Russell Family Foundation
The Russell Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its 2025 filing reports scholarship grants to individual recipients, with eligibility limited to graduating students from specified Kansas school districts.
Russell Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Russell Family Foundation gave $72K across 32 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $72,470
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 32
- -15.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,265
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,369,222
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Russell Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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Contact Commerce Trust Company. Applicants must submit a biographical sketch and résumé covering academic qualifications, background, extracurricular activities, and matters pertinent to financial need. Each résumé must include a transcript verified by an appropriate high school official. Eligible applicants are graduating high school students in Kansas Unified School District Nos. 283, 286, and 490, or their successors. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and academic excellence, defined as ranking in the top 50% of the graduating class, and must be entering full-time study at a college, university, graduate school, professional school, trade school, vocational apprenticeship, or internship.
- Review Cycle
- None stated.
- Deadline
- None stated.
- Contact
Application contact: Commerce Trust Company
Mailing address: Attn Jess Sojka PO Box 637, Wichita, KS 67201
Phone: (316) 261-4772
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Russell Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
193 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 193 grants of 193 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Kansas, 4% to Missouri, and 4% to Oklahoma.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 32 itemized grants.
Cities
How Russell Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2025) to $105K (2022). In 2025 it made 32 grants totaling $72K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 32 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $72,470 |
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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 | $1,369,222 | $97,923 | $95,916 | $72,470 | 32 | $80,948 | $83,532 | $81,334 |
| 2024 | $1,367,215 | $63,725 | $101,007 | $76,800 | 38 | $86,752 | $49,202 | $79,309 |
| 2023 | $1,404,497 | $52,674 | $102,255 | $79,172 | 39 | $88,404 | $39,062 | $75,357 |
| 2022 | $1,454,078 | $106,812 | $133,793 | $105,054 | 43 | $115,920 | $93,359 | $79,812 |
| 2021 | $1,481,059 | $207,571 | $112,225 | $84,971 | 41 | $96,772 | $192,374 | $91,549 |
| 2020 | $1,385,713 | $36,004 | $119,614 | $91,867 | 46 | — | $25,269 | $84,236 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Russell Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $81K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 32 grants totaling $72,470. The grants ranged from $625 to $6,000, with a median of $2,000; the largest grants listed were for educational scholarships to individual recipients. It reported 38 grants totaling $76,800 in 2024 and 39 grants totaling $79,172 in 2023.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Commerce Bank, Rex Duryea through October, and Bonita Duryea as co-trustees.
Russell Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Commerce Bank
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$18K (2020) → $18K (2025)
Bonita Duryea
Co-Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
$744 (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Rex Duryea (2020–2025) — Co-Trustee · Filing note: Thru October
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $18K, to Commerce Bank (Co-Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Russell Family Foundation
How much does Russell Family Foundation give each year?
Russell Family Foundation gave $72K across 32 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $77K across 38 grants.
What is Russell Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Russell Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,265, across 32 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Russell Family Foundation give grants?
Russell Family Foundation gives mostly in Kansas: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Russell Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 32 grants with a stated purpose on Russell Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Scholarships" (32 grants).
How large is Russell Family Foundation?
Russell Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $81K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $81K (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.
How do I apply for a grant from Russell Family Foundation?
Contact Commerce Trust Company. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Russell Family Foundation's EIN?
Russell Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8838539. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)
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