Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated focus is children's education, health and safety, so your request fits best if your work is directly aimed at children, though its grants also reach family-support, housing and settlement organisations.
- A modest request suits it: about 8 in 10 of its 64 grants fall between $15,000 and $100,000, and half were $50,000 or less, so ask within that typical band rather than at its top.
- Applications are accepted against fixed deadlines of March 1 and September 1 and need a cover letter, proposal narrative and attachments, so plan your timing around those dates.
- In its most recent filing, 72% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its earlier filings, so a prior connection may matter, but a new applicant is not ruled out.
- No geographic focus is stated, although its grants have mainly been in New York, Colorado, Washington and Maine, so location alone should not decide whether you apply.
Overview
Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Bank of America, in Dallas, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust's application information identifies organisations that seek to address children's education, health and safety needs. Its grant record includes support for family connections, family engagement and early childhood education, parent centres and scholarships. Recipients include settlement organisations, family-support and housing organisations, child-advocacy groups, schools and youth education programmes. Many grants are unrestricted general support, alongside awards for these specified purposes. Its grantmaking combines broad organisational support with assistance directed to children's learning, family engagement and related needs across the organisations it funds.
Themes
- Children's education
- Children's health
- Children's safety
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Colorado, Washington and Maine.
How to apply
A cover letter, proposal narrative and attachments are required.
Deadlines: March 1 and September 1.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 72% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 64 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 72% of grant dollars went to organisations Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 24 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- BronxWorks · Unrestricted general$100,0002025 tax year
- Mile High Ministries · Unrestricted general$60,0002025 tax year
- Henry Street Settlement · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
- United Neighborhood Houses of New York · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
- Red Hook Initiative · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
- Hand in Hand Mano en Mano · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
- Rocking the Boat · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
- Arab-American Family Support Center · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
Administered by its trustee, Bank of America.
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,353,452 | $1,143,144 | $21,646,653 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,211,042 | $972,500 | $23,305,745 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,058,555 | $814,770 | $25,173,533 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Applying to Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust?
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Contact
- (646) 855-1011
- Dallas, TX (office of its trustee, Bank of America)
Applying to Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (646) 855-1011
- Dallas, TX (office of its trustee, Bank of America)