The Rich Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Rich Foundation gives within Metro Atlanta, and its stated priority is that area, so this is the first test your work has to pass.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $10,000 and $100,000, with a median of $50,000, so a request in that region matches its usual giving; the band is typical rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $150,000.
- Some 99% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded in earlier filings, so a first approach should explain clearly how your work fits its interests, and existing ties may weigh heavily.
- The filing gives no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications, and applicants must submit a normal application, an autobiographical sketch, a list of other grants received and estimated expenses.
- It names no specific charitable field or criteria for choosing between organisations, so describe your work plainly in terms of its Atlanta-area impact.
Overview
The Rich Foundation is a US private foundation based in Atlanta, GA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) 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 foundation directs its contributions to initiatives within the Metro Atlanta area. Its recorded grants go to a varied group of charitable organisations, including arts and cultural organisations, botanical gardens, food banks, educational bodies, health-care and mental-health providers, social-service organisations, museums and historic sites, a zoo, and faith communities. The grant rows include general operating support and multi-year commitments, as well as capital campaigns. Its stated area is Metro Atlanta; the filing does not name a specific charitable field or describe criteria for choosing between organisations.
Geographic Focus
Priority: Metro Atlanta area.
How to apply
Applicants must submit a normal application, an autobiographical sketch, a list of other grants received and estimated expenses.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 144 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations The Rich Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 37 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · General operations$150,0002024 tax year
- Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · Alliance theatre$100,0002024 tax year
- Piedmont Healthcare Foundation · Final pledge$100,0002024 tax year
- Atlanta Educational For Wabe · Final pledge$100,0002024 tax year
- Atlanta Historical Society Inc · First payment of a three year commitment$100,0002024 tax year
- Jewish HomeLife Communities · Final payment of a two year commitment$100,0002024 tax year
- Atlanta Community Food Bank · Second payment of a two year commitment$100,0002024 tax year
- Camp Twin Lakes · General operations$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Deva A Hirsch — Executive Director
- Trudy B Kremer — Vice Chair
- John L Montag — Chair
- Dr Juliet Asher Golden — Vice Chair / Secretary
- L Anthony Montag — Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,945,364 | $2,485,805 | $47,020,570 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,982,905 | $2,536,300 | $48,829,029 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,354,562 | $1,993,960 | $53,164,713 | Filing for 2024 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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At a glance
Applying to The Rich Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- (404) 262-2266
- INFO@RICHFOUNDATIONATLANTA.ORG
- Atlanta, GA
Applying to The Rich Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (404) 262-2266
- INFO@RICHFOUNDATIONATLANTA.ORG
- Atlanta, GA