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

Total Contributions in 2024: $610,000

Act of Connecticut, Ridgefield, CT
$50,000 as the final installment for the ACT of CT auditorium upgrade for audience expansion, special accommodations, and ADA compliance

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
$50,000 as the final installment for the Sculpture Garden Master Plan Implementation

Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT
$75,000 as the first installment for the Growth Campaign

Connecticut College, New London, CT
$15,000 as the first installment for general support

Connecticut Zoological Society, Bridgeport, CT
$25,000 as the final installment for the STREAM Learning Center at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo

First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, CT
$5,000 as the final installment for the Children’s Holiday and Back to School Fund

Founders Hall Foundation, Inc, Ridgefield, CT
$25,000 for the Founders Hall Technology Initiative

Keeler Tavern Preservation Society, Ridgefield, CT
$50,000 as the final installment for Physical Campus Reintegration, Wayfinding and Accessibility

Mamanasco Lake Improvement Fund, Inc, Ridgefield, CT
$25,000 as the first installment for the Mamanasco Lake Dam Project

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
$15,000 as the first installment for general support

Ms. President US, Inc, Ridgefield, CT
$15,000 for general support of the Ridgefield program

New York-Presbyterian Fund, Inc, New York, NY
$15,000 for support of Women’s Health

Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, CT
$15,000 as the first installment for general support

Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, New Haven, CT
$70,000 for the Fairfield County Fund for Access (FFA)

Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
$10,000 for general support

The Ridgefield Library and Historical Association, Ridgefield, CT
$40,000 as the first installment for planning for a vial and vibrant community space

Rowan Center, Inc, Stamford, CT
$15,000 for general support for the LGBTQIA+ Community

Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Inc, Norwalk, CT
$10,000 for the ELLI+ Reading Center

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Ridgefield, CT
$70,000 as the first installment: $50,000 to help reduce the carbon footprint through various interventions and $20,000 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

Yale University, New Haven, CT
$15,000 as the first installment for financial aid for students, preferably those majoring in the area of Women’s, 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