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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1518488

1002 Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $27,500 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

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

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $291,157
  • Tax year 2024

    $37,850

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $298,275
  • Tax year 2023

    $26,930

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $311,684
  • Tax year 2022

    $25,115

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $325,931
  • Tax year 2021

    $22,880

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $337,231
  • Tax year 2020

    $23,180

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $328,829
  • Tax year 2019

    $28,765

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $347,440

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Xavier ChurchCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  2. V M I Foundation IncLexington, VA

    General support

    $5,000
  3. Bellarmine ChapelCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $2,000
  4. Coast Guard Foundation IncStonington, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  5. Manhattanville CollegePurchase, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  6. Smile Train IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  7. The Brennan CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  8. PropublicaNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  9. Taft Museum of ArtCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  11. Ensemble Theatre of ConcinnatiCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  12. Cincinnati Shakespeare CompanyCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  13. Innocence Project IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  14. The Sentencing ProjectWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  15. Asante Africa FoundationOakland, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  16. Foundation for USP7Falmouth, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  17. Lander Valley Youth SoccerLander, WY

    Genral support

    $1,000
  18. Responder Alliance FoundationLafayette, CO

    General support

    $1,000
  19. Free Library of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $2,00050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,00025% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio6 grants $11,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  3. New York4 grants $4,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $2,000
  5. California1 grant $1,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  8. Maine1 grant $1,000
  9. Wyoming1 grant $1,000
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Gates T RichardsTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret K RichardsTRUSTEE/TREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gates T Richards JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • L Brady RichardsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret Mary MauzeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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