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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-2036159

The Richmond Lee Downey Foundation

A private foundation in Williamsport, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $51,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No disbursements other than qualified charities

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $262,450

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $292,230

  • Tax year 2023

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $296,957

  • Tax year 2022

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $283,736

  • Tax year 2021

    $29,650

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $271,303

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $268,976

  • Tax year 2019

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $268,023

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $214,186

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Free ClinicHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $5,000
  2. Williamsport Food BankWilliamsport, MD

    General fund

    $5,000
  3. Boys and Girls Club of Washington CHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $4,500
  4. Girls Incorporated of Washington CoHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $4,500
  5. First Christian ChurchHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $3,000
  6. Maryland Theatre Association IncHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $3,000
  7. Washington County Public Schools Williamsport High SchoolWilliamsport, MD

    General fund

    $3,000
  8. Washington County Public Schools Springfield Middle SchoolWilliamsport, MD

    General fund

    $3,000
  9. Washington County Public Schools Williamsport Elementary SchoolWilliamsport, MD

    General fund

    $3,000
  10. Washington County Free Library Williamsport BranchWilliamsport, MD

    General fund

    $2,500
  11. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County MD IncHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $2,000
  12. Children's Village of Washington CoHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $2,000
  13. Friends of the Washington County Rural Heritage MuseumBoonsboro, MD

    General fund

    $2,000
  14. Washington Cnty Council of Churches Inc DBA Hagerstown Area Religious CouncilHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $2,000
  15. Washington County Museum of Fine ArtsHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $2,000
  16. Friends of Troop 17 Charitable TrusWilliamsport, MD

    General fund

    $1,500
  17. Brooke's House IncHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $1,000
  18. Discovery Station at Hagerstown inHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $1,000
  19. Hagerstown Community Concert Association IncHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $6,00043% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00036% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $3,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland19 grants $51,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • R Lee DowneyPRESIDENT/TR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann Marie DowneyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leon R CatlettTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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