The Russo Family Charitable Foundation Trust focuses its giving on Greater Boston-area human services with an emphasis on children and vulnerable youth, and recovery/residential support programs. Grants tend to be unrestricted/general purpose, supporting operational needs of hospitals and community organizations that serve at-risk populations. Their portfolio is small and targeted, with repeat, mid-size gifts to a handful of local nonprofits rather than broad national funding.
Concentrated local giving: a small number of mid-size grants, repeated funding to a few core grantees, typically unrestricted/general purpose support.
The Russo Family Charitable Foundation Trust gives repeated, mid-size support to a small circle of Massachusetts nonprofits, with $25,000 grants appearing alongside $22,200 gifts. Its recent record shows a clear pattern: general-purpose support for organizations serving children, vulnerable youth, and families in Greater Boston and beyond. One recurring recipient is Children’s Hospital in Boston, which received general-use grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Another repeat grantee is Ron Burton Training Village in Hubbardston, funded in both 2024 and 2025 for general purpose needs. The foundation also backed Bridge Over Troubled Waters in Boston with a general-purpose grant in 2023, indicating attention to services for homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth. A smaller educational grant went to Charles River School in Dover. Across these awards, the trust’s giving is narrow in scope and focused on operating support for local institutions rather than broad, multi-state grantmaking.
Children’s health is a visible part of the portfolio. The foundation gave $25,000 in 2023 to Children’s Hospital for general use, then followed with $22,200 grants in both 2024 and 2025, again for general use. Youth development is another clear line of support: Ron Burton Training Village received $25,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025 for general purpose needs. The trust also funded Bridge Over Troubled Waters with a $25,000 general-purpose grant in 2023, aligning with services for homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth. Education appears in a smaller way through a $5,000 grant to Charles River School for educational purposes. These awards point to a mix of health, youth services, and schooling within Massachusetts.
Grant sizes are tightly clustered around one level: the 25th percentile is $22,200, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is also $25,000. That suggests the trust usually writes similar-sized checks, with only a small spread between the lower and upper quartiles. The recent grant list shows repeat awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Children’s Hospital and Ron Burton Training Village, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is structured as a charitable trust, and its recent grants are described as general purpose or general use, indicating broad operating support.
$149K
$456K
$50K
$54K
Most grants fall between $22K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Children's Hospital, Ron Burton Training Village, Bridge Over Troubled Waters
All recorded grants in the recent list went to recipients in Massachusetts, matching the foundation’s local giving scope. Boston appears multiple times through Children’s Hospital and Bridge Over Troubled Waters, while Hubbardston is represented by Ron Burton Training Village and Dover by Charles River School. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 7 grants and 100% of grants going to U.S. organizations. The pattern is concentrated in Greater Boston and nearby Massachusetts communities rather than spread across states or countries.
Its recent grants center on Massachusetts nonprofits serving children, vulnerable youth, and families. The list includes children’s health care, youth development, and services for homeless or at-risk youth, along with one smaller educational grant.
Most of the recent awards are broad-purpose grants. The foundation used terms such as general purpose and general use for its largest recurring gifts, including awards of $25,000 and $22,200.
Yes. Children’s Hospital received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Ron Burton Training Village received grants in 2024 and 2025. That indicates repeat support across multiple years.
The grant-size distribution is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $22,200, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. In practice, recent awards mostly fall around $22,200 to $25,000.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE | HUBBARDSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $22,200 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE | HUBBARDSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $22,200 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL USE |
| CHARLES RIVER SCHOOL | DOVER, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$22,200GENERAL USE
RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$22,200GENERAL USE
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$25,000GENERAL USE
CHARLES RIVER SCHOOL
EDUCATIONAL