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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-1179433

The Richardson Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $60,000 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

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

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $767,228

  • Tax year 2024

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $707,614

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $730,661

  • Tax year 2022

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $709,783

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $632,006

  • Tax year 2020

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $542,583

  • Tax year 2019

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $538,222

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $576,199

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TNNashville, TN

    General operating

    $20,000
  2. Florida Keys Society for Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsKey West, FL

    General operating

    $15,000
  3. Avow Hospice IncNaples, FL

    General operating

    $7,000
  4. Our Daily Bread Food Pantry IncMarco Island, FL

    General operating

    $7,000
  5. Nashville Jazz WorkshopNashville, TN

    General operating

    $6,000
  6. Nashville Cat RescueNashville, TN

    General operating

    $4,000
  7. Cumberland Heights Foundation IncNashville, TN

    General operating

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $27,00066% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $7,00017% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $6,00015% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee4 grants $31,000
  2. Florida3 grants $29,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Equitable Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $7,875
  • Jean Ellen R CheekTRUST COMMIT Hours 4Pay $0
  • Gayle R EadieTRUST COMMIT Hours 4Pay $0
  • Walter E Richardson IIITRUST COMMIT Hours 4Pay $0
  • James R Lattimore JrTRUST COMMIT Hours 4Pay $0
  • L Glenn WorleyTRUST COMMIT Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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