C E Richardson Benevolent Foundation
Historical FunderPulaski, Virginia · EIN 51-0227549 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$350K
Organizations funded54
Typical grant$5,761
Total assets$7.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $4,000 and $10,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | Ruth S Looney |
|---|---|
| Address | P O Box 1120, Pulaski VA 24301 |
| Phone | 5409806628 |
| cerichardsonfoundation@gmail.com | |
| Form and materials | Written applications are accepted once a year from approximately August 15 through September 15. Printed application forms are supplied through the Foundation Office. This application form must be requested anew each year. In addition to the application form applicants must attach the following: IRS Letter of Determination Articles of Incorporation List of Manager Officers Board Members and Trustees Form 990 if filed with the IRS Annual Financial Report Current Budget and a statement explaining how funds will be used. |
| Deadlines | September 15 |
| Restrictions | Due to the large number of requests in relationship to the amount of available funds the Board of Trustees will be limiting grant considerations to those non-profit organizations located in or primarily serving the area in a corridor thirty miles east and thirty miles west of Interstate 81 from Lexington Virginia to Abingdon. Virginia. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside Virginia.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New River Comm Coll Ed Found | Dublin, VA | To provide tuition assistance to graduating Pulaski County High School students attending New River Community College. | $25,000 |
| American National Red Cross | Roanoke, VA | To provide fundamental emergency services: direct cash assistance for families to identify their most urgent needs securing food and… | $10,000 |
| Appalachian Highlands Community Den | Abingdon, VA | Grant will be used to support the fundraising efforts of Mission Dental Virginia in acquiring dental equipment and supplies. | $10,000 |
| Dublin United Methodist Church | Dublin, VA | To help fund the purchase of food for the Backpack Program which benefits approximately 130 children at Dublin Elementary School. The… | $10,000 |
| Emergency Needs Task Force of Pulaski County | Pulaski, VA | To provide non-discriminating emergency assistance to the citizens of the Town and County of Pulaski whose income is 200% of the poverty… | $10,000 |
| Feeding Southwest Virginia | Salem, VA | To provide support for their 21 Food Distribution Programs that collects inspects and distributes millions of pounds of purchased and… | $10,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Blacksburg, VA | Grant funds wil be used to support the operating funds for Dave Gittings as FCA Metro Area Director and Football Chaplain as he shares the… | $10,000 |
| First United Methodist Church of Pu | Pulaski, VA | Grant will be used to support the Pulaski Community Table a dinner church mission outreach. | $10,000 |
| Impact Living Services | Forest, VA | Grant will be used to support the match from the Cabell Foundation to provide funding necessary to pay for the six duplexes in Vinton which… | $10,000 |
| Jordans Chapel Feed My Lambs | Pulaski, VA | To purchase food that will be included in backpacks for students at Critzer and Pulaski Elementary. They expect to prepare over 380… | $10,000 |
| New River Valley Senior Services Inc | Pulaski, VA | Grant will be used to provide the residents of the New River Valley with non-emergency medical transportation. The target population is… | $10,000 |
| Newbern Village Center Incorporated | Dublin, VA | Grant will be used to continue the rehab on the Newbern Community Center. Specific items needing repair are the three outside walls and… | $10,000 |
| Pulaski Adult Day Service & Fall Prevention Center Inc | Dublin, VA | Grant will be used to purchase food for older adults attending the Adult Day Service. | $10,000 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation Inc | Pulaski, VA | Grant funds will be used to support the purchase of program equipment and materials for 4-H groups across Pulaski County. | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Pulaski County Inc | Pulaski, VA | Grant funds will be used to support staffing for their Active Older Adults Program Monday -- Friday from 9:00 a.m. -- 12:00 noon. | $10,000 |
| Calfee Community and Cultural Cente | Pulaski, VA | Grant will be used to support the match for a 100,000 Cabell Foundation challenge grant which will renovate a classroom dedicated to… | $10,000 |
| Childrens Assistive Technology Ser | Norfolk, VA | Grant funds will be used as follows: 4,000 to purchase replacement parts to refurnish 50 complex devices 2,000 for shelving to safely store… | $8,000 |
| Newbern Volunteer Fire Department | Newbern, VA | Grant will be used to assist in the purchase of new Personal Protective Gear for the firefighters. | $8,000 |
| Belview Chuch Inc Helping Hands Ministry | Radford, VA | Monthly events provide clothing cleaning supplies personal and household items to help families in the community. Families register and… | $7,500 |
| Radford University Foundation Inc | Radford, VA | Grant funds will be used for the support of their Highlander Career Readiness Fund. Housed in the Center for Career and Talent Development… | $7,500 |
| Town of Pulaski Pulaski Volunteer Fire Department | Pulaski, VA | Grant funds will be used to purchase two Electric Master Stream Firefighting Nozzles for the Ladder Truck. | $7,004 |
| Adair Theatre Kids dba Adaire Theat | Pulaski, VA | Grant will be used to provide free theatre camps: two summer theatre camps in Pulaski; a summer theatre camp in Wytheville; Fall Winter and… | $7,000 |
| Pulaski Daily Bread Inc | Pulaski, VA | Grant will be used to purchase food and supplies to use in the preparation and serving of a free noon-day hot meal Monday through Friday… | $7,000 |
