Anita B and Howard S Richmond
New York, NY · EIN 13-6180873. Reported 378 grants totalling $3,767,800 to 104 recipients across tax years 2020-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Anita B and Howard S Richmond did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireaid | Inglewood, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Loomis Chafee School Annual Fund | Windsor, CT | $445,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ma Center | San Ramon, CA | $350,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys | La Jolla, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia, CA | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Children's Discovery Museum | San Jose, CA | $160,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Loomis Chafee School | Windsor, CT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | New York, NY | $87,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Springs & Desert Area | Rancho Mirage, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Near East Refugee Aid (anera) | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baylor Women's Golf Excellence Fund | Waco, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smu Women's Golf Excellence Fund | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Bighorn Institute | Palm Desert, CA | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Maggy Haves School | North Hollywood, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Williston Northampton School | Easthampton, MA | $31,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Israel Parasport Center | Northfield, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kauai Independent Food Bank | Lihue, HI | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Huntington's Disease Society of America | New York, NY | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| California Association of Food Banks | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hudson River Sloop Clearwater | Beacon, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Un Refugee Agency USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angel View Crippled Children's Foundation | Palm Springs, CA | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family YMCA of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Spectrum Design Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding America Covid-19 Response Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nicholas Center | Port Washington, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| San Miguel Community Foundation | San Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wilcox Health Foundation | Lihue, HI | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Centro Infantil De Los Angeles | San Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Ed Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Lung Association | New York, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of the US | New York, NY | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Living Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Woody Gothrie Center | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | New York, NY | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Diabetes Association | Alexandria, VA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Society for Technion | New York, NY | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Barbara Sinatra Childrens | Rancho Mirage, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Care Inc | Baldwin, MI | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| College of the Desert Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Compassion & Choice | New York, NY | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Desert AIDS Project | Palm Springs, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Desert Cancer Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Desert Special Olympics | Thousand Palms, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund | Oakland, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Easter Seals | Chicago, IL | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eastman School of Music | Rochester, NY | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of America | Landover, MD | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Palm Springs Library | Palm Springs, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greenpeace | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Palm Desert, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| International Rescue Committtee | New York, NY | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | Montvale, NJ | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mccallum Theatre for the Performing Art | Palm Desert, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $7,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| National Center for Missing & Exploited Children | Alexandria, VA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Resources Defense Council | Arlington, VA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Provincetown Art Association | Provincetown, MA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rancho Mirage Public Library | Rancho Mirage, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shelter From the Storm | Palm Desert, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Sierra Club Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Negro College Fund | Fairfax, VA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| US Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Betty Ford Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of Riverside | Riverside, CA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alsacst Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Animal Samaritans | Thousand Palms, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of American Song Archives Woody Guthrie Center | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Nassau County Inc | Garden City, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Landmark College | Putney, VT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Shore University Hospital | Manhasset, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pegasus Therpeutic Riding All Special Needs | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neuro Vitality Center | Palm Springs, CA | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Operation Respect | Linwood, NJ | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Cerebral Palsy | New York, NY | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Virginia Waring Intl Piano | Palm Desert, CA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Association | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Eisenhower Auxiliary Holiday Voices | Palm Desert, CA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Service | San Diego, CA | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Palm Springs International Piano Competition | Palm Springs, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of Braille Institute Rancho Mirage | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Friends of the Israel | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Metro New York | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics New York | Albany, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Spgc Scholarship Fund | Sands Point, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ms Society | Port Washington, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
83 of 104 (80%) received money in more than one year over the 6 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 91%, across 5 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 134 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 78 | $618,550 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 6 | $61,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 59 | $391,000 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 75 | $774,750 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 80 | $798,250 | $1,500 |
| 2025 | 80 | $1,124,250 | $1,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Anita B and Howard S Richmond has 2 of them, worth $950,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Loomis Chafee School Annual Fund | Windsor, CT | $700,000 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia, CA | $250,000 |
Where its money goes
54% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Anita B and Howard S Richmond's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 6 returns (tax years 2020-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 266 West 37TH Street, New York, NY, 10018. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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