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The Walter Alan Richards Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 58-6035136 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $1.5M
- Grants reported
- 35
- Median grant
- $3K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | $1.5M |
Where The Walter Alan Richards Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY INC | COLUMBUS, GA | CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY IMAGINATION LIBRARY & WALTER ALAN RICHARDS FUND | 2024 | $1.3M |
| COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY | COLUMBUS, GA | MATH COLLABORATIVE, HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP, AND CSU LIBRARY ARCHIVES | 2024 | $50K |
| COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY | COLUMBUS, GA | MATH COLLABORATIVE, HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP, AND CSU ARCHIVES | 2024 | $48K |
| COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | COLUMBUS, GA | VECTR PROJECT | 2024 | $8K |
| BROOKSTONE SCHOOL | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $8K |
| COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | COLUMBUS, GA | STUDENT SUCCESS FUND | 2024 | $7.5K |
| BROOKSTONE SCHOOL | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $7K |
| ST JOSEPH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | FT MITCHELL, AL | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $6K |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY INC | COLUMBUS, GA | CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 2024 | $5K |
| SPRINGER ACADEMY | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $5K |
| SPRINGER ACADEMY | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $5K |
| ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | COLUMBUS, GA | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH | 2024 | $4K |
| ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | COLUMBUS, GA | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH | 2024 | $4K |
| SPRINGER OPERA HOUSE ARTS ASSOCIATION INC | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $4K |
| SPRINGER OPERA HOUSE ARTS ASSOCIATION INC | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $4K |
| COLUMBUS MUSEUM | COLUMBUS, GA | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | 2024 | $4K |
| COLUMBUS MUSEUM | COLUMBUS, GA | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | 2024 | $4K |
| COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | COLUMBUS, GA | EDUCATION | 2024 | $3K |
| DO GOOD FUND INC | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $3K |
| HISTORIC COLUMBUS FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $3K |
| NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $3K |
| THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR NAVAL MUSEUM | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $3K |
| YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREATER COLUMBUS | COLUMBUS, GA | FFRAZIER - 08/15/25 01:52PM WORKSHEET GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS PAID | 2024 | $3K |
| COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | COLUMBUS, GA | EDUCATION | 2024 | $3K |
| DO GOOD FUND INC | COLUMBUS, GA | GENERAL USE OF DONEE | 2024 | $3K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Walter Alan Richards Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.