The trust funds a mix of medical research and patient-care charities, performing arts and cultural institutions, and community-focused education and social services, with additional support for international relief and environmental stewardship. Grants are often mid-sized and frequently issued as repeat awards, indicating ongoing relationships with a set of core national and local nonprofits across the Northeast and North Carolina. The portfolio blends support for high-profile national health organizations with place-based nonprofits (food banks, coastal conservation, workforce programs) and arts organizations.
Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust C/o Piedmont Trust Co supports a blend of children’s medical research, patient care, and community-based education, arts, and social service organizations through a national grantmaking pattern. Its largest recent award went to St Jude Children's Research Hospital for $150,000, followed by $100,000 to Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro. Those grants sit alongside support for organizations serving health, hunger relief, theater, and conservation needs, showing a trust that uses sizable awards for both major national institutions and place-based nonprofits. The trust also appears to maintain ongoing relationships with select grantees. The recent grants list includes repeat awards to Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc, Community Preparatory School, City Lights & Company, Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, Greater Bridgeport Oic Inc, and Malaria Consortium US. That repeat pattern, combined with the variety of recipient types, suggests a funder that supports core operating needs rather than a narrow, one-time project model. Across the portfolio, the trust backs organizations with exempt-purpose language rather than highly specified initiatives. The recipient mix includes health foundations, schools, food banks, arts groups, and relief organizations, with grant sizes that range from small operating awards to six-figure commitments.
In children’s medical research and patient care, the trust gave $40,500 to Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in 2025 and $35,000 in 2023, and it also supported Northwell Health Foundation with $30,000 in 2023. That health-oriented giving sits alongside broader community support. Education and leadership development also appear in the portfolio. Center for Creative Leadership received $100,000 in 2023 and $40,000 in 2025, while Community Preparatory School received $46,000 in 2025 and $44,000 in 2023. Those repeated awards point to sustained institutional support. Arts and cultural organizations are another clear theme. Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc received $60,000 in 2023 and $52,000 in 2025, and Arts Empowering Life received $40,000 in 2023. The trust also backed The Community of Jesus Inc with $48,000 in 2025 and $39,000 in 2023.
$2.2M
$81.3M
$9.3M
$2.6M
Most grants fall between $2K and $8K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 12% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Moderate-size, distributed grants with many repeat awards — the foundation maintains ongoing relationships with several core grantees rather than concentrating funding into a handful of multi‑million commitments. They mix national/international charities with locally focused nonprofits and give across health, arts, education/children’s programs, and community services.
Notable grantees: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Center for Creative Leadership, Performing Arts Building Foundation / American Theatre Wing, Feeding America / Second Harvest Food Bank of NW NC, North Carolina Coastal Federation
Typical grants cluster in the mid-thousands, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $4,000, and a p75 of $7,500. That distribution coexists with a smaller set of much larger awards, including six-figure grants. The recent list also shows recurring support across years for several organizations, indicating that some grantees receive follow-on awards rather than one-time gifts. As a regular funder, the trust gives to organizations directly, and the grant descriptions consistently frame support as assistance with exempt purpose rather than a formal application-based program.
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based, and the trust gives nationally. Florida is the top state by grant count, while 12% of grants go to recipients in North Carolina. Recent grants show a broad spread across cities including Memphis, Greensboro, Washington, Orleans, New York, Winston-Salem, Bridgeport, Providence, Burlington, and Charlottesville. The geography includes both the foundation’s North Carolina presence and a wider national set of recipients.
The trust funds nonprofit organizations across several areas, including children’s medical research and patient care, performing arts and theater, leadership development, hunger relief, education, environmental stewardship, and international relief. Recent grants include health, arts, school, food bank, and conservation organizations, all receiving support to carry out exempt purposes.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to several organizations across 2023 and 2025, including Performing Arts Building Foundation Inc, Community Preparatory School, City Lights & Company, Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, Greater Bridgeport Oic Inc, and Malaria Consortium US.
