Marie Eccles Caine Foundation-Russell Family
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes its gifts to preselected organisations, so a charity should not send it a cold proposal unless it has been invited to do so.
- Its stated priority is northern Utah, as reported in other published sources, and its recorded grants are mainly in the arts.
- Typical grants fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 52 grants in that band and a median of $10,000.
- Its largest grant was about $495,000, so that band is not a ceiling, but a modest request near $10,000 matches its usual pattern.
- In the latest filing, all of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships appear to carry weight; the filing gives no deadlines, so timing is unknown.
Overview
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation-Russell Family is a US private foundation based in Whitefish, MT.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (hjnews.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation was formed to support the arts in northern Utah. Its recorded grants include arts and cultural organisations, including performing arts groups and public media, as well as schools, nature organisations and community services. The filings record scholarships and programme support alongside general operating support, and show repeat support for organisations across filing periods. Contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations rather than through unsolicited requests. The sources do not set out a broader eligibility framework or an open application route.
Themes
- Arts
Geographic Focus
Priority: Northern Utah. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 52 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 53% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Marie Eccles Caine Foundation-Russell Family had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $62,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Usu Caine College Of The Arts · Scholarships & program support$497,0002024 tax year
- Cache Valley Center for the Arts · General operating$250,0002024 tax year
- PBS Utah · General operating$150,0002024 tax year
- Chamber Music Society of Logan · General operating$100,0002024 tax year
- Utah Symphonyutah Opera · General operating$100,0002024 tax year
- Allen and Alice Stokes Nature Center · General operating$75,0002024 tax year
- Ririe-Woodbury · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Music Theatre West · General operating$40,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- David E Russell — Trustee
- Daniel C Russell — Trustee
- Marie Russell-Shaw — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $776,065 | $715,500 | $20,376,055 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $795,809 | $726,500 | $22,842,021 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,425,552 | $1,342,000 | $22,588,882 | Filing for 2024 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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Contact
- Whitefish, MT