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Paul K Richter Memorial Fund

Name: Paul K Richter Memorial Fund grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

45
grants reported: $11.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $250,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

richter research awards dissertation excellence exploration fellowship internal

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Knox College4 grants · $1.5M
California Institute of4 grants · $1.1M
Occidental College4 grants · $1.0M
Yale University4 grants · $995,000
Claremont Graduate University4 grants · $985,000
Wake Forest University4 grants · $961,000
Pomona College4 grants · $960,000
Dartmouth College4 grants · $911,000
Reed Institute4 grants · $840,000
Southern Methodist University4 grants · $835,000

Giving over time

$3.0M

2022

$2.7M

2023

$2.6M

2024

$2.9M

2025

Grant history

All 45 reported grants, largest first.

$661,000
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2025
Richter awards
$315,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
Richter scholar program
$300,000
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2024
Richter awards
$300,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Supports richter doctoral
$300,000
California Institute of · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Excellence in stem
$300,000
Reed Institute · Westfield, MA · 2023
Richter scholars
$300,000
Claremont Graduate University · Claremont, CA · 2022
Research and dissertation
$300,000
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2022
Richter awards
$300,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Supports richter research
$300,000
Reed Institute · Westfield, MA · 2022
Richter scholars
$275,000
California Institute of · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Excellence in stem
$275,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Supports richter research
$270,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2025
Scholarship program
$261,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Internal grants for
$250,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2025
Internal grants for
$250,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Supports richter research
$250,000
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2025
Exploration research
$250,000
California Institute of · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Excellence in stem
$250,000
Claremont Graduate University · Claremont, CA · 2023
Research and dissertation
$250,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Supports richter doctoral
$250,000
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Exploration research
$250,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Scholarship program
$250,000
California Institute of · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Excellence in stem
$250,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Supports richter doctoral
$250,000
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2022
Exploration research
$250,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2022
Richter fellowship
$250,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Scholarship program
$225,000
Claremont Graduate University · Claremont, CA · 2025
Research and dissertation
$225,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2025
Richter scholar program
$225,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Scholarship program
$221,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Richter scholar program
$210,000
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2025
Unrestricted general
$210,000
Claremont Graduate University · Claremont, CA · 2024
Research and dissertation
$210,000
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2024
Exploration research
$210,000
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2023
Richter awards
$200,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2025
Richter fellowship
$200,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Supports richter research
$200,000
Reed Institute · Westfield, MA · 2024
Richter scholars
$200,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Internal grants for
$200,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2023
Richter fellowship
$200,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
Richter scholar program
$200,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
Internal grants for
$185,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
Richter fellowship
$62,000
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2024
Unrestricted general
$40,000
Reed Institute · Westfield, MA · 2025
Richter scholars

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