181,872 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetSan Miguel Education Center: $174,500 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetParent Possible: $166,347 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetAssociation to Benefit Children: $160,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRocking the Boat Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetYear One Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetForge Evolution: $101,725 over 2y, 9.1% of budgetPrinceton Junior School Inc: $90,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCamp Ruggles Inc: $82,700 over 7y, 4.9% of budgetHuman Rights Campaign Foundation: $75,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUnion Settlement Association Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity Settlement Society of New York: $75,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCare and Share Inc: $72,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRutgers University Foundation: $72,378 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMary's Place Seattle: $70,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMedicine Wheel Trail Advocates Inc: $67,000 over 2y, 45% of budgetEvergreen Childrens Association DBA Kids Co: $60,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetReading Team Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetMile High Ministries: $60,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBloomingdalefamilyprograminc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetFamilies First Community Center: $55,000 over 2y, 32% of budgetBike Works Seattle: $45,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSan Diego Therapy Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCommonspirit Health: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiverdale Neighborhood House Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLutheran Community Services Northwest: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeen Feed: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetLow Income Housing Institute: $18,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestside Cares Inc: $15,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe Chamber Orchestra of the Springs: $6,525 over 1y, 2.8% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

El Pomar FoundationCO20.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: El Pomar Foundation · Colorado Springs Health Foundation · The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation · Pikes Peak Community Foundation · Pinkerton Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · The Myron Stratton Home · Pikes Peak United Way · Mile High United Way Inc · Anschutz Family Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Robin Hood Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust

How much does Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust give?
Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust reported 24 grants totaling $814,770 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 26 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (35%), Youth Development (19%), Education (12%).
Who are Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Red Hook Initiative ($522k), Bronxworks Inc ($485k), Catholic Charities of Central Colorado Inc ($425k).
Does Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include El Pomar Foundation, Colorado Springs Health Foundation, The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation.
Where is Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust based?
Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 59 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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