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Richard S Reynolds Foundation

Accepts applications Richmond, Virginia · EIN 546037003

Richard S Reynolds Foundation is a private foundation in Richmond, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.7 million in 60 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $150,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $2.6 million the year before.

65% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.6 million78$59.3 million
2024$2.7 million60$61.2 million

How to apply

ContactVictoria Pitrelli
1403 Pemberton Rd Suite 102, Richmond, VA 23233
Phone or email(804) 740-7350
What to submitLetter outlining grant proposal, verification of applicant's tax exempt status and financial information (budget or financial statements).
DeadlinesOctober 31 and april 30
RestrictionsMust be organization classified as public charity or qualified organization (educational, literary, scientific or religous) described in section 170(c) of the internal revenue code.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Richard S Reynolds Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia45$2.2 million
Maryland5$213,500
Kentucky4$148,500
Minnesota1$65,000
Georgia1$50,000
North Carolina1$50,000
District of Columbia1$25,000
Florida1$20,000
Oregon1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 60 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc
Charlottesville, VA
Renovation visitor center$150,000
Trinity Episcopal School
Richmond, VA
Morgan hall expansion$130,000
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, VA
Rs reynolds sr. Scholarship fund$130,000
Virginia Historical Society
Richmond, VA
250th initiative$125,000
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Military scholarships and programs$100,000
Saint Gertrude High School
Richmond, VA
Science wing/centennial campaign$100,000
The Jemicy School
Owings Mills, MD
Capital campaign$100,000
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA
Rs reynolds family scholarships$100,000
Virginia Commemorations Inc
Richmond, VA
Virginia 250 mobile museum$100,000
Reynolds Homestead
Critz, VA
Kitchen expansion/community center$80,000
St Catherine's School
Richmond, VA
Green level lobby gallery arts and innovation ctr$80,000
St Christopher's School Foundation
Richmond, VA
Reynolds gym/dining renovation$70,000
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Carbon ion therapy$65,000
Up Rva
Richmond, VA
Transportation van replacement$55,000
American Red Cross Greater Richmond Chap
Richmond, VA
Hvc replacement/blood services$50,000
Aylett Country Day School
Millers Tavern, VA
Building for the future campaign$50,000
Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD
Boys/girls clubs richmond/turf$50,000
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Radiation oncology renovation campaign$50,000
James River Association
Richmond, VA
River center deck/james river center$50,000
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Richmond, VA
Thrive construction costs$50,000
Liberation Veteran Services
Richmond, VA
Construction/ veteran's village$50,000
MCV Foundation
Richmond, VA
Massey cancer patient resource center$50,000
Northstar Academy Inc
Richmond, VA
Sarah reynolds learning library$50,000
Richmond Ballet
Richmond, VA
2024 nutcracker$50,000
Riverside School
North Chesterfield, VA
Riverside campus project$50,000
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
Usdr - nc$50,000
Science Museum of Virginia Foundation Inc
Richmond, VA
East green project$50,000
Second Presbyterian Church
Richmond, VA
Noack organ maintenance$50,000
Stone Ridge Foundation
Altavista, VA
Healthy veteran care endowment$50,000
The Salvation Army A Georgia Corporation
Brookhaven, GA
Center of hope campaign$50,000
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Dr. Kelly pancreatic cancer research$50,000
Foundry Christian Community Center
Bowling Green, KY
Classroom or afterschool sponsoring$40,000
Union Presbyterian Seminary
Richmond, VA
Conference room/westminster hall$40,000
St Paul's Cathedral Trust in America
Richmond, VA
Girl's voices program$27,500
American Sustainable Business Institute
Washington, DC
Resource database$25,000
Friends of Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond, VA
Restoration long bottom and/or iron fences$25,000
SOAR365
Richmond, VA
Employment program$25,000
Swim Rva
Richmond, VA
Let there be light$25,000
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Neck
Kilmarnock, VA
Building great futures campaign$25,000
United Service Organization Inc
Arlington, VA
Naval support initiative$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Richard S Reynolds Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: October 31 and april 30.

How much does Richard S Reynolds Foundation give?

$2.7 million in tax year 2024, across 60 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Richard S Reynolds Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists J Sargeant Reynolds Jr (President), Randolph N Reynolds Jr (Vp/Treasurer), Dorothy R Brotherton (Vp/Secretary) and Glenn R Martin (Vice President).

What does Richard S Reynolds Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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