| Robinson Tract Community Improvemen | Pulaski, VA | Grant will be used to replace a mini split 2 Ton air conditioning unit to paint the bottom half of the walls and to repair the leak from… | $7,000 |
| Fairlawn Volunteer Fire Department | Fairlawn, VA | Grant will be used to purchase 10 Motorola Mintor 7 Pagers with a 3-year extended warranty. | $6,510 |
| Young Life | Radford, VA | Grant funds will be used for leader development and training travel and conferences program costs and camp transportation fund. | $6,000 |
| Fine Arts Center for the New River Vallley Inc | Pulaski, VA | Grant will be used to support the Childrens Art Workshops and events 3,000 and the Scholastic Affiliate Fee and annual reception 3,000. | $6,000 |
| InStill Mindfulness | Pulaski, VA | InStill Mindfulness is delivering a comprehensive training program to provide stress management strategies life skills and resiliency… | $5,761 |
| Free Clinic of Pulaski County Inc | Pulaski, VA | To provide for pharmaceutical needs: medications diabetic supplies and in support of a part-time nurse practitioner. | $5,500 |
| Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges | Richmond, VA | Grant funds will support library acquisitions for seventeen independent colleges and universities within their consortium. | $5,100 |
| Easter Seals UCP NC and VA Inc | Roanoke, VA | To provide financial aid to 2026 camp applicants according to need and as determined by household income. All funds will support children… | $5,000 |
| Lutheran Family Services of VA | Richmond, VA | The grant will be used for the Youth Employment Pilot Program at the Minnick School in Wytheville. | $5,000 |
| New River Com Act To Our House | Radford, VA | Grant will be used to supplement salaries for on-site overnight staff who provide guest and volunteer support to provide supplies to guests… | $5,000 |
| New River Historical Society | Newbern, VA | Grant funds would support Contract Educational Staff Program Materials and Supplies Access Support and Technology and Interpretation. | $5,000 |
| Special Olympics Virginia Inc | Richmond, VA | Grant will be used to provide 26 scholarships for Special Olympics athletes from Virginia Area 8 and 9 to attend the state-level… | $5,000 |
| T G Howard Community Center Inc | Pulaski, VA | Grant funds will be used to support the Adult and Youth Outreach Initiatives. | $5,000 |
| Warm Hearth Foundation Inc | Blacksburg, VA | Grant funds will be used to support residents at Warm Hearth Village who cannot afford to pay the cost of their housing and health care. | $5,000 |
| DePaul Community Resources | Christiansburg, VA | The grant will be used to support children and families in Southwest Virginia through the annual adoption family camp event and to bolster… | $5,000 |
| New River Valley Child Advocacy | Christiansburg, VA | Funds will be used to support programs that hopefully prevent child abuse including Community Education Parent Education and CASA Court… | $4,500 |
| City of Refuge Pulaski Inc | Pulaski, VA | To help fund the COR After-School Enrichment Program year-long after-school program for 3rd through 8th grade students and to help assist… | $4,000 |
| Heritage ChurchHeritage Cares Fo | Dublin, VA | To provide funds to help operate their food bank which distributes food to those in need in the immediate community and surrounding areas… | $4,000 |
| Childrens Trust Foundation Roanoke Valley Inc | Roanoke, VA | Grant will be used to allow Childrens Trust to start utilizing on-demand 24 7 365 phone interpretation services. | $3,000 |
| New River Family Shelter Inc | Blacksburg, VA | To provide temporary emergency shelter for families and problem solving conversations to those seeking housing solutions. | $3,000 |
| Joy Ranch Inc | Woodlawn, VA | Grant will be used to purchase a new sectional sofa for the girls cottage. | $2,599 |
| Apple Ridge Farm Incorporated | Roanoke, VA | Grant will be used for the 2026 Academic Summer Camp program to be held during five weeks in the summer of 2026. | $2,500 |
| Literacy Volunteers of the New Rive | Christiansburg, VA | Grant funds will be used to launch and sustain GED Your Way Initiative specifically serving adults in Pulaski County. | $2,500 |
| Pembroke Womens Club | Pembroke, VA | Grant will be used to support the project called Growing Together at the Pembroke Library, which will address critical community needs for… | $2,500 |
| Pulaski County School Board H S Choral Dept | Dublin, VA | Grant funds will be used to purchase classroom materials cover registration fees and assist with performance related costs. The grant will… | $2,500 |
| Beyond Boundaries | Richmond, VA | Grant will be used to provide essential equipment for events for people with disabilities and offer disability inclusion training to local… | $2,000 |
| Mayflower Christian Academy | Pulaski, VA | Grant will be used in support of scholarships and discount programs. | $2,000 |
| New River Comm Action Inc Home to Stay | Radford, VA | Grant will be used to stabilize families facing crises who are not eligible for other programs and resources. | $2,000 |
| St Marks Lutheran Church the Lion | Roanoke, VA | The grant will be used to support the Lions Share Food Pantry purchase of milk and eggs. | $2,000 |
| Pulaski County for the 27th District Court Service Unit Department of Juven | Pulaski, VA | These funds provide incentives to juveniles as they endeavor to make positive changes in their lives often under very difficult… | $1,000 |
| Saint Francis Service Dogs | Roanoke, VA | Grant will be used to support the comprehensive Service Dog Training Program. | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $349,974 | 54 |
| 2024 | $316,500 | 50 |
| 2023 | $266,848 | 46 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611969349100201
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 51-0227549
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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