California · Private foundation
Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $4.4M
- Granted FY2022
- 2
- Grants FY2022
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Marin Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $3,999,590
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $3,999,590
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 2 | $135k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $194k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $201k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Action Marin | $299,153 | 2 | 1% |
| Bon Air Cottage Foundation | $201,000 | 1 | n/a |
| By the Bay Health | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
Compare Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation with peer funders
About Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation
- How much does Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation give?
- Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $4,419,776 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (90%), Human Services (9%), Health (1%).
- Who are Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Community Action Marin ($299k), Bon Air Cottage Foundation ($201k), By the Bay Health ($30k).
- Does Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation based?
- Murray and Harriet Richards Private Foundation is based in CA.