Anne S. Richardson Fund

Guidelines

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

Funding Interests:
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.

Geographic Focus:
Connecticut, particularly the Town of Ridgefield and Fairfield County.

Restrictions:
No grants are made to individuals or private foundations or for matching gifts or loans.

Eligibility:
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.

Grant Cycle:
Proposals should be submitted by March 1st. Decisions are made before the Fund’s fiscal year end, which is July 31st.

Type of Support:
Project, capital and, in limited circumstances, operating

JPMorgan Chase Relationship:
Sole trustee

Application

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

2. Project budget

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