The Reinhart Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation gives only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application and should look for an existing connection first.
- Where it does give, most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 211 grants to organisations fall between $3,500 and $45,000, with a median of $10,000, so a request in that region is typical.
- Its largest grant, about $1,050,000 to Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond, shows that the typical band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 97% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so relationships with existing grantees appear to matter a great deal.
- No geographic focus is stated, though its grants have mainly gone to Virginia and New York, so that pattern should be read as history, not as a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Reinhart Foundation is a US private foundation based in Richmond, VA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The records do not state a defined funding field; they show grants to a broad mix of organisations. Recipients include community and health services, housing and homelessness organisations, domestic-violence and family-support services, food providers, youth and education organisations, arts and cultural venues, environmental groups, legal-aid providers and animal-welfare organisations. Grant purposes range from general and charitable purposes to support for programmes, facilities, equipment, campaigns and capital needs. Many entries describe general purposes, while others identify a specific service or project. The foundation's filed application information says it gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia and New York.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 97% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 211 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations The Reinhart Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 36% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 78 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Hudson Opera House · To pay off the mortgage of the hudson opera house$662,2692025 tax year
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond · Support for the campaign in jackson ward$249,8062025 tax year
- Community Foundation · Charitable purposes$170,1102025 tax year
- Hudson Athens Lighthouse Preservation Committee · General purposes$73,6682025 tax year
- Hudson Opera House · For hudson hall for general purposes and new director allocation$50,1452025 tax year
- Virginia Supportive Housing · General purposes$50,1452025 tax year
- Daily Planet Health Services · General purposes$50,0002025 tax year
- Richmond Symphony · For a new set of adams timpani - set of 5$40,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Christopher R Richards — Vice President
- Cynthia R Richards — Secretary / Treasurer
- William L Reinhart — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,649,988 | $1,398,979 | $43,889,964 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,778,067 | $2,480,375 | $46,095,564 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,471,169 | $2,180,643 | $49,508,852 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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No credit card required
Contact
- Richmond, VA