Alice and Russell True Foundation
The Alice and Russell True Foundation is a private foundation based in Washington, DC. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas including health care, youth programs, education, food assistance, aging services, and civil liberties.
Alice and Russell True Foundation at a glance
In short: Alice and Russell True Foundation gave $1.2M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $71K), mostly in District of Columbia. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,200,000
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $70,588
- +21.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $5,441,698
- -8.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Alice and Russell True Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Co 4100 Cathedral Avenue Nw 510, Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 263-4446
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Alice and Russell True Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Georgetown University ($300K). Together the top 10 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
87 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 36 grants of 87 (41%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 84% of grant dollars went to recipients in DC. Other recipient states were California (7%), Vermont (4%), Maryland (2%), and New York (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Alice and Russell True Foundation open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 17 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $74K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $910K (2019) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | To endow a health advocacy rotation at the health justice alliance | $300,000 |
| Washington National Cathedral Washinton, DC | To be used as outlined in the gift agreement of march 10, 2022 | $230,000 |
| Latin American Youth Center Inc Washington, DC | To Support Layc's Ongoing Programs | $100,000 |
| Washington National Eye Center Washington, DC | To provide eye care to indigent dc area residents | $90,000 |
| Free Wheelchair Mission Irvine, CA | To provide wheelchairs for use by indigent individuals in developing countries | $80,000 |
| Washington Tennis & Education Foundation Washington, DC | To support wtefs tennis and education programs helping at-risk children in the washington, dc area | $70,000 |
| Iona Senior Services Washington, DC | To support individuals as they experience the challenges and opportunities of aging | $60,000 |
| Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | Contribution to the alice & russell true scholarship fund (established in 2005) | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington Washington, DC | To provide direct services to low-income women and girls | $50,000 |
| So Others Might Eat (Some) Washington, DC | To Support Some's Health Services | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,441,698 | $785,595 | $1,319,495 | $1,200,000 | 17 | $1,201,719 | $672,507 | $1,222,810 |
| 2024 | $5,975,598 | $575,941 | $1,223,471 | $1,100,000 | 19 | $1,101,681 | $466,758 | $1,202,161 |
| 2023 | $6,623,128 | $702,332 | $1,216,481 | $1,105,000 | 18 | $1,106,893 | $596,201 | $1,099,942 |
| 2022 | $7,137,277 | $400,221 | $1,244,402 | $1,130,000 | 18 | $1,131,425 | $287,094 | $1,100,713 |
| 2021 | $7,981,458 | $231,436 | $1,007,984 | $915,000 | 15 | $916,862 | $235,662 | $1,129,776 |
| 2020 | $8,758,006 | $685,784 | $1,094,303 | $965,000 | 15 | — | $571,907 | $967,429 |
| 2019 | $9,166,525 | $663,193 | $1,000,942 | $910,000 | 13 | — | $575,946 | $934,804 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alice and Russell True Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for Georgetown University’s health advocacy rotation at the Health Justice Alliance and the Washington National Eye Center’s care for indigent DC-area residents. Other recipients include organizations supporting youth, older adults, people experiencing hunger, and low-income women and girls.
Among its grantees, the Latin American Youth Center describes its mission as helping young people transition to adulthood through programs addressing social, academic, housing, and career needs. Iona Senior Services says it educates, advocates, and provides community-based services to help people age well and live well. Bread for the City describes its work as providing food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to DC residents with low incomes.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $1,200,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $300,000, with a median of $50,000.
Selected 2025 grants included $300,000 to Georgetown University to endow a health advocacy rotation at the Health Justice Alliance; $230,000 to Washington National Cathedral for use as outlined in a gift agreement; $100,000 to the Latin American Youth Center for ongoing programs; and $90,000 to the Washington National Eye Center to provide eye care to indigent DC-area residents. Other grants included $80,000 to Free Wheelchair Mission, $70,000 to Washington Tennis & Education Foundation, and $60,000 to Iona Senior Services.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Alice True Gasch as president and treasurer, Linda Brown as secretary, and Lawrence True as director.
Alice and Russell True Foundation is led by Alice True Gasch, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alice True Gasch
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence True
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Brown
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Alice and Russell True Foundation
How much does Alice and Russell True Foundation give each year?
Alice and Russell True Foundation gave $1.2M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 19 grants.
What is Alice and Russell True Foundation's typical grant size?
Alice and Russell True Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $70,588, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Alice and Russell True Foundation that year got $20K on average.
Where does Alice and Russell True Foundation give grants?
Alice and Russell True Foundation gives mostly in District of Columbia: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (10 grants).
Does Alice and Russell True Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Alice and Russell True Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Alice and Russell True Foundation's largest grantees?
Alice and Russell True Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Georgetown University ($300,000), Washington National Cathedral ($230,000) and Latin American Youth Center Inc ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Alice and Russell True Foundation?
Alice and Russell True Foundation reported $5.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Alice and Russell True Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for Georgetown University’s health advocacy rotation at the Health Justice Alliance and the Washington National Eye Center’s care for indigent DC-area residents. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Alice and Russell True Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Alice and Russell True Foundation's EIN?
Alice and Russell True Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2048715. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Alice and Russell True Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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