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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-1933598

The Richards Foundation

A private foundation in Carrollton, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $2.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Roy Richards Jr
PO Box 2545
Carrollton, GA 30112
(678) 890-1101
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Awards are made to groups and individuals who give service to others.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,429,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $8,864,036
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,005,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $11,137,037
  • Tax year 2022

    $869,857

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,307,943
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,669,055

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $12,126,486
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,400,333

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $11,590,414
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,269,787

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $12,954,539
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,879,194

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $13,201,921

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Coastal Community FoundationCharleston, SC

    Charlotte mecklinburg family justice center & SC poetry society

    $505,000
  2. Southern Appalachian Highlands ConservancyAsheville, NC

    50th anniversary campaign

    $500,000
  3. One Hundred Miles IncBrunswick, GA

    2024 donation

    $300,000
  4. The Telluride FoundationTelluride, CO

    Donation

    $270,000
  5. Telluride Science Research CenterGrand Junction, CO

    Telluride science depot project

    $250,000
  6. The University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Donation

    $225,000
  7. CareAtlanta, GA

    Donation

    $100,000
  8. Covenant Presbyterian ChurchCharlotte, NC

    Hurricane helen flood relief avery county

    $100,000
  9. Deployus IncBoston, MA

    Amplifi strategy

    $100,000
  10. High Mountain InstituteLeadville, CO

    Everyone scholarship endowment

    $25,000
  11. Hopeway FoundationCharlotte, NC

    Donation

    $25,000
  12. Community Foundation of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA

    Lurleen holland memorial fund for church improvement

    $20,000
  13. Telluride Mountain ClubTelluride, CO

    2024 donation

    $5,000
  14. Coastal Community Foundation of South CarolinaN Charleston, SC

    Donation to the combahee raid project for the combahee raid exhibit

    $1,000
  15. Crisis Assistance MinistryCharlotte, NC

    2024 donation

    $1,000
  16. Musc FoundationCharleston, SC

    Fund #05322

    $1,000
  17. The Charlotte Neuroscience FoundationCharlotte, NC

    2024 charitable gift: memory and movement charlotte

    $1,000
  18. MountainfilmTelluride, CO

    2024 donation

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $900,00061% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $275,00019% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $225,00015% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $26,0002% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $21,0001% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina5 grants $627,000
  2. Colorado5 grants $550,500
  3. South Carolina3 grants $507,000
  4. Georgia3 grants $420,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $225,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Roy Richards JrDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Judy WindomSECRETARY Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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