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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
Please note:
All applications to the
Anne S. Richardson Fund
must be submitted online.
Contributions
Total contributions in 2022: $665,000
Act of Connecticut, Ridgefield, CT
$45,000 for the ACT Creative Housing for Adaptive Capacity
Aging in America, Inc., Purchase, NY
$15,000 as the third installment for general support
Audubon Connecticut, Greenwich, CT
$50,000 for the Youth Eco Leadership Corps
Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT
$50,000 as the second installment for the capital campaign and general support
Connecticut College, New London, CT
$15,000 as the second installment for Annual Support
First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT
$5,000 as the second installment for the Children’s Holiday and Back to School Program
Founders Hall Foundation, Ridgefield, CT
$25,000 for an upgrade of the Founders Hall Back Patio
Hall Neighborhood House Inc., Bridgeport, CT
$20,000 for the Social Emotional Learning and Supports After-School Program
Mamanasco Lake Improvement Fund Inc., Ridgefield, CT
$15,000 for general support
Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT
$10,000 as the second installment for general support
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
$15,000 as the second installment for Cancer Research and Care
Ms President US, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
$20,000 as the first installment for general support
New York-Presbyterian Fund, Inc., New York, NY
$15,000 as the second installment for general Support
Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, CT
$15,000 as the second installment for general support
Planned Parenthood of Connecticut, New Haven, CT
$75,000 for the Fairfield County Fund for Access (FFA)
Pro Bono Partnership, Inc., White Plains, NY
$40,000 as the first installment for legal services for Fairfield County nonprofits with a focus on organizations serving the environment, youth development, the independence of women, and the LGBTQ community
Ridgefield Historical Society, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
$20,000 for general support
Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
$20,000 as the second installment for the Raise the Barn Campaign
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Ridgefield, CT
$50,000 as the second installment for campus reconfiguration and $15,000 as the third installment for general support and to purchase flowers for the Church altar in memory of Edna Schoyer on Christmas and Lizzie D. Schoyer on the second Sunday of August each year
Trust for Public Land, New Haven, CT
$35,000 as the second installment for the Bridgeport Waterfront Pathway
Visiting Nurse Association of Ridgefield, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
$40,000 for general support
Women's Business Development Council, Inc., Stamford, CT
$40,000 as the first installment for Microenterprise Development for Women Entrepreneurs in Fairfield County
Yale University, New Haven, CT
$15,000 as the second installment for scholarships in the area of Womens, Gender and Sexuality studies
Contact Information
All application materials must be submitted online.
All correspondence should be addressed to Carolyn Winter, carolyn.r.winter@jpmorgan.com
Receipts and reports should be sent to grant.reports@jpmorgan.com
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