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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 63-1137357

The Wayne and Shan Russell Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Montgomery, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $108,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,588,615
  • Tax year 2024

    $150

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $951,119
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,150

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $938,007
  • Tax year 2022

    $84,700

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $952,980
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,425

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,032,322
  • Tax year 2020

    $76,507

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $682,086
  • Tax year 2018

    $305,150

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $585,011

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stegall Seminary Scholarship FoundationMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $25,000
  2. Alabama Baptist Children's Homes and Family MinistriesBirmingham, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  3. American Cancer SocietyBirmingham, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  4. Brantwood's Children's HomeMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  5. Children's HarborEclectic, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  6. Children's Hospital FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  7. Faith Broadcasting IncMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  8. King's HomeChelsea, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  9. Montgomery Area Food BankMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  10. Montgomery Cancer Wellness FoundationMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  11. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General operations

    $5,000
  12. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General operations

    $5,000
  13. The Salvation ArmyMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $5,000
  14. 1819 NewsBirmingham, AL

    General operations

    $3,000
  15. Alabama Childhood Food SolutionsSylacauga, AL

    General operations

    $3,000
  16. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General operations

    $3,000
  17. Family Sunshine CenterMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $3,000
  18. First Choice Women's Medical CenterMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $3,000
  19. One Place Family Justice CenterMontgomery, AL

    General operations

    $3,000
  20. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    General operations

    $2,500
  21. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenRanson, WV

    General operations

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health4 grants $17,50035% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $11,00022% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture2 grants $8,00016% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $3,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama16 grants $90,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $3,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500
  6. West Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ronald Wayne RussellTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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