Anne S. Richardson Fund Grants

Anne S. Richardson Fund Grants is a grant from the Anne S. Richardson Fund that funds charitable programs and organizations serving communities in Ridgefield, Connecticut and the broader Fairfield County area.

Awards range from $5,000 to $75,000 and support a variety of causes including youth development, community wellbeing, education, and social services. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) public charities located in or primarily serving Connecticut, with priority given to Ridgefield-based nonprofits. The fund does not award grants to individuals, private foundations, or for matching gifts or loans.

Organizations should demonstrate clear community impact and alignment with the fund's philanthropic mission.

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Security and Resiliency Initiative The Fund was created in the mid-1960s under the will of Anne S. Richardson to support charitable purposes.

Eight organizations recommended by Miss Richardson; In Ridgefield, Connecticut: programs that assist lower-income people or are of broad interest to the community; and In Connecticut (particularly Fairfield County): programs that promote the independence of women, support the lesbian and gay community, encourage youth development, or promote environmental conservation.

Connecticut, particularly the Town of Ridgefield and Fairfield County. No grants are made to individuals or private foundations or for matching gifts or loans. Organizations must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as public charities and tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Proposals should be submitted by March 1st. Decisions are made before the Fund’s fiscal year end, which is July 31st. Project, capital and, in limited circumstances, operating JPMorgan Chase Relationship: Please include the following items in your organization’s request: 1.

Proposal (maximum of three pages) which includes: a. Overview of the organization (i.e., primary goals, needs or problems being addressed, population served) b. Description of the project for which you are seeking support i.

Statement of purpose and the needs being addressed by the project ii. Population served and how they will benefit from the project iii. Project timeline/anticipated project duration c.

Brief biography of the executive director and key project staff a. if it is a two-year request, please include a two-year projected budget b. include a list of foundation, corporate and other support applied to the budget 3.

Current fiscal year organizational budget a. also include a projected budget for upcoming year (if available) i. indicate if the organization has an endowment 1.

quote the most recent value of the corpus 2. indicate if the funds are permanently restricted or board restricted 4. List of foundation and corporate supporters a.

include a list of funders for the current fiscal year b. also provide a list from the most recently completed fiscal year c.

include foundation and corporation names and amounts Total Contributions in 2025: $685,000 Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT $75,000 as the final installment for the Growth Campaign Connecticut College, New London, CT $15,000 as the final installment for general support First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT $5,000 as the first installment for the Children’s Holiday and Back to School Fund Mamanasco Lake Improvement Fund, Inc, Ridgefield, CT $25,000 as the final installment for the Mamanasco Lake Dam Project Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT $10,000 as the first installment for general support Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY $15,000 as the final installment for general support Ms. President US, Inc, Ridgefield, CT New York-Presbyterian Fund, Inc, New York, NY $50,000 for the Division of Community and Population Health Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, CT $15,000 as the final installment for general support Planned Parenthood of Connecticut, New Haven, CT $70,000 for the Fairfield County Fund for Access (FFA) Ridgefield Historical Society, Ridgefield, CT $30,000 as the first installment for the Branchville Schoolhouse Restoration Project The Ridgefield Library and Historical Association, Ridgefield, CT $40,000 as the final installment for planning for a vial and vibrant community space Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, Ridgefield, CT $75,000 as the first installment for the mezzanine/balcony seat replacement RVNAhealth, Ridgefield, CT $50,000 for Hospice Support St.

Stephen's Episcopal Church, Ridgefield, CT $70,000 as the final installment: $50,000 to help reduce the carbon footprint through various interventions and $20,000 for general support Triangle Community Center, Inc, Norwalk, CT $25,000 to strengthen support for the LGBTQ+ Communities in Fairfield County The Trust for Public Land, New Haven, CT $45,000 as the first installment to increase access to nature on the Bridgeport Waterfront Yale University, New Haven, CT $15,000 as the final installment for financial aid for students Women’s Business Development Council, Inc, Stamford, CT $40,000 to prepare women for economic independence through entrepreneurial development All application materials must be submitted online .

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