The@michael H and Lois J Russell Family Foundation
Private foundation · Elberta, AL · EIN 34-7084133 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Michael & Lois Russell Family
35grants reported
$4,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,700smallest grant
$144Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 35 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $27K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
6301 County Road 95
Elberta, AL 36530-5729
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Co Sheriff's Boys Ranch OPERATING FUND | Summerdale, AL | $7,000 |
| Lillian United Methodist Church OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $6,000 |
| Lillian Volunteer Fire Dept OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $6,000 |
| YMCA Camp Fitch OPERATING FUND | New Springfield, PA | $5,500 |
| Lillian Volunteer Fire Dept OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $5,000 |
| Lillian United Methodist Church OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $5,000 |
| Lillian Perdido Bay Library OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $5,000 |
| Lillian Volunteer Fire Dept OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $5,000 |
| Baldwin Co Sheriff's Boys Ranch OPERATING FUND | Summerdale, AL | $5,000 |
| World War II Museum OPERATING FUND | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 |
| Lillian Recreational Park Inc OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $5,000 |
| Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama OPERATING FUND | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| YMCA Camp Fitch OPERATING FUND | New Springfield, PA | $5,000 |
| Lillian Perdido Bay Library OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $5,000 |
| Lillian Recreational Park Inc OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $5,000 |
| World War II Museum OPERATING FUND | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 |
| YMCA Camp Fitch OPERATING FUND | New Springfield, PA | $5,000 |
| First Covenant Church OPERATING FUND | Boardman, OH | $4,500 |
| Northeast Ohio Adoption Services OPERATING FUND | Warren, OH | $4,500 |
| Boardman Swim Team Boosters OPERATING FUND | Boardamn, OH | $4,500 |
| Abba Shriners Hptf OPERATING FUND | Mobile, AL | $4,000 |
| Mary's Shelter OPERATING FUND | Elberta, AL | $4,000 |
| Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama OPERATING FUND | Mobile, AL | $4,000 |
| Stjude Children's Research Hospita OPERATING FUND | Memphis, TN | $3,800 |
| South Baldwin Christian Church OPERATING FUND | Foley, AL | $3,500 |
| Lillian United Methodist Church OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $3,000 |
| South Baldwin Christian Church FOOD PANTRY | Folwy, AL | $3,000 |
| Lillian Perdido Bay Library OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $2,000 |
| Lillian Recreational Park Inc OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $2,000 |
| Mary's Shelter OPERATING FUND | Elberta, AL | $2,000 |
| Mobile Law Enforcement Foundation OPERATING FUND | Mobile, AL | $2,000 |
| Josephine Volunteer Fire Department OPERATING FUND | Elberta, AL | $2,000 |
| Mary's Shelter OPERATING FUND | Elberta, AL | $2,000 |
| Episcopal Church of the Advent OPERATING FUND | Lillian, AL | $2,000 |
| Tunnell to Towers Foundation OPERATING FUND | Stantion Island, NY | $1,700 |
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