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Mike & Faye Richardson Family Foundation

Accepts applications Old Lyme, Connecticut · EIN 814067604

Mike & Faye Richardson Family Foundation is a private foundation in Old Lyme, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $248,700 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $124,350 and the largest $218,700. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $259,700 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$259,7002$3.3 million
2024$248,7002$3.4 million

How to apply

ContactFaye Richardson
14 Ferry Rd Apt D-1, Old Lyme, CT 06371
Phone or email(860) 434-3349
What to submit1) initial letter of interest & description of project. 2) full application on receipt of proposal packet, if qualified

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mike & Faye Richardson Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its US grants went to recipients in District of Columbia. It also paid $218,700 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$30,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
AfosaContinuation of our long-term community development project in sierra del lacandon national park in peten, guatemala.$218,700
Kind
Washington, DC
Program to help prevent children in poor communities in rural guatemala from illegal migration to the united states.$30,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mike & Faye Richardson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mike & Faye Richardson Family Foundation give?

$248,700 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $124,350.

Who runs Mike & Faye Richardson Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists J Michael Richardson (Trustee), Faye Richardson (Trustee), Peter Richardson (Trustee) and Thomas Richardson (Trustee).

What does Mike & Faye Richardson Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, international and environment and conservation.

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