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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-6035136

The Walter Alan Richards Foundation

A private foundation in Columbus, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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 2024

    $1,399,408

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $114,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,369,111

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,360,669

  • Tax year 2022

    $203,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,341,630

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,336,514

  • Tax year 2020

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,415,106

  • Tax year 2019

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,483,601

  • Tax year 2018

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,267,018

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley IncColumbus, GA

    Chattahoochee valley imagination library & walter alan richards fund

    $1,292,908
  2. Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA

    Math collaborative, honors college scholarship, and csu library archives

    $50,000
  3. Brookstone SchoolColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $8,000
  4. Columbus Technical College Foundation IncColumbus, GA

    Vectr project

    $8,000
  5. Springer AcademyColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $5,000
  6. Columbus MuseumColumbus, GA

    Education department

    $4,000
  7. Springer Opera House Arts Association IncColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $4,000
  8. St Thomas Episcopal ChurchColumbus, GA

    Educational outreach

    $4,000
  9. Columbus Symphony OrchestraColumbus, GA

    Education

    $3,000
  10. Do Good Fund IncColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $3,000
  11. Historic Columbus FoundationColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $3,000
  12. National Infantry Museum FoundationColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $3,000
  13. The National Civil War Naval MuseumColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $3,000
  14. Youth Orchestra of Greater ColumbusColumbus, GA

    Ffrazier - 08/15/25 01:52PM worksheet grants and contributions paid

    $3,000
  15. Columbus Botanical GardensColumbus, GA

    Education

    $2,500
  16. Open Door Community House IncColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $2,000
  17. Chattahoochee Valley Camellia Society IncColumbus, GA

    General use of donee

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,292,90898% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $17,0001% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $8,000<1% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $2,500<1% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia17 grants $1,399,408

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Mr Barrett FeighnerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr J W Feighner JrPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr Stephen M HowardSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • MS Celia G PageASSISTANT SECRETARY/TREASU Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr Alan F Rothschild JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charlotte PageDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maggie KelseyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John ReevesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mercer ReevesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gordon FeighnerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Philip CrawfordDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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