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The Walter Alan Richards Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $1.4 million (tax year ended August 2025)
The Walter Alan Richards Foundation, a private foundation in Columbus, GA, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $1,399,408 in its tax year ended August 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 2, 2025. The largest was $1,292,908 to Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley Inc in Columbus, GA for chattahoochee valley imagination library & walter alan richards fund.
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- EIN
- 586035136
- Based in
- Columbus, GA
- Assets
- $0
- Grants paid
- $1,399,408
- Tax year ended
- August 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 2, 2025, IRS object ID 202522459349100217. It reported $1,399,408 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley Inc | Columbus, GA | Chattahoochee valley imagination library & walter alan richards fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,292,908 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbus State University | Columbus, GA | Math collaborative, honors college scholarship, and csu library archives | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brookstone School | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbus Technical College Foundation Inc | Columbus, GA | Vectr project | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Springer Academy | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Museum | Columbus, GA | Education department | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Springer Opera House Arts Association Inc | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Thomas Episcopal Church | Columbus, GA | Educational outreach | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Symphony Orchestra | Columbus, GA | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Do Good Fund Inc | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historic Columbus Foundation | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Infantry Museum Foundation | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The National Civil War Naval Museum | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus | Columbus, GA | Ffrazier - 08/15/25 01:52pm worksheet grants and contributions paid | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Botanical Gardens | Columbus, GA | Education | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Door Community House Inc | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chattahoochee Valley Camellia Society Inc | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202501289349101120. It reported $114,000 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus State University | Columbus, GA | Math collaborative, honors college scholarship, and csu archives | $48,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Technical College Foundation Inc | Columbus, GA | Student success fund | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brookstone School | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Education | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Joseph Child Development Center | Ft Mitchell, AL | General use of donee | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley Inc | Columbus, GA | Chattahoochee valley imagination library | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Springer Academy | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Museum | Columbus, GA | Education department | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Springer Opera House Arts Association Inc | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Thomas Episcopal Church | Columbus, GA | Educational outreach | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Symphony Orchestra | Columbus, GA | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Do Good Fund Inc | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historic Columbus Foundation | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Infantry Museum Foudation | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National Civil War Naval Museum | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Botanical Gardens | Columbus, GA | Education | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Door Community Center | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chattahoochee Valley Camellia Society Inc | Columbus, GA | General use of donee | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,297,908 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 |
| Education | $15,000 |
| Environment | $5,000 |
| Human services | $2,000 |
| Religion-related | $2,000 |
States funded
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Updated September 2, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.