Typical awards are small relative to the largest gifts: p25 is $2,000, the median is $4,000, and p75 is $7,500. The distribution also includes larger commitments, such as $150,000 to St Jude Children's Research Hospital and $100,000 to Center for Creative Leadership.
The trust gives nationally, but Florida has the highest grant count among recipient states. North Carolina recipients account for 12% of grants, and recent recipient cities include Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and New London-area and Northeast locations such as Orleans, Providence, and Burlington.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING FOUNDATION INC | ORLEANS, MA | $52,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE COMMUNITY OF JESUS INC | ORLEANS, MA | $48,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $46,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GREATER BRIDGEPORT OIC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $43,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER | BURLINGTON, VT | $41,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CITY LIGHTS & COMPANY | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $41,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| REASON FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $41,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $40,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP | GREENSBORO, NC | $40,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| TEMPLE OF UNDERSTANDING | BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ | $33,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $28,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MALARIA CONSORTIUM US | RALEIGH, NC | $28,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LITTLE BRITCHES THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC | WOODBURY, CT | $26,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | GREENSBORO, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ENGAGE NOW AFRICA INC | HOLLADAY, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WOMANKIND INC | KEY WEST, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NORTH COUNTRY ANIMAL LEAGUE | MORRISVILLE, VT | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ARTS EMPOWERING LIFE FOUNDATION | ORLEANS, MA | $24,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICARES | STAMFORD, CT | $21,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LIGHTHOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS INC | MOREHEAD CITY, NC | $20,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $20,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BERKSHIRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC | LENOX, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN THEATRE WING | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $16,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $16,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| RED FEATHER DEVELOPMENT GROUP | BOZEMAN, MT | $16,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EVERYCAT HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | WYCKOFF, NJ | $16,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ASPEN | LIVINGTON, MT | $15,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SECOND CHANCE STABLES INC | BENNETT, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHATHAM OUTREACH ALLIANCE | PITTSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DIRECT RELIEF | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MUSIC TO LIFE INC | WILDER, VT | $15,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| VERMONT ADAPTIVE | KILLINGTON, VT | $14,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EARTHJUSTICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $14,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST | ROWAYTON, CT | $14,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $14,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES | WASHINGTON, DC | $14,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HEART CARE INTERNATIONAL INC | GREENWICH, CT | $13,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE MARION INSTITUTE INC | MARION, MA | $12,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR TB DRUG DEVELOPMENT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $12,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ROOM TO GROW NATIONAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $11,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| INTERNATIONAL OCD FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $11,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA | NEW YORK, NY | $11,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CONCORD ACADEMY | CONCORD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SAN FRANCISCO-MARIN FOOD BANK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CLAREMONT INSTITUTE | UPLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE |
PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING FOUNDATION INC
$52,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE COMMUNITY OF JESUS INC
$48,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
GREATER BRIDGEPORT OIC
$43,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER
$41,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
CITY LIGHTS & COMPANY
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TEMPLE OF UNDERSTANDING
$33,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
LITTLE BRITCHES THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC
$26,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE SALVATION ARMY
$25,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
WOMANKIND INC
$25,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
NORTH COUNTRY ANIMAL LEAGUE
$25,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
ARTS EMPOWERING LIFE FOUNDATION
$24,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICARES
$21,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
LIGHTHOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS INC
$20,500TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
BERKSHIRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC
$20,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN THEATRE WING
$20,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
$16,500TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
RED FEATHER DEVELOPMENT GROUP
$16,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
ASPEN
$15,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
SECOND CHANCE STABLES INC
$15,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
MUSIC TO LIFE INC
$15,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
$14,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
$14,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
HEART CARE INTERNATIONAL INC
$13,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE MARION INSTITUTE INC
$12,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR TB DRUG DEVELOPMENT INC
$12,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
INTERNATIONAL OCD FOUNDATION INC
$11,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
CONCORD ACADEMY
$10,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
CLAREMONT INSTITUTE
$10,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE