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Richard Reed Foundation

Phoenix, AZ · EIN 47-3818599. Reported 185 grants totalling $2,262,954 to 98 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$2,262,954granted, 2021-2024
98organizations funded
70%of grantees funded again the next year
$10.1Massets, latest filing

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. Richard Reed Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $53,578. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
8 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
45 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
113 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
18 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Robin's Nest FoundationCastle Rock, CO$90,225332024
Home Fur GoodPhoenix, AZ$85,000442024
There With CareBoulder, CO$85,000442024
Las Animas Dog Rescue Association Ac (ladra)Buenos Aires, Jalisco$83,826332024
Achieve TahoeTruckee, CA$80,300442024
4 Paws 4 LifeSedalia, CO$65,000442024
Broken Shovels Farm and Sanctuary SchoolHenderson, CO$65,000332024
Humane Society of the South Platte ValleyLittleton, CO$65,000442024
Napa Wildlife RescueNapa, CA$63,750332024
Breckenridge Outdoor Education CenterBreckenridge, CO$63,000332024
Las Animas Dog Rescue Association AcBuenos Aires, Jalisco$53,578112021
Challenge AspenSnowmass Village, CO$50,000442024
Sun Valley Youth CenterDenver, CO$50,000332024
Tahoe Ability ProgramTruckee, CA$50,000442024
Truckee RoundhouseTruckee, CA$50,000442024
Halleck Creek RanchNicasio, CA$47,300442024
Boys and Girls Club of the RedwoodsEureka, CA$40,000442024
Housed Working and HealthyDenver, CO$40,000332024
Robin's NestCastle Rock, CO$37,000112022
Environmental Learning for Kids (elk)Denver, CO$35,000222023
XenophonOrinda, CA$32,000332024
Good Life RefugeLongmont, CO$30,000332024
Haven of HopeDenver, CO$30,000332024
Luvin' Arms Animal SanctuaryErie, CO$30,000222023
Miracle League North BayPetaluma, CA$30,000332023
Sierra Community HouseIncline Village, NV$30,000332024
Smart BelliesBreckenridge, CO$30,000222024
Sunrise Horse RescueSt Helena, CA$30,000442024
Crossing Bridges Therapeautic Riding CenterGrants Pass, OR$25,225442024
Breckenridge Creative ArtsBreckenridge, CO$25,000222024
Denver Figure Skating ClubCentennial, CO$25,000112021
Elk Scholarship FundDenver, CO$25,000112024
United Presbyterian Church Blessings Food PantryNorth Bend, ME$25,000112024
Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County IncNapa, CA$25,000112021
Pegasus Riding Academy for the HandicappedPalm Desert, CA$20,225112021
Borp (bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program)Berkeley, CA$20,000222024
Broken Shovels Farm and Animal SanctuaryHenderson, CO$20,000112021
Drylands Agroecology ResearchLongmont, CO$20,000222024
Father Woody's Haven of HopeDenver, CO$20,000112021
Lost Hearts & Souls Horse RescueSanta Rosa, CA$20,000112021
Miracle League of ArizonaScottsdale, AZ$20,000222022
Roundup River RanchGypsum, CO$20,000222024
Sweetbeau HorsesWoodside, CA$20,000222024
Treeline PassEnglewood, CO$20,000222024
ZenerosityMartinez, CA$20,000222023
Diablo BalletWalnut Creek, CA$17,500332024
Northern Colorado Friends of FeralsFt Collins, CO$17,500332024
Xenophon Riding ClubOrinda, CA$15,300112021
Central Kentucky Riding for HopeLexington, KY$15,225112021
Animal Rescue of the RockiesAurora, CO$15,000332024
Dogwood Animal Rescue ProjectSanta Rosa, CA$15,000222023
Education Foundation of the SummitBrekenridge, CO$15,000112024
Front Range Freedom RescueBoulder, CO$12,500332024
High Country Conservation CenterFrisco, CO$12,500222024
Blue River Watershed GroupSilverthorne, CO$11,000222024
Castle Rock Adventist HospitalCastle Rock, CO$10,000112022
Charlie's AcresSonoma, CA$10,000112024
Crisis Intervention ServicesIncline Village, NV$10,000112021
Forma Kids FoundationWalnut Creek, CA$10,000112023
Hoover High School PtsaGlendale, CA$10,000112021
Level Ground IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000222024
Pegasus Therapeutic Riding CenterPalm Desert, CA$10,000112023
RevelDenver, CO$10,000112024
Rise Against SuicideLafayette, CO$10,000112024
Rocky Mountain Health FoundationDenver, CO$10,000112021
Rooster Sanctuary at Danzig's RoostBennett, CO$10,000222024
Son Care Foundation Dba New Life K9SSan Luis Obispo, CA$10,000222024
Tahoe Nordic Search and RescueTahoe City, CA$10,000112024
The Gabriel FoundationElizabeth, CO$10,000112024
Tribe Animal SanctuaryLouisville, KY$10,000112021
United Presbyterian Blessings Food PantryNorth Bend, ME$10,000112022
United Presbyterian Food PantryNorth Bend, NE$10,000112021
Wildflower Nature SchoolSilverthorne, CO$10,000112023
ZenerosityMartinez, CO$10,000112024
Earth ForceDenver, CO$7,500222023
The Consumption Literacy ProjectDenver, CO$7,500222024
A Child's SongThornton, CO$5,000112024
Advent Health Castle Rock FoundationCastle Rock, CO$5,000112023
Cameo Cinema FoundationSt Helena, CA$5,000112022
CASA De PazAurora, CO$5,000112024
Donkey Dreams SanctuaryLittlefield, CO$5,000112024
Equine Partnership ProgramParker, CO$5,000112022
Front Porch FelinesFt Lupton, CO$5,000112022
GBY3 FoundationScottsdale, AZ$5,000112024
Groundwork DenverDenver, CO$5,000112022
Harley's HopeColorado Springs, CO$5,000112024
Harley's Hope FoundationColorado Springs, CO$5,000112023
Morgan Adams FoundationDenver, CO$5,000112023
New Life K9SSan Luis Obispo, CA$5,000112022
Palms to Pines Parasports Dba Socal Adaptive SportsPalm Desert, CA$5,000112023
Severe Weather Shelter NetworkLittleton, CO$5,000112024
Snouts of SedonaSedona, AZ$5,000112024
Socal Adaptive SportsPalm Desert, CA$5,000112022
Youthpower 365Avon, CO$5,000112023
Cloud City Conservation CenterLeadville, CO$2,500112023
Hog Haven FarmDeer Trail, CO$2,500112023
Jefferson County Open School PtsaLakewood, CO$2,500112022
The Park PeopleDenver, CO$2,500112023

47 of 98 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 132 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Animal Welfare
40 grants
Human Services
25 grants
Recreation & Sports
16 grants
Arts & Culture
12 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
10 grants
Environment
5 grants
Food & Nutrition
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202129$535,378$20,000
202243$526,441$10,000
202357$594,900$10,000
202456$606,235$10,000

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.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 53% of this one's giving went to organizations in Colorado. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Colorado
$1.2M
California
$686K
Jalisco
$137K
Arizona
$115K
Nevada
$40K
Maine
$35K
Oregon
$25K
Kentucky
$25K

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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund41 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc33 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc33 shared recipientsColorado Gives Foundation31 shared recipientsThe Denver Foundation25 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program19 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Colorado.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Richard Reed Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 1 E Washington St Ste 2300, Phoenix, AZ, 85004. 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.

EIN 47-3818599 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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