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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-2069663

Live Like Russ Foundation

A private foundation in Warwick, RI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $11,227 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Stone Paul Freeman
42 Atlantic Avenue
Warwick, RI 02888
(401) 573-0190
Form and materials
A written request from the individual or org. To the board
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Charitable relief is granted upon board approval of request

Assets and giving by year

1 return on file

Tax year 2025 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2025

    $11,227

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $39,400

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $9,000
  2. Rhode Island Troopers AssociationEast Greenwich, RI

    Contributions to support local community initiatives

    $1,000
  3. Maddie Potts FoundationRichmond, RI

    Contributions to support local community initiatives

    $540
  4. Fragile X FoundationWashington, DC

    Contributions to support local community initiatives

    $262
  5. Pancreatic Cancer NetworkBoone, IA

    Contributions to support local community initiatives

    $225
  6. Gistrong FoundationWarwick, RI

    Contributions to support local community initiatives

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $540100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island3 grants $1,740
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $262
  3. Iowa1 grant $225

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Stone Paul FreemanPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Quinn Ashley FreemanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Ingrid Marie FreemanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Lisa FreemanSECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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