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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0505655

Richards Family Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $288,000 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $288,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,162,229
  • Tax year 2024

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,128,936
  • Tax year 2023

    $316,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,231,306
  • Tax year 2022

    $282,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,461,216
  • Tax year 2021

    $225,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,706,029
  • Tax year 2020

    $196,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,511,243
  • Tax year 2019

    $193,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,729,944
  • Tax year 2018

    $226,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,813,799

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cuyahoga Valley Christian AcademyCuyahoga Falls, OH

    General

    $100,000
  2. Ambassadors Football InternationalTwinsburg, OH

    General

    $25,000
  3. City MissionCleveland, OH

    General

    $25,000
  4. Valley Christian AcademyAurora, OH

    General

    $25,000
  5. Fieldstone CounselingUniontown, OH

    General

    $20,000
  6. Scranton Road Ministries CDCCleveland, OH

    General

    $20,000
  7. Campus Crusade for ChristOrlando, FL

    General

    $18,000
  8. Nova Womens HealthRavenna, OH

    General

    $10,000
  9. Story ChurchMayfield HTS, OH

    General

    $10,000
  10. Christ Community ChapelHudson, OH

    General

    $10,000
  11. Crossroads Prison MinistriesGrand Rapids, MI

    General

    $5,000
  12. Mission to the WorldLawrenceville, GA

    General

    $5,000
  13. Rahab MinistriesAkron, OH

    General

    $5,000
  14. Team the Evangelical Alliance MissionWheaton, IL

    General

    $5,000
  15. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    General

    $3,000
  16. United AdorationFort Wayne, IN

    General

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $45,00056% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $30,00038% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio10 grants $250,000
  2. Florida1 grant $18,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  6. Kansas1 grant $3,000
  7. Indiana1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Marianne RichardsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donald J RichardsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine L RuizCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel S RichardsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Peter D RichardsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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