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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3517088

Richardson Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Las Vegas, NV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $500,600 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

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

    $500,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,818,082
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,103,598

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,058,496
  • Tax year 2023

    $270,995

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,866,859
  • Tax year 2022

    $473,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,587,172
  • Tax year 2021

    $537,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,745,728
  • Tax year 2020

    $682,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,105,604

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Make-A-Wish NevadaLas Vegas, NV

    General fund

    $250,000
  2. BABY2BABYLos Angeles, CA

    General fund

    $100,000
  3. Keep Memory AliveLas Vegas, NV

    General fund

    $50,000
  4. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    General fund

    $50,000
  5. Malibu Elementary SchoolMalibu, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  6. Nathan Adelson HospiceLas Vegas, NV

    General fund

    $11,000
  7. Food Forest Network IncCharlottesvle, VA

    General fund

    $10,000
  8. Malibu Education FoundationMalibu, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  9. World Cup Dreams FoundationKeene, NY

    General fund

    $4,600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $261,00069% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $65,00017% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $50,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada3 grants $311,000
  2. California3 grants $125,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  5. New York1 grant $4,600

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Linda D RichardsonPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William R RichardsonSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Melissa Richardson AkkawayTREASURER AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • William A RichardsonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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