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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 2021: $580,000
Aging in America, Bronx, NY
$15,000 as the second installment of a three year grant for general support
Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT
$50,000 as the first installment of a three year grant for the capital campaign and general programs
Connecticut College, New London, CT
$15,000 as the first installment of a three year grant for general support
Connecticut Zoological Society, Bridgeport, CT
$20,000 as the final installment of a two year grant for the STREAM Learning Center
Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Stamford, CT
$20,000 for the housing and financial advocacy project
Fairfield County Community Foundation, Inc., Bridgeport, CT
$40,000 as the final installment of a two year grant for the Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative
First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT
$5,000 as the first installment of a two year grant for the Children’s Holiday and Back to School Program
Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT
$10,000 as the first installment of a two year grant for general support
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
$15,000 as the first installment of a three year grant for Cancer Research and Care
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc., Bridgeport, CT
$25,000 for the Literacy and Life Skills Program
The Nature Conservancy, New Haven, CT
$40,000 as the final installment of a two year grant for Coastal Resilience Building
New York-Presbyterian Fund, Inc., New York, NY
$15,000 as the first installment of a three year grant for general support
Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, CT
$15,000 as the first installment of a three year grant for general support
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, New Haven, CT
$50,000 as the final installment of a two year grant for Fairfield County Fund for Access
The Ridgefield Chorale, Ridgefield, CT
$5,000 as the final installment of a two year grant for general support
Ridgefield Garden Club, Ridgefield, CT
$30,000 for the restoration of the wrought iron pergola
Ridgefield Historical Society, Ridgefield, CT
$30,000 as the final installment of a two year grant for the Capital Archival Project
Ridgefield Theater Barn, Ridgefield, CT
$30,000 as the first installment of a two year grant for the Raise the Barn Campaign
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Ridgefield, CT
$50,000 as the first installment of a three year grant for campus reconfiguration
$15,000 as the second installment of a three year grant for general support
The Trust for Public Land, New Haven, CT
$35,000 as the first installment of a two year grant for the Bridgeport Waterfront Pathway
Visiting Nurse Association of Ridgefield, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
$35,000 as the final installment of a three year grant for general support
Yale University, New Haven, CT
$15,000 as the first installment of a three year grant for scholarships in the area of Women, 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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