Washington, D.C. · Private foundation
The Russert Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $174k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $60,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 26
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.5M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations The Russert Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 46% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 12 | $167k | 83% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $127k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $110k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $121k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $165k | 11% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $124k | 35% |
| FY2018 | 26 | $112k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket Boys and Girls Club Inc | $314,190 | 6 | 2% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Spanish Catholic Center Inc | $55,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Canisius High School | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Archbishop Carroll High School | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo N Y | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C | $10,775 | 3 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Church | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 28 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket Boys and Girls Club Inc | $314,190 | 6 | 2% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Spanish Catholic Center Inc | $55,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Canisius High School | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Archbishop Carroll High School | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo N Y | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C | $10,775 | 3 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Church | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of San Francisco | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seed Global Health | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Refugees International Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jesuit Refugee Service USA | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trees for the Future Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Conservation International Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Nantucket Land & Water Council Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corporation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Women's Refugee Commission Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Committee to Protect Journalists Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nantucket Historical Association | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Amigos Anonymous | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Fairwinds Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| The Jubilee Foundation | $175 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($270k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Russert Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: United Way of the National Capital Area · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About The Russert Family Foundation Inc
- How much does The Russert Family Foundation Inc give?
- The Russert Family Foundation Inc reported 14 grants totaling $173,750 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 26 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The Russert Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (50%), Religion (19%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are The Russert Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Nantucket Boys and Girls Club Inc ($314k), Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate ($75k), Spanish Catholic Center Inc ($55k).
- Does The Russert Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Russert Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Russert Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of the National Capital Area, The Ayco Charitable Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation.
- Where is The Russert Family Foundation Inc based?
- The Russert Family Foundation Inc is based in DC.
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