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TED & DRAMA RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O EAST TN FOUNDATION

KNOXVILLE, TNEIN: 47-2695560

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Funds educational programs, particularly in nursing and allied health, as well as youth development and food assistance initiatives in Tennessee.

Community_foundation Foundation

Grants (Last Year)

$0

Total Grants on File

18

Recipients Funded

13

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2023$3,908,9007$558,414
2021$2,839,00011$258,091

Top Grant Recipients

CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY

JEFFERSON CITY, TN

$2,233,900 (2023)
CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY

JEFFERSON CITY, TN

$2,000,000 (2021)
$750,000 (2023)
$600,000 (2023)
$195,000 (2021)
$150,000 (2021)
$150,000 (2021)
$150,000 (2023)
$100,000 (2021)
MISSION OF HOPE

KNOXVILLE, TN

$100,000 (2023)

Showing top 10 of 18 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2023 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 7 filing years)

D

DAWN RUSSELL VARNEDOE

CHAIR, FAM.

OfficerTrustee/Director
A

ASHLEY VARNEDOE

FAMILY TRUST

Trustee/Director
A

ANTHONY TUK

INDEPENDENT

Trustee/Director
T

THEODORE W RUSSELL

FAMILY TRUST

Trustee/Director
D

DRAMA RUSSELL

FAMILY TRUST

Trustee/Director
C

CHARLES PECCOLO

INDEPENDENT

Trustee/Director
S

SCOTT LOWE

INDEPENDENT

Trustee/Director
D

DAVID R HAYNES

INDEPENDENT

Trustee/Director
J

JIM COGDILL

INDEPENDENT

Trustee/Director

IRS Filing History

TED & DRAMA RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O EAST TN FOUNDATION has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 7 years, spanning 2016 to 2023.

2023202120202019201820172016

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